ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING

M USIC & LYRICS BY

TIM MINCHIN
WITH ORCHESTRATIONS & ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY

CHRIS NIGHTINGALE

 WHISTLE PIG COLUMBIA LIVE STAGE THE DODGERS and MICHAEL WATT
THE ARACA GROUP LEN BLAVATNIK BURNT UMBER PRODUCTIONS KEN DAVENPORT STEPHEN FOUND GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS
DAVID HARRIS INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION STEPHANIE P. McCLELLAND
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THEATER MOGUL TULBART DAVID WALSH TONY & MAUREEN WHEELER
and JUJAMCYN THEATRES
present

Book By Music and Lyrics by

DANNY RUBIN TIM MINCHIN

Starring

ANDY KARL
BARRETT DOSS
with
REBECCA FAULKENBERRY JOHN SANDERS ANDREW CALL RAYMOND J. LEE
HEATHER AYERS KEVIN BERNARD GERARD CANONICO RHEAUME CRENSHAW MICHAEL FATICA KATY GERAGHTY
CAMDEN GONZALES JORDAN GRUBB TAYLOR IMAN JONES TARI KELLY JOSH LAMON JOSEPH MEDEIROS
SEAN MONTGOMERY WILLIAM PARRY JENNA RUBAII VISHAL VAIDYA TRAVIS WALDSCHMIDT NATALIE WISDOM
Produced for Whistle Pig by Produced for Columbia Live Stage by Produced for The Dodgers by
MATTHEW WARCHUS LIA VOLLACK MICHAEL DAVID
ANDR PTASZYNSKI
Production Stage Manager Associate Director Associate Choreographer Associate Directors (UK)
DAVID LOBER THOMAS CARUSO KATE DUNN KATY RUDD
PAUL WARWICK GRIFFIN
Advertising/Marketing/Digital Press Representative Production Management General Management
AKA BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN AURORA PRODUCTIONS BESPOKE THEATRICALS
Music Director Vocal Arrangements Music Coordinator
DAVID HOLCENBERG TIM MINCHIN HOWARD JOINES
CHRISTOPHER NIGHTINGALE
Video Design Additional Movement Hair & Make-Up Design Casting
ANDRZEJ GOULDING FINN CALDWELL CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES JIM CARNAHAN, C.S.A.

Sound Design Lighting Design Illusions

SIMON BAKER HUGH VANSTONE PAUL KIEVE
Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Dance Arrangements
CHRISTOPHER NIGHTINGALE
Scenic & Costume Design
ROB HOWELL
Co-Choreographer
ELLEN KANE
Choreographed by
PETER DARLING
Directed by
MATTHEW WARCHUS
CAST
Phil Connors ANDY KARL
Rita Hanson BARRETT DOSS
Nancy Taylor REBECCA FAULKENBERRY
Ned Ryerson JOHN SANDERS
Mrs. Lancaster HEATHER AYERS
Hot Dog Vendor KEVIN BERNARD
Gus ANDREW CALL
Fred GERARD CANONICO
Doris RHEAUME CRENSHAW
Chubby Man MICHAEL FATICA
Debbie KATY GERAGHTY
Swing JORDAN GRUBB
Swing CAMDEN GONZALES
Lady Storm Chaser TAYLOR IMAN JONES
Piano Teacher TARI KELLY
Ralph RAYMOND J. LEE
Buster JOSH LAMON
Deputy JOSEPH MEDEIROS
Sheriff SEAN MONTGOMERY
Jenson WILLIAM PARRY
Joelle JENNA RUBAII
Larry VISHAL VAIDYA
Jeff TRAVIS WALDSCHMIDT
Swing NATALIE WISDOM

ANDY KARL
MUSICAL NUMBERS
1. OVERTURE 10. ENTRACTE
Orchestra Orchestra
2. THERE WILL BE SUN 11. PLAYING NANCY
Company Nancy
3. DAY ONE 12. HOPE
Phil & Company Phil & Company
4. DAY TWO 13. EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU
Phil & Company Phil
5. DAY THREE 14. IF I HAD MY TIME AGAIN
Phil & Company Rita, Phil & Company
6. STUCK 15. EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU (REPRISE)
Phil & Healers Phil
7. NOBODY CARES 16. NIGHT WILL COME
Gus, Ralph, Phil & Company Ned Ryerson
8. PHILANDERING 17. PHILANTHROPY
Company Company
9. ONE DAY 18. PUNXSUTAWNEY ROCK
Rita, Phil & Company Piano Teacher
19. SEEING YOU
Phil, Rita & Company

BARRETT DOSS
BIG ENOUGH TO SING ABOUT
Ive always loved a good comedy. Who doesnt? But a
good, smart comedy is even better. And a good smart
comedy with the ability to move you to tears is, for me,
the perfect combination. Hence my undying love of Danny
Rubins Groundhog Day story. I found the 1993 movie
laugh-out-loud funny and smart to the point of actual
wisdom. And watching a person being given infinite
second chances, until their eyes are finally opened to
the simple beauty of life, always made me cry. This is
a romantic comedy with surprising dimensions, and I
guess thats part of what made me think there could be a
good musical adaptation to be written. The ideas were big
enough to sing about. But it would need an exceptional
composer and lyricist who could do complexity and humour
plus just the right amount of emotion. In other words, the
extraordinary Tim Minchin. I had previously worked with Tim
on Matilda The Musical so I knew that he had an uncanny
ability to stare at a story and divine exactly where the songs
should go and what they should be about. Like a pirate
looking at a map and somehow knowing where the gold is.
Or maybe more like a wise fisherman who looks at the ocean
and knows instinctively where to catch which fish. Anyway,
hes good. And the way he systematically rebuilt Groundhog
Day into a landscape of songs was a remarkable thing to
behold.
The four years that I spent with Tim and Danny, and Chris
Nightingale (our Music Supervisor), developing this musical
were filled with a lot of deep thinking and a lot of laughter.
And as for the emotion that was poured into the writing
and then into the stage production as a whole... well I
hope it speaks for itself. Here is a piece of work that comes
from the heart. In fact, from several hearts. On behalf of all
of the many people involved, I hope you enjoy listening.
Repeatedly.
MATTHEW WARCHUS
COMPANY OF GROUNDHOG DAY
SYNOPSIS
After the OVERTURE, we begin before sunrise in Punxsutawney,
PA, where Groundhog Day is officially commemorated every
February 2nd (THERE WILL BE SUN). Phil Connors (Andy Karl)
a veteran weatherman for a Pittsburgh TV station makes the
annual trek to Punxsutawney to see the groundhog reveal his
annual prediction about the arrival of spring. As alone as he
is jaded and sarcastic, Phil can barely conceal his contempt for
the assignment or for his crew, in particular the enthusiastic
Rita Hanson (Barrett Doss), an associate producer posted on her
first remote broadcast to cover the groundhog festivities (DAY
ONE). Once their work is done, a major snowstorm descends on
Punxsutawney. There is no way out of town so Phil is trapped
there for the night.
When he awakes the next morning, Phil gradually discovers he
is in a mysterious time warp: it is Groundhog Day all over again
in every maddening detail, just as it occurred the day before
(DAY TWO). And Phil is the only one who knows it. Every time
he goes to bed, the cycle repeats itself. He encounters, again
and again, the same cast of small-town characters and their
quirks, saying and doing the same things that infuriated him
the day before (DAY THREE). He seeks help, or an explanation,
from various local experts but to no avail (STUCK). Seeking
solace in a local dive bar, a sudden realization dawns on him
because every day resets to the start, it means there are no
consequences, no regrets, no hangovers. For the first time in
his life he is free (NOBODY CARES). He embarks on a hedonistic
spree (PHILANDERING) which ultimately leads him back to the
one thing still out of reach, Rita Hanson (ONE DAY).
As Act II begins (ENTRACTE) we are given a surprise moment
alone with local girl Nancy Taylor (Rebecca Faulkenberry), a
fling from one of Phils more lecherous rewinds of the day
(PLAYING NANCY). Meanwhile, the monotony of Phils daily
rewind and his many futile attempts to win Rita have driven him
to the end of his rope. He does everything he can think of to end
it all (HOPE), but attempt after attempt to kill himself simply
results in him awakening, back in his bed, without a scratch.
He turns once again to Rita, but this time simply as a friend, and
tells her of his predicament (EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU). Finding
it understandably hard to believe, she nevertheless sees an
array of positives in such an unlikely scenario (IF I HAD MY TIME
AGAIN), and when they spend the whole day together Phil starts
to learn how to see things differently (EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU
(REPRISE)).
Phils daily encounter with an annoying old acquaintance,
Ned Ryerson (John Sanders), suddenly takes a different turn
(NIGHT WILL COME), and he begins to understand Neds catch
phrase You gotta love life. Now everything shifts and Phil
tries to use the hours in the day to help as many of the locals
as possible with random acts of kindness (PHILANTHROPY).
Without realizing it, he becomes the sort of man that Rita could
fall in love with, and when they meet up at the Groundhog Gala
(PUNXSUTAWNEY ROCK), she astonishes him by bidding the
contents of her purse for one dance together (SEEING YOU). Phil
and Rita break through into tomorrow as the sun rises, at last,
