Changes to Beetlejuice? — Page 2

SomethingPeculiar said: "I have a lot more faith in Alex Timbers than I do in Jack O'Brien, and if they are indeed doing a 2-week lab, that's a good sign. But I have more faith in the CHARLIE writing team that I do in the BEETLEJUICE writing team. So choose the lesser of two evils?"

There's really no need to quantify guesses for something that will open eventually.

Sweets, FOSSE/VERDON has been filming since October and will be wrapped up in a few more weeks. Also, Butz isn’t playing Bob Fosse but a small role which would take 1-2 days to shoot, if it hasn’t already. FOSSE/VERDON is also filming in NY so he could easily have filmed his role between performances of MY FAIR LADY.

Nope, don't ever call me sweets or anything other than my name again. Once again, Norbert isn't playing this role, he is leaving My Fair Lady to shoot his scenes for the tv series, he has a main role in the show.

Alex isn't being recast, by anyone.

Updated On: 2/7/19 at 05:25 PM

New Marquee is up, here's a shot of the new one next to the concept art:

https://imgur.com/a/AQFKryR (s/o to u/busterrbrown on Reddit for the new image)



I hope they add the "Here Lies" billboard, and change the Winter Garden lightbulbs to green!

Updated On: 2/5/19 at 07:08 PM

DiscoCrows said: "New Marquee is up, here's a shot of the new one next to the concept art:

https://imgur.com/a/AQFKryR(s/o to u/busterrbrown on Reddit for the new image)"

That sure looks like Alex Brightman on the new marquee. Does that put an end to the rumor?

Editing to add: I just did a search, and the cast has been announced:

http://www.playbill.com/article/principal-casting-set-for-broadways-beetlejuice

Updated On: 2/6/19 at 07:03 PM

Christoph said: "Good to hear as they really needed to make some changes to the show from the DC run. Brightman, however, is not one of the changes needed. Leslie Kritzer and the actress playing Lydia also need to be kept in place. The show never seems to know what to do with the Adam and Barbara characters and both Butler and McClure seemed utterly wasted in excess baggage/nothing roles. Plus Beetlejuice's reason for being makes no sense in the context of the play. Act II is all over the place, Otho's inclusion makes no sense with the way Delia's character has been redefined, turning Juno into BJ's mother (and a villain) for a last minute chaotic climax (following a really questionable act by Lydia) comes out of left field, and dear God, ditch that godawful boy band number in Act II. The show definitely has promise and these things are fixable, so kudos if they get it done."

Agree 100%. Particularly about The Maitlands.

My theory on the biggest problem with the show is the shift of focus from them to Beetlejuice and Lydia.

The narrative and emotional through-line should be the childless couple discovering an adoptive daughter who is reaching out for something her own family can't give. But instead it is about a daughter struggling over the loss of her mother and distance from her father...and oh look, there's this other couple that they meet.

Plus Beetlejuice! and he's funny!

If they want to refocus things on BJ and Lydia, that's fine, but then they have to make hard decisions about how close they want to stay to the movie. I argue there are too many things that are there "Because they are in the movie" and for no other reason...and I would argue The Maitlands fall into this category too.

Oh, and the entire end "sequence", including Lydia's song, is a convoluted mess where they try to have their cake and eat it too.

Updated On: 2/7/19 at 05:33 PM

darquegk said: "Beetlejuice is a star vehicle role and they’re figuring what kind of role it should be. It’s very much like Genie in Aladdin, and the tryout period for that show went through a lot of takes on that role, including John Tartaglia as a “sassy gay friend” Genie."

Do you mean this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvO_6nwMtbE

Girl, no. So many "choices."

I'm still confused about who they're selling a Beetlejuice musical to. Tootsie is a similar question mark as far as banking on existing IP goes but at least they've got David Yazbek.

I don't anyone who is interested in seeing this. With no stars attached, it might last through the summer unless it pulls a Pretty Woman.

Um. Me saying I don't know anyone who wants to see it still stands...........

LizzieCurry said: "...but I'm interested in seeing it. The buzz about it at BroadwayCon was enough to push me over the fence."



I don’t know BroadwayCon, but I too am VERY interested in seeing this. I’m already planning a second trip back to NYC this year, and “Beetlejuice” is high on my list of shows to see along with “Moulin Rouge”. After deciding recently to skip “Hamilton” in Chicago, planning for my July trip went back into high gear. Love me some Broadway and NYC!!!

I'm really looking forward to this one. I can't wait to see the set.

I will say I am extremely curious, but the buzz out of DC has tempered my enthusiasm a great deal.

I'm expecting eye-popping visuals and a characteristically fantastic performance from Leslie Kritzer, at the very least.

Greens, I'm not convinced regional theatres will take to it as readily: this is a massively visual production, and it's likely that only the biggest and best companies will have the budget and resources to stage it adequately.

And if you can't do the big visual feats of Beetlejuice (a property not only defined by but almost ABOUT splashy visuals), why do Beetlejuice?