SAME DAY, DIFFERENT VERSE: The full cast of “Groundhog Day The Musical,” which comes to Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College from September 20-29.

It’s a case of “déjà vu all over again” — with a comedic, musical twist — when Playful Theatre Productions opens the 2024-25 Kelsey Theatre season with Groundhog Day The Musical, September 20-29, on Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) West Windsor Campus.

Based on the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray,  Groundhog Day follows a day in the life of arrogant big-city weatherman Phil Conners, who is dreading the annual trip to Punxsutawney, Pa., to report on the town’s Groundhog Day ceremony. But his frustration with the event can’t compare to what follows, when a storm keeps him in town and he finds himself reliving the same day over and over again. Stuck in an endless loop of arrogance and cynicism amongst the quirky townsfolk, Phil must learn to take advantage of his second, third, and fourth chances to break the cycle and transform his life.

Groundhog Day The Musical features a book by original movie co-screenwriter Danny Rubin, and music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Tim Minchin. In 2016 the musical made its world premiere in London and opened on Broadway in 2017, capturing seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Dates and showtimes are Friday, September 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 28 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, September 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. at the Kelsey Theatre on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The production is rated PG13 due to some adult themes. Tickets are $30. Visit kelseytheatre.org.