Be More Chill continues at the Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham until 31 August 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Bonkers in a great way, if you missed Be More Chill the last time around, get yourself to Birmingham and give into the madness.
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Two new cast members announced for Be More Chill’s West End run
The West End production of hit Broadway musical Be More Chill will welcome two new cast members for the final five weeks in its limited 10-week run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. & Juliet’s Grace Mouat (Six will step into the role of Chloe Valentine with Mountview graduate Nathania Ong making her professional debut as Jenna Rolan. […]
Be More Chill – Shaftesbury Theatre
Be More Chill continues at Shaftesbury Theatre, London until 5 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Surely the holy grail for commercial musical theatre producers is a piece that can connect with young people in a way that feels authentic. Those young people know how to use the internet which […]
West End season for Be More Chill
Hit Broadway musical Be More Chill will return to London next month for a limited 10-week run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Presented by Bill Kenwright with Jerry Goehring, Lisa Dozier King and Paul Taylor-Mills, the musical will play its first West End run from 30 June 2021. The show was previously seen in London at […]
Be More Chill London cast to feature in online event
The London cast of Be More Chill will reunite (virtually) for a special online concert to be streamed live later this month on the Broadway Podcast Network. Hosted by the capital’s ‘Jeremy Heere’, Scott Folan, the exclusive Red Solo Cup Concert will feature fellow cast members from the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical which […]
CD Review: Broadway Bounty Hunter – Original Off-Broadway Cast
BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER – Original Off-Broadway Cast (Ghostlight Records) Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ A musical theatre junkie cannot live on shaky Zoom duets of contextless show tunes alone. We are 50 days into lockdown and crying out for something – anything – to remind us of that bygone new musical […]
INTERVIEW Pre-Lockdown: How composer Joe Iconis brought the gorgeously fresh American brightness of Be More Chill to London
We’re getting nostalgic remembering when Musical Theatre Review contributor Clare Walters met up with Be More Chill composer and lyricist JOE ICONIS during the show’s run at The Other Palace, pre-lockdown of course. We thought you might like to discover how the conversation went down… When I caught up with composer, lyricist and playwright Joe […]
Six extra weeks for Be More Chill at The Other Palace
Just days after opening night the producers of the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical Be More Chill announced a six-week extension to the show’s run at The Other Palace, making it the longest-running musical at the London venue. Commenting on the announcement, writer Joe Iconis said: “Making my London debut as a musical theatre […]
Cast announced for the London debut of Be More Chill
Two former Queens from hit British musical Six will take to the stage in the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical Be More Chill at London’s The Other Palace in February 2020. Renee Lamb (Catherine of Aragon in the original Arts Theatre production of SIX) and Millie O’Connell (Anne Boleyn at the Arts Theatre) will […]
Broadway musical Be More Chill will have its UK premiere at The Other Palace
Broadway musical Be More Chill is to transfer to London to make its UK premiere at The Other Palace on 12 February 2020. Be More Chill is based on the groundbreaking novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini. With original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a book by Joe Tracz, the musical […]
Broadway Bounty Hunter – Greenwich House Theater, New York
Broadway Bounty Hunter continues at Greenwich House Theater, New York until 18 August 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Annie Golden is a Broadway veteran, having made her mark in such productions as The Full Monty, the 1977 revival of Hair and the 1998 redo of On the Town. Off-Broadway she […]
Monstersongs – The Other Palace
Monstersongs was performed at The Other Palace, London. Billing any show as an ‘immersive experience’ will either get potential audiences running for the hills or intrigued by the added promise that this interactive work in progress is ‘unlike anything you’ve experienced before’. What was unique perhaps was the earnest, honest and interesting preamble from creator and lyricist […]
Be More Chill – The Pershing Square Signature Center, New York
Be More Chill continues at The Irene Diamond Stage, The Pershing Square Signature Center, New York until 30 September 2018 and is planned for a March opening on Broadway. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jeremy Heere feels he’s unwanted, unloved, a total loser. In short, he’s your typical teenager, and he’s the anti-hero of […]
