In my opinion this show should have never been sold off as a Jr. show, the two things that make this show successful is not the original story, which is most likely what the Jr. show will pull from. What made this show survivable outside of the concept, is that it really explores Lydia's struggle with her Mom's death, thoughts of un-aliving herself, her struggle with her father to connect and mourn, Adam and Barbara's struggle to have a life, the lack/loss of their child, and of course the fact that BJ is not a good person, he is manipulating Lydia, Adam, and Barbara to do do his bidding. That...and the fact that it is literally a raunchy and self aware take at the industry as a whole. I'm shocked there wasn't a tongue and cheek joke about how, " The Industry will attempt attempt to milk its success and then sell it off as a watered down Jr. version". The same Industry that tried to scrub its place on Broadway for the new shiny less subversive, big name musical.
But not every theatre can always do a full performance and what about for young actors like elementary-middle school they aren’t gonna do a musical that has sexual jokes or swears so like if we didn’t have jr versions of shows how would younger actors get opportunities to preform
@@Goofygooberart Plus, aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
I'm being beetlejuice for Halloween this year! So this is quite the perfect timing video . I would love to see you do a comparison between one of my favorite musicals,the little mermaid! I've done both the Jr musical, and seen the full musical live and I'm seeing it next month again!
I agree, I'd be ok with this having a high school version but IMO Jr. is kinda weird. It's not just about cutting swears and other suggestive stuff Beetlejuice says. There's one really deep plot point that would really take away from things if it were cut IMO, but you'd need to cut it for a young group of performers (Lydia being so desperate that she almost jumps off her roof.) Yes the struggles with losing her mom and feeling invisible, nothing wrong with that for youth if the adults give them the right guidance, but the *level* of desperation needs to be there for it to have the biggest impact.
@TheHorselessCantor Hear me out. Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
Probably nearly the original thing since its highschoolers. Even with beetlejuice, if you put it into a highschool, personally. I would keep it mostly the same like nothing cut from twbdt (the whole being dead thing) and just get rid of the after math sex scene and thats pretty much it, just make sure you have to be atleast 13 to watch so it isnt too too bad
I love that you say that we shouldn't avoid this heavy (and relatable) topic. My parents are both still alive and have never remarried, but I still relate to Lydia and feel like I am alone and invisible. For there to be an opportunity for me to perform as a character I deeply relate to is very comforting because that means people are starting to recognize that children/teens can feel very depressed or hopeless. I am glad that there is now a Beetlejuice JR
I was recently casted in Beetlejuice as Barbara and just found out that it’s Junior and what I hate about the junior version is that they only basically cut Barbara and Adam songs and keep only one of them and cut half of it which really annoys me because they cut down Barbara and Adams characters by a lot but keep all of Lydia‘s songs like ik she is one of the main characters but still why all of barbara and adam’s
Anyone have a guess as to when the rights to a Jr/High School Edition might be made available? How long after pilot productions do these things usually take? Obviously I know no one will have a real answer - but curious as to if there’s a rumor or guestimated time frame
You will need a degree to teach - but if you're just interested in the directing aspect you can absolutely volunteer with your local community theatre! That's a great place to start if it is something you're passionate about.
I actually got the amazing opportunity to play Beetlejuice in this production. Luckily they do keep most plot line aspects but I’m pretty sure all of the songs are shortened besides What I Know Now which only has lines removed but with basically the same song length but I could be wrong.
I have been searching for the Heathers High School script to no avail! I will add Elf to my list, that would be a great video especially with the holidays coming up!
They aren’t COMPLETELY ruining the story, but what I think in my opinion, making beetlejuice (the character) a little more dry. And the performance I saw on TH-cam felt rushed, and quickened because it’s only an hour. The real broadway show is 2 and a half HOURS. I LOVED THOSE SONGS!!!!! *sigh* I think if I had to rate the junior, I’d rate it a 6/10. I’m sure that the people who played the roles enjoyed it though. :D
Fair point! I’m honestly tired of all of the Jr adaptations of full length shows meant for adults - I would rather see more pieces originally written/composed for jr performers.
You make a good point! I would just like to put out there that a lot of middle schoolers I know would be very excited if they were able to perform these shows, and are very upset that there are certain shows they can't perform simply because there are some adult themes. Making Jr. Versions of shows is actually something I really appreciate for this reason!
@superstarsoli4580 I'm happy about it to but sometimes enough is enough there more play websites with tons of kids plays that are takes on fairy tales and such
my local theatre was one of the first theatres to do this. i wasn’t in it, but the kids in it did have fun. i personally believe that the best part of beetlejuice is how it is slightly vulgar and has rude humor, it just doesn’t have the same charm to is as a jr version.
