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When I Grow Up, the new magical picture book inspired by Tim’s hit song from the acclaimed and multi-award-winning Matilda the Musical, will be published on the 5th October in the UK.

The book is illustrated by Steve Antony, an internationally published, award-winning author and illustrator. It imagines life from a child’s viewpoint, with all the humour and poignancy of the song.

The book is available from the following UK booksellers and more:

Amazon
Waterstones
Book Depository

and in digital format from iTunes.

For those in Australia and the US: Scholastic Australia will be publishing simultaneously in October 2017 and Scholastic US will be publishing in summer 2018, although with different covers. We’ll reveal those covers as soon as we have them.

UPDATE: Details about the Australian edition and where to buy here.

#AuthorsForGrenfell are raising money for the Red Cross fund for the Grenfell Tower victims.

There’s a rare limited edition hardback of the graphic novel version of Tim’s much-loved beat-poem ‘Storm’ up for auction. Tim will sign and personalise the book for the winner.

Co-creators of the book Tracy King and DC Turner will also include some hand-drawn, unique ‘Storm’ artwork.

The auction ends 8pm (BST) Tuesday 27th June, 2017.

If you’d like to bid click here for full details. You simply comment with your bid (in £) at the bottom of the auction page.

If you’re not able to make a bid yourself, you can help by spreading the word or take a look at the many other items available in the #AuthorsForGrenfell auction.

Thank you!

An exclusive event for those in Australia and New Zealand!

Tune in tomorrow, Wednesday 21st June, 2017, from 7.30PM AEST / 9.30PM NZST as Tim goes #OneOnOne with Sir Paul McCartney on Facebook Live!

As well as revealing all the details of Paul’s upcoming Australian and New Zealand Tour, Paul will be answering some questions from fans, asked on your behalf by Tim:

For your chance to have a question answered by Paul live tomorrow night, please submit your question here.

The video will remain on Paul McCartney’s Facebook Page after the stream ends, viewable only by Australian and New Zealand audiences.

UPDATE (21/06/17): Full details of Paul McCartney’s Australia/New Zealand #OneOnOne Tour here.

Next week, Tim’ll be joining Eddie Izzard and Kristen Schaal on the panel of @midnight on Comedy Central! This will be his third appearance on the internet-themed improv comedy panel show, hosted by Chris Hardwick.

The show will air on Comedy Central on Tuesday 20th June, 11:30/10:30c. Check your local schedules for further details. Episodes can be found for catch-up on the Comedy Central @midnight website after they air.

Tim will be recording this episode on Monday 19th June, 8:30pm, at Hollywood Center Studios, so if you’re in or near LA, you might like to request tickets here.

Having received SEVEN nominations including Best Musical, the cast of Groundhog Day Broadway will perform at The Tony Awards tomorrow evening!

The glittering ceremony will air on the CBS Television Network at 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT, on Sunday 11th June, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Kevin Spacey is hosting.

Tune-in at 8/7c on CBS

or

via the Tony Award’s official live stream to watch!

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Here are a few production photos, by Joan Marcus, to whet your appetite:
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Tim joins Jesse David Fox on Good One: A Podcast About Jokes to talk about Groundhog Day and about the song ‘Stuck’ in particular. He even plays the keyboard. Yippee!

Listen to, or download, the podcast here, or you’ll find it on iTunes here soon.

If you enjoyed the musical nerdery of Tim’s Facebook Live Q&A and you like to analyse musical comedy this is for you!

You can check out the lyrics to ‘Stuck’ by viewing or downloading the Groundhog Day Lyric Book here. (On the right hand side of the page).

Tickets to see the show, at the August Wilson Theatre, NY, are on sale from Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Additional information can be found at groundhogdaymusical.com. Details of the Groundhog Day (Original Broadway Cast Recording) album can be found here.

Tim will play two late night shows next week:

Tim Minchin

Feinstein’s/54 Below – 254 W 54TH ST. CELLAR, NYC 10019

Wednesday June 7th at 9:30PM and Saturday June 10th at 11:30PM

Tickets will be available here

There will be a presale to Club 54 Members on Friday June 2nd at 12pm EST

Tickets will go on general sale Saturday June 3rd at 12pm EST

Tim: “I’m very much looking forward to being back in the warm embrace of Feinstein’s/54 Below, playing songs and drinking wine and talking about whatever pops into my head.”

