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First Listen: Groundhog Day The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Stream the soundtrack to the new Broadway musical before its release.
The original Broadway cast recording of <em>Groundhog Day The Musical </em>comes out April 21.

Would you believe this time, Ned Ryerson gets a big ballad about the meaning of life?

The 1993 film made Ryerson, played by , only one of many annoyances that crossed the path of Phil Connors, a dyspeptic weatherman forced to live the same day over and over. Specifically, Phil lives and relives Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Penn., home of the famous groundhog, . Now, the movie has been transformed into a Broadway musical of the same name, and yes: Ned gets a story to tell, an emotional arc, and a big, soaring ballad called "Night Will Come." It's ... well, it's

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