Christiana Lilly — Theater Critic

There are subtleties I enjoyed through the musical. The dead wear green while the living don gaudy purple clothing, but Lydia bridges the two in her Victorian gothic black lace. The house is a character in itself, changing in the same color schemes as well until Lydia and Beetlejuice take over the house in black-and-white stripes. Soon everyone is wearing black, a symbol of their coexistence. And then there’s a little theatre magic, from levitation to fire balls, sentient shackles, and special effects.