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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. 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. 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 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 Joining Karl in treading the boards for Groundhog Day ‘s Melbourne debut is Elise McCann, playing Rita Hansen, Phil’s long-suffering producer at the same TV network. Elise had previously made a name for herself in the Australian production of Matilda , starring as the beloved teacher Miss Honey. This reinterpretation of the hilarious 1993 film, Groundhog Day, is led by Australian singer-songwriter Tim Minchin. Follow Phil Connors, a Pittsburgh TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in a small Pennsylvanian town. He becomes trapped in a time loop, and is forced to relieve the day over and over again. The blockbuster musical Groundhog Day The Musical is set to make its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s iconic Princess Theatre in January 2024, where it will run for an exclusive season. This is the first time the production will have been staged outside of London and New York. 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. 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 Smash-hit musical Groundhog Day The Musical will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s iconic Princess Theatre for an exclusive season in January 2024, thanks to support from the Victorian Government. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos today joined the musical’s composer and lyricist Tim Minchin AM to announce the award-winning show in Melbourne for 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. Tim: “I cannot wait to get down to Melbourne to meet our Groundhog Day The Musical cast. I’m especially excited by the news that Andy Karl will be joining the rest of the Australian cast, who are a brilliant bunch of people. 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. “My memory of the building of this musical was that we were always laughing”. We wish we were a fly on the wall when Danny Rubin, the original screenwriter of Groundhog Day created this musical masterpiece with icons Tim Minchin and Matthew Warchus 💙 #GroundhogDayAU #VisitMelbourne @gwbentertainment #gwbentertainment #gwb The setlist will be fluid and the shows will have more of an unplanned intimate ‘evening with’ vibe as Tim chats about his songwriting and performs songs drawn from his 2020 studio album, Apart Together, his musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day, his TV and film writing and from his early song-writing days around the turn of the century. 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. From the award-winning minds of Tim Minchin, Danny Rubin and Matthew Warchus, this brilliant new production based on the classic movie will play exclusively in Melbourne. Don’t miss your chance to experience the heartfelt and hilarious musical Broadway World have called “a theatrical triumph”. Tim: “I cannot wait to get down to Melbourne to meet our Groundhog Day The Musical cast. I’m especially excited by the news that Andy Karl will be joining the rest of the Australian cast, who are a brilliant bunch of people. Tim: “I cannot wait to get down to Melbourne to meet our Groundhog Day The Musical cast. I’m especially excited by the news that Andy Karl will be joining the rest of the Australian cast, who are a brilliant bunch of people. Tim: “I cannot wait to get down to Melbourne to meet our Groundhog Day The Musical cast. I’m especially excited by the news that Andy Karl will be joining the rest of the Australian cast, who are a brilliant bunch of people.
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