on February 3rd.
THERE WILL BE SUN ALL One bar, one store, one clock PHIL TOWNSPEOPLE
ELDERS But clouds will come and tides will turn One diner, one bank, one cop Punxsutawney on Punxsutawney on
I was born And all I have to offer is Groundhog Day! Groundhog Day!
I mean, whats not to like in a quaint little
In a Punxsutawney dawn Tomorrow, spring will come, and then place like this? PHIL
At sunrise on a sunless day There will be blue skies, my friend, Who doesnt dig a crocheted pillowcase Ive not a bad word to say about
And I learned me a sayin Bright eyes and laughter like this? small towns per se,
That folks round here always say: Tomorrow, there will be sun! Watercolors of bucolic vistas Theyre nice for an hour,
But if not tomorrow, Painted by octogenarian spinsters, or at a stretch half a day
TOWNSPEOPLE
Perhaps the day aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh And all of the people just getting together And theyre perfect for a stop-off
You can curse
For relentless analysis of the weather on your way,
Cast spells or cry DAY ONE
Offer your prayers Their dumb superstitions and vacuous chat On your way to somewhere else
CLOCK RADIO JINGLE I swear there was a pack of Xanax in this
To the unfeeling sky Pretty much anywhere else
Who is that? (who is that?!) jacket
The spring will arrive And Ive no qualm at all with your
Emerging from his burrow? You couldnt pay me to stay here one more
When the winter is done small-town people,
Who can see today what we wont see night,
And if its not tomorrow, I admire their balls, getting out
until tomorrow? Swear that there is no check you could write
Then tomorrow, or tomorrow of bed at all
Shaman of the shadows! that might
There will be sun To face another day in a
Springer of the spring! Tempt me to stay and wake up in the shit-hole this small,
Tomorrow, spring will come, and then Is it a squirrel?! Is it a beaver?! morning in All haystacks and horses where
There will be blue skies, my friend, Kinda both, but not quite either! there should be golf courses
Bright eyes and laughter CLOCK RADIO
RADIO DJS Punxsutawney! Ba-da-bup... And one bar, one store, one clock
Tomorrow, there will be sun!
Thats right woodchuck chuckers, One diner, one bank, one cop
But if not tomorrow, PHIL
Perhaps the day after Its Groundhog Day! How can they bear it,
Theres nothing more depressing than
PHIL Small Town U.S.A. to live in a place like this?
FRED, DEBBIE
Lumpy bed, ugly curtains, And small dont come much smaller than Separate from the whole human
Oh if I could,
Pointless erection Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day race like this?
Id will these clouds away my love
Dried flowers, damp towels, One little store selling plaid shirts
TOWNSPEOPLE
MRS. LANCASTER & CHUBBY GUY No reception and rakes, and its
Theres nothing more Punxsutawney,
Id wave my hand, reveal the stars Small towns, tiny minds, Huntin and fishin and half-pounder
depressing than Pennsylvania U.S.A!
NANCY, DEPUTY & RALPH Big mouths, small ideas steaks and if
Small Town U.S.A.
Oh if I could, Shallow talk, deep snow, I have a hope of a better career than this,
And small dont come Ahhahh-ahh-ahh
Id hold the tide at bay, my love Cold fronts, big rears This is the last time Im broadcasting here,
much smaller than
Jesus
I have been forecasting too many years PHIL TOWNSPEOPLE Cannot match this little guys uncanny skill TOWNSPEOPLE
To be talking to hicks about magical Is a little town We can guess but we wont know Ohhhhhh.
beavers! With a heart as big If we should dress for sun or snow BUSTER
When Im done, gonna call up the station as any town Until we hear it from ol Punxsutawney Six more weeks of winter!
And tell them Im through with this crap Theres nothing more Phil
And never again will I wake in the Depressing than As any small town in TOWNSPEOPLE
BUSTER Awwwwwww! Yaaaaaay!
morning in... Small Town U.S.A. the U.S.A. Every year for a hundred years
And there is no town There is no town All the meteorologists... etc.
TOWNSPEOPLE Weve bent our heads and lent our ears
smaller than greater than To listen to his famed prognostication RITA TOWNSPEOPLE
Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Punxsutawney Lucky for you, I speak with ease February 2nd:
Is a little town with a heart
On Groundhog... A heart as big Both Engerlish and Groundhog-ese! First remote broadcast,
as big as any town
as any town Please stand-by for imminent translation GHD in Punx, PA
As any small town in the U.S.A.
Theres nothing more Unexpected weather, Tomorrow,
And there is no town greater than ELDERS
Depressing than As any small town Seems were staying Spring will come
Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day This brown log contain-eth
Small Town U.S.A. in the U.S.A. Here for another night, And then
PHIL There is no town And there is no One groundhog, the famous Which is kind of fine There will be blue
Tomorrow Ill wake and Ill call up the smaller than town greater than Phillip of Punxsutawney skies
station Punxsutawney on Punxsutawney on The gifted sniffer of future mornings Its a sweet town and
And tell them Im not coming back! Punxsutawney on Punxsutawney on TOWNSPEOPLE People are kind and My friend,
