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BIO

Danny is an award-winning screenwriter and lecturer. His screen credits include Hear No Evil, S.F.W. and Groundhog Day, for which he received the BAFTA for Best Screenplay and the Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year, as well as honors from the Writers Guild of America and the American Film Institute. Rubin has taught screenwriting in Chicago at the University of Illinois, Columbia College and the National High School Institute; at the Sundance Institute in Utah; the PAL Screenwriting Lab in England; the Chautauqua Institution in New York; at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico; and at Harvard University as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on Screenwriting from 2008-2013.

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Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
Book

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Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Danny Rubin, Groundhog Day

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Book of a Musical

Danny Rubin, Groundhog Day The Musical

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Enric Cambray dirigirá EL DÍA DE LA MARMOTA junto a Manu Guix y Miryam Benedited
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Oct 11, 2024

Los ensayos del musical comenzarán el próximo lunes 14 de octubre en el Poliorama de Barcelona previo a su estreno en el Coliseum.
GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL to Open This Month at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2024

Playful Theatre Productions will open the 2024-25 Kelsey Theatre season with GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL at Mercer County Community College. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Greasepaint Theatre to Present GROUNDHOG DAY in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2024

Greasepaint Theatre announced its production of GROUNDHOG DAY, running through September 22, 2024. The show explores themes of self-discovery and second chances, promising a thought-provoking theatrical experience.
El Teatro Musical Que Viene: Temporada 2024/2025
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Aug 14, 2024

Repasamos los espectáculos que llenarán las carteleras en España en la nueva temporada.
Roc Bernadí, Diana Roig y Oriol Burés protagonizarán EL DÍA DE LA MARMOTA
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jul 8, 2024

Producido por Nostromo Live, el musical se estrenará en diciembre en el Coliseum de Barcelona.
BREAKING: Nostromo Live! estrenará EL DÍA DE LA MARMOTA en Barcelona
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - May 15, 2024

Las audiciones están abiertas para esta nueva gran producción en catalán dirigida por Àngel Llàcer y Manu Guix que se podrá en el Coliseum a partir del mes de diciembre.
Photos: First Look At WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME At Santa Fe Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) shares first look photos inside the first rehearsals for the New Mexico premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist groundbreaking play What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, directed by Lynn Goodwin, with Kate Udall (SFP’s Sweat; Netflix’s Daredevil) taking on the role of Heidi.
BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2024 Predictions
by BWW UK Critics - Apr 10, 2024

The 2024 Olivier Awards are fast approaching on April 14. Ahead of one of the most exciting nights in theatreland, our critics – Aliya Al-Hassan, Mica Blackwell, Alexander Cohen, Katie Kirkpatrick, Kat Mokrynski, Gary Naylor, Kerrie Nicholson, Matthew Paluch and Christiana Rose share their thoughts about who and what will triumph on the night, as well as who should twin each category.
SUNSET BOULEVARD, PLAZA SUITE, and More Nominated For Olivier Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2024

The nominations are in for this year's Olivier Awards! Among those nominated are Sunset Boulevard, Plaza Suite, The National Theatre, and many more. Check out the full list of nominations here!
Video: TikTok Community Collaborates on Original GROUNDHOG DAY Musical Theater Songs
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

The TikTok community is collaborating on yet another musical, this time creating all new musical theatre songs based on Groundhog Day! Watch videos from creators across the platform!
Review: GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL at Princess Theatre
by Josh Stent - Feb 4, 2024

Fun and witty, with elements of dark humour, yet also philosophically heart-warming. This musical provides an excellent psychological examination of the human condition and not only honours, but excellently extends upon, the classic Columbia Pictures 1993 film of the same name.
GROUNDHOG DAY Is Now Available for Licensing
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 2, 2024

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that Groundhog Day the Musical is now available for licensing worldwide. We have all the details!
Photos: First Look At Andy Karl & More In GROUNDHOG DAY Australian Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2024

See brand-new photos of the Australian premiere of Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin's Groundhog Day starring Tony Award-nominee Andy Karl!
Interview: Andy Karl On Returning To GROUNDHOG DAY, the Show's International Success & More
by Joshua Wright - Jan 24, 2024

BrodwayWorld sat down with Andy Karl to find out all about him living his own personal 'Groundhog Day' down under in Melbourne, the musical's Broadway run, and more.
Tim Minchin Discusses Why GROUNDHOG DAY Failed to Find an Audience on Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 7, 2024

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Tim Minchin discussed the experience of bringing Groundhog Day to Broadway, and why he thinks the show, which was a hit in London, didn't succeed in New York.
Andy Karl to Reprise Role of 'Phil Connors' in the Australian Cast of GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 2, 2023

Award-winning Broadway star Andy Karl joins the Australian cast of Groundhog Day The Musical. Get all the details about the outstanding cast and the limited season at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.
GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL to Make Australian Premiere in Exclusive Melbourne Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 1, 2023

Direct from its record-breaking return season at London's Old Vic, Groundhog Day The Musical will play exclusively at Melbourne's Princess Theatre, for a strictly limited season from January 2024. Get all of the event and ticket information here!
GROUNDHOG DAY Becomes Highest Grossing Production Ever at Old Vic Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 17, 2023

Ahead of Saturday’s final performance, The Old Vic announces that the critically acclaimed musical Groundhog Day has exceeded all previous box office records to become the highest-grossing Old Vic production in history.
Review: GROUNDHOG DAY, Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 9, 2023

There’s more than a whiff of familiarity down at London’s Waterloo at the moment; Olivier award-winning Groundhog Day is back at the Old Vic and so is Andy Karl, playing the sneering weatherman Phil Connors. We loved it, Broadway didn't, but this revival is a veritable theatrical triumph and a heartwarming treat for anyone lucky enough to get a ticket.
GROUNDHOG DAY Leads our Top Ten Shows for June!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 1, 2023

Summer kicks off in style on London's stage, with the return of Andy Karl in the Old Vic's Groundhog Day, to the West End transfers of Peter Morgan's latest play and the arrival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning big, Black, and queer American musical, A Strange Loop.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Danny Rubin written?

Danny Rubin has written 1 shows including Groundhog Day (Book).

What awards has Danny Rubin been nominated for?

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Groundhog Day and Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Groundhog Day The Musical.

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