“A dizzyingly witty new musical … This show, like the movie that inspired it, is to Groundhog Day what ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ are to Christmas.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“A delirious reinvention! The fiendishly crafty creative team has devised a musical that cracks open the source material to amplify its themes.”
THE INDEPENDENT (UK)
“A stage-musical adaptation of the well-nigh flawless 1993 movie? Wherever it travels, this show will go on and on being a hit.”
THE BROADWAY TOUR
What happened to the national tour of Groundhog Day the Musical?
After a successful Broadway run, Groundhog Daywas slated to begin an 18-month national tour in 2018. So what happened? According to Playbill, the tour was unceremoniously canceled in January 2018. Composer and lyricist Tim Minchin weighed in, saying “Sadly (despicably) there’ll be no US tour.”
In May 2018, Music Theatre International acquired the rights to the show, allowing the musical to be performed at regional theatres around the world.
where is it playing?
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE
San Francisco’s intimate, 199-seat theatre in the historic Union Square district was founded in 2003. The company has staged critically-acclaimed productions of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, and was praised by the New York Times for producing “some of the most consistently high-quality work around.”
