Beetlejuice… Beetlejuice… BEETLEJUICE!
There’s a healthy amount of talk in the theatre world right now about whether we’d see Beetlejuice open up in the West End in the UK this year in 2024. I for one would love to see this. I’ve been listening to the Broadway soundtrack on repeat for the past 6 months and it never gets old. Whilst we’re at it, let’s get some sing-a-long shows too. Okay, maybe that’s asking for too much.
As this is only rumored, nothing is set in stone yet on if, when, or where it will happen and who will be in the cast. Rumors are rumors, but fingers crossed this one is true, because it’ll be one hell of a show!
Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager who is obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.†Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and a degenerate demon who happens to have a thing for stripes.
When Lydia calls on this ghost-with-the-most to scare away her insufferable parents, Beetlejuice comes up with the perfect plan, which involves exorcism, arranged marriages, and an adorable girl scout who gets scared out of her wits.
Music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect (King Kong) with book by Scott Brown and Emmy Award nominee Anthony King (Broad City).
Beetlejuice is directed by Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!, Peter and the Starcatcher), with choreography by Connor Gallagher (The Robber Bridegroom).
