Beetlejuice, a musical that strikes the perfect combination of creepy and sentimental, comes to town via Broadway San Jose this August. Based on Tim Burton’s beloved 1988 film, the play tells the story of “a demon with a thing for stripes” who is summoned from the Netherworld to wreak havoc on one very unlucky pair of new homeowners. Zany and visually magnificent—with punches of toxic green punctuating a palette of black and white—Beetlejuice brings color and irreverent humor to the subject of death. Upon the film’s release, Vincent Canby of The New York Times declared it “a farce for our time.”
Opens Tues, 7:30pm, $73+
Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose
