BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Will Open at QPAC in June Starring Andy Karl

The eight-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will come to  Brisbane's Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Tickets for all remaining performances of the strictly limited six-week season are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

The Brisbane season will be led by Broadway star Andy Karl, best known for his work in Groundhog Day, Rocky the Musical, Pretty Woman the Musical, Legally Blonde the Musical and Moulin Rouge.

Joining the company for the Brisbane and Perth seasons as Barbara Maitland will be acclaimed Australian performer, Jenni Little while original cast member Elise McCann takes parental leave.

A graduate of the Victorian College of Arts, Jenni has quickly emerged as one of Australia's most exciting music theatre performers, with credits including Titanique, The Lovers, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Falsettos, School of Rock and Kinky Boots.

On joining the Australian company, Jenni Little says, “Joining Beetlejuice The Musical for Brisbane is an absolute dream. Barbara is such a beautifully funny and heartfelt character and getting to step into this wildly imaginative world alongside such an incredibly talented company is so exciting. The show is hilarious, and unexpectedly moving, and I know Brisbane will embrace the production. I also just LOVE Brisbane and can't wait to be back in the beautiful Lyric Theatre at QPAC.”

Reprising their roles from the Melbourne and international seasons of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL are Karis Oka as the gothic teen Lydia Deetz, Rob Johnson as the sweet but clueless Adam Maitland, Erin Clare as the zen but zany Delia Deetz, and Tom Wren as Charles Deetz, the Dad who desperately needs a holiday from ghosts.

Brisbane local Angelique Cassimatis will return as the beloved Miss Argentina, alongside Andy Conaghan as Otho, Adam Lyon as Maxie Dean, Noni McCallum as Maxine/Juno, and Rebecca Ordiz as Girl Scout.

Rounding out the cast are Fiorella Bamba, Kelsi Boyden, Louis Fontaine, Kerrie Anne Greenland, Sara Haruta, James Haxby, Brady Kitchingham, Noah Missell, Daniel Raso, Callum Ryan, Taylor Scanlan, Rose Shannon-Duhigg and William Tukia-Edwards.

BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and a degenerate demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on this ghost-with-the-most to scare away her insufferable parents, Beetlejuice comes up with the perfect plan, which involves exorcism, an adorable girl scout who gets scared out of her wits and a whole (nether)world of pandemonium.

BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!, Just In Time), with an original score by Tony Award-nominee Eddie Perfect (King Kong), a book by Scott Brown & Emmy Award nominee Anthony King (Broad City), choreography by Connor Gallagher (The Robber Bridegroom), and music supervision, orchestrations and incidental music by Kris Kukul (Joan of Arc: Into the Fire).

The Australian production was awarded four Green Room Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Australian Writing for Eddie Perfect.  

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