Bill Murray goes to see Groundhog Day the Musical 2 nights in a row

Image | Bill Murray Groundhog Day

Caption: Bill Murray in the 1993 film Groundhog Day. Mirroring the plot of the film, the actor went to see the Broadway version of the film two nights in a row. (JD Cuban/Getty Images)

Bill Murray has been reliving the plot of Groundhog Day, one of his most famous films. Last night, in a case of life imitating art, the 66-year-old actor went to see the Broadway musical version of the 1993 film(external link) in which he starred — for the second night in a row.
In the original Groundhog Day, Murray played an ill-tempered weatherman stuck in a cycle of repeating the same day.

Embed | YouTube

Open Full Embed in New Tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage.
The first appearance of Murray on Aug. 8 at the August Wilson Theater was live-tweeted by New York Times culture writer Sopan Deb, who reported that Murray took selfies with audience members in the lobby and reportedly was overcome with emotion(external link) while watching the performance.

Embed | Other

After taking in the musical, Murray posed backstage with the cast.

Embed | Other

Murray gave a speech, posted by Groundhog Day cast member Raymond J. Lee on his Twitter account.

Embed | Other

And then, Murray returned on Wednesday night.

Embed | Other

Lee responded enthusiastically to Murray's second appearance on Wednesday night, as did fellow cast member Josh Lamon.

Embed | Other

Embed | Other

On the first night, Murray took a photo outside the theatre(external link) with Groundhog Day screenwriter Danny Rubin, who appeared on q earlier this year to talk about his musical version of the hit film when it opened in April.

Embed | Other