And never again will I wake in the Punxsutawney on Punxsutawney on The finest specimen you will find The bartenders kind
morning in Groundhog Of Rodentia: Sciuridae of hot
TOWNSPEOPLE Just kill me now Our own uncanny whistle-pig Hopefully, tomorrow Tomorrow,
Day! The ground-est hog that ever lived
Every morning I wake to the TOWNSPEOPLE The roads will be cleared There will be sun
dawning of A hundred years and he is still And we can go home
Who is that? (who is that?!) The pride of Punxsutawney!
Emerging from his burrow? Working with Phil Connors, And if not
PHIL The prophet of PA!
Who can see today what we wont tomorrow,
Never again will I wake in the Prognosticatin Punxsutawney Phil!
see until tomorrow? They all told me he would
morning in Who is that... etc.
Shaman of the shadows! be an asshole
PHIL & TOWNSPEOPLE BUSTER And he is Perhaps the day
Springer of the spring!
Punxsutawney! Punxsutawney Phil, seer of seers, aaaaaaaaaaaa
Is it a squirrel?! Is it a beaver?!
Kinda both, but not quite either! prognosticator of prognosticators, has Luckily hes funny-ish.
All the meteorologists the world declared in Groundhog-ese that he did Thinks hes too good for this
has ever known indeed see his shadow!
TOWNSPEOPLE TOWNSPEOPLE First remote broadcast, HEALER
Tomorrow, spring will come, and then Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania U.S.A! GHD in Punx, PA In alternative therapy
There will be blue skies, my friend, Ahhh Working with Phil Connors, PHIL
Bright eyes and laughter They all told me he would be an asshole Ok
PHIL
Tomorrow, there will be sun Okay And he is
But if not tomorrow, I mean he acts kind of asshole-ish, still, HEALER
One: Im still sleeping and this Took an online course for a week or two
Perhaps the day aaaaaaaaaaaahhh I think he might be mentally ill
Im just dreaming it
PHIL
DAY TWO Two: its a prank and everyones in on it TOWNSPEOPLE
Maybe we should
CLOCK RADIO Three: its a flashback from when Tomorrow, spring will come, and then
Who is that?... etc. I was twenty There will be blue skies, my friend, HEALER
And ate magic mushrooms and thought Bright eyes and laughter I think we should begin with a nice bit
PHIL of Reiki
I was Aquaman RITA TOWNSPEOPLE
Idiots!
Four: its some kind of reality show Unexpected weather Tomorrow PHIL
Theyre playing yesterdays tape
About forecasters, bad bed and breakfasts, Seems were staying Reiki?
Theres nothing more depressing than
and snow Here for another night There will be sun
small... HEALER
Five: Ive had a stroke and lost my memory And if not tomorrow
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, Unblock your Chi
Of the year since last Groundhog Day Which is kind of fine
youre so fired! PHIL
Come on Phil, wake up! Get it together! Perhaps the day
God damned amateurs Whats Chi?
It must be the weather! It must be the aaaaaaaaaaaa
Theres nothing more depressing than
stress! HEALER
Small towns DAY THREE
I just need a moment, I just need a rest Its doo be doo be tra la la
Tiny minds CLOCK RADIO
TOWNSPEOPLE Its holistic therapy
Ill tell Larry to take the 210 via Beyer and Who is that?... etc.
Punxsutawney PHIL
Keystone Lake TOWNSPEOPLE
Is a little town with a heart as big as any What does that mean?
If we hurry Ill be drinking decent coffee Punxsutawney! Ba-da-bup...
town, HEALER
by nine, or even half past eight Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil!
As any small town in the U.S.A. Its energy.
And never again will I wake in the Phil! Phil! Phil! Phil! PHIL!
And there is no town greater than Vibrations and something magnets
morning in Puuuu
Punxsutawney on Groundhog! STUCK And doo-be-diddly-pom-pom-pom,
CLOCK RADIO & TOWNSPEOPLE Groundhog! Groundhog! HEALER Now piss!
Punxsutawney! Ba-da-bup-bup-ba
Who is that?... etc. I have a degree PHIL
PHIL
RITA PHIL What?
Suck my balls. Im out!
February 2nd: Thats nice
HEALER PHIL This guy is clearly nuts, but he is desperate PHIL
Piss! Soup? and hes paying, What?
PHIL NATUROPATH Statistically, he might as well be sitting PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
I just Made of rhino foreskin home and praying Well treat your depression with a
For all the good that I can do, course of Fluoxital
HEALER PHIL I dont have a frickin clue what Im doing
Piss into this I think Ive lost my mind Though there are things that PHIL
PHIL NATUROPATH we just dont know, Im not depressed
I just want How about It doesnt mean you shouldnt give PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
HEALER PHIL giving an answer a go Youre not?
Ill analyze your isotopes I cant seem to find my way out of... NATUROPATH PHIL
And something, something, NATUROPATH Now open your buttocks a wee bit No
quantum, quantum An enema?! PHIL PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
PHIL PHIL Im not sure how this will help You must be delusional
Im stuck! Im just What? NATUROPATH & HEALER So take some Acepromazine and
NATUROPATH I just want to get to the bottom of it a couple of Clocapramine
NATUROPATH And quietly Id advise ya
I think youre allergic to gluten Would you like an enema? PHIL to try this tranquilizer
PHIL PHIL Im stuck! Im just stuck! Although maybe you should just take half
Stuck! Im... Its like, Existentially, Im PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
I feel like Im trapped in a loop, PHIL
NATUROPATH I have a PhD Okay
Like Im unstuck in time
Essential oils PHIL PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
NATUROPATH Finally
Well I think cutting out gluten PHIL It says whole ones for cows,
Essentially, Im PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST PHIL
PHIL In psychiatric pharmacology,
Im... NATUROPATH Im not a
Organic teas I specialize in mental illness
NATUROPATH PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
PHIL PHIL And half for calves!
Is the smartest solution Oh good
Who needs enemas with friends like ? ALL THREE
PHIL PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACOLOGIST
Fine NATUROPATH & HEALER I dont even know if I believe
I dont even know if I believe what In cows what Im saying,
NATUROPATH Im saying, This guy is clearly nuts, but
That or a diet of soup
 he is desperate and hes paying,
Statistically, he might as well be
sitting home and praying
For all the good that I can do,
I dont have a frickin clue
SCIENTOLOGIST
In my medicine cupboard
Theres a bunch of L. Ron Hubbard
AA GUY
There are only twelve steps and
they shouldnt take long
NATUROPATH
We just need a sample of your
stool and your semen
PRIEST
You have Satan within you,
we must exorcise your demons!
PHARMACOLOGIST
Take this pill!
SCIENTOLOGIST
Read this book!
NATUROPATH
Eat your vegetables uncooked!
HEALER
Its your karma!
NATUROPATH
Its just toxins!
PHARMACOLOGIST
Its for constipated oxens!
ALL EXPERTS NOBODY CARES I wake
Well that oughta loosen you up GUS With a headache,
PHIL I wake up hungover, I go to bed smashed I take a piss,
I am stuck! EXPERTS Like an alcoholic hamster on one of those I often miss,
Fuck, ok I dont even know if I little wheely things I often git a little bit on the floor
One: Im still sleeping and Believe what Im saying, Every evening, the same, I eat a piece of toast
This Im just dreaming it This guy is clearly nuts Every morning, the pain, That I found toasted
Two: its a prank and But he is deperate and I start drinking at ten In the toaster
Everyones in on it Hes paying, statistically And by noon Im not feeling things Then I goes-ta
Three: its a flashback He might as well be sitting And nobody cares what Im talking about Get my jacket by the rack by the back door
from when I was twenty Home and praying for all RALPH And then I get into my truck and drive
And ate magic The good that I can do, Oh, shit, I just gone thrown up in my a block
mushrooms and To Ralphies shop, its always shut
mouth
Thought I was Aquaman I dont have a frickin clue I pick him up and drive us up
GUS To Running Rock and shoot some cans
What Im doing
Swallow it, man, just swallow it And crack some cans and shoot the
Four: its some kind Though there are things
Your opinions or ya vomit breeze about
of reality show That we just dont know,
Either way, they dont want it The weather or a sports team or a car
Five: its amnesia It doesnt mean you
shouldnt GUS RALPH And after that, the bar
Six: its a stroke Give giving an answer a go And I think I had Whats your Nobody cares... etc.
You just have to open your a point there point?
But the point is, it What is your GUS, RALPH & PHIL
I think I am losing my... Mind
dont matter cos its I wake with a headache I take a piss
PHIL Thatll be 500 bucks
Pointless having Pointless having I often miss I often git a little bit on the
What the f...?! floor
points anyway points anyway
PRIEST I sometimes try to clean the mess
GUS & RALPH I makes from my mistakes,
A check is fine!
Cos But for whose sake am I making all this
PHIL Nobody cares what I say
effing effort for?
Fine Nobody cares what I do
I wake up each
EXPERTS Whats the point of bothering
If no one else is bothered? ALL
Karma! Toxins! Enema! Oxen! Jesus! Xenu!
I was born in this town Morning to the same damn day!
GUS & RALPH There seems to be jack shit that
And Im gonna die here too
Alcohol!
I can do or say! Point is it dont matter
I got no voice, I got no vote, I got no way Cos
To change a goddamn thing! ALL
GUS Nobody cares what I do
I think thats the pigs! Nobody cares if Im alive
PHIL Utterly uninfluential,
Who gives a fig?! No regrets and no potential,
Every turn inconsequential
ALL
Nobody cares what I do TOWNSPEOPLE
Nobody cares if Im alive And Im not sure what the point is
Utterly uninfluential, But the point is, it dont matter
No regrets and no potential, Not sure what the point is
Every turn inconsequential Point is it dont matter, cos
PHIL PHIL, GUS & RALPH TOWNSPEOPLE
Fuck it, dude, lets drive Nobody cares Nobody cares
what I do what I do
PHIL, GUS & RALPH TOWNSPEOPLE Nobody cares (Nobody gives
Nobody cares Nobody cares if Im alive a flyin f)
what I say what I say
Nobody cares (Nobody gives ALL
about my life a flyin f) Utterly uninfluential,
No regrets and no potential,
ALL Every turn inconsequential
Utterly un-instrumental,
No insurance, no intent PHIL
Utterly repercussion-free!
RALPH
Well actually, Ive got dental GUS
Though arguably, not for that tree!
GUS
Ok, well thats nice RALPH
I think I pooped my dungaree!
TOWNSPEOPLE
And Im not sure what the point is ALL
But the point is, it dont matter No consequence at all!

