This writer live tweeted Bill Murray’s visit to the Groundhog Day musical and it was magical

Bill Murray can never escape from Groundhog Day. Sure, the end of the 1993 movie may have made it seem like he’d escaped from the cycle of repeating the same day every day – but the actor has now experienced the whole thing all over again. At least this time it was voluntary.

Goundhog Day the Musical is now in Broadway after a successful London run, so Murray – who starred as world-weary and arrogant weatherman Phil Connors – decided to see it for the first time. 

Luckily he loved it. And even more luckily, New York Times writer Sopan Deb was on hand to tweet out this excellent thread.

First up, Murray arrived at the theatre. It was very exciting.

I am here at the August Wilson Theatre, where Bill Murray is about to watch the Groundhog Day musical for the first time. Dead serious.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 8, 2017

Picture here with Danny Rubin and Brian Doyle-Murray. Also in the cast. pic.twitter.com/clThU3piQR

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 8, 2017

Then he made his way quietly inside.

Murray has gone mostly unnoticed inside. Just stepped on our photog's shoes. (Not in a jerky way. But because he could.)

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 8, 2017

Murray just got a brief round of applause.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 8, 2017

Early signs were good.

It's intermission. Murray let out a fist pump during the show when Phil Connors meets Ned Ryerson for the first time.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Murray really came into his own during the interval…

For some reason, Murray decided to needlessly climb over a woman in a mostly empty row to head to the bar during intermission. Classic.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Now taking selfies and sipping a beer in the lobby. Murray just gave two children junior mints.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Either he loved it or hated it, because there were tears.

The bows are happening. Murray is sobbing from what I can tell. I'm sitting right behind him.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Okay, so the tears were good tears. Phew.

Murray in group shot with cast: "Its beautiful what you're doing." Earlier: "I have notes!"

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Murray is giving an amazing speech to the cast right now. I will transcribe later.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

Literally Murray's speech is talking about the Panama Canal. I wish you were all here.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017

I wish it really was Groundhogs Day so I can do this again tomorrow night.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 9, 2017