Broadway's Beetlejuice The Musical is coming to Abu Dhabi in 2025
Beetlejuice The Musical – Broadway's wickedly funny and wildly theatrical play – is set to make its Middle East debut at Etihad Arena from November 20 to 30 and it's going to be absolutely hilarious.
Following in the Broadway footsteps of The Lion King and Hamilton, Abu Dhabi is firmly planting its flag as the region's hottest stage for global theatre. And now it's summoning Tim Burton's cult classic into the spotlight with a musical that's equal parts absurd, heartwarming and, let's be honest, bonkers.
The story if you're not acquainted already? Lydia Deetz is a goth teen with a love for the morbid. When she finds out her new home is haunted by a recently deceased couple and a striped-suit-wearing demon named Beetlejuice, she decides to embrace the chaos.
Cue exorcisms, haunted hijinks and a Girl Scout who probably deserves a raise. But behind the haunted house antics and supernatural slapstick, this musical is a love letter to life (and death), complete with show-stopping numbers and belly-laugh punchlines.
If you've been longing for something a little less Disney and a little more devious, this will be right up your alley. Directed by Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!), scored by Eddie Perfect (King Kong) and dripping with Broadway royalty – we're talking David Korins (Hamilton), William Ivey Long (The Producers) and Peter Hylenski (Frozen) – this production is one for the books.
Early bird tickets start from Dhs99 and go on pre-sale soon for waitlist members ahead of the public sale on May 8.
Whether you're there for the spooky spectacle, the irreverent laughs or just to belt out 'Day-O' with a thousand fellow fans, this is your chance to catch the ghost-with-the-most live on stage.
It's showtime, Abu Dhabi.
From Dhs99. November 20 to 30. Etihad Arena, Yas Island. etihadarena.ae, platinumlist.net.
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