Groundhog Day The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (1,595)
See it if enjoy dark humor. Need some hope in your life. Want to hear some wonderful music and see some fabulous acting.
Don't see it if you are triggered by suicide and death. Need a light and fluffy show to get you through the day.
See it if You simply love Bway. This musical was an absolute delight. It was so clever and fun. Even if you hated the movie, see this!
Don't see it if You prefer serious subject matters.
See it if You enjoy a fun filled beautifully produced comedy with brilliant lighting and staging. The music is also excellent and well written
Don't see it if You have a predisposition from the movie and would rather see a non musical or drama
See it if you like terrific musical theatre, with great story, perfs and production values. I never saw the film and thought the show was magnificent.
Don't see it if you don't care for the film at all, and don't like imaginative musical staging.
See it if It started off a bit dizzying but then it all came together to be delightful, funny, great singing and acting Andy Karl great, true broadway
Don't see it if If you don't like fast paced whimsical stories, go see it very entertaining
See it if If you loved the movie... see it. Great for reliving the movie in a light hearted way. Catchy music
Don't see it if If you don't like the movie, don't see it. If you can't handle repeats of scenes
See it if you loved the movie but are skeptical that it would translate to the stage (it did, and it was amazing).
Don't see it if everyone should see this one.
See it if you enjoy a clever, witty plot (similar to the movie but a fresh take) and lyrics, with strong ensemble performances.
Don't see it if you hated the movie; if you are easily offended by some off-color language.
Critic Reviews (70)
"Expertly by Matthew Warchus...The songs are more quirky comedy than memorable, but they sure are entertaining for the most part...For a show that is a about a day that keeps repeating, it is constantly surprising us by doing something a bit different at almost every turn...A tightening up would speed this show along. It’s a thoroughly entertaining show for sure, full of good humor, a great deal of talent, strong morals, and lessons learned, but I only wish there were more heart."
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“The surprise here isn’t that ‘Groundhog Day’ is good, or even how good it is. It’s how much Rubin, director Warchus, and composer and lyricist Minchin were able to mine from an existing story, making it richer and stronger in the process…Packs substance into each scene...That is some of the genius of Rubin’s reworking, which manages effortlessly to ask probing, personalizing questions of the narrative that were otherwise absent in the film.”
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"The translation to the stage presents logistical problems that the theatrical team solves with only varying degrees of success. The score is full of clever, saucy lyrics and music that ranges from rock to jazz to country...Technically impressive fast footwork and flashy stage effects that fill both eyes and ears but reach neither mind nor heart (nor funnybone!). All I can say about 'Groundhog Day' without ambivalence is that Karl’s performance is one that nobody should miss."
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"With vivacious energy, a lot of cockeyed optimistic humor, and a surprisingly poignant moment or two, 'Groundhog Day' pays out at least 70 percent on your big investment...The music is mostly forgettable...However, lyrically and conceptually Tim Minchin’s score strikes some interesting chords...Andy Karl steals the show...The musical is warm, funny, and quirky. It will make you giggle, perhaps shed a brief tear, and has some moments of delightful theatrical spectacle."
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"Under director Matthew Warchus’s expert tutelage, Rubin and songwriter Tim Minchin shoot this clever story to the stage as if it belongs there every bit as much as it belonged on the screen...Minchin is delightfully iconoclastic once again...Karl is alternately nuanced and broad throughout the show as he carries the weight of this tuner lightly...It’s like the Groundhog Day on which it takes place: worth experiencing over and over (and over and over) again."
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"A frenetic work that tries, with mixed success, to capture the elusive blend of darkish humor and redemption that made the movie a lasting pleasure...Rapid-fire action on a very busy multi-turntable set cannot cover up the clumsy crudeness of the enterprise...The character of Phil is so off-putting for so long, that his turnaround is a matter of too little, too late...The level of frat boy humor is simply not funny or clever or wry or ironic; it is simply unpleasant."
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"Andy Karl, scenic and costume designer Rob Howell and Barrett Doss are what keep 'Groundhog Day' watchable...The problem is it takes almost three hours to tell in a never-ending loop that just gets old despite Matthew Warchus' wonderful direction. Part of the problem is Tim Minchin’s, score, which has so many mixed accents and bizarre melodies. They go for crass lyrics and quirky melodic lines where not one of these ditties is hummable."
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"Inventive, acerbic, and thoroughly irreverent...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...You can’t help but think about all that carefully honed repetition when watching the enormously gifted and seemingly tireless Andy Karl."
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