@katybeard Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature. If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit", and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter.
Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
Also if you ever attend a Junior Theater Festival, they do a showcase featuring the new Jr. shows coming. They also supply the teachers/directors with a QR code to read the scripts and listen to the music. Check out iTheatrics or JTF if you haven't.
I saw the Jr show and yes Beetlejuice and Lydia still do get married
Thankyou for the clarification!
Yeah I’m doing beeltejuice jr rn
In my opinion this show should have never been sold off as a Jr. show, the two things that make this show successful is not the original story, which is most likely what the Jr. show will pull from. What made this show survivable outside of the concept, is that it really explores Lydia's struggle with her Mom's death, thoughts of un-aliving herself, her struggle with her father to connect and mourn, Adam and Barbara's struggle to have a life, the lack/loss of their child, and of course the fact that BJ is not a good person, he is manipulating Lydia, Adam, and Barbara to do do his bidding. That...and the fact that it is literally a raunchy and self aware take at the industry as a whole. I'm shocked there wasn't a tongue and cheek joke about how, " The Industry will attempt attempt to milk its success and then sell it off as a watered down Jr. version". The same Industry that tried to scrub its place on Broadway for the new shiny less subversive, big name musical.
But not every theatre can always do a full performance and what about for young actors like elementary-middle school they aren’t gonna do a musical that has sexual jokes or swears so like if we didn’t have jr versions of shows how would younger actors get opportunities to preform
@@Goofygooberart Plus, aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
I'm being beetlejuice for Halloween this year! So this is quite the perfect timing video
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I would love to see you do a comparison between one of my favorite musicals,the little mermaid! I've done both the Jr musical, and seen the full musical live and I'm seeing it next month again!
That would be a great one to compare! I love both shows and all of the songs they added since the original films
Ah! I’m being beetlejuice as well! So excited!!
i played lydia in the riverdale children's theatre production! very interesting time lol
What an awesome opportunity! Thanks for stopping by :)
I agree, I'd be ok with this having a high school version but IMO Jr. is kinda weird. It's not just about cutting swears and other suggestive stuff Beetlejuice says. There's one really deep plot point that would really take away from things if it were cut IMO, but you'd need to cut it for a young group of performers (Lydia being so desperate that she almost jumps off her roof.) Yes the struggles with losing her mom and feeling invisible, nothing wrong with that for youth if the adults give them the right guidance, but the *level* of desperation needs to be there for it to have the biggest impact.
@TheHorselessCantor
Hear me out. Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
@Optimegatrongodzilla Beetlejuice literally goes to a brothel in the movie.
I’m auditioning for this in a few days!
Ive heard they've made a high school edition of Six; definitely curious to see how they pulled that one off
Probably nearly the original thing since its highschoolers. Even with beetlejuice, if you put it into a highschool, personally. I would keep it mostly the same like nothing cut from twbdt (the whole being dead thing) and just get rid of the after math sex scene and thats pretty much it, just make sure you have to be atleast 13 to watch so it isnt too too bad
I love that you say that we shouldn't avoid this heavy (and relatable) topic. My parents are both still alive and have never remarried, but I still relate to Lydia and feel like I am alone and invisible. For there to be an opportunity for me to perform as a character I deeply relate to is very comforting because that means people are starting to recognize that children/teens can feel very depressed or hopeless. I am glad that there is now a Beetlejuice JR
I was recently casted in Beetlejuice as Barbara and just found out that it’s Junior and what I hate about the junior version is that they only basically cut Barbara and Adam songs and keep only one of them and cut half of it which really annoys me because they cut down Barbara and Adams characters by a lot but keep all of Lydia‘s songs
like ik she is one of the main characters but still why all of barbara and adam’s
i'd love to see you cover the high school edition of ride the cyclone!
I’m curious out the scenes where bj and Adam-
Nevermind i wouldn’t be surprised if they cut that💀
Anyone have a guess as to when the rights to a Jr/High School Edition might be made available? How long after pilot productions do these things usually take?
Obviously I know no one will have a real answer - but curious as to if there’s a rumor or guestimated time frame
I imagine we won’t have a version for anything other than Jr until the current North American tour has wrapped up.
Could be a long time, you used to be able to find the page for BJ jr., but now almost any evidence of its existence is erased from MTI’s website
You have a very cool job teaching theatre to kids. I’d like to do that or direct students in shows. I don’t have a degree though. I guess I need one.