ANDREW CALL, RAYMOND J. LEE, ANDY KARL & SEAN MONTGOMERY

PHILANDERING Phillip of Punxsutawney! Man in a fireman helmet So shes left with this stupid Corvette
CLOCK RADIO Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh And have him just use me for sex! And an empty swimming pool
Who is that? (who is that?) As I say, its a little complex which she fills with regret
Emerging from, emerging from,
ONE DAY Smart girl, but kind of dumb
RITA One day, some day,
emerging from My prince may come but it And Id rather be lonely than
I was brought up in taffeta dresses
Emerging, -merging, -merging, -merging doesnt seem likely sit on my fanny
And taught to be pretty and precious
-mer -mer -mer -mer And even if he came and he liked me Waiting for my prince to come!
And spending my playtimes with plastic
-mer -mer -mer -mer Its likely hed be One day, some day
princesses
-mer -mer -mer -mer Not quite my type Hell come sweeping in and sweep me
Who all had these bodies! Just utterly
-mer -mer -mer -mer Some day, they say off my feet
ludicrous
PHIL Minuscule waists and huge boobs and its Hell come riding up on the back of a horse And spend the next four decades wanting
Yeah. I can do whatever I want! All nipple-less and no pubes But, of course, Im allergic to horses to cheat on me
TOWNSPEOPLE And no creases, How will I tell him? Getting less handsome
Who is that? I mean, Jesus! Hell just have to sell him And fighting his dragons
Ba-dat da-doh... Its pretty confusing, I went to school with a girl, Hed know what to wear, hed have
Who is that? Especially at six I remember her well, a full head of hair,
Emerging from his burrow? In that fairy tale world all the girls end up She was pretty smart And his eyes would be brown or blue
Who can see? happy ever after, And pretty as hell, or green well, I dont care
Is it a beaver? Wooing their knights in shining armor Her folks had a farm And his body would be toned,
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S.A! But some nights down the track But she wouldnt stay of course, With those pecs like you get at the gym
And there is no town greater than You can bet theyll be trapped, She wanted Prince Charming But he wont spend all his time at the gym
Punxsutawney on Groundhog... Spending nights in, shining armor So she went to L.A. of course And hell love reading books,
While their knights spend their nights Managed to seduce a Hell be an excellent cook,
There is no town greater than Famous actor or producer, Hell be good looking but not too aware
at a bar
Punxsutawney! Shacked up in a house in the hills of his looks,
Or at a ball with some harlot,
Ba-dat da-doh... Im not bitter, With a cat and a juicer, Hell be tender but tough,
Punxsutawney! Its just better that I dont fall for all that And a fancy car and a tennis court, And smart but not smug
Its a little town Romantic bullshit now that Im older But the guy wasnt quite the catch And attentive but not fawning
With a heart as big as any town Although I dont mind the thought of she thought shed caught And hell smell good in the morning
There is no town greater than being tossed over a shoulder He treats her like trash and then And hell dance...
Punxsutawney on Groundhog... And trotted off to a mansion you know the drill PHIL
By some ruggedly handsome Takes his cat and his cash and This is a guy were talking about, right?
Oooooooooo finds some younger girl
RITA PHIL JOELLE RALPH RITA PHIL
... and like hiking There was a day There was a day One day Ill stop drinking so much One day One day,
And baking and biking with a girl, NANCY is not enough
Im not picky, I just ask I remember it well, With a girl Ill stop dating men who are Some day Ive had enough!
That he likes me, and I like him Her name was twenty years older Ill wake in the arms Im not enough!
And Id rather be alone Janine Im not your
If the only other option Or JaneAnn SHERIFF Of an actual man Fictional man,
Is succumb and settle down Or Joelle Its Joelle Ill get a new safety clip for my holster, Im just me!
With some condescending clown We drank pia coladas, It opens too quick Who will love me I cant be any more
With a great rating from some dating Watched the sun Watched the sun Ill do it next week! for all that I am I am!
service, setting over the bay setting over MRS. LANCASTER With all that he is!
Some self-professing Mr. Perfect, the bay One day, Ill get a new coffee maker This is all that
Another narcissistic legend We made love We made love FRED there is!
Made a million out of hedge funds, in the sand, in the sand, Some day, I will buy her a ring LARRY ALL
Another sexually ineffectual, And when When we were Ok, Phil, were on in One day!
we were through NED
Self-obsessing metrosexual through 5, 4, 3, 2 One day!
We went back One day death will come to everyone!
Pseudointellectual Back to my room Ok, Phil, were on in One day!
Getting drunk and existential to her room DORIS 5, 4, 3, 2 One day!
Every time the Steelers lose a game And watched One day Ill learn how to sing! Ok, Phil, were on in One day!
Thanks, but perhaps some other day Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters II, RITA PHIL 5, 4, 3, 2
One day, some day, Smoked half a joint, Smoked half a joint One day, These endless
And ate half a LARRY
My prince may come It was way first dates
pound of pt Twooooooooo
But I wont hold my breath too much pt Some day, That start with
Why couldnt that be my her hating me! PHIL
Theres only divorces and weirdos left
One day?! My prince may come, Well whattaya know? Its Groundhog Day
And weird is fine
But not all the time! CHUBBY MAN But it doesnt It just doesnt seem ALL
One day, some day seem likely likely Tomorrow spring will come, and then
One day, some day,
Ill cut down on fried chicken take-away That Im gonna There will be blue skies, my friend,
My prince will come,
My doctor said one day my heart get her to like me Bright eyes
So the fairy tales said
will stop tickin Phil, you bought I brought you and laughter ELDERS
Thirty years later its still in my head
Unless I cut down on that chicken me candy! candies! Tomorrow, there You can curse,
That if I screw a frog,
I will do it, one day! Can I get in your will be sun cast spells or cry
I will wake in a four-poster bed
panties now?
 TOWNSPEOPLE ELDERS Once youre known for low-cut tops,
Offer your prayers to Its pretty hard to stop
the unfeeling sky It isnt easy to break free
But if not tomorrow The spring will arrive Of playing Nancy
when the winter I dont really remember
is done I guess I chose to be here
And if its not I wasnt quite aware that
tomorrow I was put here to be stared at
Perhaps the day Then tomorrow then But this world I chose to live in
aaaaaaaaaa tomorrow Is mostly run by men,
Then tomorrow... etc. So you take what you are given
RITA
One day! Just to feel the love again
So throughout the endless week
CLOCK RADIO And all through the weekend,
Who is that? (who is that?) You will find me here
Emerging from his Playing Nancy
PLAYING NANCY And look, I know this person fits me,
NANCY Im pretty good at being pretty
Well, here I am again, And Im grateful I mean to say
The pretty but naive one There are worse roles you could play
The perky-breasted, giggly one- And Id rather be up dancing
night stand Than sat against the wall
Is it my destiny to be Its better to be leered at
A brief diversion? Than not desired at all
Just a detour on the journey of some man? Who am I to dream of better?
Im not really one for asking To dream that one day
Ill play whatever role Im cast in I will be
Will smile with perfect teeth Something more than just collateral
And grimace underneath In someone elses battle,
I learnt back in my teens, I will be
Theres no point in protesting Something more than Nancy
If you look good in tight jeans,
Thats what theyll want you dressed in

