FIRST LOOK: Tim Minchin's new musical Groundhog Day

We are pleased to bring you these great rehearsal room images of Groundhog Day, Tim Minchin's much anticipated new musical.

Artistic Director of The Old Vic Matthew Warchus, composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, choreographer Peter Darling, and designer Rob Howell, four of the creators of the international musical sensation Matilda The Musical, have joined forces with writer Danny Rubin to collaborate on a new musical based on his 1993 hit film Groundhog Day.

Groundhog Day is the story of Phil Connors (Andy Karl), a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the isolated small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when he finds himself caught in a time loop, forced to repeat the same day again and again…and again. As each day plays out exactly the same as before, Phil becomes increasingly despondent, but is there a lesson to be learnt through his experiences, will he ever unlock the secret and break the cycle?

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Photos: Manuel Harlan

Andy Karl and Carlyss Peers in Groundhog Day

The cast of Groundhog Day

The cast of Groundhog Day

The cast of Groundhog Day

The cast of Groundhog Day

Danny Rubin and Matthew Warchus

Danny Rubin and Tim Minchin

Groundhog Day Director Matthew Warchus

Tim Minchin.