Bill Murray goes to see Groundhog Day the Musical 2 nights in a row
Del Cowie | CBC | Posted: August 10, 2017 2:36 PM | Last Updated: August 11, 2017
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 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.
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 while watching the performance.
After taking in the musical, Murray posed backstage with the cast.
Murray gave a speech, posted by Groundhog Day cast member Raymond J. Lee on his Twitter account.
And then, Murray returned on Wednesday night.
Lee responded enthusiastically to Murray's second appearance on Wednesday night, as did fellow cast member Josh Lamon.
On the first night, Murray took a photo outside the theatre 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.