You will need a degree to teach - but if you're just interested in the directing aspect you can absolutely volunteer with your local community theatre! That's a great place to start if it is something you're passionate about.
IM AUDITIONING FOR THIS NEXT WEEK!!!
I actually got the amazing opportunity to play Beetlejuice in this production. Luckily they do keep most plot line aspects but I’m pretty sure all of the songs are shortened besides What I Know Now which only has lines removed but with basically the same song length but I could be wrong.
I was actually Adam in riverdale childrens theater pilot production of the show! Great experience!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you had a great experience!
Oh hey! I was in beetlejuice jr at the Riverdale Children’s Theater! It was the best experience!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad to hear it was a positive experience for you.
I played Adam in my CenterPoint Theatre in CenterVille UT! It was super fun :)
Ahhh I played Ms. Argentina in Riverdale Childrens Theater production! it was a great experience
How fun! Thanks for stopping by!
My middle school is going to be doing beetle juice and I'm so excited! I'm an 8th grader ^^
That's so lucky! I hope my school does that tbh
Ooo, can you do Heather High School or elf from elf jr
I have been searching for the Heathers High School script to no avail! I will add Elf to my list, that would be a great video especially with the holidays coming up!
Our local theater is doing this- with kids 1st-high school. Thoughts about elementary kids?
They aren’t COMPLETELY ruining the story, but what I think in my opinion, making beetlejuice (the character) a little more dry. And the performance I saw on TH-cam felt rushed, and quickened because it’s only an hour. The real broadway show is 2 and a half HOURS. I LOVED THOSE SONGS!!!!! *sigh* I think if I had to rate the junior, I’d rate it a 6/10. I’m sure that the people who played the roles enjoyed it though. :D
I'm my opinion some things don't need to be made into a jr version like this but I swear they better not make wicked jr
Fair point! I’m honestly tired of all of the Jr adaptations of full length shows meant for adults - I would rather see more pieces originally written/composed for jr performers.
@cayleejo same im acutely working on a full length muscial and it's jr counterpart
You make a good point! I would just like to put out there that a lot of middle schoolers I know would be very excited if they were able to perform these shows, and are very upset that there are certain shows they can't perform simply because there are some adult themes. Making Jr. Versions of shows is actually something I really appreciate for this reason!
@superstarsoli4580 I'm happy about it to but sometimes enough is enough there more play websites with tons of kids plays that are takes on fairy tales and such
COOPER? What are YOU doing here?
my local theatre was one of the first theatres to do this. i wasn’t in it, but the kids in it did have fun. i personally believe that the best part of beetlejuice is how it is slightly vulgar and has rude humor, it just doesn’t have the same charm to is as a jr version.
@katybeard
Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature. If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit", and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter.
Can you do the differences between Sweeney Todd full version and the school version?
do you have thoughts on Something Rotten Jr and/or Spamalot?
I saw it in Macon it was so good
Could you pls compare Peter pan and Peter pan JR next because i am in a production of Peter pan JR currently
Aside from that one random F-Bomb and crotch grab, the original film is totally appropriate for kids 7 & older and is generally viewed as being a family film, so it's bizarre that the stage musical went the route of being of a full-blown PG-13 nature(I don't know why she said it was of an R nature, as it's not quite at that level from what I've been able to gather). If you remove the raunchy humor, dial down the number of uses of the word "shit"(obviously, any usage of even PG swear words would be omitted from a "jr" rendition), and remove Beetlejuice sniffing cocaine during the song 'The Whole "Being Dead" Thing', you have a show of a PG nature. You can tackle the subject of suicide in a way that doesn't go beyond the PG level. It's all in how you handle the subject matter. Also, outside of the line that references the movie 'Lolita', there's really nothing about the song 'Creepy Old Guy' that's "inappropriate". They just mention how a minor getting married to an adult is messed up.
Bettlejiucie jr pilot production actor here. The pilot was so amazing but im exited for everyone to do this! :D i was ensemble but i loved it!
i’m doing beetle juice jr
They should at least make a teen version first
They married
I did beetlejuice jr! I was lydia and also lydia and bj got married:)
Wait so this is real?
yeah
That it is!
the rct cast of bj jr found it 💀 (I was in it)
Look up JTF Atlanta 2024 for a 15 minute introduction of this show. Very good!
Also if you ever attend a Junior Theater Festival, they do a showcase featuring the new Jr. shows coming. They also supply the teachers/directors with a QR code to read the scripts and listen to the music. Check out iTheatrics or JTF if you haven't.
And yes she does marry beetle juice