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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews

LimelightMike

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#1
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:30am

Discuss.

Sunny11

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#2
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:37am

Well it just won Olivier awards for best musical and best lead actor so I doubt it's going to get bad ones. Theatre is theatre after all.

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 11:37 AM

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#3
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:44am

Good reviews/awards in the UK doesn't always translate to gold here (and vice versa). I doubt it will get raves, certainly not across the board. I liked the show very much....but it's far from perfection.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

Jeffrey Karasarides

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#4
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:49am

It should be interesting to see if Andy Karl will get to go on tonight.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#5
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:57am

I AM SO NERVOUS!

"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#6
Posted: 4/17/17 at 11:57am

Brantley will rave, but I expect the rest will be lukewarm with praise for Karl & the staging.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#7
Posted: 4/17/17 at 12:05pm

IdinaBellFoster said: "Brantley will rave, but I expect the rest will be lukewarm with praise for Karl & the staging.

"

Completely agree with your predictions. We shall see!

Hoping it's a Critics Pick. Not that that does much anymore...

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#8
Posted: 4/17/17 at 12:12pm

Looks like Andy will open the show tonight! GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Andy-Karl-Will-Go-On-for-Opening-Night-of-GROUNDHOG-DAY-Following-Weekend-Injury-20170417

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 12:12 PM

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#9
Posted: 4/17/17 at 12:33pm

Very interesting. The show is so intensely physical.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#10
Posted: 4/17/17 at 12:35pm

My immediate thought is - he could put on a good show tonight and perform for friends and family, be Tony eligible, and then call out the rest of the week to recover.

But who knows, we may have blown this whole injury out of proportion? Hoping it's the latter, but nevertheless, wishing the best to the Groundhog Day cast & crew!

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#11
Posted: 4/17/17 at 3:25pm

Remember Brantley gave American Psycho a positive in London and then got way more mixed when it came to Broadway (even though the show was a million times better)

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#12
Posted: 4/17/17 at 3:40pm

Jesse 21 on Talkinbroadway gave it 4 1/2 stars. A love letter to Andy and calls it the second first rate musical this season- the other being DEH. He saw the show on Thursday but does mention Andy's injury in his review (which I don't think was necessary)..

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#13
Posted: 4/17/17 at 6:46pm

No love from Matthew Murray!

Karl was transformed after his accident, though, when his natural humility and heart became visible beneath the lacquer for the very first time. That man is one you wouldn't mind hanging out with time and time again. But for Karl's impenetrable Phil and the rest of this inchoate Groundhog Day, once is more than enough.

Groundhog Day

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#14
Posted: 4/17/17 at 6:52pm

Isn't it time for Matthew Murray to go live in a hermit cave somewhere? He hates everyone and everything.

It's sad. I just presume his reviews will be negative.

I'm sending pictures of the most amazing trees/You'll be obsessed with all my forest expertise

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 06:52 PM

Jeffrey Karasarides

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#15
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:00pm

David Cote:
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/groundhog-day

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 07:00 PM

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#16
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:02pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "David Cote:
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/groundhog-day

"

Lukewarm on the show, very positive on Andy Karl-- pretty much exactly what I expected.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#17
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:41pm

I thought After Eight was Matthew Murray for a while but at least A8 likes a couple things a season. I stopped reading Murray because the only show I read a positive review for was The Roundabout Threepenny Opera that everyone loathed.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#18
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:47pm

Cote's point about the show not knowing if it's about the town or Phil is spot on. The opening number is just wrong

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#19
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:48pm

It'd be nice if David Cote proofread/fact checked. The song he refers to is "Playing Nancy", NOT "Playing Rita".

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 07:48 PM

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#20
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:50pm

neonlightsxo said: "Cote's point about the show not knowing if it's about the town or Phil is spot on. The opening number is just wrong

Agreed.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#21
Posted: 4/17/17 at 7:56pm

bjh2114 said: "It'd be nice if David Cody proofread/fact checked. The song he refers to is "Playing Nancy", NOT "Playing Rita"."

True but you spelled HIS name wrong so

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#22
Posted: 4/17/17 at 8:01pm

I guess Matthew Murray didn't like Andy Karl's acting until he was more natural and authentic after he got hurt.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#23
Posted: 4/17/17 at 8:02pm

Sadly my phone doesn't recognize "Cote" as a thing and autocorrected (which I should have caught, yes). But let's not pretend that an autocorrect typo and an entirely different name are the same thing.

Jeffrey Karasarides

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#24
Posted: 4/17/17 at 8:10pm

Chris Jones:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/broadway/sc-groundhog-day-broadway-review-ent-0417-20170417-column.html

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GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews#25
Posted: 4/17/17 at 8:11pm

Thank god you're here, Jeffrey!!! I was getting worried i wouldn't be able to find the links and reviews without you!