Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:41pm
From what I do know about the film, it's not that explicit or too much adult content. With the warnings they've put on the website and all the marketing I'm wondering if we can expect something Book of Mormon-ish?
Posted: 9/6/18 at 8:53pm
I hope they do some real old-school special effects. That's one reason I love the film. Also, please keep this scene somehow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVN-5-I5iBo
Updated On: 9/6/18 at 08:53 PM
Posted: 9/6/18 at 9:03pm
I'm a "millennial" and I can't say I totally know the source material, but that said, I think it's a bonkers idea for a big budget Broadway musical and I love it. I'm excited to see it.
Posted: 9/6/18 at 9:51pm
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "I hope they do some real old-school special effects. That's one reason I love the film. Also, please keep this scene somehow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVN-5-I5iBo"
I can see this working as finale and curtain call similar to Billy Elliot. I guess I’ll find out when I see the show in DC in less than two months.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 8:46am
Posted: 9/7/18 at 9:19am
emaxman said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "There goes my dream of Moulin Rouge at the Winter Garden...
Nevertheless, super excited for this one."
I totally agree-I really thought MR! would take the Winter Garden. Any thoughts of where it might go since this is no longer an option?
"
Since the Imperial and the Winter Garden are out of the cards now for Moulin Rouge, the Hirschfeld is probably the best bet at this point (this would make sense, considering the rumors that have been going around for a while!)
Posted: 9/7/18 at 9:24am
Posted: 9/7/18 at 9:39am
Regarding younger generations and their knowledge of Beetlejuice, I don't know the answer to that at all, but more people than I realized remembered it when Robin Thicke did that VMA performance with Miley Cyrus and so many memes resulted..like this one:
Posted: 9/7/18 at 10:25am
As a rule, millennials and the generation beneath them don't care much about TV unless it's prestige TV (Netflix/HBO) or event TV. The FreeForm channel (which used to be ABC Family or Fox Family) has capitalized on that event TV thing for over a decade with its beloved Harry Potter marathons or "13 Nights of Halloween" programming blocks. Anyone under 30 likely grew up watching 13 Nights of Halloween and seeing Beetlejuice repeatedly, as it's a staple of that programming block. When I was a kid, they even played the movie on Disney Channel regularly, with the one f-bomb and masturbatory gesture censored.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 10:32am
Posted: 9/7/18 at 10:43am
There was also that Nickelodeon cartoon that ran in the 90s.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 10:45am
I'm probably not your most typical example, but was born in 1990, grew up in India - and saw Beetlejuice for the first time last year because a work friend threw a giant viewing party. There were probably 40 people invited (my age group) and most of them knew them knew the movie growing up and liked it. I think it definitely has a pretty good name recognition. Enough to get tourists to flock.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 12:39pm
Would you all recommend watching the movie before seeing the show? I don't really have plans to see it yet, but just curious.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 12:41pm
I'd recommend seeing the movie even if you don't plan on seeing the show. The movie isn't the best thing in the world, but it's highly enjoyable.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 12:43pm
theaterwiz414 said: "Would you all recommend watching the movie before seeing the show? I don't really have plans to see it yet, but just curious."
Absolutely. The film is a Tim Burton masterpiece and the stellar film cast elevates it to another level: Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and most notably, Michael Keaton.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 12:53pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "theaterwiz414 said: "Would you all recommend watching the movie before seeing the show? I don't really have plans to see it yet, but just curious."
Absolutely. The film is a Tim Burton masterpiece and the stellar film cast elevates it to another level: Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and most notably, Michael Keaton."
WOW that cast!! I'll definitely check it out :)
Posted: 9/7/18 at 1:06pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "theaterwiz414 said: "Would you all recommend watching the movie before seeing the show? I don't really have plans to see it yet, but just curious."
Absolutely. The film is a Tim Burton masterpiece and the stellar film cast elevates it to another level: Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and most notably, Michael Keaton."
Oh those good old days when Alec Baldwin was still hot
Posted: 9/7/18 at 1:22pm
I'm definitely among the youngest crowds on here, and I'm also pretty active on Twitter (gross, I know). From what I'm seeing on there, people my age have either seen the movie and liked it, or are excited enough about the cast/director/general aesthetic to go see it anyway. I personally have never seen the movie but have heard a lot about it, so I'm hoping to check this one out!
Posted: 9/7/18 at 5:54pm
Posted: 9/7/18 at 6:20pm
Posted: 9/7/18 at 6:41pm
As a late millennial/very early gen Z, I have seen Beetlejuice, and it's an amazing movie. What's with the stereotype that all people under age 20 haven't watched the classics and are addicted to on demand? Heck, I don't even have Netflix or Hulu!
Posted: 9/7/18 at 7:00pm
Posted: 9/7/18 at 11:15pm
Thank-you everyone for the responses re the younger generation knowing this show. This sounds to me like the show could have a very strong commercial run as the audience could come from a pretty broad demographic and age group.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 11:37pm
imklepcyk said: "Maybe moulin rouge will wait until palace is available again. That would be a perfect theatre"
The Palace Theatre renovation won't be completed until 2021, at the earliest.
Posted: 3/15/19 at 10:51am
https://nypost.com/2019/03/14/revamped-beetlejuice-still-may-not-have-the-juice-for-broadway/
From the NYP:
"A source tells me that director Alex Timbers sat down with the creative team and went through the show “beat by beat,” expunging all that was tasteless, lewd and inappropriate in the post-#MeToo era. He also demanded better jokes and songs."
Okay Werk.
I also love the shade thrown at King Kong.
"Eddie Perfect, an Australian songwriter, wrote the score. He also wrote the songs for “King Kong,” which isn’t going to win any Tony Awards."
