“Be More Chill,” an energetic sci-fi musical set in the anxious halls of a high school, is coming to Broadway, propelled not by a presold megabrand or raves from critics, but a surge of social media. Producers are betting that Broadway, increasingly dominated by movie adaptations, jukebox …
AM 970 THE ANSWER: Be More Chill
Joe Iconis and George Salazar perform on Good Day New York
Sitting down with the 'Be More Chill' family
Mental Illness: [Enter Stage Right]
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Musicals about mental illness are a lucrative artistic trend in theatre. And these productions are breaking new ground with their honest, entertaining portrayals of disorders that 1 in 5 Americans live with. Depicting these disorders help audiences better understand common challenges to mental health, but…
Forbes Interviews Joe About BE MORE CHILL
"Be More Chill" is a musical success story that almost didn't happen. The Off-Broadway show debuting later this month enjoyed modest success when it first premiered at Two River Theater in New Jersey in 2015. The production ran for six weeks and a cast album got made. Two years later, without warning or…
The New York Times: How Be More Chill Found Its Fans
Before “Be More Chill” even starts previews at the Pershing Square Signature Center on July 26, it will already be one of the most popular new musicals in America, with a passionate fan base that dwarfs the number of people who have ever seen the show. All this after a barely noticed monthlong run in New...
Be More Chill to Play Off-Broadway This Summer
It’s called a Squip. A tiny supercomputer inside a pill. Swallow one and a personalized voice will tell you how to dress, how to speak, how to… become cool. Jeremy Heere is your average, nothing-special teenager at Middleborough High in nothing-special New Jersey... until the day he finds out about “The...
VIDEO: Joe Iconis Performs "Halloween" From Be More Chill
Joe Iconis, one-half of the creative duo behind Be More Chill, stopped by the Playbill studios to perform “Halloween” from the hit musical. Watch Iconis in the video above. Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill is a musical by Iconis and Joe Tracz about high school, popularity, and a tiny supercomputer...
Michael In The Bathroom Contest
HEY, EVERYBODY HAVE YOU HEARD?! #BeMoreChill is now officially available to perform through Rodgers & Hammerstein at your local school, theater, church basement, barnyard, or schoolbus parking lot! To celebrate, we are holding a #michaelinthebathroom contest where the winner gets a FREE...