Suggested Audition Pieces Auditioning for Lydia? That means its working! I had it open for a second but the Maitlands slammed it shut. Except her. OTHO: I dont know. Dont, DONT text me in the middle of the night saying U up? because guess what? Okay, I see what you did there. Very good energy. We were told living people ignore the strange and unusual. It CLICKS OFF. Mom! She needs stability. So I kinda found the original script for the DC run of Beetlejuice. Based on the 1988 film starring Michael Keaton, the musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, an offbeat teenager whose life changes when her family moves into a home inhabited by a recently . Maybe I should answer for her. We want to help you! And now, finally theyre about to die! BEETLEJUICE: Holy crap! This . Normally, I perform exorcisms por bono, but you made me come to Connecticut. You know what? Sophia Anne Caruso, the talented young star of "Beetlejuice," surprised a lot of the musical . *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. So, Im selling our house. It says: 'live people ignore the strange and unusual.'. For we do not walk alone., GROWN UPS WANT TO FIX THINGS, WHEN THEY CANT, IT ONLY FILLS THEM WITH SHAME, IS IT BEING GREEDY TO NEED SOMEBODY TO SEE ME AND SAY MY NAME. I have some good news. A fall from that height? This iteration of Scott Brown and Anthony King's musical, with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, is otherwise nearly identical and keeps all the musical's hit songs intact, including the viral hit "Say My Name" and the Harry Belafonte classic "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." In the show, the titular Beetlejuice is a demon who's stuck haunting a . Goes to the door. BEETLEJUICE: ZWEEBY, BEEBY, BOO-BAH-BAH-DEE! Knock three times. LYDIA: Yeah, you said Stop acting so weird, I need this job., DELIA: No! CHARLES: Lydia! Wait, why aren't you dancing? ADAM: CHEFS WHO USE TOO MUCH SAGE WHEN THEY MAKE BEURRE NOISETTE, BEETLEJUICE: WELL, THERE'S LOTS THERE TO USE, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND GIVE ME YOUR BEST PRIMAL SCREAM, BEETLEJUICE: TRY IT AGAIN MAYBE THIS TIME PRETEND LIKE YOU MEAN IT. (ADAM kisses BEETEJUICE. He was already dead. . Both movie and musical have the same bones, yet there are many differences that change everything from minor details to major motivations. Ive come to pry my beloved daughter from your cold dead hands. And life is the only way out! Afraid Id marry her? Unless I am paid upfront in cash, and learned that the hard way. This house is haunted! She was my whole world. BEETLEJUICE: OH! Someones gonna get killed! We do not have time to make screaming, passionate, love right now. ADAM: Im sorry, I have to say it, this house is not stupid. But I (a beat.) And we should tell her that! ", AND SHE'LL BE LIKE "OH, NOTHIN' JUST RUNNING THE WORLD.". LYDIA: I cant change anything! The new musical had originally been slated to end its run on June 6, but the show was . Mmmmmm, yes! DELIA: Lydia, I know that I am paid to care about you, but Id like us to be real friends! Dad, n-no you cant do that. : 1) Lollapalooza -- Created in 1991 as a farewell tour for Perry Farrell's band, it ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. LYDIA: He doesnt see me either. DELIA: Wait, Charles, are you breaking up with me? Oh father dear! With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that . Beetle..(bj covers her mouth) BJ: She's a little nervous. BUT BEETLEJUICE, IT'S NOT AS IF I'VE LOST MY MIND. Otho : [while Lydia shows them the attic] Fabulous. Adam, we need a door. Like a gay republican! He is so mean to me! TAKE YOUR PLACES I WANT SCARY FACES NOW GO! LYDIA: I had a change of heart. Love is love. All you gotta do is say my name! I mean, no I have an idea, how about instead of impaling yourself on that birdbath, you uh, I dont know, say my name three times. Oh you dont have a handbook? DELIA: Lydia, look, I know that youre upset, but maybe this is meant to be. New meat! He needs therapy! And then she was like But I dont have any baby oil! and then I was like Well, Ive got some guacamole. And that is how I made nachos with Catherine Hepburn. invisible nd you can change all of that. First published Apr 06, 2020. ADAM: Oh yeah? BEETLEJUICE: WOO! I realized that I dont want to go through life alone. "Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose.". Lets get that book open. Shes impossible. Go ahead and jump but that won't stop him. I'm on the bench, but coach. 123! Big beautiful brains. (a beat.) YOUVE JUST BEEN WAITING FOR THE PERFECT TEACHER. Scarecrow. My first name is Lawrence. In the world of the dead? Lady, you're forgetting something! We are father, daughter, and Delia. First time haunting your own genuine haunted house, and youre a natural. DELIA: STACK BANANA TILL THE MORNING COME, BRRAH! Well be right back. LYDIA: What? Call 9-1-1! Take care of them. Do not be afraid. