‘Groundhog Day’ Broadway Review: Andy Karl, a Star Is Reborn and Reborn
9 / 10
Minchin and Warchus, being British and Australian, might have something to do with the show's overall anti-Americana flair. They also bring a nice Dickensian touch to the story. Like Ebenezer Scrooge, weatherman Phil Conners learns to be a human being during the course of 'Groundhog Day' without ever getting overly mushy about his transformation.The story of 'Groundhog Day' plays so well on stage because it reflects the dilemma of its performers. Whereas movie actors do a few takes and are done with it, the cast of any successful musical is fated to keep repeating itself for hundreds, if not thousands, of performances. 'Groundhog Day' mines that existential problem.

