HALLOWEEN SEASON STARTS WITH BEETLEJUICE FUN

As summer comes to a close with the Labor Day weekend, the Halloween season starts up with the theatrical release of the horror/comedy flick BEETLE JUICE BEETLE JUICE which opens September 6, 2024. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA Movie Rating) for violent content, macabre and bloody images, strong language, some suggestive material and brief drug use, Michael Keeton and Winona Ryder return in this sequel to the 1988's Beetlejuice.

Get into the spirit of the movie with the OP Games Beetlejuice edition of OUIJA. Unleash the Netherworld's secrets with Ouija: Beetlejuice. Summon the spirits by saying "Beetlejuice" three times and get answers to all of your burning questions! With a gothic Beetlejuice-themed design, this vintage-inspired Ouija board offers a thrilling experience, illuminating the unknown with haunting symbols and mysterious spirits. 2 to 4 players / Ages 8+ / 30+ Minutes Play Time.

In BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice's name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

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BEETLEJUICE IS COMING TO DETROIT

It’s showtime! The ghost-with-the-most will make his Detroit debut in this edgy and irreverent traveling tour of Broadway's BEETLEJUICE musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play at the Opera House from January 31 – February 12, 2023, as part of Broadway in Detroit's 2022-23 Season. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. and will be available online at Ticketmaster.com, BroadwayinDetroit.com, charge by phone (800) 982-2787, and in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office. 

Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter unleashes a (Nether)world of pandemonium, and the biggest sandworm ever seen in Detroit. 

 

Performance times for BEETLEJUICE'S Detroit Opera House run are:

• Tuesday through Saturday evening performances at 8:00 p.m. 
• Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. 
• Sunday evening performances at 7:30 p.m. 
• Special Open Caption performance on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets for BEETLEJUICE start at $29 (includes facility fee) and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 4. Children under the age of five will not be permitted in the theatre.

BROADWAY IN DETROIT 2022 SHOWS

Eight top notch theatrical performances are coming to the Opera House and the grand theatre situated under the golden dome of the historic Fisher Building skyscraper in 2022 for the 60th year of Broadway in Detroit. This year's new theater season which runs from June 2022 through February 2023 and its exciting slate of shows has just been announced. Productions coming to Detroit range from spooky to spectacular:

Mean Girls at the Fisher Theatre, June 2022; 

My Fair Lady at the Detroit Opera House, July 2022; 

Ain’t Too Proud, at the Detroit Opera House, August 2022; 

Dear Evan Hansen at the Fisher Theatre, September – October, 2022; 

Hamilton at the Fisher Theatre, November - December 2022;

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at the Detroit Opera House, December, 2022; 

Beetlejuice at the Detroit Opera House, January – February, 2023; 

Jagged Little Pill at the Fisher Theatre, February 2023. 

Broadway in Detroit subscribers can renew now for the 2022-23 Broadway In Detroit Subscription Season by visiting www.BroadwayInDetroit.com/MyBID or by calling Broadway In Detroit at (313) 872-1000, ext. 0. Current subscribers must renew by April 15 if they wish to keep their same seats. New subscriptions will be available for purchase beginning March 21. All subscribers will have the first opportunity to purchase Hamilton tickets with their 2022-23 season subscription. Single show ticket availability will be announced at a later date.

Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies.

From Lincoln Center Theater and director Bartlett Sher comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Her voice is undeniable. Her fire is unstoppable. Her triumph is unlike any other. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity. One of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. Featuring her much loved songs, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd.

Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film Beetlejuice, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld.

Some shows you see. This show you feel. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical Jagged Little Pill based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Engage in some ghostly mayhem this Halloween with the infamous Beetlejuice who is now available as an add-on character within the LEGO DIMENSIONS video game.  The mischievous bio-exorcist from the 1988 comedy BEETLEJUICE is sure to provide some spirited fun for players and add his own touch.  Pick up the new Fun Pack expansion for LEGO DIMENSIONS, say "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" and it is showtime!

The Fun Pack comes with a LEGO mini-figure of Beetlejuice that when place upon the LEGO DIMENSIONS toypad unleashes some spirited fun within the game as a playable character.  This ghost can be a dominating force within LEGO DIMENSIONS using his supernatural abilities of Mind Control, Telekinesis and Spike Attack to scare away the living who get in his way.  Plus activate his Transform power to give him hammer hands that will slam anyone who gets in his way into the afterlife.



