Skip to content
Menu
Rays of Adventure
  • Home
  • About
  • Travel destinations
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • France
      • Germany
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Italy
      • Malta
      • Norway
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
    • Middle East and North Africa
      • Jordan
    • USA
      • California
      • Florida
      • Washington and Alaska
      • Train travel in the USA
  • Solo Female Travel
  • Health & Travel
  • Travel with Dogs
  • Books for Travel
  • Theatre Reviews
  • Shop
  • Contact
Rays of Adventure

Groundhog Day The Musical: Theatre Review

Posted on August 6, 2023August 6, 2023
Tweet
Share
Pin

Groundhog Day The Musical is based on the famous film that came out in 1993. If you like the film, you’ll love the musical on stage. Here’s my Groundhog Day The Musical: Theatre Review.

Overview of Groundhog Day The Musical

Groundhog Day The Musical follows the same story as the famous 1993 film. It’s a really popular film that most people will have seen before seeing this musical. So my Groundhog Day The Musical: Theatre Review shouldn’t give too many plot spoilers, if you know the film!

The story follows the story of Phil, who is stuck in a timeloop. Phil is a TV weather presenter, who has been sent to a small town to cover the story of the Groundhog Day, where a groundhog can apparently tell what weather they’re going to have. Phil isn’t impressed at being made to cover a news story like this, and at the beginning he is miserable and not nice to the people around him. Things get worse when a storm means that Phil, and the rest of his news crew including Rita, need to stay another night.

However, the next morning when Phil wakes up, it’s Groundhog Day again. He’s stuck repeating the same day. Each time he wakes up, it’s the beginning of the same day, so he relives that day over and over again.

At first, he takes advantage of it. He breaks the law, and isn’t nice to people, fuelling his ego and arrogance. But over time, Phil starts to change. He starts to become a better person, and do good things. And he starts to genuinely fall in love with Rita. The spell of the Groundhog Day is broken when Phil is a genuinely better person and Rita likes him back.

What I liked about Groundhog Day The Musical

I really enjoyed this show. The lead character, Phil, was played by Andy Karl in the production I saw in London. And he was brilliant – amazing acting and singing. The whole show was funny, and really well produced. The staging was great. There were some really clever moments where the audience would be watching Phil, and think that you were continuing to watch him. But then suddenly, when the next day starts, he’d be back in bed – so you’d been tricked to think you were watching him, when actually he must have been sneakily getting back into bed. It was so clever how they did that.

The songs had really interesting lyrics, and definitely added to the story. I liked listening to the words of the songs, and how they helped the story-telling and made you think as well. Some of Rita’s songs were my favourite. In fact, the whole show made me think about how I’d use the time, if I could live each day over and over.

I liked Phil’s character development throughout the show, and Andy Karl played it really well. There was a particularly lovely soppy moment between Phil and Rita, where Phil is reciting all the things he knows about her, showing that he’s really listened to her.

What I wasn’t so sure about

Although I loved the songs while watching the musical, I haven’t enjoyed listening to the soundtrack at home as much. Often, after I’ve seen a musical, I’m desperate to start listening to the soundtrack the next day to remember all the great moments from the show. But I didn’t feel that way about the songs from this musical. The songs worked well listening to them live in the show, but for me they don’t work as well as stand-alone songs to listen to in the kitchen. Some songs are still nice, but there weren’t any ‘wow’ songs for me. But I think that’s the only thing I wasn’t so sure about.

Would I recommend Groundhog Day The Musical

I’d definitely recommend going to see Groundhog Day The Musical. It’s a really great show. The acting and comedy is great. And the production is amazing as well, with great sets on the stage and clever effects where Phil seems to suddenly appear places. It’s a great show to see.

Hope you enjoyed my Groundhog Day The Musical: Theatre Review! There are loads more amazing shows touring theatres across the UK and in London’s famous West End. Check out more of my theatre reviews here.

Tweet
Share
Pin

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rays of Adventure

Hi, I’m Rachel. UK based Travel Blogger and Solo Female Traveller. Blogging about solo travel and traveling with chronic health issues. Read my blogs for loads of travel guides and travel tips for destinations around the world.

Rays of Adventure photo

 

Sign up to our monthly newsletter

Connect and follow

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Recent posts

  • Best Lake District Dog Walks
  • Best walks in the Lake District: Your Ultimate Guide
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Stage: Theatre Review
  • Cruel Intentions the Musical: Theatre Review
  • Operation Mincemeat the Musical: Theatre Review

Pages

  • Rays of Adventure – Travel Blog
  • About
  • Travel destinations
    • Europe
    • Middle East and North Africa
    • USA
  • Solo Female Travel
  • Health & Travel
  • Travel with Dogs
  • Books for Travel
  • Theatre Reviews
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Privacy and Cookies Policy

Connect and follow

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Sign up to our monthly newsletter

©2025 Rays of Adventure | Powered by SuperbThemes
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Cookie settingsACCEPT
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT