Beetlejuice the Musical- Page 3

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/12/18 at 8:47pm

Telecharge says that Norbert will be out of My Fair Lady from November 6 at 7pm through Sunday, November 11 at 3pm... I doubt that's enough time to do a Pre-Broadway run. My guess is that it is someone else. I think Christopher Fitzgerald would be wonderful!

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 3:09pm

Alex is still involved

[a12la]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 7:52pm

LightsOut90 said: "Alex is still involved"

How do you know? That tweet seems to say otherwise.

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:00pm

No one who has been cast is allowed to say they are in it yet. Which explains why Kerry Butler avoided all the beetlejuice questions.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 11:10am

Kerry Butler is leaving Mean Girls on Sept. 9, which would seem to indicate she's going into Beetlejuice.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:13pm

Love Kerry Butler and think her her personality fits the material perfectly. Thought she was great in Mean Girls, if underused.

Danny Pudi visited Butler at Mean Girls 2 weeks ago or so, if that means anything

[Patty3]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 1:41pm

https://ew.com/theater/2018/08/16/beetlejuice-musical-cast/

Excited and happy for Alex!

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 2:57pm

I'm sure it'll be redone, but the logo and branding as of now are pretty ugly IMO. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 3:19pm

I have a feeling he's just going to give us Jack Black 2.0

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 3:35pm

The character has been Jack Black 2.0 in all the "Graveyard Revue" theme park shows, and essentially in the cartoon too, which predates Jack Black.

I get the sense that "mumbling, stream-of-consciousness East Pittsburgh lowlife" is a hard character type to create and sustain, and only Keaton's experience working in the Steel City theatre scene among the stage hands enabled him to go there with such specificity.

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 5:12pm

darquegk said: "The character has been Jack Black 2.0 in all the "Graveyard Revue" theme park shows, and essentially in the cartoon too, which predates Jack Black.."

PLEASE GOD NO. I worked at Universal Orlando for 2 years and had to deal with hearing that stupid show daily. 

I want a fresh take on the character. if that's possible... 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 6:20pm

I don't care much for Alex's work. I was hoping for Christopher Fitzgerald in the part. Alex just kind of over acts and calls it comedy, which might just make his Beetlejuice annoying. I just think he lacks specificity.

[Elegance101]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 6:39pm

I'm surprised, given his recent tweet and given that Fitzgerald just left Waitress after nearly two-and-a-half years. But I still think he could be really good! Haven't we all just seen him do School of Rock? What other examples do we have of his acting/comedic abilities? His ensemble roles?

[kelsey1389]

Posted: 8/16/18 at 10:29pm

I have a good feeling about Kerry in this and I am SO. EXCITED. She was so unbelievably underutilized in Mean Girls and often under appreciated by "stans" of the show. For her sake, I hope this is a good role for her. She deserves something really strong.