Groundhog Day The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (1,595)
See it if You like great acting, witty dialogue, brilliant staging, clever lyrics and insightful story telling. One of the most exciting shows on now.
Don't see it if You are easily offended, hate the genius of Andy Karl and are just plain churlish.
See it if you want to laugh! If you've seen the movie, added bonus. Actors were phenomenal and the music was delightful. Staging was seamless-Perfect!
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See it if You like great singing, good songs, amazing staging, and want to be moved. I was incredibly skeptical and hate the movie, but was impressed!
Don't see it if There's no reason not too see it. If you like musicals, you'll enjoy this. It makes a complicated story approachable, funny and moving. Read more
See it if You want to be one of the 1st kids on your block to be able to see you saw the next great smash it musical on Broadway. And Andy Karl!!
Don't see it if You have no sense of humor, no ear for clever lyrics, didn't like the movie, don't think anyone can top Bill Murray, don't like to laugh. Read more
See it if You enjoy flashy and creative stage trickery (so many "how did they do that?!" moments), raunchy humor, and/or Tim Minchin.
Don't see it if You like minimalism, don't like raunchy humor, or don't enjoy pop/rock musicals.
See it if Captivating stage craft and superb leading man in Andy Karl
Don't see it if Just see it.
See it if you like refreshing storyline, puppetry and a great cast
Don't see it if you want something traditional
See it if Whether You liked the movie or not. Andy Karl is incredible and the show is inventive. The cast is great. So much fun and laughs
Don't see it if You're not a fan of the movie or if you are looking for something deep or meaningful. This is fun, not Ibsen
Critic Reviews (70)
"The stage tricks employed to get us through the elaborate plot are consistently amazing. And the evening’s star, Andy Karl, is unassailably polished and even downright intrepid...But this seriously overlong stage version is enveloped in a cloud of charmlessness that never fully lifts, and ultimately confers on the production a sense of frenzied mechanical blandness. Add to this the undistinguished score by Tim Minchin."
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"Overstuffed and near-chaotic production...This is still a new Broadway musical that works—even one that has a few moments of greatness, replayed and redux...Minchin is about the wittiest lyricist on any rialto, and his songs in this show are a series of deliciously funny, quirky and waggish little ditties that make you laugh out loud...It takes a few minutes to get used to what Karl is doing—but this really is, in the final analysis, a highly effective and intensely skillful lead performance."
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"Wonderfully inventive...A giddy highlight of the current Broadway season...It takes Karl all of five minutes to win you over completely (resist as you might)...At times, 'Groundhog Day' feels more like a plate-spinning magic trick than a Broadway musical...Spectacle is fine, but none of it much matters if the basics of the show don’t work. Thankfully, they do...Manages to hold onto everything that made Ramis’ movie such a classic and adds songs bound to become nearly as memorable."
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"'Groundhog Day' has the narrative makings of a successful musical comedy. So what’s gone wrong?—or should I say only half right?...Matthew Warchus finds clever theatrical solutions to deal with the inherently cinematic nature of the material...The fundamental problem with the show has to do with the monotony of musical storytelling...'Groundhog Day' is ultimately a vehicle for Karl’s virtuosity...Let’s hope fate eventually frees him up for a more satisfying musical."
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"A seriously misguided Broadway musical adaptation...The musical is a loud, bizarre, over-energized and tiresome misfire. Minchin’s pop-rock score is unmelodic and unmemorable, and the high-tech staging is so busy that it turns the film’s quiet charm into a frenzied parade of silly gags...Karl makes Phil into such an obnoxious jerk that the audience has little incentive to care about him."
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"Under Warchus' inventive direction, the show moves at a seamless clip, yet the pacing on that busy set with its five turntables can seem frantic and redundant in spots, bordering on tedium...The performances are all fine...But this one belongs almost entirely to Andy Karl. He enters the ranks of Broadway's best leading men with warmth, charm and charisma to spare...As long as Karl remains front and center, the forecast for this 'Groundhog Day' looks pretty bright!"
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"It's Karl's heroic performance that truly carries the piece. Overall, 'Groundhog Day' is one of the more imaginative musicals of the season. When the material is combined with Warchus' cinematic staging, it is also one of the most consistently thrilling...It's exactly what you want a Broadway musical to be: a high-concept spectacle but one that has a compelling story, hummable music, and smart-as-hell lyrics. Reliving 'Groundhog Day' over and over would prove to be a real pleasure."
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"Without the presence of Karl—one of the rare musical theatre stars who can function equally well as clown and romantic leading man—'Groundhog Day' might be no fun at all...The songwriter, Minchin, is a surprisingly sloppy lyricist...Karl is the show's energy cell, its main source of mirth. He can't make the sour, gratuitously cruel Phil into an engaging figure, however, which is why the first act is such a trial; in the somewhat better second act, he is allowed to unleash his natural charm."
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