This is a very intimate venue so tickets are likely to sell out extremely quickly.

This Tuesday, 30th May at 12:30 EDT, Tim’ll be doing a Groundhog Day The Musical themed Facebook Live Q&A!

Tune in to Groundhog Day Musical’s Broadway Facebook Page to watch with your questions ready to put to him. Whether you’ve seen the show or not – ask him anything Groundhoggy!

There will be music and dancing and answers… There may be music, dancing is sadly unlikely (unless someone asks very nicely) but there will be lots of lovely answers.

Some Tim-Zones:
12:30 EDT – New York
09:30 PDT – Los Angeles
17:30 BST – London
02:30 AEST – Melbourne (next day – sorry Australians!)

There are various Time Zone Converters available if you’d like to check when to watch live in your part of the world.

If you miss it live, fear not, you’ll be able to catch-up here later.

Voting is now open for this year’s Theater Fans’ Choice Awards (previously called the Broadway World Awards).

You can vote for Groundhog Day The Musical here

Thank you!

These awards give theatre-loving fans the chance to vote for their favourite performances, performers and productions. Now in their 15th year, the Theater Fans’ Choice Awards are the largest fan based awards of their kind.

Voting is open until June 6th, so please vote and spread the word to others who’ve enjoyed the show.

Winners will be announced on June 7th, 2017

Further information about the show can be found on the Groundhog Day The Musical Page, including videos, tickets, the Original Cast Recording  and you can DOWNLOAD the Lyric Book.

Last month, Tim performed ‘Hope’, a song from Groundhog Day The Musical, at the 2017 Olivier Awards.

Groundhog Day won Best New Musical and Andy Karl won the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Phil Connors. The ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall and screened by ITV.

So, here’s Tim sporting that fetching Friar Tuck beard, backed by some of the cast of the Old Vic production and the BBC Concert Orchestra:
(The backing was for the song not the facial hair).

Did you spot the cute lil groundhog on every page yet? In the tabs ^ up there ^.

There’s further information about Groundhog Day The Musical on the shiny new Groundhog Day Page, including more videos, how to get tickets and where to find the Original Cast Recording. Plus, you can now DOWNLOAD the Lyric Book directly from the page.

Today, Groundhog Day The Musical on Broadway received a fabulous SEVEN nominations for this year’s Tony Awards!

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical – Danny Rubin
Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – Tim Minchin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical – Andy Karl
Best Direction of a Musical – Matthew Warchus
Best Choreography – Peter Darling and Ellen Kane
Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Rob Howell

A complete list of nominees can be found here.

The 71st Annual Tony Awards will be on Sunday 11th June, 2017, with Kevin Spacey as host. The ceremony will air on the CBS Television Network at 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Many congratulations to Tim and everyone at Groundhog Day Broadway!

Andy Karl (Phil) – Photo by Joan Marcus

The Outer Critics Circle are the organisation of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway.

Today, the Broadway production of Groundhog Day received FIVE nominations for the Outer Critics Circle Awards:

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding Book of A Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – Danny Rubin
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – Tim Minchin
Outstanding Director of A Musical – Matthew Warchus
Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Andy Karl

The winners will be announced by press release on Monday 8th May, 2017, with the awards presented on Thursday 25th May, at the annual Gala Awards Dinner at Sardi’s.

A complete list of nominees can be found here.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Additional information can be found at groundhogdaymusical.com. Details of the Groundhog Day (Original Broadway Cast Recording) album can be found here.

The eagerly awaited Groundhog Day (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is now available to download from:

iTunes
or
Amazon, for example, US Amazon and UK Amazon.
or
Google Play
or
Try your preferred digital music store.

The CD was released on the 12th May and is available to order from Broadway Records and Amazon (internationally). Plus other stores worldwide, such as Barnes & Noble and HMV.

The Broadway production of Groundhog Day received two Drama League Awards nominations today!

Outstanding Production of a Musical
and
Distinguished Performance for Andy Karl.

The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honours in America. Created in 1935, they honour distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway.

A full list of 2017 nominees can be found here. The winners will be announced at the 83rd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 19th, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC.

Andy Karl as Phil Connors (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Additional information can be found at groundhogdaymusical.com and you can listen to the full Groundhog Day (Original Broadway Cast Recording) album here before its release on Friday.