AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs" (PDF). American Film Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2013 . Retrieved August 28, 2016. Beetlejuice Broadway Cast Recording Surpasses 200 Million Streams in the US and 350 Million Streams Globally". BroadwayWorld.com. February 14, 2020 . Retrieved April 8, 2020.

Retrospectively, McDowell was impressed at how many people made the connection between the film's title and the star Betelgeuse. [10] He added that the writers and producers had received a suggestion the sequel be named Sanduleak -69 202 after the former star of SN 1987A. Barbara Maitland: A suburban housewife and the wife of Adam Maitland. Fearful of failure, especially at motherhood, and risk-taking in life, she ends up gaining new confidence as a ghost, with the help of a few haunting lessons from Beetlejuice. She and Adam are upset that a new couple is moving into their house, and they want to work up the skill to scare them out.

Rubin, Rebecca (May 9, 2023). " 'Beetlejuice 2,' Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega, to Hit Theaters in 2024". Variety. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023 . Retrieved May 10, 2023. Based on Tim Burton’s 1988 wonderfully demented film, Beetlejuice The Musicalfollows Lydia Deetz – a strange and unusual teenager whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets the former owners of her house – who just happen to be dead – and a degenerate demon from the Netherworld. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away her insufferable parents, he comes up with the perfect plan that involves exorcism, arranged marriages and an adorable girl scout who gets scared out of her wits.

Outer Critics Circle Awards: Korins also won the 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Set Design. The show received two additional design nominations (costumes and projections) and one for Kritzer. Beetlejuicecontinued its trend towards literary inspired madness in one of its quintessential episode inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe. When the horror mastermind comes by the Roadhouse searching for Lenore, the Beej lets him crash there, being the friendly ghost that he is. And what happens? He starts having freaky dreams about the writers’ most iconic works, like The Raven (the Rappin’ Raven in this instance) and the Pit and the Pendulum. Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date | Playbill". Playbill. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018 . Retrieved September 14, 2018.In another version of the script, the film concludes with the Maitlands, Deetzes, and Otho conducting an exorcism ritual that destroys Betelgeuse and the Maitlands transforming into miniature versions of themselves and moving into Adam's model of their home, which they refurbish to look like their house before the Deetzes moved in.

Howe, Desson (April 1, 1988). "Beetle Juice". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012 . Retrieved April 4, 2008. Charles Deetz: Lydia's father. He has trouble expressing his feelings, especially his grief, so he's thrown himself into his work and into a new relationship with Delia to take his mind off it, alienating his daughter from him in the process. At the dinner party, Barbara and Adam possess Charles, Delia, and their guests (" Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"). However, instead of being scared, the investors see the ghosts as a selling point; making them more interested in Charles' project. Feeling desperate, Lydia resorts to summoning Beetlejuice. Now visible to the living and able to affect the world around him, he forces the Maitlands to the attic before throwing Charles, Delia, and the investors out of the house, much to Lydia's joy. Beetlejuice has won awards for its design, directing, and performance, besides receiving acclaim from critics and audiences. The four-star New York Theatre Guide review reads, "A creative team that includes director Alex Timbers and his inspired designers David Korins (sets) and William Ivey Long (costumes), animate this parade of eccentricity with flair and great comedy technique that turns it into a subversive delight." Learn more about the awards and nominations Beetlejuice has received for its Broadway premiere.Before getting the musical treatment, Beetlejuice was first adapted into an animated TV show, which ran for three seasons on ABC and one on Fox, as well as multiple video games. The character of Beetlejuice also appeared in an episode of Teen Titans Go! in October 2020, and Brightman provided the voice for the character in between his Broadway appearances. Fun facts about Beetlejuice

The Maitlands are brought before Juno again, who takes them to task for breaking a number of rules: having photos taken of themselves, letting Beetlejuice out, and letting Otho get hold of the handbook. Juno encourages the Maitlands to work harder to scare the Deetzes, and Barbara and Adam contort their features into grotesque forms. However, Barbara has some apprehensions, as she likes Lydia. Beetlejuice opens at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. The production, like the movie, becomes a fan favorite and earns eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The show was meant to run through June 2020, but it was shut down prematurely in March 2020 when all Broadway theatres closed for Covid-19. With a Simpsons-esque level of foresight, Beetlejuicetook on the superhero craze twenty years before it actually happeend in an episode that lampoons everything about the culture. Just listen to the narrator tell the origin story of the hero Beetlejuice comes up with: The character of Betelgeuse—envisioned in the first draft, as a winged demon, who takes on the form of a short Middle Eastern man—is also intent on killing the Deetzes rather than scaring them, and wanted sex from Lydia instead of marriage. In this version of the script, Betelgeuse need only be exhumed from his grave to be summoned, after which he is free to wreak havoc; he cannot be summoned or controlled by saying his name three times, and wanders the world freely, appearing to torment different characters in different manifestations. It’s unlikely the full Broadway creative team will travel with the show when it comes to London, but you can expect Alex Timbers and Connor Gallagher to be onboard. Who is in the London cast of Beetlejuice The Musical?Horrified, Lydia summons Beetlejuice for help, but he will help her only on the condition that she marry him, enabling him to freely cause chaos in the mortal world. He saves the Maitlands and disposes of Maxie, his wife, and Otho, then prepares a wedding before a ghastly minister. The Maitlands intervene before the ceremony is completed, with Barbara riding a sandworm through the house to devour Beetlejuice. Wild, Stephi. " Beetlejuice North American Tour Recoups After Only 37 Weeks on the Road", BroadwayWorld, October 30, 2023 In 2016, work began on a Broadway stage musical adaptation of the film directed by Alex Timbers, produced by Warner Bros., with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. The musical was debuted by readings starring Christopher Fitzgerald, Kris Kukul (musical director), and Connor Gallagher (choreographer). [48] It premiered at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a limited run from October 14 to November 18, 2018, with Alex Brightman in the title role. [49] Beetlejuice (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019 . Retrieved April 3, 2018.