Beetlejuice – The Musical at Wang Theatre

“The show is a loving homage to a wonderfully weird original, reconceived for the stage with eye-popping design, full-throttle performances and a mischievous sense of fun that literally seems to drip from the venue’s chandeliers!” – The Hollywood Reporter

You said it three times – and now the ghost-with-the-most is set to haunt Boston!  

If you ever thought that less was more, think again – more is more! It’s chaos, madness, and a whole lot of fun right from the depths of the Netherworld; it’s a limited engagement that will have you not only on the edge of your seat, laughing from your belly, and popping your eyes at the fantastic design, but tapping your feet to the fun, guitar-heavy score; it’s a feast of trippy set designs, puppetry, wonderfully executed illusions, and meta-humor; it’s a trip to the Netherworld oozing with showstopping tunes such as The Whole Being Dead Thing, Jump In The Line, Home, and the iconic Day-O; it’s a haunting experience jam-packed with incredible stagecraft, high-octane energy, spectacular staging, athletic choreography, and scattershot dialogue; it’s a devilishly clever makeover of the world’s favorite cult-classic – and it’s an awful lot of fun! You can trust us – we’ve experienced the world’s most ghoulish musical and we loved it – and now 2027’s Halloween is coming early for you too! 

That’s right, Boston, Beetlejuice: The Musical is coming to the Wang Theatre at the Boch Centre soon!

Beetlejuice – The Musical Tickets

Tickets are available now from the Wang Theatre’s box office, and due to the exceptionally high demand and the production running for a limited time only, they are flying off the shelves like mad! Head on down to the Wang Theatre now to secure your seats! However, we’d recommend that you choose the easier and more convenient route: simply click on the Buy Tickets link to be redirected to TicketSqueeze.com now! Here you’ll be able to select the seats of your choice, complete the transaction, and download your buyer-guaranteed tickets to your phone within minutes! 

“It’s loud, it’s cheeky, and it’s all about excess.” – Vulture

SYNOPSIS

When Lydia Deetz’s father Charles purchases a house that also happens to be the home of the deceased Maitland-couple, and an uptight contractor is called in to remodel the house, the Maitlands call for the help of an eccentric, stripes-loving, centuries-old demon who can only be seen and freed if a living human speaks his name three times. 

Lydia, together with the Maitlands, decide to sabotage a dinner party, summoning Beetlejuice, and it sends the party hilariously, and completely off the rails. However, the Ghost-With-The-Most’s chaotic, shock-jock persona completely alienates the Maitlands, and Lydia makes a deal with Beetlejuice for assistance in the Netherworld. She then descends to the Netherworld in search of her deceased mother, but instead triggers an arranged marriage with Beetlejuice himself. 

The question is – will Beetlejuice’s trickery be brought to light; will Lydia be able to outsmart the demon; and will she ever be able to return to the world of the living?

While Beetlejuice: The Musical might be moving in a modernized, campy direction, with Beetlejuice as the narrator breaking the fourth wall with his improvisation-style stand-up and meta-humor driving the energy, and away from what Tim Burton-purists might expect, we have found the dark comedy, incredible stagecraft, and upbeat energy to be next-level, the choreography jaw-dropping, the dynamic ensemble absolutely amazing, the illusions and puppetry clever, and the set design striking and eye-popping. In our opinion, Beetlejuice: The Musical is spectacular, entertaining, and a must-see for audiences from all walks of life! 

“And thus is conjured a very enjoyable, very self-aware, very slick, very tuneful, very constructed-to-please-the-crowd new Broadway musical.” New York Stage Review

CREATIVE TEAM

To breathe life into something as wildly entertaining and undead like Tim Burton’s 1980s cult classic Beetlejuice is wildly tricky. It takes a vision that is out of this world, talent that goes way deeper than six feet under, and a spooky amount of talent – and this production of composer and lyricist Eddie Perfect and bookwriters Scott Brown and Anthony King’s Beetlejuice: The Musical boasts exactly that!

