'It's my Broadway baptism of fire': Eddie Perfect's Beetlejuice gets bumped

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Beetlejuice, the Tony-nominated musical with music and lyrics by the Aussie musician, is being forced out of its theatre, and its fans aren't taking the news lightly

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, the Tony-nominated musical with music and lyrics by Australian performer Eddie Perfect, is being forced to vacate its box-office-breaking run at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre in order to make way for a revival of. On Tuesday, the hashtag "#SaveBeetlejuice" was trending on Twitter, as the musical – booked into the Winter Garden until June 6, 2020 – hopes for a "hail Mary", says Perfect.

"I always believed in the show," says Perfect of its successful turnaround. "I think we were unfortunate in Washington DC to get a very conservative critic in the paper that mattered, and that cast a pall over the show that was very hard to shake.

"This show is sort of like having your first girlfriend or boyfriend; you don't really know what's normal," he says. "I was like, 'Really? Is Broadway really this brutal? Is it continuously one brutal bit of news after another?' But I'm assured this is pretty unprecedented."Eddie Perfect The show's Broadway eviction might have a silver-lining for Australian fans, potentially speeding up plans to bring the musical Down Under. Perfect says while he's "not on the inside" on such discussions, Australia's been "on top of the list" on plans to tour the show beyond Broadway.

"I obviously have a huge desire to bring what we've made back home, and not just for vanity's sake," he says. "I truly believe we've made a show that does feel Australian; it has a sensibility and a macabre approach to comedy that Australians will delight in.

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