Tim Minchin cuts an impressive figure as he attends media call in Melbourne to announce his musical Groundhog Day is heading to Australia for the first time
Tim Minchin cuts an impressive figure as he attends media call in Melbourne to announce his musical Groundhog Day is heading to Australia for the first time
Tim Minchin was in good spirits on Sunday as he attended an exclusive event in Melbourne where it was announced his hit Groundhog Day musical will go Down Under.
The comedian, 47, cut a dashing figure in a tailored black blazer and matching trousers and T-shirt as he posed for photos at the event.
He let his long auburn hair hang loosely around his shoulders and had a shaggy beard.
At one point he sat down on a stool in front of a piano and played his favorite instrument, in front of a poster announcing the musical was heading to Melbourne.
He then grabbed a microphone and engaged the audience by discussing his experiences making the hit musical.
Tim Minchin, 47, (pictured) was in high spirits on Sunday as he attended an exclusive event in Melbourne where he announced his hit Groundhog Day musical is heading Down Under
‘I’ve been waiting seven years for this moment! Groundhog Day The Musical, like Matilda The Musical, has a unique blend of darkness and light, of head and heart, and of complexity and joy, and I have been convinced since the first version that Australians will love it!’ Minchin said.
‘I’m so excited that the run will take place in Melbourne, the city I lived in when I wrote my breakout comedy shows, and the place where – when things weren’t going so well – I learned the importance of finding the beauty and hope in everyday life.’
Tim was joined by the show’s executive producer Rob Brookman and Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister Steve Dimopoulos.
The comedian cut a dashing figure in a fitted black blazer and matching trousers and T-shirt as he posed for photos at the event
He let his long auburn hair hang loosely around his shoulders and had a shaggy beard
At one point he sat down on a stool in front of a piano and played his favorite instrument, in front of a poster announcing the musical was heading to Melbourne.
The musical Groundhog Day, based on Bill Murray’s 1993 hit film of the same name, will come to Melbourne in January.
The extravagant production, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, premiered in London in 2016 and went to Broadway in New York the following year.
This will be the first time production has ever been carried out in Australia.
He then grabbed a microphone and engaged the audience by discussing his experiences making the hit musical
Tim was joined by the show’s executive producer Rob Brookman (left) and Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister Steve Dimopoulos (right)
This will be the first time production has ever been carried out in Australia
In December, Minchin opened up about the surprising formula for creating a hit musical in the wake of his huge success on Broadway with Matilda and Groundhog Day.
In December, Minchin talked about the surprising formula for creating a hit musical in the wake of his huge success on Broadway with Matilda and Groundhog Day.
The lyricist said that for a film to be successfully adapted into a musical, it must put forward some thought-provoking ideas.
‘I don’t like most musicals. I can not see it. What you want is a story with an amazing conceptual underpinning,” he told The Herald Sun.
He said part of what made his musicals Groundhog Day and Matilda so successful was that they were both based on films that explored philosophical ideas.
The lyricist said that for a film to be successfully adapted into a musical, it must put forward some thought-provoking ideas.
‘I don’t like most musicals. I can not see it. What you want is a story with an amazing conceptual underpinning,” he told The Herald Sun