At the helm of it all, the visionary Catie Davis (Moulin Rouge!, Indigo, The Ghost of John McCain, Forget Me Not, The Magnificent Seven) has taken a seat in the director’s chair, while the world-renowned creative team also features the talents of music supervisor and orchestrator Kris Kukul, costume designer William Ivey Long, sound designer Peter Hylenski, choreographer Michael Fatica, scenic designer David Korins, and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Kenneth Posner. 

“Bold and imaginative!” – Theatre and Tonic

CAST

The name Betelgeuse has been called out three times, and the ghost with the most is about to ascend the stage at the iconic Wang Theatre at Boch Centre – wild, creepily grotesque, and an awful lot of fun! 

Audiences can look forward to experience the haunting and high-octane talents of Ryan Stajmiger (Company, Urinetown, Young Frankenstein, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Into The Woods, Little Shop of Horrors) as Beetlejuice, Leianna Weaver (The Wizard of Oz, Spring Awakening, Noble Family, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Little Mermaid) as Lydia Deetz, David Wilson as Adam Maitland, Kaitlin Feely as Barbara Maitland, Jeff Brooks as Charles Deetz, Bailey Frankenberg as Delia Deetz, Ian Dembek as Otho, Da’Zaria Harris as Juno and Maxine Dean, Emily Adams as Miss Argentina, and Mai Caslowitz as Girl Scout and Census Taker, among others.

“Solid laughs, clever fourth-wall-breaking, and some strong performances.” – The Stage

HISTORY & LEGACY

1988 was a great year for cult-classic films. The world was first introduced to Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson’s demon with the thing for stripes, and after iconic director Tim Burton gave the screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren its bat-wings, Beetlejuice became the world’s favorite gothic comedy horror. The film was a massive commercial success, earning multiple awards, and spawning an entire media franchise. 

In 2016, book writers Scott Brown and Anthony King, and composer and lyricist Eddie Perfect came together to create a brand new musical based on the Tim Burton classic – and the result was a score that is out of the Netherworld, a campy, colourful-yet-gothic spectacular that is screamingly good fun, and six feet below the surface, a touching production about family, love, and making the most of every day-o. 

Beetlejuice: The Musical premiered in April 2019 at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, with 366 performances before reopening in 2022 at the Marquis Theatre, where it played for 679 performances, and again in October 2025 for a limited engagement at the Palace Theatre. Beetlejuice: The Musical was met with much critical acclaim, landing no less than an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Theatre World Award, and eight Tony Award nominations.

“Drop-dead gorgeous designs and the performances are full of life!” – The Guardian

THE WANG THEATRE

The iconic Wang Theatre, situated at the Boch Centre on 270 Tremont Street in Boston’s vibrant Theatre District, has been entertaining Massachusetts for over a century. Originally known as the Metropolitan Theatre, as designed by Clarence Blackall, features a stunning Grand Lobby modelled after the Palace of Versailles, with a 100-foot domed ceiling, 15-foot crystal chandeliers, a sweeping grand staircase, beautifully rich carpets, opulent 1920s-style décor, and gorgeous marble columns; a beautiful, elegant ballroom-style space with gold-inlaid walnut walls; a glorious 3,500-capacity auditorium with luxurious red seats spread across an orchestra floor, a pit, boxes, a mezzanine, and curved balconies, along with sculptures, and breathtaking murals; and one of the largest stages in North America, flanked by massive, stunning proscenium arches. To top this, the Wang Theatre also features the best of the best in sound and lighting technologies, incredible acoustics, impeccable views of the stage, and wonderful amenities, including full concession bars offering a wide array of snacks and beverages, easily accessible seating, a close proximity to public transport, ample safe parking, and an in-house exhibits such as the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and Boston: A Music Town featuring stunning memorabilia. 

The Wang Theatre is without a doubt one of our favorite venues for the greatest theatrical experiences. Here you’ll find exquisite large-scale productions all year long – and we’d recommend that you keep an eye on our website for the latest updates so you won’t miss out on the most iconic productions!  

“Spectacularly weird!” – Time Out New York