Beetlejuice will play the Winter Garden!

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

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

[RippedMan]

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. 

[Patty3]

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. 

[amoni]

'Are younger generations even familiar with the movie? I remember watching it in the 80's and being thoroughly entertained, but how familiar is it to people born after 1990?"

Alas no one born after 1990 has a television.

[Solipsist234]

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!)

[YvanEhtNioj]

Ugh. The Hirschfeld feels so out-of-the-way compared to the rest of broadway / Times Square. For my own selfish reasons I wish it was going into a theater more central Just because of aesthetics.

Anyway, My only issue that I have now is I feel like the logo is too cartoony.It kind of looks like clip art

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

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:

[darquegk]

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.

[Call_me_jorge]

^i concur with this. Beetlejuice was something I always looked forward to watching on ABC family. I think enough young people know of it, but the main audience will be gen xers.

[little_sally]

There was also that Nickelodeon cartoon that ran in the 90s.

[Valentina3]

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.

[theaterwiz414]

Would you all recommend watching the movie before seeing the show? I don't really have plans to see it yet, but just curious. 

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

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.

[BrodyFosse123]

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.   

[theaterwiz414]

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 :) 

[Valentina3]

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

[kelsey1389]

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!

[Alex M]

New trailer up for DC: https://youtu.be/o_mc31YLjEM . I’m honestly so excited for this! One of my favorite movies from childhood!!!

[imklepcyk]

Maybe moulin rouge will wait until palace is available again. That would be a perfect theatre

[dearalanaaaa]

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!

[freewilma]

My 23 year old and 17 year old BOTH know the show well; largely from ABC family 13 days of Halloween.

[Daddy Warbucks]

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. 

[CT2NYC]

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.

[YvanEhtNioj]

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."

[ebenn77]

I spit out my coffee when I read that King Kong shade lmao

Really hoping that the changes will make the show more viable. I heard terrible things about the out of town run. I love Alex Timbers, so hopefully he's righting the ship.