Watch the Opening Number From Beetlejuice on Broadway - "The Whole Being Dead Thing"
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2022
- Take a trip to the Netherworld with Broadway's Beetlejuice, which re-opened April 8 at the Marquis Theatre. Reprising the role of the titular poltergeist, Tony nominee Alex Brightman returns to the production opposite Elizabeth Teeter (The Crucible, The Audience), the show's new Lydia Deetz.
Returning with Brightman to the company are Tony award nominee Kerry Butler, David Josefsberg, Obie award winner Adam Dannheisser, Lortel winner Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Kelvin Moon Loh, Danny Rutigliano, and Dana Steingold.
Based on Tim Burton’s cult favorite film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter unleashes a (nether)world of pandemonium, and the biggest sandworm Broadway has ever seen.
New to the show along with Teeter are Michelle Aravena (A Bronx Tale, Rocky) as Miss Argentina and Zonya Love (The Color Purple) as Maxine Dean/Juno. The cast also includes Kate Bailey, Will Blum, Ryan Breslin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Brooke Engen, Eric Anthony Johnson, Andrew Kober, Elliott Mattox, Mateo Melendez, Ramone Owens, Commodore C. Primous III, Nevada Riley, and Graham Stevens.
Alex Timbers directs the musical, which features an original score by Tony nominee Eddie Perfect, and a book by Tony nominees Scott Brown and Anthony King. Music supervision, orchestrations and incidental music are by Kris Kukul, and choreography is by Connor Gallagher.
The creative team also includes scenic designer David Korins, costume designer William Ivey Long, lighting designer Kenneth Posner, sound designer Peter Hylenski, projection designer Peter Nigrini, puppet designer Michael Curry, special effects designer Jeremy Chernick, hair and wig designer Charles G. LaPointe, make-up designer Joe Dulude II, and physical movement coordinator Lorenzo Pisoni.
Illusions are by Michael Weber while dance arrangements are by David Dabbon. Also serving are Rachel Vauder as production stage manager, Catie Davis as associate director, Nancy Renee Braun as associate choreographer, and Jenny Gersten as line producer. Casting is by Telsey + Company and Rachel Hoffman and music producing is by Matt Stine.
LOOK: Beetlejuice Returns From the Dead With These Rehearsal Photos
Marquis welcomed the show to its new home by soliciting artwork from fans last month to be featured on a gallery wall outside of the theatre between 46th and 47th Streets. Beetlejuice originally opened April 25, 2019 at the Winter Garden Theatre, going on to be nominated for eight Tony awards in its initial engagement. - Розваги
If I had a nickle ever time alex brightman played a clown from the underworld, I'd had two nickles
and thats alot cosidering that it happened 2 times
@@BionicDog69* but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Not even mentioning here he is from hell, but in hazbin he is from heaven, this guy has seen it all
@@martijnbaljeu9613ah, they’re referring to his role in Helluva Boss where he voices a clown.
a striped clown even with green hues
I like how you can see Alex look backstage as if to say; "What the fuck do I do? They won't stop 😃"
XD omg I just noticed that
My favorite thing is they've shown behind the scenes at the end. And they get to him while the girl is quick changing and he goes "excuse me no filming backstage" he said it like 3 times before they started vibing to the music above them
Ik
"I assume I'll be able to say my line sometime in the next century?"
I'm nutz bonkers for alex
How the hell does he catch the ukelele so quickly perfectly
A lot of practice
Doing the bullshit 8 times a week helps.
@@wolfmoon09able amazing 😂😂
Yep, indeed it does😆
How does it just defy gravity
That applause when Alex showed up was absolutely deserved fr ^w^
wait... you are him... he is you...
@@diaz926 yea true ^w^
Real
@@beejfqjuice nice pfp
@@fizzy69o.0 AYY URS TOO
I think Alex Brightman was born to be Beetlejuice.
