GROUNDHOG DAY Reviews — Page 5

'VotePeron, Clearly you have never been an underdog. Dear Evan Hansen is relating to people in a way that many shows cant. It has shown me, and thousands of others that you are not alone.'



Oh give it a rest.

ethan231h said: "To everyone saying Andy Karl is a lock to win.....you all clearly dont realize what Ben Platt has been doing in Dear Evan Hansen. I cant rave about his performance enough...its so real and just....wow....

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Honestly, one of my issues with Dear Evan Hansen was that Ben Platt was not real...I had such a hard time connecting with his character through all the stuff he was doing.

ethan231h said: "VotePeron, Clearly you have never been an underdog. Dear Evan Hansen is relating to people in a way that many shows cant. It has shown me, and thousands of others that you are not alone."

I deeply appreciate & respect both of your opinions on DEH, however:

Clearly you aren't taking into account all the people, myself included, that have grown up in situations similar to Evan Hansen, that feel extraordinarily alienated by the musical? How I WISH my life had been as easy as "being found" one day.

And IceCreamBenjamin...It's very hard to correctly respond to you, as you edit your responses every couple of minutes, but do not bring money or reviews into the conversation. Either way, you will hurt yourself. DEH is making much more $$ weekly than GHD: Money/gross is proven to have very little say when it comes to Best Musical, or else Wicked, Beautiful, Newsies, and Matilda would have trophies. And as for reviews, DEH got the better reviews of the two, wouldn't you say? So are you saying reviews matter only when they're against a specific show you don't like?

Nevertheless, the fandom for Dear Evan Hansen have taken things way too far, and I cannot wait for June 11th to be over.

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 11:46 PM

Time to play "pull quotes!"

- "Karl carries the show with inexhaustible physical and vocal energy" - David Cote, Time Out NY


- "Surrender to human kindness and true romance" - David Cote, Time Out NY


- "a series of deliciously funny, quirky and waggish little ditties that make you laugh out loud" - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune


- "Gratifying!" - Robert Kahn, NBC New York


- "Marvelously good fun"- Robert Kahn, NBC New York


- "Dizzingly witty new musical" - Ben Brantley, NY Times


-"New York audiences have the rare chance to witness the full emergence of a newborn, bona fide musical star."- Ben Brantley, NY Times


- "an ingenious, witty, dark yet joyously offbeat musical"- Linda Winer, Newsday

Updated On: 4/17/17 at 11:48 PM

wonderfulwizard11 said: ""Well he seems like a genuinely nice person, and I get upset when people feel the need to say rude things about nice, talented people."

Oh good lord- no one is saying he's personally a jerk, but it's an opinion on his performance. Not everyone is required to believe Ben Platt is god's gift to musical theatre.



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AGREED! Ben Platt is not a gift to musical theater to anyone over the age of 17, I've seen the show and there are other great young actors who could play the role of Evan with the same quality.. I can't imagine any other person in this moment who could play Phil Connors like AK

It's interesting - in recent years the thought has been that theatre critics opinions didn't matter as much now as they once did. GD has been getting slammed on the chat boards since it started previews - from set problems to people genuinely not liking the show/score (people calling it b-rated Matilda music) - and now in an evening it seems like it's going to sweep the Tonys.

OK - slight exaggeration but only slight...

Anyway... I had really had high hopes for this, since Groundhog day remains one of my all time favorite movies and was a bit put off by the somewhat negative reviews I was reading here. Will have to go in and check it out myself.

And I completely agree with those who think that they definitely got a lock for a Best Musical Tony. There's no way with reviews like these AND them having won an Olivier award that they'd pass on this.

VotePeron said: "Judging how I am in the minority and think Dear Evan Hansen is vastly overrated, I do believe Andy Karl is genuinely giving the better performance. Comedy is extremely difficult to execute, and Karl is doing it masterfully. He has a career load of credits and respect, and I do believe this is his time. Platt is only 22, and will have many more chances to win Tonys, or even garner nominations. Crying onstage and singing very loudly doesn't guarantee a Tony Award.

If Kelli O'Hara can win for The King and I, Andy Karl can win for Groundhog Day. It is a very similar situation, and I am in shock as to how so few people see it that way.



Your last paragraph is ludicrous. Go back and remind yourself about his portfolio. Not much to speak of. I am not judging his performance, just your hyperbole. I have not seen either yet, but have tickets for both when next in NYC, first week in June.

DEH fans are exhausting my goodness.

If you're SO SURE that DEH is winning best musical and Platt is winning Best Actor then why do you need to argue with others who say they might not be? If you're sure, you're sure!

For what it's worth, I don't like either show. Probably prefer DEH. Think both performances are worthy, but what Karl is doing is more impressive to me and the more difficult job. When Brantley writes you a love letter and all other reviews are positive for you, it means you're in contention for the Tony and it's rididculous to think otherwise.

Ben Platt is not giving one of the best performances ever on Broadway. You really all need to calm down about this show.

Updated On: 4/18/17 at 03:12 AM

So since it is on TDF for the rest of the week, is it worth seeing WITHOUT ANDY?

GHD on TDF for today. Is it ANDY or the show that makes it. Is this another Matilda VS Kinky. DEH VS GHD?



Seeing DEH on Wednesday.... Debating about getting TDF tix for GHD tomorrow

Show Score's tally currently gives the show a 79 / 100. From what I've read so far:

Andy Carl gets solid raves. The ones who love the show focus on his work.

Many are indifferent to Minchin's score. Playing Nancy is the only song I see mentioned by name. I recall London critics praising it. Many New York critics say it should be cut.

The ones who hate the show cite hyperactive staging and cardboard supporting characters.

My dim memories of the film are of Murray's delightfully bad behavior. I can't recall Andy Madowell's character and wasn't particularly rooting for she and Murray to get together. It sounds like the love story is an afterthought in the musical as well.

https://www.show-score.com/broadway-shows/groundhog-day

Updated On: 4/18/17 at 07:06 AM

I know this sounds cynical and I haven't seen the show (nor so I expect Andy to be in when I do, though I hope I'm surprised) but I wonder if this injury is the best thing that could have happened to Andy and the show. It is clear from the NYtimes article dedicated to him performing with an injury that there is a lot of respect/kudos being sent his way for the mere fact that he is being a trooper here - I can't help but feel this might influence attitudes towards his performance.

It is a little hard to understand how anyone could win over Ben Platt, who to me is giving one of those rare performances where actor and show perfectly come together (see Alice Ripley in n2n; Ebersole in Grey Gardens; Bernadette in Sunday, Patti in Gypsy). He is a disciple from the Alice Ripley school of affection - but in my mind possibly even more convincing and 'raw' than even her performance, which I did not expect at all going in. That said, I understand it is a very easy choice to give it to the more dramatic and emotional performance and overlook the skill involved in comedy.