GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews- Page 3

[Q3]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:21pm

No TONY CHANCES at all. !!!!! Not going  to happen at all.

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[Q3]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:21pm

No TONY CHANCES at all. !!!!! Not going  to happen at all.

sarcasm 

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[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:21pm

I think Andy Karl might be picking up a tony award

[pupscotch]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:21pm

Positive from Entertainment Weekly! I'm so glad that these reviews have been good!

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:24pm

Rave - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/ew.com/theater/2017/04/17/groundhog-day-broadway-review/amp/

[bwayrose7]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:29pm

Mixed: loves Andy, but finds the score a bit unmemorable and the staging a little too much: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/andy-karl-brightens-groundhog-day-theater-review-article-1.3065671

[evic]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:31pm

Weiner is a horrible critic and writer....her review reads like a sympathy card for the show's misfortune and Karl's unfortunate accident.  It is a given that Karl's performance is great....  it is hardly a rave- just a news recap mentioning Matilda and the set malfunctioning.  Adorable, off beat, surreal, and delicate are words that do not sell tickets. And one paragraph describing Karl's accident and his understudy??????WTF?   

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:32pm

The Wrap.com   MOSTLY POSITIVE.

http://www.thewrap.com/groundhog-day-broadway-review-andy-karl-star-reborn-reborn/
Finds some of the "gross-out humor" less effective and calls Doss a "rather bland love interest."


"Need an antidote to the saccharine good-time, small-town vibe of “Come From Away”? You’ll find it in the inventive, acerbic, and thoroughly irreverent “Groundhog Day,” which opened Monday at the August Wilson Theatre.

Minchin follows his “Matilda” success with his far more eclectic “Groundhog Day” score. He does a couple of very unusual things, at least for Broadway. Minchin emphasizes the rhythmic in his act-one songs, then turns very melodic for act two. He also gives his two best ballads, “Playing Nancy” and “Night Will Come,” to minor characters. Neither song furthers the plot or expands on the characterizations of the principals, but both bring a lovely contemplative mood to “Groundhog Dog” after an extremely frenetic first act.

Minchin’s lyrics are never less than clever. Sometimes, however, they are not outrageously witty when they need to be. That’s where Warchus picks up the slack to deliver the act-one showstopper “Stuck,” which finds Phil taking a couple of slackers (the very funny Andrew Call and Raymond J. Lee) on the truck ride of their life, which in any other circumstances would automatically lead to their death.

Even better is act two’s “Hope,” which finds not only Phil but the entire populace of Punxsutawney trying to off itself in ways that run the suicide gamut, from popping too many pills to electrocution by toaster in the bathtub. with help from set designer Rob Howell, Warchus achieves here what the makers of last season’s “American Psycho” musical never quite pulled off. An added attraction are a number of Act 2 stunts that can only be described as sleight-of-body and should not be revealed here.

Less effective are Minchin and Warchus’s attempts at gross-out humor having to do with bodily fluids. ..... "Karl is so good that after five minutes you stop thinking about Bill Murray in the movie. You might, however, miss Andie MacDowell. Barrett Doss possesses a pretty singing voice, but emerges as a rather bland love interest."

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 09:32 PM

[evic]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:37pm

All UK reviews will be raves- The show and Andy won Oliviers over there....what- they are going to pan a show that was embraced there?  This reminds me of a Mama Mia situation which opened after 9/11. Mediocre show with a tragedy attached to it's opening.  Not that a torn acl is a tragedy- but unfortunate and don't think that the critics want to pour salt on a wound.

[massofmen]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:39pm

The nytimes was a rave for Andy not the show. 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:42pm

The NY Times loved the show as well. And Evic thats utter crap you are talking. MAYBE they actually.....liked the show 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:46pm

Watch out Ben Platt...the HEAT is on with the RAVES coming in for "A STAR is BORN" Andy Karl!

 

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 09:46 PM

[Theatrefan2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:49pm

LimelightMike said: "Discuss.

Where are your comments?

 

 

[evic]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:50pm

Maybe they did...but I agree with the Daily News review. Andy is the best as all have said.  I thought the show was not good.  We will see if it runs.  surprised no one mentioned the horrible sound system.  I had a lot of trouble understanding lyrics.  

[Auggie27]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:52pm

The Times review is the money notice they surely hoped for. It's hard to imagine Brantley more effusive. Sighs of relief are rising above their opening night party, surely. Now, can Karl do 8 shows a week? That remains the issue, at least initially.  As much as people want to see Platt's Evan, they will demand Karl in this role.  

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:52pm

Robbie2 said: "Watch out Ben Platt...the HEAT is on with the RAVES coming in for Andy Karl!"

At least Karl won't have to worry about competing with Platt at the Outer Critics Circle nor Drama Desk Awards.

[cam5y]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 9:56pm

Mustn't.

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 09:56 PM

[pupscotch]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:05pm

I'm honestly surprised Brantley didn't give it a Critics Pick, as he raved about Andy and seemed positive on the show overall. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see the good notices.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:08pm

But he did give it a Critic's Pick...

I'm really happy for this show. I saw it last week and thought it was extraordinary. I thought the music was terrific and I am so excited for the cast album.

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 10:08 PM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:09pm

pupscotch said: "I'm honestly surprised Brantley didn't give it a Critics Pick, as he raved about Andy and seemed positive on the show overall. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see the good notices."

 

He gave it a Critic's Pick.

 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:17pm

pupscotch said: "I'm honestly surprised Brantley didn't give it a Critics Pick, as he raved about Andy and seemed positive on the show overall. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see the good notices.

 

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NY TIMES Review: A Star Is Born (and Born and Born) in ‘Groundhog Day’

GROUNDHOG DAY NYT Critic’s Pick

 

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 10:17 PM

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:21pm

Why'd the Times Review come out so early tonight? 

[willrolandsframes]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:24pm

Most of these reviews have been pretty positive. This could spell well for Groundhog Day come Tony time, as War Paint's mixed reviews may have reopened that 4th and Final "Best Musical" slot. Obviously Anastasia and Bandstand will try and take that slot as well, but these reviews have seriously leapfrogged Groundhog Day right back into the running.

Plus, it looks like Karl is now a virtual lock for a Tony nomination. I highly doubt you could argue the producers made the wrong choice here by letting Karl perform injured.

[VotePeron]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:32pm

War Paint has never been in the running for the 4th Best Musical slot. 

Really hoping this ends with a Tony Award for Karl. He deserves so much more than any other potential nominee.

 

[evic]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:34pm

Marily Stasio in Variety used the phrase "much cleverer".  where are the editors?  If I remember my English class, shouldn't it be "much more clever?"  Brantley's review so far is the only one that sort of implies "must see".  Isherwood's is scathing.  Not that too many people read him anyway but it is brutal.