Beetlejuice Lyrics – All Songs from the Musical

Beetlejuice – The Musical: Overview

TL;DR

• Yes, it’s back: a limited 13-week Broadway run at the Palace Theatre, Oct 8, 2025–Jan 3, 2026, capping the U.S. national tour.
• Score by Eddie Perfect, direction by Alex Timbers; Lydia stays the emotional center, Beetlejuice drives the mayhem.
• Opening number features refreshed lyrics for this engagement; production keeps the signature sandworm, illusions, and fourth-wall chaos.
• Cast album exists (Original Broadway Cast Recording). No “new” standalone songs have replaced core numbers from the 2019 production.

Plot Summary: Beetlejuice – The Musical

The show reframes Tim Burton’s 1988 film through Lydia Deetz’s grief and gallows humor. She stumbles into a haunted house, befriends the newly deceased Maitlands, and unleashes a bio-exorcist in pinstripes whose solutions are… catastrophically fun.

Under the jokes and jump scares, it’s a family story: a teenager looking for a reason to stay, a dad learning how to listen, and a demon who’d rather have a contract than a conscience. Big spectacle, bigger heart.

Recent Developments (2025)

The production returns to Broadway for a limited engagement at the Palace Theatre (Oct 8, 2025–Jan 3, 2026), after a multi-year North American tour and international sit-downs. The opener includes fresh, self-aware lyrics riffing on the show’s “back from the dead” status (as reported in mainstream entertainment press).

Notable Additions & Changes

• Refreshed opener lyrics: a wink to this third Broadway engagement, without replacing core songs.
• Tour-hardened staging: projection-heavy moments and streamlined scene changes sharpen pacing while preserving the haunted-house “transformer” set vibe.
• Vocal approach codified: Beetlejuice’s famous growl uses safe false-fold/ventricular-fold technique—passed to successors through coaching and care routines.
• Puppets & illusions intact: the sandworm and netherworld gags remain centerpiece effects, with timing tweaks for the Palace.

Creation History: From Cult Classic to Broadway Phenomenon

From screen to stage. Workshoped through the 2010s, the show premiered in Washington, D.C. (National Theatre, Oct 2018), then opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden on April 25, 2019. Early notes tightened tone and put Lydia’s emotional arc in front.

Creative team. Book by Scott Brown & Anthony King; music & lyrics by Eddie Perfect; direction by Alex Timbers; choreography by Connor Gallagher. Scenic design by David Korins (that “house as character”), projections by Peter Nigrini, puppets by Michael Curry (yes, that sandworm), sound by Peter Hylenski, lighting by Kenneth Posner, music supervision/orchestrations/incidental music by Kris Kukul. (according to Playbill and the official production materials)

Stops and starts. The original run paused with the 2020 shutdown, returned at the Marquis (Apr 2022–Jan 2023), toured North America, then aimed its final bow of this cycle at the Palace in late 2025. The online fandom (hello, #BeetlejuiceMusical) helped turn a cult title into a comeback story (according to reporting in 2019–2025 trade/feature pieces).

Questions & Answers

Is there an official cast album?

Yes. The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2019) is widely available via major labels associated with Broadway releases.

What actually changed for the 2025 Palace run?

Expect refreshed lyrics in the opening number, tour-tested pacing, and a few design/tech adjustments for the Palace—core numbers and story beats remain.

Who’s behind the show’s signature sound and orchestrations?

Composer-lyricist Eddie Perfect wrote the score; Kris Kukul serves as music supervisor/orchestrator with incidental music credited on the production.

Is the sandworm still there?

Absolutely. Puppet designer Michael Curry’s sandworm remains a marquee effect, alongside illusions, levitations, and projection gags.

How does the Beetlejuice “growl voice” work safely?

Actors use coached false-fold (ventricular-fold) phonation and strict warmup/hydration protocols to avoid strain; the approach has been shared between leads.

Notes & Trivia

• The Broadway opener (2019) arrived after a Washington, D.C. tryout that rebalanced tone toward Lydia’s POV.
• Set designer David Korins built the house to “mutate” fast—one reason scene changes feel like magic (as stated in an Architectural Digest profile).
• Michael Curry’s sandworm is among the largest puppets of its kind used in a Broadway musical.
• The show’s social-media afterlife helped fuel its 2022 return and the current Palace engagement (according to Rolling Stone’s look at the fandom wave).

Technical Info

• Title: Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
• Type: Broadway musical comedy; stage adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1988 film
• Broadway Timeline: Premiere Apr 25, 2019 (Winter Garden) ? Reopen Apr 8, 2022–Jan 8, 2023 (Marquis) ? Palace limited run Oct 8, 2025–Jan 3, 2026
• Book: Scott Brown & Anthony King
• Music & Lyrics: Eddie Perfect
• Director: Alex Timbers
• Choreography: Connor Gallagher
• Music Supervision/Orchestrations/Incidental Music: Kris Kukul
• Design: Scenic David Korins; Puppets Michael Curry; Projections Peter Nigrini; Sound Peter Hylenski; Lighting Kenneth Posner; Costumes historically by William Ivey Long
• Cast Album: Original Broadway Cast Recording (2019) — digital, CD, and vinyl editions
• Production: Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and partners

Canonical Entities & Relations

Subject	Relation	Object
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures	produces	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
Alex Timbers	directs	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
Eddie Perfect	composes lyrics/music for	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
Scott Brown & Anthony King	write book for	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
David Korins	designs set for	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
Michael Curry	designs puppets for	Beetlejuice (Stage Musical)
Palace Theatre	hosts	Beetlejuice Broadway limited engagement (2025–2026)