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Beetlejuice<\/a>, Beetlejuice<\/a>, Beetlejuice<\/a>! You\u2019ve done it, Sacramento! You\u2019ve summoned the ghost with the most, and you\u2019re going to love every minute of his antics. We first fell in love with him in Tim Burton\u2019s 1988 film, Beetlejuice<\/a>, starring Michael Keaton as the titular character. Continuing the legend, Eddie Perfect\u2019s music and lyrics set to the 2019 stage production make Beetlejuice<\/a> The Musical. The Musical. The Musical. one of the few movie to musical adaptations to die for.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad NEW! Sacramento Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n Admittedly, I might not be the most unbiased judge. I’ve been a fan since its inception. If you don\u2019t like dark humor, narcissistic dead guys, and a spookily talented cast, this might not be for you. We are duly warned by the man himself at the beginning of the show, \u201cIf you die during tonight\u2019s performance, the show will not stop.\u201d I don\u2019t see how it could \u2013 we\u2019re taken on a two-hour funhouse ride of unhinged madness and gothic weirdness. In the best way, of course. The musical loosely follows the 1988 movie, focusing on Lydia Deetz, a teenager who has just lost her mother. When her father, Charles, moves them into a new house, Lydia discovers it\u2019s haunted by a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland. The Maitlands are desperate to reclaim their home, so they enlist the help of a sardonic demon. Enter Beetlejuice<\/a>, and \u201cit\u2019s showtime!\u201d Chaos reigns as Lydia battles with her life coach\/soon-to-be stepmom Delia, her father, and Beetlejuice<\/a> while simultaneously navigating grief and loneliness.<\/p>\n The emotional weight of the show is carried on the capable shoulders of Leianna Weaver as Lydia. She\u2019s the Wednesday Addams of the Netherworld crew, and belts out black comedy with the best of them (\u201cDead Mom\u201d) while maintaining a surprising vulnerability. Jeff Brooks and Bailey Frankenberg are a match made in heaven (or the Netherworld?) as Charles and Delia. They own the best numbers, \u201cDay-O\u201d and \u201cJump in the Line (Shake, Senora),\u201d both thankfully brought over from the film. Kaitlin Feely and David Wilson as the Maitlands are perfectly vanilla, exactly what the roles require\u2026until they figure out that scaring people is fun. Of course, none of that would be possible without that devilishly inappropriate Guy Fieri-lookalike ghoul. Ryan Stajmiger is a treasure. Loud, brash, and utterly captivating, he commands attention and even elicits sympathy. It\u2019s got to be tough growing up with a mom who catalogs the newly dead. Stajmiger shows off his considerable stage presence in numbers like \u201cThe Whole \u2018Being Dead\u2019 Thing\u201d and \u201cThat Beautiful Sound.\u201d His energy is infectious, exhausting, and exhilarating. Beetlejuice<\/a> is frightfully addicting. You\u2019ll want to go again. Again. Again.<\/p>\n Beetlejuice<\/a> plays at Broadway Sacramento through February 22nd. Tickets may be purchased online at BroadwaySacramento.com, by phone at (916) 557-1999, or at the Box Office at 1419 H Street in Sacramento.<\/p>\n Photo: Beetlejuice<\/a> the Musical, Australian production. Photo by Michelle Grace Hunder.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reader Reviews<\/p>\n To post a comment, you must register<\/a> and login<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! Sacramento Theatre Newsletter Get all the top news & discounts for Sacramento & beyond. 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