REBECCA FAULKENBERRY
HOPE
PHIL
There will be mornings youll be utterly
defeated by your laces
Days when every look looks condescending,
Empty smiles in empty faces
The same old places
This stunning stasis
Just let your spirit slip away
Let all your troubles crumble and decay
Theres more than one way out if
at the end of the day
Youre at the end of your rope
Never give up hope
Never let yourself be defeated
If you tried it once, you can
Try again
A new day will follow TOWNSPEOPLE
Theres always Never give
tomorrow up hope
Never listen to the
unbelievers
Youll take your falls
Youll hit your walls
Dont give into sorrow Theres always
tomorrow
An everlasting farcical disaster,
You play your part, you march the march,
You dont complain
You find your way,
Another day
Surrounded by a cast of half-wit bastards,
Grinning masks amidst the grey
And yet you stay sane, never give up, never give up And you like films, but as a rule you think
And through the pain, Never give up, never give up, they should be ten minutes shorter
The frozen pane of glass, you strain to cast never give up, never give up etc. And when you were nineteen
Your gaze upon the path you have to tread, TOWNSPEOPLE you kissed a girl
And in your head, that leaden dread: Never give up hope! And didnt particularly like it
The fucking roads have all been trod RITA
And theres no way and theres no God PHIL & TOWNSPEOPLE
Phil, you could be talking about almost
And, God, oh God, this goddamn weather Never give up hope
anyone.
Will last forever Never let yourself be defeated
You try it once, you try it again! PHIL
TOWNSPEOPLE A new day will follow! And you love the thighs of perfectly
But you must never never never...
TOWNSPEOPLE roasted chicken
PHIL Never give up hope RITA
Never give up hope! Never listen to the unbelievers Who doesnt?
Never let the odds overwhelm you! If it isnt today have a little faith PHIL
When the game gets hard, Theres always tomorrow And you slept with the light on
Dont throw in your cards Never give up hope until you were twelve
A new day will follow Never give up hope etc. Because you thought Jesus was going to
TOWNSPEOPLE PHIL appear from the dark
Theres always tomorrow Hold on to your faith And get angry with you for not helping
PHIL Youll find another way your mom with her mom
Ive done everything I can, Ive done my After acid and gas and guns and razors Or walking your dog, who you named
best and I and rope Stephen, because...
I tried so hard to find a way out of this You may wanna live, but Well, actually you never did tell me why
mess but I Baby dont give up Apart from that
But Im so tired Hope I know everything about you
I swear to you Ive tried EVERYTHING I know everything
And sometimes I just wanna give up,
Just give up and stay here and live
ABOUT YOU
PHIL
But I know theres no point in denying
You like boats, but you
That I will keep trying
dont like deep water
Im a lot of things, but Im not a quitter!
And youre afraid of clowns, and the
Ill never give up, never give up,
end of the world
IF I HAD MY TIME RITA PHIL RITA PHIL RITA PHIL
AGAIN Some days I go out If I had my time again, If I had my time
RITA without pants I would do it all the same, again!
Some times Its so exciting! they claim, The things Id
Its like Im stumbling forward, Ive slept with ninety But thats ridiculous! handle better,
Hustled forward, A new beginning Surely youd wanna make a I would send my
Jostled from behind by time Percent of women couple o fixes unsent letters
And some times Every morning! All those boxes left unchecked, I have started
Its like Im being dragged, yet In Punxsutawney All the dreams you left neglected, seven hundred
Always lagging, To have the time Youd go back and put it right fights
Trying to keep in time with time to strive for more Ive always fancied If I had my And if you knew
Between eighteen learning how to climb time again the endless nights
But if I could stop the clock for just one and eighty-four I once masturbated That I have wasted
day... And one dude when seven times getting wasted,
If I could freeze a moment for a moment, I was bored Id study math Contemplating
A rest before the measures over
If I had my time again In the bath different ways to
Hold the beat for just one day...
Id take the path less And search for meaning suicide
If I could wind it back and start afresh,
trodden, In one evening I would write and And I have tried
Just a day to catch my breath,
Avoid the crap I trod in, And Id run up hills! I would ride
To make mistakes and set them right,
Read a lot of books It wasnt fun, Every food and
Delay the coming of the night Ive stolen eighteen but still every drink and
If I had my time again million bucks And learn to paint every
I would do it all the same, they say, And I would worry And I would Cheat and every
less about my looks A man my age
But thats insane! Just to know I can Its nice to know I can choice a
Wouldnt you want to make a couple of And I guess Id Its nice to know I can! thousand times
changes? do it again Bring joy to other And I daily eat
Regrets? Id not even have a few And I would be TOWNSPEOPLE
peoples lives about a dozen
If I could do this thing that you say you a lot more zen If I had my time again! If I had my time again!
donuts
can do When Id sample all the samples, And I dont
And I would punch Look at things from know why
I always dreamt of learning how to
a lot of men different angles, And I would
dance
I I would not do it all the same learn piano
If I had my time again Have my time again If I had my time again Why?
 RITA The Wind in the Willows
And I would make a lot of friends And when you smile, you get this little
If I had my time crease on your nose
ALL And I know that you think that Im shallow
Oh! If had my time again! But if you knew just how deep my
shallowness goes
RITA PHIL Youd be shocked
Id open all And I opened all And your toes go numb cos you wear
the doors the doors inappropriate socks
I never looked You never looked I know everything...
behind before behind before
And oh, the things And I, NIGHT WILL COME
Id taste, NED RYERSON
The things Id try! On and on and on you stumble on
I find the thing with Towards the evening sun
these revolving She waits for you with open arms
rides, You stare right through her
And the misery I On and on, you fall towards her
could prevent Cold embrace in shadowed doorway
