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Actor Scott Bakula will take on the dual role of Voltaire and Dr. Pangloss in Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE at LA Opera, joining Patti LuPone, Duke Kim, and Meghan Picerno in Francesca Zambello's production at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

How appropriate is it that the musical version of “Beetlejuice” should materialize at Starlight Theatre on the cusp of the Halloween and just before of the Mexican “Day of the Dead?”   Our Starlight audience loved it!    Beetlejuice is a show that screams for “Dad” jokes or other bad puns. Since I’m someone who strives never to disappoint, this “Beetlejuice” cast was absolutely “Spooktacular.”  One of the opening gags had one of the characters pulling out a “femur” (upper leg bone) to illustrate a “boner” joke. I found it humerus (the funny bone) in the extreme! OK, you get the drift of the kind of jokes we are looking at?  “Beetlejuice” does find a beating heart beneath all its graveyard humor. Death is an unlikely subject for a feel-good musical, but this show pulls it off.

Beetlejuice the Musical will be the final 2026 summer touring performance of the 2026 Broadway series at Starlight Threatre.  As a special treat, Broadway World was delighted to speak with Leianna Weaver who plays Lydia in this whole new original take on the Beetlejuice saga.

Eureka Entertainment will release a three-film Hong Kong and Taiwan horror collection, restored in 2K, on a limited-edition UK Blu-ray featuring Chow Yun-fat, Wu Ma and Ricky Hui.

Single tickets for the holiday engagement of A Christmas Carol at the King Center are set to go on sale, kicking off the venue's Broadway series with the Dickens classic.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with David Fynn, who plays the titular Beetlejuice, about taking on the iconic role of “The Ghost with the Most” on the West End. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what it has been like taking on the role and what he hopes audiences take away from the show.

Broadway star Andy Karl will lead the Perth season of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Crown Theatre, with Jenni Little joining as Barbara Maitland while Elise McCann takes parental leave. Several cast members reprise their roles from Melbourne.

The eight-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway production BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL is set to open at QPAC's Lyric Theatre in Brisbane, led by Broadway star Andy Karl, with Australian performer Jenni Little joining the cast as Barbara Maitland.

The cast has been revealed for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the devilishly cheeky, fun-filled Broadway musical opening at Hayes Theatre Co this May. Music theatre star and Hayes Theatre Co favourite, Blake Erickson leads the cast as Lawrence Jamieson.

With all its visual delights on full display, the non-Equity production directed by Catie Davis (from the original direction by Alex Timbers) is a carnival of the macabre.

Southern California native Leianna Weaver speaks with BroadwayWorld about what it felt like to land the role of Lydia Deetz in BEETLEJUICE, how she relates to the character, and some onstage mishaps (that may or may not have involved fire).

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

The National Ballet of Japan has announced the casting of Giselle for the company's UK debut at the Royal Opera House. Learn more about the appearance here!

OMG what a fun time I had experiencing BEETLEJUICE at Century II last night! The audience was having a blast, whooping and hollering, and gave the cast a standing ovation at the end of it all!

The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera in collaboration with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Scandinavian House of New York City will present Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered, a FREE program on Tuesday, March 11 at the Scandinavian House.

The full cast has been announced for the Australian premiere of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL, hitting Melbourne’s Regent Theatre this May. Learn more about the cast here!

The Museum of Modern Art has announced To Save and Project: The 21st MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the latest edition of the annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world.

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

The national ballet company of Japan, one of the world's great powerhouse ballet nations, will become the first Asian dance company to perform on the main stage of the Royal Opera House in more than 15 years.

The acclaimed artist Stan Douglas will be the subject of a major survey organized by the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College's (CCS Bard) Hessel Museum of Art, marking the first U.S. survey of his practice in over 20 years.

Read BroadwayWorld's review of the national tour of Beetlejuice at the Marcus Center. Learn more about the show and see what our critic thought.

This Halloween season, BroadwayWorld is taking a look at Tim Burton's musical theater connections, both onscreen and onstage, as well as offering some spooky listening to match the vibes of spooky season.

In 1988, Tim Burten made the film Beetlejuice and the musical based on it premiered on Broadway in 2019 and now it has its European premiere at the Östgöteatern in Norrköping. Once again, Östgötateatern has found a musical gem and put its mark on it.

In a new interview, producers Denzel Washington and Todd Black shed some light on their ambitions to adapt the whole of Wilson's American Century Cycle. With three already under their belts, they revealed the next play making the jump from stage to screen.

Warner Bros. has recently released a new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice promo, featuring Michael Keaton playing himself alongside his character from the afterlife. The video is a parody of the popular Sean Evans-hosted YouTube show Hot Ones. Watch the new promo now!