Christina Mancuso

Hannah Shankman found her own way with her sensational voice and phenomenal stage presence. She can effortlessly belt out the big numbers (“I’m the Greatest Star,” “People,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade”), then will melt your heart with her buttery voice (“The Music That Makes Me Dance,” “Who Are You Now?”)."

Jamaal Fields-Green convincingly embodies the King of Pop’s nuances, iconic dance moves, and vocal agility. His bashful smiles and soft spoken whispers seamlessly morph into the expressive falsettos and vocal hiccups that Jackson was most famous for. And he adeptly moves and gracefully moonwalks across the stage with exceptional ease, giving homage to his most influential dancers who also made appearances in the show: The Nicolas Brothers (Zuri Noelle Ford and Brion Marquis Watson), Fred Astaire (Matteo Marretta), and Bob Fosse (Croix Diienno).

Britney Coleman who plays lead Bobbie, is lovely in her role, but also lacks emotional depth and does not have the powerhouse voice to handle the big songs, especially in what should be the show’s emotional gut-punching finale, “Being Alive.”

A seemingly crowd-pleasing, high-energy, sensory-overloaded Beetlejuice was resurrected at the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday night to a devoted cult fan following. While slapstick jokes, disturbing references, and visual diversions dominate much of the show, there are also moments of heart-warming tenderness, much thanks to the incredible performance of Isabella Esler who plays Lydia.