Theyre only fun Offers nothing, still she draws you
cause you know Ever to her
theyre gonna end
On and on and on you stumble on
And I would make
Towards the sinking sun
a lot of friends
Turn a blind eye, fight or run
If I had my
Rest assured, the night will come
time again! I have had it,
I have had On and on, you grasp and guess
my time again And search for patterns in the mess
Of what has been and what is left
EVERYTHING ABOUT To yet endure
YOU (REPRISE) The jester shrugs and plays his part
PHIL The fearful see only dark
And you like Voltaire and The pious with their hope-filled hearts
Sing Hallelujah
JOHN SANDERS
On and on and on you stumble on TOWNSPEOPLE SEEING YOU RITA PHIL
Towards the cooling sun Punxsutawney is a little town PHIL If Im seeing you
Turn a blind eye, fight or run With a heart as big as any town! Drove out of town For the first time
Rest assured, the night will come Punxsutawney is a little town Took a right onto a northbound highway I thought Id I thought Id
All the love and all the gold With a heart as big as any town in the Was it really only yesterday? seen it all before seen it all before
All youve built and all youve sold U.S.A.! I thought I knew I thought I knew
If I had known what now I know
All the power you may hold And there is no town greater than everything everything
Maybe I would have taken a moment
You wont evade her Punxsutawney on Groundhog There was to know There was to know
Maybe looked over my shoulder
Groundhog Groundhog! About men like you And I was sure that
All the steel, all the bricks Maybe shed a tear
DORIS Now Im here RITA, FRED & DEBBIE PHIL
All the math and magic tricks
Groundhog, Groundhog, Groundhog I thought the only The only way to
All the carrots, all the sticks A storm blew in,
Groundhog way to better days better days
Will not dissuade her Overwhelmed me some
Day! Was through Was through
On and on and on you stumble on time late this morning tomorrow
tomorrow
Towards the fading sun TOWNSPEOPLE Think I ignored the warnings
Groundhog Day! ALL
Turn a blind eye, fight or run Ive spent a lifetime seeking signs
But I know now that I know
Rest assured, the night will come PUNXSUTAWNEY Reading lines
Yes, I know now that I know
Rest assured, the night will come ROCK Trying to forecast the future
That Im here
PIANO TEACHER Always staying a day ahead
As for that, the rest is just a test of your And Im fine
Who is that (who is that?) Well that was the idea
endurance And Im seeing you
You gotta love life, Emerging from his burrow I thought Id seen it all, For the first time
You gotta love life, Who can see today what we wont Was sure by now I knew this place Im all right
You gotta love life See until tomorrow I swear that I knew every hair, And Im seeing you
Shaman of the shadows Each line upon your face
PHILANTHROPY Springer of the spring I thought the only way
RITA Is it a squirrel? Is it a beaver? To better days
February 2nd: Kind of both but not quite either! Was through tomorrow
First remote broadcast We can guess but we dont know But I know now that I know
GHD in Punx, PA If we should dress for sun or snow I know now that I know
Its a small town and people are kind and... Until weve heard from old Phil Nothing
Working with Phil Connors... Old Punxsutawney Phil!
But Im here and Im fine
And Im seeing you for the first time
Im all right
ANDY KARL & BARRETT DOSS
ORCHESTRA GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL
Music Supervisor: Chris Nightingale Producers: Whistle Pig Limited, Columbia Live Stage, The Dodgers with Michael Watt
Music Director / Conductor: David Holcenberg Directed by Matthew Warchus
Associate Conductors: Michael Gacetta, Andy Grobengieser General Managers: Bespoke Theatricals/Devin Keudell and David Roth
Violin, Acoustic Guitar: Olivier Manchon Company Manager: Kate Egan
Cello, Acoustic Guitar: Clara Kennedy Assistant Company Manager: Susan Cody
Piccolo, Flute, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax: Deborah Avery Production Stage Manager: David Lober
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax: Greg Thymius Stage Managers: Michael Krug, Melissa Spengler
Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Brian Pareschi FOR BROADWAY RECORDS
Trumpet, Cornet: Scott Wendholt Producers: Van Dean, Stephanie Rosenberg
Tenor, Bass Trombones, Euphonium: James Rogers Executive Producers: Tony Heyes, Mia Moravis
Piano, Keyboards: Michael Gacetta, David Holcenberg President: Van Dean
Lead Guitars, Acoustic and Electric: Eric B. Davis Package Designer/Project Manager: Robbie Rozelle
Acoustic and Electric Bass: Brian Hamm Executive Assistant/Marketing Associate: Tori Hartshorn
Drums and Cajon: Howard Joines Intern: Britt Pearson
Book by Danny Rubin Legal: Andrew Farber Esq.
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Press Representative: Polk & Co.
Album Produced by Chris Nightingale, Michael Croiter and Tim Minchin FOR SONY MASTERWORKS
Assistant Album Producer: Laurie Perkins VP, Masterworks Broadway: Scott Farthing
Arranged by Chris Nightingale A&R Operations: Lynn Lendway
Music Technology: Phij Adams Product Development: Jennifer Liebeskind
New York Music Copyist: Emily Grishman Music Preparation / Photography: Joan Marcus
Emily Grishman, Adriana Grace and Katherine Edmonds Special Thanks to Sarah Minchin, Andy Grobengeiser, Michelle Lotherington, Annabel Bolton,
Music Coordinator: Howard Joines Simon Baker, Orfeh, Tim Sage, Larry Taube, Adrian Bryan-Brown, Jackie Green, Michelle Farabaugh,
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd o/b/o Navel Enterprises Pty Ltd (BMI) Shelly Bunge, Tim Ahlering, Angela Strohbeck, John Buzzetti, George Lane, Caroline Chiggnell,
Recorded by Andy Manganello at Avatar Studios, New York, NY Stefan Schick, Debbie White and to all at The Old Vic theatre.
Mixed by Doug Derryberry at Yellow Sound Lab, New York, NY Groundhog Day The Musical was first performed at The Old Vic theatre on July 16, 2016.
Assistant Engineers: Nate Odden, Luke Klingensmith Groundhog Day The Musical opened at the August Wilson Theatre on April 17, 2017.
Editors: Michael Croiter, Matthias Winter
Based on the motion picture Groundhog Day 1993 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.,
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Mastering, New York, NY
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