BEETLEJUICE Reviews

[Robbie2]

massofmen said: "Matt windman is the best NY theatre critic out there. For me, every time i see a show that he reviews i feel the exact same way. I wish the NYTIMES would have chosen him instead of the emotional overly dramatic , snarky jesse green."

eh. he's a critic for a free give away paper you get in the subway and he's a lawyer. Stick with your day job dude!

[bjh2114]

Variety is positive.

"Brightman is matched in star presence and musical chops by Caruso, as she travels to hell and back without losing her way. McLure and Butler find big laughs, too, as the sweet — but not too sweet — couple who finally find a reason to live after they’ve died. Dannheiser, as Lydia’a dad, grounds the role with sincerity without forgoing the loopy side, too."

https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/beetlejuice-review-broadway-musical-1203194763/

[InTheBathroom1]

NYPost’s hatred of everything has gotten tiresome. Less critiquing and more trying to come up with the cleverest snarky response.

[bjh2114]

Hollywood Reporter is mixed to positive. He was super entertained and LOVED Brightman along with other performers, but had a bit of criticism of Act 2.

"Writers Scott Brown and Anthony King, along with composer Eddie Perfect and director Alex Timbers, approach the 1988 Tim Burton cult comedy with the giddy excitement of rabid fanboys in their imaginative musical adaptation of Beetlejuice. That enthusiasm translates to the audience, too, with every visual reference lifted directly from the movie yielding huge laughs. The show is a loving homage to a wonderfully weird original, reconceived for the stage with eye-popping design, full-throttle performances and a mischievous sense of fun that literally seems to drip from the Winter Garden Theatre's chandeliers, tinged a ghoulish green for the occasion."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/beetlejuice-theater-review-1204616

[bjh2114]

Entertainment Weekly is positive (gives it a B+):

"The movie-to-stage adaptation is a tricky genre to navigate. It ultimately comes down to, What more is there to say? What can you do with this story that you couldn’t do in a movie? Beetlejuice, both the play and the character, has flaws, but this crazy trip proves there’s a lot more to say and a lot more fun to be had."

https://ew.com/theater-reviews/2019/04/25/beetlejuice-musical-review/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=link&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_ew&utm_term=D5B39FAC-67BE-11E9-8538-E7CE4744363C

[Call_me_jorge]

Theatre mania hates the writing, but enjoys the performances and the physical production. Love the title here: In Beetlejuice, Intermission Come and Me Wan' Go Home

https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/reviews/beetlejuice-review_88561.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=25apr2019

 

[getupngo]

InTheBathroom1 said: "NYPost’s hatred of everything has gotten tiresome. Less critiquing and more trying to come up with the cleverest snarky response. "

100000% agreed he just sounds like a bitter queen. EVERYTHING is negative

[thealtoslament]

Brantley review for the Times. Loves Brightman and the scenic design but is meh on everything else. Not a pan, but not a Critic's Pick.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/theater/beetlejuice-review-broadway.html

[bdn223]

Most of the views seem to follow a similar thread, the cast and production team somehow managed to polish a t@&d, but its still a t&$d nonetheless.

[Jordan Catalano]

Is this the first show of the season to not be a Critics Pick for the Times?

[DAME]

thealtoslament said: "Brantley review for the Times. Loves Brightman and the scenic design but is meh on everything else. Not a pan, but not a Critic's Pick.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/theater/beetlejuice-review-broadway.html"

 

Reads like a pan to me.

 

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Yeah, it's a pan:

"The dead lead lives of noisy desperation in “Beetlejuice,” the absolutely exhausting new musical that opened on Thursday at the Winter Garden Theater. This frantic adaptation of Tim Burton’s much-loved 1988 film is sure to dishearten those who like to think of the afterlife as one unending, undisturbed sleep."

 

But, I'm glad the reviews are better than I thought. I enjoyed the show in DC.

[LLW2]

Washington Post doesn't hate it as much as before:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/beetlejuice-cleans-up-its-act-for-broadway-its-not-a-raging-success-but-itll-do/2019/04/25/cec14fa8-676b-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html?utm_term=.86db02b5403f

 

[massofmen]

does brightman have a shot at taking down Santino for a tony? This might be a tighter race than others thought. 
With these reviews this show won't make it past Sept though. it needed raves to get that avg tix price up. 

Warner Bros is about to lose 20 million bucks  

[IdinaBellFoster]

massofmen said: "does brightman have a shot at taking down Santino for a tony? This might be a tighter race than others thought."

LOL no. No he does not. 

[jbp1232]

massofmen said: "does brightman have a shot at taking down Santino for a tony? This might be a tighter race than others thought."

I think the question is here is has he done enough to even be nominated? I think this is still Santino's to lose (and if he does, not to Brightman). 

[all_that_jazz]

Jordan Catalano said: "Is this the first show of the season to not be a Critics Pick for the Times?"

No they only gave critics pick to

The prom, hadestown, aint too proud, tootsie and the 2 revivals.

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

I’m getting the sense this is what one would call mixed reviews.

It’ll be interesting to see if audiences latch on to it.

Beetlejuice is a classic but solidly a cult classic. It’s not a Mean Girls level of fandom. And also if the Beetlejuice fans don’t take to it they might be in trouble.

[Robbie2]

thealtoslament said: "Brantley review for the Times. Loves Brightman and the scenic design but is meh on everything else. Not a pan, but not a Critic's Pick.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/theater/beetlejuice-review-broadway.html"

[Robbie2]

https://www.didhelikeit.com/shows/beetlejuice-review.html

[SomethingPeculiar]

That's not even a rave for Brightman from Ben Brantley. BB likes the general idea of his performance, but says it's too much and can't be sustained over 2.5 hours. That's the brilliance of Keaton in the movie -- he's a little splash of crazy every 15 minutes or so, with the quirky Maitlands as the real stars of the film.

[RippedMan]

They missed the mark with too much Beetlejuice. No one wants to hear him sing.

[SomethingPeculiar]

Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune calls it "rancid."

"Truly, this is most cacophonous and ill-conceived musical of the season — in fact, for several seasons. The evidence here suggests the difficulty of adapting Burton's singular movies, the work of a master of satiric complexity and very much of their era. His juice needed to stay in the fridge."

[Jordan Catalano]

You mean not even one of the critics says that “Dead Mom” is the most bestest song ever written for the stage?!?!

[haterobics]

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "I’m getting the sense this is what one would call mixed reviews."

I'm not certain that is a unique sense to acquire?!