'Groundhog Day' musical to premiere at London's Old Vic.

Byline: Jill Lawless

LONDON -- A stage musical based on the time-looping movie ''Groundhog Day'' is to have its world-premiere production at London's Old Vic Theatre. Day after day after day.

The show, part of artistic director Matthew Warchus' first season in charge, will open next year and move to Broadway in 2017.

Based on the much-loved 1993 film in which Bill Murray's cranky weatherman has to live through the spring-predicting calendar date over and over, the show features music and lyrics by comedian Tim Minchin and direction by Warchus. The pair also worked on Tony Award-winner ''Matilda the Musical.''

Warchus, who is taking over the Old Vic from Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, said it's ''a show full of intellect, integrity and wit, insight, humor -- and of course romance.''

Warchus, whose directing credits in London and New York include the musical ''Ghost'' and Alan Ayckbourn's ''The Norman Conquests,'' has big...