Groundhog Day - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
August Wilson Theatre (Broadway)
245 W. 52nd St. New York, NY 10019
Groundhog Day tells the story of Phil Connors (Andy Karl), a disgruntled big-city weatherman mysteriously stuck in small-town America reliving the same day over and over and over again. But when he gets to know associate TV producer Rita (Barrett Doss), he discovers that a day of second, third and fourth chances just might bring him the promise of a lifetime. It's a classic boy meets girl... boy meets girl... boy meets girl story.
Based on the iconic film, Groundhog Day is re-imagined by the award-winning creators of the international hit Matilda The Musical- including director Matthew Warchus and songwriter Tim Minchin- with a book by original screenwriter Danny Rubin. Starring two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl, Groundhog Day is the new musical comedy about living life to the fullest, one day at a time.
Groundhog Day - 2017 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Groundhog Day
Review: A Star Is Born (and Born and Born) in ‘Groundhog Day’
8 / 10
Repetition is an art of infinite variety as it's practiced by Andy Karl in 'Groundhog Day,' the dizzyingly witty new musical from the creators of 'Matilda.' Portraying a man doomed to relive a single day over and over and over again in a small town that becomes his custom-fitted purgatory, Mr. Karl is so outrageously inventive in ringing changes on the same old, same old, that you can't wait for another (almost identical) day to dawn.
Theater Review: Why Doesn’t This Groundhog Day Feel New?
6 / 10
Which is not to say that the manic business of the first act is entirely excused by the richer reflectiveness of the second. There were plenty of times throughout when I felt, with Phil, that I'd seen this all before. The adaptation from the film is, in that sense, too faithful; despite the musical's theatrical cleverness it is often literal and choppy, like word-by-word Google translation. But at least it gets better as it loops along. Perhaps all it needs is a few thousand more iterations.
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Groundhog Day History
Other Productions of Groundhog Day
| 2016 | West End |
World Premiere Production West End |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
Groundhog Day - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Andy Karl |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway of Off-Broadway Musical | Groundhog Day |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Danny Rubin |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Matthew Warchus |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Groundhog Day |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Tim Minchin |
| 2017 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Barrett Doss |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Danny Rubin |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Ellen Kane |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Matthew Warchus |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Groundhog Day The Musical |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Tim Minchin |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Andy Karl |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Rob Howell |
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