#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’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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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 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.
Last night the New York production of Groundhog Day, for which Tim wrote the music and lyrics, opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to joyful cheers and a full standing ovation.
The reviews are in, with praise flowing for all aspects of the production, but especially for leading man Andy Karl, who fought back from injury to play weatherman Phil Connors.
The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)
Ben Brantley hails that “A Star Is Born (and Born and Born)… Repetition is an art of infinite variety as it’s practiced by Andy Karl in ‘Groundhog Day’, the dizzyingly witty new musical from the creators of ‘Matilda’.”
“Mr. Karl is so outrageously inventive in ringing changes on the same old, same old, that you can’t wait for another (almost identical) day to dawn… Thanks to his character’s successive reincarnations, Mr. Karl is giving not one but many of the best performances of the season.”
“The insanely talented Mr. Minchin writes songs in many shades… undulating melodies and whip-smart lyrics tap into the brooding sides of the supporting characters, extending the reach of existential anxiety beyond Phil’s solipsism.”
Tim & fellow creatives Danny Rubin (Book) & Matthew Warchus (Director)
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney declares that “‘Groundhog Day’ is a delirious reinvention with its own defiantly unique personality, a relentless forward-backward spin that leaves you smiling, exhilarated and giddy.”
“Karl gives a musical-comedy performance of the highest caliber, sliding from self-centered insouciance into surprising open-heartedness, displaying a seemingly inexhaustible range of physical expressiveness along the way.”
“Madly entertaining… Worth repeating.”
New York Post
Johnny Oleksinski calls it “A miracle on Broadway… [Karl’s] performance — a suave, comic wonder… [in] songwriter Tim Minchin’s deliriously zany, yet touching show.” (more…)
The digital album can be pre-ordered from iTunes or Amazon internationally, for example, US Amazon and UK Amazon. Otherwise simply search your Amazon store.
If I Had My Time Again and Seeing You will download immediately on both iTunes and Amazon with Hope downloading immediately on Amazon only, at the moment.
The CD is available for pre-order from Broadway Records and Amazon (internationally).
Digital Release Date: April 21st
Physical Release Date: May 5th
Groundhog Day Broadway has its official Opening Night, on Monday, at the August Wilson Theatre in New York! Tickets and more information can be found on the Groundhog Day Broadway website.
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