In Burton's darkly funny movie, the Maitlands' death is caused by swerving their car to avoid a dog on a covered bridge and drowning, while in the musical they fall through the floorboards of the house. The role of Miss Argentina was added after tryouts in D.C. This role and Delia were done together by Leslie Kritzer in the first Broadway version, but in the 2022 version, the roles were separate. a b Puchko, Kristy (March 29, 2018). "15 Things You Might Not Know About Beetlejuice". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021 . Retrieved August 26, 2021. When Burton offered O’Hara the role of Delia, she initially turned him down. It wasn’t until he flew out to personally meet with her that he was able to convince her to accept it.

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Makeup artists Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte, and Robert Short won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Makeup. 6. ANJELICA HUSTON WAS VERY NEARLY DELIA DEETZ.Henry, Alan. "Presley Ryan Will Take Over As Lydia In Beetlejuice Through March". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 28, 2020. Burton described the character of Betelgeuse to Keaton as “having lived in every time period but no time period.”

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Paulson, Michael (September 13, 2023). "Rep. Lauren Boebert Is Ejected From 'Beetlejuice' After a Disturbance". The New York Times . Retrieved September 19, 2023.

Beetlejuice is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. The story concerns a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio- exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (after the star; the name is pronounced and often spelled "Beetlejuice"), [1] who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her mother's death and her neglectful father.