The new musical Groundhog Day opens at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre April 17, rising above a troubled preview period that included a halted first performance on March 16 and an onstage injury of its star Andy Karl.
Though Karl’s injury—a torn ACL—resulted in the cancellation of the April 15 matinee and his understudy Andrew Call taking center stage that evening, the two-time Tony nominee is back to reprise his Olivier-winning performance as Phil Connors. Tickets can be purchased here. The musical, directed by Matthew Warchus, features a score by Tim Minchin and a book by Danny Rubin.
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Read what critics thought of Groundhog Day below. Playbill will continue to update with reviews as they are published.
Entertainment Weekly (Chris Nashawaty)
The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)
New York Daily News (Joe Dziemianowicz)
New York Magazine (Jesse Green)
Based on the 1993 film of the same name, Groundhog Day follows Phil Connors, a disgruntled weatherman stuck in small-town America who relives the same day over and over again. As he gets to know associate TV producer Rita Hanson (played by Barrett Doss) for the first time repeatedly, he realizes it’s an opportunity for second, third, and fourth chances.
Rounding out the cast are Rebecca Faulkenberry, John Sanders, Andrew Call, Raymond J. Lee, Heather Ayers, Kevin Bernard, Gerard Canonico, Rheaume Crenshaw, Michael Fatica, Katy Geraghty, Camden Gonzales, Jordan Grubb, Taylor Iman Jones, Tari Kelly, Josh Lamon, Joseph Medeiros, Sean Montgomery, William Parry, Jenna Rubaii, Vishal Vaidya, Travis Waldschmidt, and Natalie Wisdom.
The musical premiered in 2016 at London's Old Vic.
