David Fynn to Star in West End Premiere of Beetlejuice The Musical

The West End premiere of Beetlejuice The Musical has found its ghost with the most!

Olivier-nominated actor David Fynn (School of Rock, Am I Being Unreasonable) will play Beetlejuice, tearing open the veil between the living and the dead at the Prince Edward Theatre beginning May 20.

Said Fynn, "It’s a show I’ve admired for a long time—bold, funny, and totally chaotic. Getting the chance to step into such an iconic role is both a huge honor and a slightly surreal experience. I’m looking forward to bringing my own take to it while staying true to what makes the character so much fun. Plus, I do look good in stripes, and I am a little dead inside."

The West End production, currently scheduled to continue through April 17, will once again bring together the Broadway creative team, with a book by Tony nominee Scott Brown (Castle Rock) and Tony and Emmy nominee Anthony King (Broad City), an original score by Tony nominee Eddie Perfect (King Kong), direction by Tony winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), choreography by Connor Gallagher (The Robber Bridegroom), music supervision, orchestrations and incidental music by Kris Kukul (Joan of Arc: Into the Fire), and additional arrangements by Kukul and Perfect.

The production features scenic design by David Korins (Hamilton), costume design by William Ivey Long (The Producers), lighting design by Kenneth Posner (Kinky Boots), sound design by Peter Hylenski (Moulin Rouge!), projection design by Peter Nigrini (Dear Evan Hansen), puppet design by Michael Curry (The Lion King), special effects design by Jeremy Chernick (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), illusions by Michael Weber (Forrest Gump), hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, make-up design by Joe Dulude II, and dance arrangements by David Dabbon. Casting is by Harry Blumenau, and Matt Stine serves as music producer. U.K. general management is by Crossroads Live UK, and U.S. general management was by Bespoke Theatricals.

Beetlejuice The Musical is based on the 1988 Academy Award-winning cult Geffen Company motion picture presented by Warner Bros., Beetlejuice, with story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson. The hit comedy was directed by Tim Burton and starred Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder.

The work opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 2019 and again at the Marquis Theatre in 2022—following the COVID-19 shutdown—playing 679 combined performances. The first national U.S. tour just concluded an 88-city tour with a final Broadway resurrection at the Palace Theatre last year. Beetlejuice: The Musical has played internationally in Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, and Abu Dhabi.