Groundhog Day The Musical Tickets London

Production images of new musical Groundhog Day have been released ahead of its opening next month at the Old Vic. Early reports suggest the show will be a great success for director Matthew Warchus and the creative team composed of Tim Minchin, Peter Darling, Danny Rubin and Rob Howell. Based on the hit 1993 film starring Billy Murray, Groundhog Day is the story of a cynical TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in an isolated small town of America. When he suddenly finds himself caught in a time loop, he's forced to repeat the same day again and again…and again. As each day plays out exactly the same as before, he becomes increasingly despondent, but is there a lesson to be learnt through his experiences, will he ever unlock the secret and break the cycle? Groundhog Day runs until 17 September 2016 at the Old Vic Theatre. BOOKING Book tickets to Groundhog Day

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of the upcoming production of Groundhog Day the Old Vic Theatre. The new musical will star Carlyss Peer as Rita Hanson alongside the previously announced Andy Karl in the role of Phil Connors. A graduate of Rada, Peer’s theatre credits include Ophelia in Hamlet and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Rivals (Theatre Royal Bath and Theatre Royal Haymarket) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Salisbury Playhouse). Television credits include Holy City, Doctors, Silent Witness and the forthcoming ITV drama Brief Encounter. American actor Karl can currently be seen on the NBC series Law & Order: SVU. He won the Outer Critics Circle Award and has been nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League awards for his starring role opposite Kristin Chenoweth in the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century. Previous theatre credits include Broadway musical Rocky, Jersey Boys, Wicked, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde and Saturday Night Fever. Karl and Peer are joined by an ensemble cast including Leo Andrew, David Birch, Ste Clough, Roger Dipper, Georgina Hagen, Kieran Jae, Julie Jupp, Andrew Langtree, Vicki Lee Taylor, Emma Lindars, Antonio Magro, Carolyn Maitland, Kirsty Malpass, Lisa Mathieson, Eugene McCoy, Jenny O’Leary, Leanne Pinder, Mark Pollard, Damien Poole, Jack Shalloo, Andrew Spillett and Spencer Stafford. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the creative team includes composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, choreographer Peter Darling and designer Rob Howell, four of the creators of the international musical sensation Matilda The Musical, with a book by Danny Rubin. Groundhog Day will run from 11 July 2016 until 17 September 2016 at the Old Vic theatre. BOOKING Book tickets to Groundhog Day

Broadway actor Andy Karl has been cast in the coveted ‘Bill Murray’ role in the forthcoming production of Groundhog Day the Musical at the Old Vic Theatre. The show will star Andy Karl as the grouchy weatherman stuck in his own time warp in the small Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney, where he’s gone to cover the quaint local tradition where a bashful rodent ‘predicts’ how long winter will last. Karl recently received a Tony nomination for the title role in the musical Rocky, his other credits include musicals Legally Blonde and 9-5 on Broadway and On The Twentieth Century, in which he appeared with Kristin Chenoweth. According to sources, Karl’s auditions both in the US and London were ‘stunning’ with him capturing the darkness, bleakness and comedic aspects of the role which made the film so popular. UK audiences might be surprised by the casting of a relatively unknown US actor in the highly anticipated show, however given its short 10 week run at the Old Vic, it seems like the London show will be a try out for when the show transfers to Broadway. Directed by Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day The Musical has a Book by Tim Minchin, Matthew Warchus and Danny Rubin, Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin and Design by Rob Howel. For more information on Groundhog Day The Musical see here.