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Broadway hit Beetlejuice The Musical debuts in Singapore in January 2026
Broadway's Beetlejuice The Musical will premiere in Singapore in January 2026. PHOTO: MICHELLE GRACE HUNDER
Broadway hit Beetlejuice The Musical debuts in Singapore in January 2026
SINGAPORE – Eight-time Tony Award-nominated Beetlejuice The Musical will arrive in Singapore in January 2026.
Based on Tim Burton's Oscar-winning 1988 film Beetlejuice, the musical follows Lydia Deetz, a goth teenager who summons a demon to scare away her insufferable parents.
It stars Andy Karl as the demon Beetlejuice. He has been nominated at the Tony Awards three times: for Best Actor in a Musical for Rocky (2014) and Groundhog Day (2017), and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for On The Twentieth Century (2015).
The production includes the original Broadway set design and costume designs, and special effects that transform the stage into a hilarious and horrifying netherworld.
Beetlejuice The Musical will play at the Esplanade Theatre from Jan 15. Tickets go on sale from July 3, with pre-sale access available. Pricing details have not been announced.
The production is from Michael Cassel Group and Warner Bros Theatre Venues, which also brought to Singapore the musicals Hamilton and The Lion King.
Karl said in a statement: 'Beetlejuice is not your typical leading man – unless your typical leading man is a hilarious fast-talking demon with an attitude and worse fashion sense. He's wildly inappropriate, totally unhinged, and yet somehow... weirdly lovable?'
After the film became a hit, a spin-off animated television series (1989 to 1991) – also developed by Burton – introduced new characters and settings.
Beetlejuice was subsequently adapted for the stage in 2018, premiering at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., before heading for Broadway in 2019.
Book it/ Beetlejuice The Musical
Where: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive
When: From Jan 15
Admission: Tickets go on sale from July 3, with pre-sale access available via Ticketek Singapore and for Esplanade&Me members.
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