Nah Adam, sir pentious, fizzarolli
@@ContraxVRadam voice is just Beetlejuice
@@SyahkyDiditProbably because everyone mentioned was voiced by Alex Brightman
@@SyahkyDiditAdam’s voice in hazbin is Alex normal voice acting, fizz and beetlejuice is the raspy voice acting Alex does
Beetlejuice : Holy-
People : *goes crazy*
Beetlejuice : *smashes paper*
People : *goes crazier*
PS : A wonderful performance !
Don't forget too there was intermediate level of craziness between "holy" and *smashes the paper* when he waved from behind the paper haha
someone screamed so loud the microphone almost peaked 😭
"The scenery is fake here, BUT THERE'S A GIANT SNAKE HERE!" Killed me. 💀
The show will not stop!
The way he just taps on the grave 😂
I love itttt
The snake is sooo well made its the whole reason i came there lol :D
I liked the woman screaming and then "See ya later, lady."
What kills me is that the newspaper clearly informed him it was actually a giant earthworm
the way they all SCREAM when he's revealed and his face reveal
I DON’T KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN SING THIS ROUGHLY AND STILL HAVE A VOICE
He actually said in an interview that he is literally built differently. He has a unique mutation in his throat which allows him to make that voice and feel literally zero reprocussions. The interview is this:
ua-cam.com/video/xQDTYbtdBjU/v-deo.html
He had said something in a panel back at NYC Comic Con in 2022 about how he doesn't blow out his voice doing the gruff intonations, and he put it down to that he "had a great vocal coach." But, of course, he then came out with the real reason was because of his throat.
listen to folk punk
I do not get it either
It's also the use of false vocal chords
THE FANS ARE SO EXCITED THEY DIDN'T EVEN LET HIM FINISH LMFAOOO
“Holy-“
💥💥💥🎉🎉🎉👏👏🎉💥💥💃💃💃🎉👏👏
*crushes paper*
🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
This show is amazing. It's a crime that it's not professionally recorded
Sorry this is a few months later haha, I believe it was professionally recorded it’s just sitting in a vault somewhere. Hopefully one day we’ll get to see it, who knows with Beetlejuice 2 coming out later this year that day might be sooner rather than later.
@@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924 Beetlejuice WHAT?????
@@MayfeatherWC yup. Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are returning and are being joined by Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe. Google says it’s coming out on September 6th but who knows if it’ll get delayed or not lol.
@@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924IM SORRY...BEETLEJUICE 2??????????
@@FairlyOddFanThe first trailer is out now on UA-cam. Looks pretty awesome.
I like how Alex Brightman just clearly watches to the cast backstage like “what do i do now”
Alex is amazing. He's great in Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss. So glad I get to experience him on those shows.
I can’t unhear fizzaroli’s voice 😂
Is it any wonder he’s on those shows? Beetlejuice here wouldn’t even be out of place there!
@@oOSonicexeOo: Yeah, I keep expecting him to start suddenly singing 2 Minute Notice.
@@vidlink it would be funny if he just started singing loo loo land for a quick second as a joke/reference
@oOSonicexeOo : Or maybe Hell is Forever. Either would be hilarious.
If they did a reboot of the movie I want this guy as beetle juice
He should’ve been Beetlejuice in the second one that they’re making, but instead they’re keeping the original Beetlejuice
@@valorrei1530wait theres gonna be a second one?
@@rodriuwu There's supposed to be a sequel to the 1988 beetlejuice movie with Michael Keaton coming out next year
I mean yeah but no there both really good tbh
Alex better get a cameo at least
Who knew Alex would go from playing beetle juice to a horny devil jester lol
Is there really a difference
@@evanbowers5299no, there really isn’t much of a difference
And then to playing a narcissistic exorcist angel!
@@Rainbow_Parrot64 And then a fucking snake?!?!!?!
@@MarshallT.Vin a sense, he killed himself.
Coleen quaking in her boots at his ukulele skills😂
LAKXHDHWHBANSJXA
The entire cast is amazing but Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice is Phenomenal, he steals the show. He is a real talent and was robbed of that Tony Award!
Plot twist: He lost to Hans
"Holy"
*crazy cheering*
And thats the whole show
beetlejuice should've always been a musical
your hell right
Why is no one talking about that AMAZING snake effect? That was so fucking cool!
I got a chance to see this amazing production when I went to NYC to see Phantom. I really loved the energy from the whole cast and theater. I really really LOVED Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice though since I've heard his voice work on Helluva Boss. I'm going to go see it again this summer when it's going on tour where I live and can't wait :3
Ironically, I also knew of Alex Brightman more as Fizzarolli before I even knew him as Beetlejuice.
ALEX WAS IN HELLUVA BOSS???
I also went to see Phantom and learned that Beetlejuice was a Musical! I really wanted to see it but I was only there for a weekend to see Phantom and I was extra bummed to learn that Alex (Fizzarolli) was playing Beetlejuice! Though, after watching this and some other video's, it has a lot of flashing lights (I'm epileptic) so that bummed me too..
@@valorrei1530uh yeah, he plays Fizzarolli.
@@alexandrarivoire1556 Yeah me too. He's got such a great voice!
You know he uses the voice in front of his friends to make them annoyed 😂
Really 😂😂😂? That's hilarious
I use the Beetlejuice voice like everyday and without even realizing it!
The thing that proves Alex’s talent is that he can voice 4 different characters with different personalities using one voice
Bring Beetlejuice back to Broadway
Round 3 babyyyyy
And if they do, bring back good ol’ Alex
@@lukacunningham342it shouldn’t come back without him
@ellanimation816 I think it'd be good to see a bunch of different beetlejuices! But I get what you mean, you can't replace such an iconic guy!
Yassssss😊😊
Man i wish they would release A Recording of the show, I understand it defeats the purpose of seeing the show but when Broadway & the tours are over there's no way of seeing the thing anyways. Plus people are still gonna wanna see the show live for the experience, There are people who seen this dam thing like 7 times because they love it so much blows my mind.
anyone else come here after finding out Vivziepop somehow managed to get this talented man for her show 'Helluva Boss'
WAIT FIZZ IS ACTUALLY BEETLEJUICE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE DOING AN IMPRESSION.
@@nstar6412yeah its really him!! And Ozzie is the Broadway actor for the genie from Aladdin!! And stolas's dad is voiced by Ja'far from the actual animated Aladdin movie
@@scootscoot919 how many fucking actors can she get?!
He's also going to be in Hazbin Hotel as Sir Pentious.
@@thehunterator520He’s also Pugsley and Temeluchus in Dead End: Paranormal Park which was sadly cancelled two seasons in, but is very good nonetheless, and he absolutely crushed it in the musical episode doing a duet with himself!
The jazzy "How you doing? ...Not good!" gets me every time. 🤣
If I had a nickle ever time alex brightman played a clown from the underworld, I'd had two nickles. Which is not a lot but its weird that it happened twice
beetlejuice is NOT a clown lil bro 😭 🙏
@@imbored12343pretty much he is
@@linkalanka fizzarolli is a jester
@@imbored12343 I wasn’t talking abt fizz?
@@linkalanka ik just using him as an ex
The fact bruh looked around like "damn they're that excited"
Is it wrong that I want this performance at my funeral?
No. I would want Beetlejuice to dismiss my last living moments 😂
@@israelgamesyt2087 Fr
If my friends come to my funeral I want my bestie to put “The Handbook For The Recently Deceased” on my grave and my grand aunt asked if she dies please sing “The Whole “Being Dead” Thing” because she doesn’t want her funeral depressing but happy
Noo
The "Baba Booey" was definitely a nice touch. 😁
Imagine if Adam returns in season 2 and this is what he sings
Hey folks! Guess who’s back! Beetlejuice and all his jacks!
I hope we get a least a "HOLY CRAP" or a line referencing Beetlejuice
4:57 there are two kinds of professionals when waiting for the audience to stop freaking out and here we can see both
i just love this
3:13
“How you doing sweetie?”
*intense sobbing*
“Not good! A ba da bing a bap bap!”
“I’lllllll hey baba booyey!”
I knew i recognized adams voice
It kills me, that I missed this. Was in New York last year for a short stay, and they reopened the day after I flew home. All I can hope is they tour at some point in the UK
There's a solid rumour that they'll be moving to West End so hopefully that's true
OMG YESSSSS I LIVE NEAR THERE I WANNA WATCH IT
Me too! I love this!
I think it is
Yes omg I'm In England I wanna see him so bad
I’m going to cry this is so amazing. I’m so happy for them
i want to see it on broadway so badly but i live in california so that’s not really an option, i get to see it on tour in december though!!
I’d love to see Beetlejuice live but I live in Ireland so it’ll probably be years before I’ll even have a chance and it def won’t be with any of the original actors :’)
The musical is coming to London, but I guess it will not be with any of the original cast
And I'm from Brazil. As BJ himself would say It "Gosh it's awful"
I got lucky to see it with my school as a field trip
@@147CinzaRato I live in Russia, I don't know what BJ would say.
My best friend got to see it live and she said it was her favorite experience she’s ever had
This is awesome. Now I see why Vivzie chose him as Fizzarolli
If I had a nickel for every time Alex Brightman played a dead guy who could summon string instruments on command I’d have 2 Nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
Adam?
@@ellojullo ding ding ding! You win a teddy bear!
@@DrowninInPoison Y A Y!!!
I so so wish I could watch this live. Or at least the whole thing with a professional recording :c
i saw it live on tuesday and the tour cast was GREAT !! esepcailly justin collete (he played as beetlejuice)
U can stream it
@@Alastorsweridassbobwhere
Where can I watch it?
@@Alastorsweridassbobthat pfp gives off such little brother energy
He always moves from one spot to the next like he just remembered he’s supposed to
My dumb ass just realised the pose he does at the end is the same one as Michael Keaton's pose in the original movie's poster
Beetlejuice is staying on Broadway very long time so good musical
“If you die during the show here, we will not stop!”
Me: Wanna test that?
💀💀💀
*pushes myself of a staircase omori style*
God, the makeup is fucking amazing. Perfectly conveys the feel of the character without going overboard.
2:57 the “ giant snake, here” actually abducts one of the stage members
HELP HOW DID I NOT NOTICE
Bro literally has cartoon physics
Im so happy that people are coming back to appreciate Alex after watching hazbin hotel. The man deserves ALL of the love
Alex’s voice is perfect for beetle juice
Fizzy broke the ukulele! 😮
Huh fizzy?
@@kingdedede3547 Alex Brightman is also the VA for fizzarolli, a character in Helluva Boss.
@@Asmanidoesnotexist2 ohhh yeahh
Adam changed string instrument
Adam poppin off ngl
Alex is such a fun guy who clearly enjoys his work
I watched the animatic by Shnikkels, YT immediately put this in recommended when I went back to the home page.
35 seconds of "Please stop applauding so I can have a dramatic reveal"
I loved him as Fizzarolli in Helluva Boss but his live performance is just phenomenal
“Hey baba bouy!”
also I can’t unhear Fizzarolli.
This man deserves every and all emmys he is nominated for
The way he was like DIE YOUR ALL GONNA DIE got me on the floor dying
My favorite Tim Burton movie, and the play was incredible. Would like to see it again.
this is my favorite show that i’ve seen live!
If I could go on stage and have people clapping like crazy just because I smashed a price of paper I would do it
Ok. Alex Brightman playing the live-action musical version, and the Teen Titans GO animated version of Beetlejuice is just amazing. I love the commentary about the source material. The performance here is just perfect. Timing is spot on, the ability to work around the (well-deserved) applause, the voice is a perfect blend of Michael Keaton's dark and comedic with a musical and light flair, the little additions like the farewell to the terrified woman, or the later fake cartwheel for Say My Name, everything is Perfect. It's no wonder that he was picked to be in Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel as well. Even with just a voice, he's so expressive. Look At This from season 2 of HB works perfectly with his improv, F**k You from the following episode has so much emotion and excitement. Then there's HH and Hell Is Forever. The guitar solo is an homage to his portrayal of Dewey Finn from School of Rock, another great performance by Brightman. The vocalisations match Jack Black. This man is seriously talented!
