BEETLEJUICE Returning To Broadway Fall 2025

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 5:28pm

Cryptic post from the show's Instagram account this afternoon. The rumor going around is that they're going the MAMMA MIA! route: the touring production + cast is expected to transfer to the Palace Theatre this fall, as a brief space-filler in between GLENGARRY and LOST BOYS. 

Announcement and press release with exact dates should be coming this week. 

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 5:47pm

Lord. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 5:49pm

Geez. Another musical playing the Palace that'll only fill it at 50% capacity.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 5:55pm

I wasn't a huge fan of the show either, but even I know this'll pack the house for the holidays.

Gotta think more money-making tours will emulate this strategy in the years to come. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 6:07pm

Back in the nineties the Weisslers brought the touring production of Grease via New York City Center all while the Broadway revival was still running. Curious if something like this will happen again.

Seriously, this kind of thing seems to be some kind of recession indicator. It happened a lot during the recession in the early 2010’s. The Hair revival, Fela, Bring it On, and Motown all had touring productions play broadway at some point. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 6:12pm

I wonder if we'll see BACK TO THE FUTURE, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, LES MIS, and/or BEAUTY AND THE BEAST return come late 2026.

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 6:14pm

I doubt the former two, but the latter two definitely will. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 6:16pm

I like the show but I'm not a fan of the emerging trend of touring productions making Broadway a "stop." However, if it's for a limited holiday run, I imagine it'll do pretty well.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 6:28pm

This shouldn't be taking the Palace but the upcoming 50th anniversary revival of A Chorus Line should.

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 7:11pm

This is supposed to bring in younger people in this holidays, but to be honest (as a 16 year old theatre obsessed diabetic) leave it on tour and not broadway. It's the same production everyone's getting in their touring subscriptions and most of this audience have already seen. I've seen it 5 times and I wouldn't shell my cash out to see the tour on broadway. Bring the spectacle back, wow my eyes, don't stick a touring set in a big broadway house that'll swallow it whole and cost 500 bucks to see. I paid 125$ with taxes and fees to see it front row in 2023, keep it cheap and keep it touring. 

[Ke3]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 7:28pm

Mr. Wormwood said: "I like the show but I'm not a fan of the emerging trend of touring productions making Broadway a "stop." However, if it's for a limited holiday run, I imagine it'll do pretty well."

It's interesting though. In the past this trend has always seemed to reoccur when things are slow overall. Despite the weekly death watch for certain shows, the industry is anything but slow at the moment.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 7:54pm

If the plan is for a 3 month limited engagement for Halloween and the holidays, I can see it doing tremendous business. Gives the performers and theatre staff work, helps return the initial Broadway investment (which I’m sure they’re still trying to do). Plus it gives fans one more chance to see it on Broadway.

I see this as a win all around.

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 7:59pm

AKarp2013 said: "If the plan is for a 3 month limited engagement for Halloween and the holidays, I can see it doing tremendous business. Gives the performers and theatre staff work, helps return the initial Broadway investment (which I’m sure they’re still trying to do). Plus it gives fans one more chance to see it on Broadway.

I see this as a win all around."

The national tour certainly recouped -- back in 2023. And since it's been running pretty continuously since, I think it's probably pretty well on its way to profitability. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 8:09pm

Plus they've been licensing the show for a while now...

[Wick3]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 8:10pm

Are the producers avoiding the Shubert theater org? I just noticed the 2 theaters (Marquis and Palace) are both Nederlander.

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 8:18pm

Wick3 said: "Are the producers avoiding the Shubert theater org? I just noticed the 2 theaters (Marquis and Palace) are both Nederlander."

Scott Rudin might come back for them to kick them out so he can stage his paint your wagon revival with Pedro Pascal

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 8:55pm

Wick3 said: "Are the producers avoiding the Shubert theater org? I just noticed the 2 theaters (Marquis and Palace) are both Nederlander."

In the words of George St. Geegland from Oh, Hello, "Have you f*cking tried dealing with the Shubert Organization?"

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/1/25 at 9:09pm

TheatreFan4 said: "Plus they've been licensing the show for a while now..."

They don't license the show proper, but "Beetlejuice Jr. Edition" is getting a LOT of play.

[blaxx]

Posted: 6/2/25 at 12:02am

AKarp2013 said: "If the plan is for a 3 month limited engagement for Halloween and the holidays, I can see it doing tremendous business. Gives the performers and theatre staff work, helps return the initial Broadway investment (which I’m sure they’re still trying to do). Plus it gives fans one more chance to see it on Broadway.

I see this as a win all around."

You do? Cuz this thing has yet to make a penny on Broadway.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 6/2/25 at 12:19am

blaxx said: "You do? Cuz this thing has yet to make a penny on Broadway."

If the plan is to bring it in as a limited holiday-type engagement, then yes I can see it. The last two times it was on Broadway, they did well over $1 million a week between October and January. I'll gladly eat my words if/when I'm wrong but I could see it happening

Updated On: 6/2/25 at 12:19 AM

[binau]

Posted: 6/2/25 at 2:39pm

Call_me_jorge said: "

Seriously, this kind of thing seems to be some kind of recession indicator. It happened a lot during therecession in the early 2010’s. The Hair revival, Fela, Bring it On, andMotown all had touring productions play broadway at some point."

Were any of those experiments successful? If I recall Hair and Bring it On were not. Not sure about the others. 

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 6/2/25 at 2:40pm

I had hoped this was a UK West End transfer announcement. Could that happen?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/3/25 at 9:35am

Performances begin October 8 for a run through January 3; tickets go on sale at 10 AM.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/3/25 at 9:45am

binau said: "Were any of those experiments successful? If I recall Hair and Bring it On were not. Not sure about the others."

It entirely depends on how the show was financed.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/3/25 at 9:51am

For such short runs of productions that are entirely dependent on their title alone, I have to assume the numbers have been crunched to make sure they are worthwhile.