BE MORE CHILL Broadway Cast!

But how many of them are gonna be able to find the Lyceum stage door?

Love him or hate him, Joe Iconis is nothing but loyal. He seldom replaces people.

Anyone else have a feeling this won’t last long once it’s stars leave?

I kinda feel the same, but then again new doubt the power of teens with social media. I think they will come out in big crowds to see this for maybe the first year but after the Tony awards (assuming the starts start to leave), the kids will probably move on to the next big thing.

At first I was comparing it to DEH but the difference is that kids AND adults will go to see that regardless of their theatrical background. I feel like even if they're really into musical theater, I cant see many people over the age of 30 willingly going to see this unless they're in love with it.

OhHiii said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "I'm excited for them! But i do wish they replaced a couple people who read as a little younger. As a while, this cast doesn't pass for high schoolers to me unlike Prom or Mean Girls."

In the same vein of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Spelling Bee, there are youth-centric shows that deliberately cast people who read as adults as an artistic choice to help make the themes more apparent. In Be More Chill's case, I'd guessthat's what they intended. It's not like there's a shortage of younger looking actors."



Ahhhhh gotcha. If that's what they're going for then I guess it works.

There really isn't anything in the show to suggest that. It would work much better with actual young actors (unlike Spelling Bee and Charlie Brown).

YvanEhtNioj said: "I kinda feel the same, but then again new doubt the power of teens with social media. I think they will come out in big crowds to see this for maybe the first year but after the Tony awards (assuming the starts start to leave), the kids will probably move on to the next big thing.

At first I was comparing it to DEH but the difference is that kids AND adults will go to see that regardless of their theatrical background. I feel like even if they're really into musical theater, I cant see many people over the age of 30 willingly going to see this unless they're in love with it.

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These actors are so far from being high school kids...George Salazar is 32 but acts like a kid from what I've seen in his appearances and what's with the head band all the time? Is it like Nick Cannon and his turbans?

We have no desire seeing this unless my nieces (12-14) and nephews (13-16) mention it and then we'll have to seriously think about it...Also, seeing Mean Girls was not enjoyable! Bring on Hadestown!

The cheap seats have already been snatched up in the last few rows of the balcony so hope you have $120 saved up kiddies for a ticket AND can talk your parents into shelling out another $120 to take you. And that's BALCONY prices. Want to sit downstairs? $165. Want to sit CLOSE? $200. What teenager is gonna be able to afford that and what parent is gonna agree to take them when they have to pay that plus food plus transportation?

Personally I don't see it panning out that way. The NY metro is saturated with spoiled teens who have very free access to their parents' money. Plus, traveling teens could theoretically drag an entire family to the show.

On another note, I'm glad to see many of the same understudies in this cast. I saw Troy Iwata and Talia Suskauer at my performance and both were absolutely excellent.

OhHiii said: "a12la said: "OhHiii said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "I'm excited for them! But i do wish they replaced a couple people who read as a little younger. As a while, this cast doesn't pass for high schoolers to me unlike Prom or Mean Girls."

In the same vein of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Spelling Bee, there are youth-centric shows that deliberately cast people who read as adults as an artistic choice to help make the themes more apparent. In Be More Chill's case, I'd guessthat's what they intended. It's not like there's a shortage of younger looking actors."

There really isn't anything in the show to suggest that. It would work much better with actual young actors (unlike Spelling Bee and Charlie Brown)."

As a post stated earlier, the show wouldn't be palatable watching actual teenagers or actors who read as teenagers partaking in what happens throughout the show. And there's one single adult in the cast. If you don't think they made that choice consciously, you're wrong."

In an older thread, there was extensive discussion of the apparent age of the cast versus the supposed age of the characters. It's interesting how much of an issue is being made of this when it's really quite common on Broadway. Rarely do teenage characters actually look their age, and sometimes even the inverse is true - in Phantom, the title character is actually supposed to be in his 40s, but has been played for quite some time now by actors far younger than that (even 20s). Similarly, Christine is supposed to be in her late teens or very early 20s, but she's typically played by actresses in their late 20s and even into their 30s. And there are few members of the ballet chorus who could pass for late teens in even the most forgiving light.

I'm not saying it doesn't impede suspension of disbelief for me, but this sort of casting is hardly unique to Be More Chill.

As a post stated earlier, the show wouldn't be palatable watching actual teenagers or actors who read as teenagers partaking in what happens throughout the show. And there's one single adult in the cast. If you don't think they made that choice consciously, you're wrong.

yes!!! Totally agree with this. I’m 40 and I adore the show. Also, I think there are a lot of adult fans of Joe Iconis. Having been to many of his Iconis and Family concerts, I can definitively say that he often draws an older crowd.

Not sure how long it will last at the Lyceum, but it’s tough to ever know what will be well received or successful.

this isnt going to re-coup.

Hell, my college is already doing it as a production in the spring time! Like it or not, BMC has to be some special show if the reception it got from the fanbase alone made it transfer onto Broadway and I'm looking forward to seeing it in March.