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Trisha Paytas will star in Beetle juice on Broadway
The social media influencer will appear for a limited time during the musical’s return to Broadway.
Trisha Paytas
Social media influencer Trisha Paytas will star as Maxine Dean in the Broadway return of Beetlejuice the Musical from November 4-23.
At the Palace Theater on Broadway, Paytas will reprise half of the play from Sharone Sayegh, who would continue to play the role of Juno throughout Paytas’ career and return to the role of Maxine Dean/Juno on November 25. The part of the song that Paytas will cover is minor: Maxine Dean is the wife of Maxie Dean, the president of Botco Industries who is invited to dinner by the Deetzes.
Paytas has spent his online life specializing in video blogs, podcasts, and faith-based lifestyle content. Her open, no-nonsense style has regularly seen her come under fire for statements that critics have called racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, transphobic and ableist, although Paytas has defended them as a promotional strategy. But despite (or perhaps because of) this mess, Paytas has a devoted following online, including 1.9 million followers on Instagram and 10.9 million on TikTok.
Beetlejuice the musical began its third Broadway engagement, this time at the Palace Theater, on October 8. The Tim Burton-inspired musical returns to the Main Stem via its first national tour, which concludes after three years in 88 cities with a limited 13-week engagement at the Palace, running through January 3, 2026.
The production stars Justin Collette as Beetlejuice, Isabella Esler as Lydia, Will Burton as Adam, Megan McGinnis as Barbara, Jenni Barber as Delia, Jesse Sharp as Charles, Madison Mosley as Lydia in some performances, Vanessa Aurora Sierra in as Miss Argentina, Patrick Oliver Jones as Otho, Travis Mitchell as Maxie Dean, Sayegh as Maxine Dean/Juno and Emilia Tagliani as Girl Scout.
The ensemble includes Sophie Aknin, Michael Biren, Ryan Breslin, Jonathan Bryant, Marc Ginsburg, Katie Griffith, Eric Anthony Johnson, Maya Kazzaz, Matthew Kurzyniec, Kenway Hon Wai K Kua, Mateo Melendez and Lexie Dorsett Sharp.
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Adapted from the cult 1988 film from writers Scott Brown (Castle Rock) and Anthony King (Broad City) and songwriter Eddie Perfect (King Kong), Beetle juice premiered on Broadway in 2019, under the direction of Tony winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!) and choreography by Connor Gallagher. The show earned eight nominations at the 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The original run ended during the 2020 pandemic shutdown, but the show returned for a second time to the Marquis Theater in 2022 before launching the national tour later that same year. International bows performed in Tokyo, Seoul and Melbourne.
The production features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Peter Hylenski, projection design by Peter Nigrini, puppet design by Michael Curry, special effects design by Jeremy Chernick, illusion design by Michael Weber, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, makeup design by Joe Dulude II, dance arrangements by David Dabbon, music production by Matt. Stine, musical direction by Andy Grobengieser, production direction by Genevieve Kersh, general direction by Bespoke Theatricals and executive production by Jenny Gersten.
Producers include Warner Bros. Theater Ventures, Networks Presentations, Langley Park Productions, Jeffrey Richards, Steve Traxler, Rebecca Gold, James L. Nederlander, Warner/Chappell Music Inc., in association with deRoy Federman Productions/42nd.club, Mary Lu Roffe, Marc Bell and Jeff Hollander, The John Gore Organization, Ruth and Steve Hendel, Gabrielle. Palitz and Pierce Friedman Productions.
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