Tim Minchin, known for his work on ‘Matilda The Musical’, wrote the music and lyrics for ‘Groundhog Day The Musical’. The adaptation keeps the essence of the original film while weaving in new, musically-driven narratives that bring a fresh perspective and depth to the story. Matthew Warchus: “Groundhog Day is one of my all-time favourite films and making the musical stage adaptation with Danny Rubin and Tim Minchin was one of the happiest creative experiences of my life. With echoes of classics such as The Music Man and It’s A Wonderful Life, the Groundhog Day film manages to be both a great screwball comedy The award-winning and record-breaking Groundhog Day The Musical will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne early next year.. Direct from its record-breaking return season at London’s Old Vic, Groundhog Day The Musical will play exclusively at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, for a strictly limited season from January 24th, 2024. A stellar cast has been announced for the award-winning and record-breaking Groundhog Day The Musical which will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne early next year. Direct from its record-breaking return season at London’s Old Vic, Groundhog Day The Musical will play exclusively at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, for a strictly limited Groundhog Day the Musical has ended it’s 13-week season at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre. Phil Connors, a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Caught in a time loop, he’s forced to relive the same day again and again and again. It's Groundhog Day The Musical — and it's finally making its way to the Australian stages ten years after it was first announced. Back in 2014, Australian comedian, musician, actor and writer Tim Minchin revealed that he was making a song-filled onstage version of the Bill Murray-starring classic comedy. Then, the end result premiered in The brainchild of Tim Minchin and director Matthew Warchus (who team up again on this after collaborating on Matilda the Musical), as well as Danny Rubin, the film’s original writer, Groundhog His award-winning production, Groundhog Day the Musical, will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne in January, 2024. Minchin joined Sammy J to discuss what makes his adaptation of the famous Speaking to the success of Groundhog Day The Musical both here in Melbourne and overseas Tim Minchin AM said “Seven years after our existential sciuridaen rom-com won Olivier Awards for Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical on London’s West End, it finally landed in my home country, and it has been an even greater joy than I imagined Tim Minchin is a musician, actor, writer and comedian. He is the multiple Olivier and Helpmann Award-winning, Tony and Grammy nominated composer-lyricist of two stage musicals, Matilda the Musical and Groundhog Day. The feature film of Matilda the Musical was released in 2022. As a singer-songwriter and comedian, he has toured the UK, US and Australia, selling out some of the Read more The setlist will be fluid and the shows will have more of an unplanned intimate ‘evening with’ vibe as Tim chats about his song writing and perform songs drawn from his 2020 studio album, Apart Together, his musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day, his TV and film writing and from his early songwriting days in the late 20th century. An Unfunny * Evening With Tim Minchin And His Piano. USA and Canada: The tour you’ve been clamouring for! Tim’s Unfunny* shows sold out across the UK and Australia and he’ll be playing a 13-city North American Unfunny* tour this August, kicking off 3rd August 2024 in Vancouver, with the final show 25th August in New York. The award-winning and record-breaking Groundhog Day The Musical will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne early next year.. Direct from its record-breaking return season at London’s Old Vic, Groundhog Day The Musical will play exclusively at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, for a strictly limited season from January 24th, 2024. An Unfunny * Evening With Tim Minchin And His Piano. USA and Canada: The tour you’ve been clamouring for! Tim’s Unfunny* shows sold out across the UK and Australia and he’ll be playing a 13-city North American Unfunny* tour this August, kicking off 3rd August 2024 in Vancouver, with the final show 25th August in New York. Tim Minchin is a comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist and director. Groundhog Day is made a triumphant return to London’s on the 2020 Australia Hal Leonard have published a beautiful Groundhog Day – Piano/Vocal Selections (Songbook). It’s available from the following online retailers: Music Room Music Shop Europe. Hal Leonard Amazon US Sheet Music Plus. Amazon Australia. Tim wrote an essay for the book “reflecting on the musical and existential themes in the score. Amazon Australia. Tim wrote an essay for the book “reflecting on the musical and existential themes in the score.” You can read Tim’s foreword here. 15 songs from Tim’s award winning musical are featured in the selection: Overture There Will Be Sun Small Town USA [Day One] Punxsutawney Phil Rita’s Diary Small Town USA [Day Two] Stuck Tim strikes a pose for Vogue Australia’s January 2017 issue as part of Vogue’s celebration of the Australians in Film Foundation.. Australians in Film is a Los Angeles based non-profit film, television and digital content foundation that supports and promotes Australian screen talent and culture in the United States. Groundhog Day had its world premiere and enjoyed a critically acclaimed strictly limited 10 week season at The Old Vic Theatre, London, in the summer of 2016. One of the most ambitious shows ever to have been staged at The Old Vic, previews began on the 15th July. 2017 Olivier Awards: Best New Musical for Groundhog Day The Musical [173] 2017 Tony for Best Original Score for Groundhog Day The Musical (Nominated) [174] 2017 Orry-Kelly Award; 2019 Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert for Tim Minchin: Back; 2021 Richard Dawkins Award [175]
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