In addition to the Beetlejuice mini-figure, the Fun Pack also includes a 3-in-1 buildable LEGO brick model.  Start off with Saturn's Sandworm then rebuild it into the Haunted Vacuum of a Spooky Spider.  Each of these three transformations has their own ghostly powers to help Beetlejuice as he haunts the Multiverse of LEGO DIMENSIONS.

This FUN PACK also expands the video game's Multiverse by unlocking an exclusive Beetlejuice Adventure World where you can explore places where the movie was set and engage in some haunting of your own.  Leap over to Saturn, wander through the Maitland's house and within their elaborate model of the town of Winterview, and pay a visit to the Netherrealm Waiting Room.  Also gather some friends to play in the Beetlejuice themed Battle Arena that this LEGO DIMENSIONS expansion pack unlocks.

LEGO DIMENSIONS Battle Arenas allow up to four players to competitively or cooperatively compete in one of four different game modes within a setting themed around specific characters from the game.  Protect your own base while stealing an opposing team's banner in Capture the Flag.  Destroy your opponents' bases to knock them out of the game in Bash Bash.  Complete assigned missions to earn points with the highest scorer winning the game in Objective.  Tag bombs to your opponents and blow them up in Tick, Tag, Boom!  Beetlejuice's character is needed to open the Battle Arena but once inside you can use any of the LEGO DIMENSIONS characters you've collected to have a spook-tacular time!

Beetlejuice, The Powerpuff Girls and Teen Titans Go! join LEGO Dimensions video game in September

Five new expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions, the LEGO toy and video game hybrid, will be available beginning September 12, 2017.  One of the reasons playing LEGO Dimensions is so fun is because you can mix and match some of your favorite characters from a variety of television, movie, and video game properties within the video game. Soon characters and settings from Teen Titans Go! and The Powerpuff Girls, two popular Cartoon Network animated series, and the '80s era fantasy comedy Beetlejuice will be added into the mix.

The Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of the DC Super Hero team Raven and Beast Boy.  It also features the 3-in-1 T-Car which can also be rebuilt into a forklift and plane.  Players can also transform the Spellbook of Azarath into Raven Wings and the Giant Hand to either take flight or dig through the earth for adventures in the sky as well as under the ground.

 The Teen Titans Go! Fun Pack includes a Starfire LEGO minifigure.  Players can unleash her special abilities to battle enemies and solve puzzles.  Players can also build the 3-in-1 Titan Robot for a roller-coaster fun-filled adventure and then rebuild it into a rocket or robot retriever for more supercharged adventures with the rest of the Titans gang.

Raven, Beast Boy and Starfire each provide access to the Teen Titans Go! Adventure World in Jump City where players can explore several psychedelic areas from the Titans Tower to Wacka Doodles Amusement Park.  Purchasing either of the Teen Titans Go! expansion packs allows access to an exclusive original animated episode of the TV show where viewers discover how the vibrant team of teenage heroes stumbled upon the LEGO Dimensions multiverse.

The Powerpuffs Girls are also joining in the LEGO Dimensions fun with an upcoming Team Pack and Fun Pack coming to store shelves.  The Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of the super-powered sisters, Blossom and Bubbles.  Players can access special abilities through the 3-in-1 Octi which can be rebuilt into a Super Skunk or Sonic Squid.  There is also the PPG Smartphone included in this expansion pack that can be rebuilt into a hotline or mag-net.

The Fun Pack includes a Buttercup LEGO minifigure.  Players can use this character to fight crime with cool superpowers.  She comes along with the 3-in-1 Mega Blast Bot which can be rebuilt into the Ka-Pow Cannon and Slammin' Guitar to rock extra-awesome combat abilities.

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup each provide access to The Powerpuff Girls Adventure World where players can unlock iconic locations like Pokey Oaks elementary, Rainbow Land, and Professor Utonium's lab.  They also unlock a themed Battle Arena where up to 4 players can engage in head-to-head competition against one another in capture the flag style contests.

The Beetlejuice Fun Pack brings some spookiness to LEGO Dimensions with a Beetlejuice LEGO minifigure with supernatural powers.  The character also unlocks its own exclusive Adventure World and Battle Arena.  The minifigure is accompanied by a buildable Saturn's Sandworm which can also be transformed into a haunted vacuum and spooky spider.

Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation 4 / Playstation 3, Xbox One / Xbox 360 and Wii U.  For more information about the video game, please visit www.lego.com/en-us/dimensions