Beetlejuice

Summary of the musical Beetlejuice :

Lydia Deetz, a teenager, has just lost her mother. Her father, not noticing his daughter's sadness, moved to a new house to start a new life. This house is haunted by a thousand-year-old monster that is invisible to human eyes. This house is also haunted by a recently deceased couple who are unhappy that a new family is moving into their house.
When Lydia sees Beetlejuice, he begs her to say his name three times in a row so that he is visible to the living. Together, they will team up to scare his father, and anyone who approaches the house.
But releasing Beetlejuice from its fate will bring chaos, unexpected encounters and achievements and all kinds of twists and turns from which our characters will come out dead or alive!

Find the trailer for the musical on Broadway:
General information
  • Style : Teenagers, Pop, Comedy, Fantasy
  • Theme : Horror, Comedy, Mourning
  • year of creation : 2017
Music
  • Composer :Eddie Perfect
  • Lyricist :Eddie Perfect
  • Librettist : Scott Brown & Anthony King
  • famous songs : "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing", "Ready, Set, Not Yet", "Dead Mom", "Fright of Their Lives", "No Reason", "Say My Name", "Girl Scout", "That Beautiful Sound", "Barbara 2.0", "What I Know Now", "Home", "Creepy Old Guy".
  • Famous performers : Alex Brightman, Sophia Ann Caruso, Kerry Butler, Rob McClure, Adam Dannheisser, Jill Abramovitz, Danny Rutigliano.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is inspired by the 1988 Tim Burton film of the same name.
  • Exists in film : The fantasy-comedy-horror film was released in 1988 starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The show did not win any of the 8 Tony Awards for which it was nominated. It still won 1 Outer Critics Circle Award, 1 Drama Desk Award and 1 Drama League
  • Number of years on display : 1
  • Number of performances : 364
  • anecdotes : The show was actively seeking another theater as the production of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman was scheduled to open in September 2020. Due to COVID-19, the show had to close its doors and played its last performance on March 10, 2019. On hope all the same that the show will find another room, once the reopening of the theaters in new york.
Currently on stage
  • New York :

    The musical has been playing at the Marquis Theater since April 2022. You can buy your tickets here.