Beetlejuice will begin Broadway previews in March 2019. An official preview start date to be announced shortly.
Friday, September 14, 2018
BEETLEJUICE to Begin Broadway Haunt This April; Official Opening Night Set
Beetlejuice will begin Broadway previews in March 2019. An official preview start date to be announced shortly.
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If broadway insists on adapting well known IPs into musicals I will take this and Mrs Doubtfire over Spongebob and Mean Girls any day. The cast just seems so perfect, though Kerry Butler seems much more suited to play the Catherine O'Hara character. Also there is nothing as perfect as the design team, any show is bound to be a spectacle when there are separate puppet, special effect, and illusion designers, something I wish there were more of in shows. Honestly the film is such an oddball of Tim Burton's best work that is so weird it leaves a lot open to still be creative on stage. The story is very simple that is can be expanded and characters further developed without any significant damage to the parts of the film everyone remembers. I imagine Beetleguise himself will have some big showy productions numbers, maybe some tap even, being a dirty version of Disney's Tony winning Genie. The show has a lot more promise than more juvenille musicals of late, solely because it is more of a cult film, and one that is actually artistic and well thought out, hopefully the musical will be too.
It is very exciting to see Beetlejuice headed to Broadway! Evan was a part of the NY workshop last spring and it looked like they were headed to Broadway. It is very fascinating to think about the life of a musical from creation to Broadway debut. There are so many iterations and adaptation that it is incredible that people stay attached to the work as long as its life is. I think a Tim Burton musical will be very interesting. Burton's style seems juxtaposing to the traditional Broadway style; the dark, grim production design will be interesting brought up to broadway scale with dancers, costumes and a large audience. With a well-known show like Beetlejuice, it will be imperative to reference the old but break into the new with this show. There's also going to be a new generation who has never seen the movie and this musical will be there first exposure to the story.
Doing a revival of a cult film such as Beetlejuice, and into a musical at that, must be incredibly challenging. Alex Timbers and the rest of the creative team have the difficult job of using their own creative input and styles, but having to mesh that with the iconic, recognizable style of Tim Burton. One of the reasons why I find myself being excited over this revival is the choice of movie. Recently it has been an influx of children's movies (nothing against that) but it will be interesting to see how they transfer the macabre tones, creepy designs and dark humor on Broadway, which is known for its bright lights and severe optimism. Choosing to do Beetlejuice represents creatives wanting to take on and present more challenging projects. Furthermore, I see that the special effects will be done by Jeremy Chernick, who did the effects for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," and that's incredibly exciting as much of the ambience of that wizarding world was created through his tricks and skills, and I look forward to seeing what he comes up with for the Beetlejuice stage.
If I'm being honest, I've never seen Beetlejuice all the way through, but this sounds great! The design team is all very accomplished which is obviously promising. I am intrigued by some of the listings such as illusions and puppetry! I think illusions master is one of the coolest job titles someone can have. I have seen that in action for shows like Phantom of The Opera which is pretty breathtaking. I'm excited to see what iconic tricks this show will present. I think one of the most interesting choices of the design team would be Kenneth Posner who won a Tony for Kinky Boots. He was also nominated for his work on Wicked and Hairspray. I am interested to see how he will handle the dark and twisted story of Beetlejuice considering his most notable work is on some pretty bright and cheery shows. Also, I couldn't be happier that the Washington DC world premiere will begin in October just in time for the Halloween season!
Beetlejuice!!! This article was so exciting to see as I got to work on the lab of this show last winter. When I worked on it we staged almost all of act 2. Many things have been cut from the show since such as a moment with a Segway. I am super excited to see all the changes from the lab to the final production. During the lab they didn’t know when they were going to Broadway. I remember during lunch one day the choreographer and his assistant went onto playbill and were going through each theatre to see which one they might go into and what the timeline could be. I know there was talk about moving in the fall of next season but they decided to open in the spring! I am so excited for all of my friends who are still working on this show and I cannot wait to see it!
Near the end of my season at williamstown, we went on a field trip to new york to go see the premises of scenic art studios and Hudson scenic. While on our tour of one of scenic art studios' facilities, we were shown several elaborate drops which were from beetlejuice! (Although they never really told us that, but they hinted) The main drape is an awesome deep purple velour which has been treated to look crumpled, and is covered with these very tim burton esque spirals all in black glitter on the front. I was very glad we got to see those drops, and the premises of professionals working on broadway shows. I think I would like to see beetlejuice, especially since I have a friend who worked on it, and it would sincerely be my very first broadway show. I haven't seen the movie at all though, so perhaps I should do that before I go see the show.
It’s been quite the growing trend recently to turn movies/shows into musicals over the last few years, with things like Mean Girls, Frozen, and Spongebob. On one hand, it sometimes feels a bit like a cheap shot since they don’t need to come up with their own characters or much in the way of storylines, but on the other hand, I think it can be very creative finding a way to take something that already exists and build upon it. I saw the movie Beetlejuice quite a few years ago, and from what I remember there are a lot of cool aspects in the background and the set that I think could be really amazing translated into a live setting. Things like the man’s town model in the attic that they jump into, or how the underworld looks, to the cool effects for when the house is being haunted. I also think that the costuming for these characters is going to be really fun. Seeing the renowned designers that this show has makes me think that it’s going to be quite the spectacle. I think that with the level of effects and depth to this movie, paired with the talent of the designers, I have my hopes up that it’ll be something very impressive and more fun than some of the ones that are running currently. I’m looking forward to seeing a new, edgy, and iconic show on Broadway.
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