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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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Danny Rubin 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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Photos: First Look At WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME At Santa Fe Playhouse


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


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!


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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!


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.

Interview: 'This is the Most Meta Acting Gig Ever!' Andy Karl on Being a Clown, UK Audiences and Returning to GROUNDHOG DAY


BroadwayWorld UK recently spoke with Andy Karl about what it's like to be returning to the role of Phil Connors in Groundhog Day at The Old Vic, seven years since its original run at the same venue. We discussed what it has been like returning to the show after its runs in London and New York, favourite moments, and even what he would do in a time loop

Photos: Inside Rehearsal for The Old Vic's GROUNDHOG DAY, Starring Andy Karl


Rehearsals are well underway for The Old Vic's upcoming production of Groundhog Day! Check out the photos below.

Video: Matthew Warchus and Tim Minchin Talk the Return of GROUNDHOG DAY


The award-winning musical, Groundhog Day returns to London this year following its world premiere in 2016. Check out an all new video of Tim Minchin and Matthew Warchus talking about the show!

VIDEO: Tim Minchin Performs GROUNDHOG DAY Tunes as the Show Gears up for its West End Return!


Tony-nominated composer Tim Minchin posted videos on social media this week performing two songs from his Olivier Award-winning musical, Groundhog Day, which is making its hotly anticipated return to London's West End in 2023.

Happy Groundhog Day! Celebrate with a Look Back on GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL


Happy Groundhog Day! You know what that means - we're celebrating the occasion by taking a look back on Groundhog Day The Musical, which premiered on Broadway in April 2017 after its acclaimed run in London's West End!

Danny Rubin 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?

Danny Rubin has been nominated for Outstanding Book of a Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Groundhog Day" and Best Book of a Musical by the Tony Awards for "Groundhog Day The Musical."

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