Arts & Entertainment
Bill Murray Belts 'I Feel Pretty' In Washington Square Park
The famed 'Ghostbusters' actor put on his own musical performance in the West Village park on Thursday. Watch for yourself below.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — No you're not imagining things, Bill Murray came to Washington Square Park to tell the city how he felt was pretty.
The famed "Ghostbusters" and "Caddyshack" actor performed a surprise impromptu concert of sorts in the West Village park on Thursday to promote "New Worlds," a documentary about Murray's performance at the Acropolis in Georgia, reported the NY Post.
The uniquely Murray performance was chronicled by the popular Instagram personality Nicolas Heller, who runs the account "newyorknico."
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Heller calls himself the unofficial talent scout of New York City.
Murray put on the performance with cellist Jan Vogler, violinist Mira Wang, and pianist Vannessa Perez.
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Outside of his unique rendition of Natalie Wood's "I Feel Pretty," Murray also belted out a few other songs and the poem "Dog" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Murray's performance ended as quickly as it started when he told the crowd the cops said they had to turn the microphones off.
"New Worlds" premieres at the Village East theater in Lower Manhattan on Feb. 2, which also just so happens to be Groundhog Day.
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