| Beetlejuice | |
|---|---|
| The Musical. The Musical. The Musical. | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:BeetlejuiceMusicalPlaybill.jpg) Playbill from the show's original 2019–2020 Broadway run | |
| Music | Eddie Perfect |
| Lyrics | Eddie Perfect |
| Book | |
| Basis | |
| Premiere | October 14, 2018: National Theatre, Washington, D.C. |
| Productions | 2018 Washington, D.C. 2019 Broadway 2022 US Tour |
Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical., or simply Beetlejuice, is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. The story concerns a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (after the star; the name is pronounced and often spelled "Beetlejuice"),[1] who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her mother's death and her neglectful father.
The musical had a tryout at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C. in October 2018, prior to opening on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 25, 2019. It is produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures (a unit of franchise owner Warner Bros.). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show played its final performance at the Winter Garden on March 10, 2020.[2] It reopened at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on April 8, 2022, and closed on January 8, 2023; a US national tour of the production began in December 2022.[3]
- ^ Millward, Tom. "Everything you need to know about Beetlejuice on Broadway", New York Theatre Guide, October 20, 2022
- ^ "Beetlejuice – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca. "Beetlejuice Closing on Broadway in January", Variety, September 20, 2022