GROUNDHOG DAY Will Return to The Old Vic- Page 2

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 12/7/22 at 11:20am

EDSOSLO858 said: "I believe that’s “Hope” you’re thinking of, early in the second act. Lots of trickery on display as Phil attempts suicide in different ways."

Yes-thank you!!

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 12/7/22 at 5:06pm

hearthemsing22 said: "dwirth said: "BroadwayNYC2 said: "Will die on the hill that this was the best musical of the Hansen/Come From Away/Great Comet year."

I realize the show wasn't everyone's favorite - but it sure was mine - and I'd go further and say GHD was one of the best musicals.... in many different Tony years, not just 2017... So many layers... ..maybe a lyric change or two and one plot point short of perfect.

To me, it ranks right up there in "Favorite Theatergoing Experiences" with some of the greats - which I've seen and loved --in its own way...

I reread the NYT/Brantley review last night and it was positive>rave, so not the only one who thought so -

I saw it in London... I saw it several times on Broadway... and my planned European trip next year coincides with timing and am going to consider every option to alter plans to travel to see it. (My wife just texted me while typing this and said, "I'm serious... cut Italy short and go to London to see it...""

I still want to know how they did the part where...he climbs up a ladder? or something? and then appears onstage again-I think that's during the act 1 finale."

Body doubles and wigs. 

[dwirth]

Posted: 12/7/22 at 7:35pm

hearthemsing22 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I believe that’s “Hope” you’re thinking of, early in the second act. Lots of trickery on display as Phil attempts suicide in different ways."

Yes-thank you!!"

A few publicly posted videos out there on the YT should reveal the trickery noted... 2nd act, 2nd song..

 

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Blanket around Phil hides a quick switch of that blanket to a body double who climbs ladder while Phil jumps in bed on stage...

 

[FranklinDickson2018]

Posted: 12/8/22 at 1:20am

I am so happy this is returning to the stage.   I thought that Andy Karl gave one of the finest performances I have ever had the good fortune to see on stage.  One for the ages.  I loved the show and the music . Also I wish Barrett Doss would come back to Broadway.  I loved her voice.   My ony (tiny) criticism with the show, and this is more noticed on the CD, that some of the songs to me lack an "ending" button, or at least to me they appear to.  But it is a go-to cd for me.  I never tire of hearing this beautiful score. 

[dwirth]

Posted: 12/9/22 at 1:57pm

I'm now a proud, US-based member of London's Old Vic - solely to get earlier access to Groundhog Day tickets- which I scooped up this morning for two June performances. Lucky me!

With that said, the ticket pricing was just silly vs Broadway prices... No booking/ticket fee (for members at least) - and seats at most performances after opening range from around $16/£13 for back/side/high seats to $27/£22 for center mezz (dress circle.. totally good seats from where I saw this in 2016) to the $95/£77.50 I paid for center orchestra (stalls) - one seat off the most expensive ($171/£140) seats in the house on the weeknight I'm attending (weekend maybe $10 more for top tix, it appears). 

I mean, you could take a family of 4 for $64, if so inclined.

Wish we could import this pricing to the US...

 

 

 

 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 10:08am

Does anyone know if they considered other actors before Andy Karl for the role of Phil?

I could see Norbert or Andy Taylor doing well in the role. 

Karl was terrific of course. But more character types could have been interesting. Roger Bart even. 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 2:22pm

Andy was the pick - and the best for it.  Roger, Leo don't have the leading man look or charisma in the same way.  It's a pretty physical show too - Andy was great.  This show deserved more than it got.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 2:27pm

One of the best musicals written so far this century. 

[Birdie Boy]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 2:35pm

It’s a little too mushy for me.  The beginning is intentionally grating and then it turns into a concept musical when Phil tries all sorts of new things to do. Overall it’s okay.  The star was definitely Andy Karl who was exceptional and deserved the Tony over dreadful Ben splat 

[OhHiii]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 3:42pm

I’ve never wanted to leave a theater more than the opening number of this show. Andy Karl was fantastic, but it was not for me whatsoever. There was also zero reason for it to be as technically complicated which ultimately contributed to its financial woes. 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 8/30/25 at 3:58pm

OhHiii said: "I’ve never wanted to leave a theater more than the opening number of this show. Andy Karl was fantastic, but it was not for me whatsoever. There was also zero reason for it to be as technically complicated which ultimately contributed to its financial woes."

Elise McCann posted a (partial) clip of the Australian production’s final number on Instagram and it shows the cast spinning and “revolving” the chairs and it looks really beautiful. I suppose the tiltawhirl was also moved in a similar way, and the changes must have been made for the London revival.

They should have done that on Broadway. Still wouldn’t have kept the show open but damn it looked good.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIrpsQMTrLc/

Updated On: 8/30/25 at 03:58 PM