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Teen And Up Audiences. Do you think you would mind leaving and never coming back? Make them think that theyre in control! Oh God, how I missed that sound. LYDIA: Really? Dad, no. (laughs.). New York, NY, Linda Ray JUNO: STOP! Its finally time for you two to go to the Netherworld! ADAM: So, Lydia since you can see us, let me get right to the point. I just can't deal with Delia. And if not, we're adding more every week so if you don't see one you like, keep checking back! MAXIE DEAN: Oh, dont mind her. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. As your guru Otho always said, this is taking too long! It is based on the 1988 film of the same name, directed by Tim Burton with story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson, about a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (pronounced . I'm on the bench, but Coach. LYDIA: WAY BACK WHEN I WAS JUST TEN SIMPLE AND SWEET, EVERYWHERE, FELLAS WOULD STARE OUT ON THE STREET, LYDIA: NOW ONE OF 'EM LOVES ME, WANTS TO BE MINE, LYDIA: MY CREEPY OLD GUY, MY CREEPY OLD GUY, BARBARA/DELIA: GIRLS MAY SEEM DISGUSTED, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST SHY, BEETLEJUICE: I AM OLDER, BUT I'M GLAD I WAITED, ALL: CREEPY OLD GUY, CREEPY OLD GUY, CREEPY OLD GUY. You know what it feels like to get everything you thought you ever wanted, but still feel like no one will every love you? OH GOD! And breathers worry so much about their stupid little lives, most of them never notice anything strange or unusual unless you make them. Act I 1. Never change! It is only when Lydia figures this out that she enters the stage of Acceptance, the final stage of the Kbler-Ross Grief Cycle (Gregory, 2021; Rogers, 2021). I didnt like strangers when I was alive. I FOUND MY FREQUENCY CRYSTALS SPEAK TO ME, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, THERE ARE SPIRITUAL GUIDES ABOVE LOOK UP AND SEE 'EM, JUST LISTEN TO THE MELODY THE UNIVERSE SINGS, 'CAUSE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, THE UNIVERSE IS JUST THE CONTENTS OF TIME, MATTER AND SPACE, LYDIA: NINETY-ONE BILLION LIGHT-YEARS ACROSS AND THE EARTH'S A SMALL PLACE, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE SINKING BUT NEGATIVE THINKING IS HARDLY THE CAUSE, YOU THINK LIFE IS ALL UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS 'CAUSE YOU'RE BORED, LYDIA: AND POSITIVITY IS A LUXURY THAT FEW CAN AFFORD, DELIA: NO NO NO! Then they . OH! AHHH! You died together. In her eyes, her ability to "gut" the house is connected to her ability to express, from which Charles is blocking her. AGHHHH! I have been waiting for so long for you people to die, and now youre here and I just think were going to make such a great team, dont you? Mr. CHARLES: A BEAUTIFUL BUNCH OF RIPE BANANA, ALL: LIFT SIX FOOT, SEVEN FOOT, EIGHT FOOT BUNCH, CHARLES: Maxie! ), ADAM: Somebody do something! CHARLES: No, shes still too fragile. happy! And this, this is a business dinner! BEETLEJUICE: Well, well, well, kid. Every success begins with sucks and ends with yes. You are the sun. Are you trying to skip the line? New phone, who dis? So! Is that why youre wearing those sheets? Oh my god! Oh god, Im so worried now. Beetlejuice tickets will be available to purchase soon. Maybe nothing has to change. Barbara, its like one of our classes! Im going to find mom! Hes a monster. 'Otho Fenlock's Locked Door Ghosts' Probably committed suicide up there. Cmon! Lift with your back! But Lydia, you cant live like this! Devoted wife to Charles, beloved mother to Lydia. CHARLES: I just have to get the chalk. ADAM: I gotta say hun, were lucky. He was fast! OTHO: Then lets get to it! Some of the changes in the musical also seem to be influenced by Beetlejuice, the animated series. They look right through me! Why is Ohio so powerful?! Powerless. It is based on Tim Burton's 1988 film of the same name. LYDIA: Let me get you some cash for those cookies! The production is scheduled to close on June 6 . Scott Brown But when he turns it on, what if your mom shows up instead? Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" Based on Tim Burton's blockbuster film of the same name, this animated show features Beetlejuice, the wild "ghost with the most" from the "Neitherworld" and his mortal best friend Lydia Deetz, a young, perky goth girl attending a private school in a sleepy little Connecticut town. ADAM: And your dad has made some big mistakes with the interior design! Those are the guest sheets! The late '80s cartoon of the same name makes Beetlejuice and Lydia best friends, not maybe-lovers, and the Broadway musical made a big effort to modernize the story: It does keep the "I'm . this hilarious musical tells the story of lydia deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing . Welcome, welcome, welcome! This is already the BEST exorcism Ive ever been to! And such a bold departure from the original source material! Im his fifth wife! I brought you a pie?! LYDIA: Okay. It's a gold mine! Cuz, shed love this! ~ You had met Lydia Deetz online on social media, and found out that she was moving into your town. (an idea.) I am utterly alone." -Lydia Deetz. MOVER 2: Eh, who cares, its going to the dump! YEAH! DELIA: Oh, shes so stubborn, I just need more time. OO! Are you all right? **Beetlejuice: The Musical has ended its Broadway run, but is currently touring nationally. That never happens. 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