Tragic tale of Punxsutawney Phil who 'drinks an elixir every summer so he can stay alive forever' but must watch groundhog wife Phyliss grow old and die inspires Broadway-worthy online musical number

According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Punxsutawney Phil has been alive since 1886 and is fed sip of the 'elixir of life' on every Groundhog Day His wife, Phyliss, is not offered the same elixir or her own immortalityTikTok users have now created a Broadway-esque 'Groundhog Day Musical' about PhylissREAD MORE: All the answer to your most confusing Groundhog day questions: Do groundhogs come out in February? Who is Punxsutawney Phil? 

TikTok users have created a Broadway-worthy musical songs after discovering that dreadful fate of weather-predicting Punxsutawney Phil’s wife, Phyliss.

Punxsutawney Phil is the groundhog best known for making an annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

On February 2, Phil predicted an early spring during the largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration in the country in Gobbler’s Knob. 

A day after the prediction, Oliver Richman, an actor and singer posted a TikTok revealing the Phil’s wife, Phyliss’s sad fate.

Punxsutawney Phil is the groundhog best known for making an annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Punxsutawney Phil and his wife, Phyllis. According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Punxsutawney Phil has been alive since 1886 and is fed sip of the ‘elixir of life’ on every Groundhog Day

On February 2, Phil predicted an early spring during the largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration in the country in Gobbler’s Knob

He composed a song based on the longstanding myth that Phil has been alive since 1886 and is fed a sip of the ‘elixir of life’ on every Groundhog Day that extends his life for seven more years.

But according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Phyliss, his wife, is unfortunately not offered the same elixir and is not given her own immortality.

In a FAQ section, the Club wrote: ‘Her name is Phyliss. She doesn’t receive the Elixir of Life so she will not live forever like Phil.’

Some of Richman’s lyrics, which are written from Phil’s point of view, are: ‘Nothing’s supposed to live forever, Phyliss.

‘Nothing’s supposed to last that long. The burrows we made will eventually fade and I’ll be left to sing the same old song.’

The TikTok video currently has five million views and nearly 550,000 likes.

A day after the prediction, Oliver Richman, an actor and singer posted a TikTok revealing the Phil’s wife, Phyliss’s sad fate

Some of Richman’s lyrics, which are written from Phil’s point of view, are: ‘Nothing’s supposed to live forever, Phyliss’

After Richman’s video went viral, many other users began to debut the video and create songs from Phyliss’s point of view.

A user named Joy, whose video has over a million views, was heard singing: ‘No, you made the decision for me Phil, I have to do this for myself.

‘This isn’t what I want, Phil. You have me no choice, Phil.’

The idea has spread to the extent that a ‘Groundhog Day Musical’ is now making the rounds on the social media app.

A user named Joy, whose video has over a million views, was heard singing: ‘No, you made the decision for me Phil, I have to do this for myself’

Handlers are allowed to pet Phil, his being Pennsylvania resident and Groundhog Club member AJ Dereume

If he’s not eating veggies or spending time with his wife Phyliss, the club stated that Phil ‘enjoys a good book and reading the daily newspaper’

One user criticized Phil for lying about the early coming of spring so he could ‘impress them/live forever’ while many others wrote songs as the Punxsutawney Mayor.

This is not the first time TikTok has nearly produced its own Broadway show. In 2020, users banded together to create ‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’, based on the 2007 Disney movie, Ratatouille.

In 2021, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear created ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,’ based on Season 1 of the show on Netflix.

The duo won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album in 2022 but were later sued by Netflix.