Tuesday, March 5, 2024

SIX, BEETLEJUICE, And More Announced for Broadway Across Canada 2024 Season

Broadway Across Canada has announced the lineup of shows coming to the Queen Victoria Theatre in 2024 and 2025!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Video: Get A First Look At BEETLEJUICE in Brazil

Get a first look at the Brazil company of Beetlejuice performing The Whole Being Dead Thing in an all-new video. Based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PM
Friday, February 16, 2024

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part Two) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included h…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AM
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

2024/25 Main Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season by Mirvish Productions

ANNOUNCING THE 2024/25 MAIN MIRVISH THEATRE SUBSCRIPTION SEASON In this new season of 7 new shows, you will embark on a mesmerizing journey where imagination knows no bounds and stories com…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36AM

Beetlejuice by Mirvish Productions

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Toronto. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36AM
Monday, February 12, 2024

Russell Daniels and Elliott Mattox Climb Aboard Titanique by Darryn King

Comedian Russell Daniels and Elliott Mattox are climbing aboard the good ship Titanique. Daniels will reprise the role of Ruth, currently played by Nathan Lee Graham, while Mattox will pla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

TITANIQUE to Welcome Back Russell Daniels & Elliott Mattox to Join the Cast

Comedian Russell Daniels (Gutenberg! The Musical) will re-board the ship of dreams as Ruth, and Elliott Mattox (Beetlejuice) will join as Victor Garber. See who else is starring in this prod…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:41PM
Friday, February 2, 2024

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part One) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Monday, January 29, 2024

Gutenberg! The Musical! Ends Broadway Run With Plans for a Cast Album by Hayley Levitt

Bud and Doug have bid Broadway farewell, but they exit the stage with more dreams to feast upon. As Gutenberg! The Musical! played its final Broadway performance on January 28 at the Jame…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM
Monday, January 8, 2024
Saturday, January 6, 2024

Beetlejuice: “Say My Name” by bwaySHO

Say his name 3 times and get all the Beetlejuice & Lydia’s of Broadway performing “Say My Name.” Filmed & edited by ​@bwaySHO #Beetlejuice #AlexBrightman #SayMyName

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:16PM
Monday, December 18, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ at the National Theatre by Anne Valentino

The trend for turning movies into big-budget Broadway musicals has definitely been picking up steam in the past few years. From “Beetlejuice” to “Mrs. Doubtfire,” numerous iconic 90s…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:51AM
Friday, November 24, 2023

Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz. by Laura Emde

A visit from Dark Brandon, a 'Beetlejuice' sighting, and a band's visit are all in this week's news quiz. The post Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz.…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:00AM
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Introducing The Weekly Grail with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, a New Vlog Revealing the Magic (and Silliness) of Spamalot by Darryn King

Eight times a week at the St. James Theatre, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer commands the stage as the all-powerful Lady of the Lake in the riotous new revival production of Spamalot. (You probabl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Beetlejuice is a demonic good time by Kimzyn Campbell

Thirty-five years after its film debut, the classic Tim Burton Halloween comedy Beetlejuice has been reimagined, first set loose like a demon as a 2019 Broadway musical (score by Eddie Perfe…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:59AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Ghost of a Show: A Review of “Beetlejuice” at the Auditorium Theatre by Dennis Polkow

Take away all the heart and soul of the property and fill the evening with overblown songs that stop the action rather than advance it and you have “Beetlejuice” the musical.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 9, 2023

Review: ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’ at the Auditorium is unstoppable — nothing this critic can do by Chris Jones

My objections? Oh, an incoherent and crass book and tasteless jokes about “Creepy Old Guys” and so on. But Isabella Esler is a huge young talent as Lydia.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Video: Dolly Parton Teases the 'Clever' Way Her Broadway Musical Brings Her 'Big Story' to the Stage

Dolly Parton is revealing new details about her upcoming Broadway musical. Although she had a script ready for a biopic, she said she 'just kept burning with that Broadway.' Now working with…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at New World Stages by Cindy Sibilsky

Combine elements of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Beetlejuice with The 39 Steps and Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein, add a quick-witted, fast-paced, farcical script, mix in five phenomenal…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 02:07AM
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Alex Brightman & Elizabeth Teeter Beetlejuice Halloween Costume & Bows Swap Story by bwaySHO

Beetlejuice Broadway stars Alex Brightman & Elizabeth Teeter chat with @bwaySHO at BAD Cinderella's Opening Night about their Halloween Costume & Bows Swap. You can watch the curtain call an…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Monday, October 30, 2023

Beetlejuice National Tour Recoups by Logan Culwell-Block

Justin Collette, Isabella Esler, Megan McGinnis, and Will Burton currently lead the ghoulish musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

BEETLEJUICE North American Tour Recoups After Only 37 Weeks On The Road

The North American Tour of the smash hit musical BEETLEJUICE recouped its initial investment during the recent Denver engagement, and after only 37 weeks on the road. 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AM
Sunday, October 22, 2023

My Variety Review of Broadway's "Gutenberg! The Musical!" by Frank Rizzo

As backers’ auditions go, “Gutenberg! The Musical!” — a wildly delusional conceit so full of itself that it boasts two exclamation points — doesn’t stand a chance of making it to…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:44PM
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Gutenberg! The Musical!: A Meta-Musical Satire That Doesn’t Deserve Exclamation Points by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for the first Broadway production of this musical spoof by Scott Brown and Anthony King, creators of "Beetlejuice." The post Gutenberg!…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:56PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Rawls lands 'Beetlejuice The Musical' lead role on cruise ship - Richland Source

Rawls saw the casting call call recently on Playbill.com and decided to send in an audition tape. It included clips from previous shows in which ...

SOURCE: Google at 06:03PM
Monday, October 2, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers by JK

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master in…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:55AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Spamalot Casting Complete by Sandi Durell

The court of the St. James Theatre is complete! Taran Killam (“Saturday Night Live”) will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT as Sir…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:55AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Taran Killam Will Be Lancelot in Broadway's Spamalot by Logan Culwell-Block

Beetlejuice star Alex Brightman, who starred in the production's Kennedy Center run, will take over the role in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM
Monday, September 18, 2023

Lauren Boebert Apologies For Behavior at Denver BEETLEJUICE Performance

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has apologized for her behavior following her removal from a performance of Beetlejuice in Denver last week. Read her statement here.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards