Review: In ‘beetlejuice,’ The Afterlife Is Exhausting

BEN BRANTLEY, NY Times: Theater
Thu, 04/25/2019 - 6:45pm

Adapted from Tim Burton’s 1988 film, this hyperkinetic musical, starring Alex Brightman as a madcap ghoul, tries too hard to haunt.

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