3:20 hey bababooey
I love this, he really keeps up with the times
"See ya later lady!" Cracks me up
This needs to come to the UK, on tour, please. Desperate to see it. Though hard to imagine anyone else but Alex as Beetlejuice
I get what you mean. But I’ve seen the US Tour Beetlejuice snd he’s really good
I saw one version where during the "scenery is fake here" line the guy playing Beetlejuice knocked over a fake tree and it was so funny.
I can see Alex Brightman doing this at a literal funeral
i miss this show
The fact that Alex couldn't even finish his opening sentence without the audience applauding truly shows how glad the audience was to see Alex back in the role of the Comedic Bio-exorcist, this audience was great
I LOVE THE WHOLE BEING DEAD THING!!!!!!!!!FAVORITE BEETLEJUICE SONG!
"holy- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*waves*HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Such an amazing actor. saw him a few months back as Richard Dryfuss in The Shark Is Broken on broadway. he killed it.
I LOVE ALEX SO MUCH I WISH I COULDA WATCHED HIM PLAY BEETLEJUICE ... HES SO AMAZING
When he pulls out the ukulele it reminded of SpongeBob 😂
My husband and I traveled across 3 states to see this.
While it was so many shades of wonderful- the understudy of Beetlejuice (Justin Collette) did a great job... but didn't quite live up to the legend in this portrayal.
I would love to see the whole show with the star cast available on demand when touring is done!
I'd have given *anything* to see this live, especially since there is no professional recording of it... FML.
I love how this whole song alex breaks the fourth wall
How completely therapeutic!
Alex is just so adorable, I love him
I got to see this show with Justin Collette as Betelgeuse. He absolutely crushed it, and this one is incredible as well :)
Alex Brightman is amazing
If I had a nickel for the number of clowns from Hell he’s played, I’d have two nickels. Which, isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it’s happened twice.
Ok, I was just hoping to find a video of a couple people attempting an ASL cover of the song, not THIS masterpiece. Well done!!
There was one other performance I liked even more. I got to see Beetlejuice at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, & the man playing Beetlejuice was so extraordinary. He played every line, scripted or improvised, perfectly. Entire cast was flawless. I'll never forget that💜💚🖤
It is sad that I can't watch such original performance in Korea really.
even if the miracle happens, the tickets would be sold out like 0.1 second lol
So I am just thankful that I can watch it on this video. really appreciate it. Thanks.
You mean *South* Korea?
There was a production of this show in South Korea back in 2021
@@FatFiber8096 with original broadway cast?
@@user-py6ki5fs9c no it was in a completely different language but it was the same costumes and set look up *beetlejuice musical korea* on UA-cam there are some promo clips you can see
@@user-py6ki5fs9c no it was in Korean but they did use the same set and costumes look up *beetlejuice musical Korea* for promo clips
Fizzarolli? What are you doing in the human world and why are you looks like a human? XD
Yoooo it's the first man on earth!
Lucky to get to see the show this past December. What a thrill. The show is phenomenal.
I got to see this show last night and it was AMAZING!!!
I really hope that this musical makes the jump to the UK. I’d love to be able to see this. ❤️❤️❤️
God fucking damn it, all i can hear is fizz
" Holy "
- Alex Brightman
Just saw this on my bday, absolutely loved it!!!
omg i love alex bright man sm
When the snake came out I like how he said "Holy Shit" as if he got to close to where the prop came out
My First Time Seeing This Man Who I don’t even know and I’m thinking: He deserved the Tony!
He should've he was really in charecter
I got to see this show yesterday in Appleton, WI, and it was AMAZING!
Got to see Alex Brightman in spamalot on my recent trip to nyc, god I love this man!!