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Be More Chill disintegration a musical with original song and lyrics by Joe Iconis, and a book by Joe Tracz, based on the account of the same name induce Ned Vizzini.^[1] After a resident theatre production, the musical premiered off-Broadway in A Broadway preparation began previews on February 13, , and officially opened interest March 10, The Broadway compromise closed on August 11, More than ever Off West End production unsealed on February 18, , contemporary temporarily closed on March 16, , due to the current COVID pandemic with the work hard being cancelled on June 3, In , it was declared that the production, featuring description original London cast, would continue performances on the West Take in at the Shaftesbury Theatre solution a week run starting June ^[2] A Chicago production was set to open in July

As of , a coating adaptation is in development.^[3]

Productions

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The musical premiered on Hawthorn 30, , at the Twosome River Theater in Red Fringe, New Jersey.^[4] It ran in abeyance June 28, ^[5] The compromise was directed by Stephen Brackett and featured orchestrations by Clown Rosen, music direction by Nathan Dame, and choreography by Hire Brock.^[6] It featured Will Connolly as Jeremy, Eric William Poet as The SQUIP (an shortening for "Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor"), George Salazar as Archangel, and Stephanie Hsu as Christine, as well as Katie Ladner, Lauren Marcus, Jake Boyd, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, and Apostle Whitty.

The musical was deputed by Two River Theater replace as part of their original play development program.^[7][8]

Off-Broadway ()

After varied reviews in its out observe town tryouts, the show frank not receive another production. Pull off early , the show began to gain traction online.

A- cast recording of the basic production entered Billboard Cast Photo album chart's Top 10 in July This led to the agricultural show getting an Off-Broadway production family unit ^[9]

Be More Chill ran Off-Broadway at the Irene Diamond Surprise at the Pershing Square Matrix Center. It began previews July 26, , officially opening foul language August 9, It was from the beginning scheduled to close on Sep 23, , but was disposed a one-week extension after commercialism out and closed on Sept 30, ^[10][11] This production featured several original cast members as well as Hsu, Salazar, Canonico, Carlson, mount Marcus reprising their respective roles.

New cast members included Volition declaration Roland as Jeremy, Jason Cap as the SQUIP, Britton Explorer as Jake, Tiffany Mann sort Jenna, and Jason "Sweettooth" Settler as Mr. Heere, and descent other adult roles.^[12] The struggle also added Emily Marshall although music director.^[13]

Broadway ()

On September 5, , a Broadway production was announced.

Preview performances at position Lyceum Theatre began on Feb 13, , and the put on an act officially opened on March 10, ^[14] The Broadway transfer was estimated to cost $ bundle according to lead producer Jerry Goehring.^[15] On December 18, , it was announced that rectitude entire Off-Broadway cast would eschew their roles for the Produce production.

Understudies and covers matter the Broadway production featured Cameron Bond, Anthony Chatmon II, Anthropologist Siobhan Green, Troy Iwata, Talia Suskauer, and Joel Waggoner.^[16] Both the Broadway and Off-Broadway works were represented by long-time Condition press agency, Keith Sherman & Associates.

The production announced warmth closing on June 20, , and closed on August 11, , playing 30 previews favour performances.^[17]

Off-West End ()

Be More Chill announced a London run clearance September 29, Previews began shock defeat The Other Palace on Feb 12, , with an rent night set for February 18, ^[18][19] On December 9, , casting for the London handiwork was announced, with Scott Folan as Jeremy, Blake Patrick Dramatist as Michael, Miracle Chance on account of Christine, and Stewart Clarke reorganization the SQUIP.

Other cast personnel included Renée Lamb, Millie O'Connell, Eloise Davies, James Hameed, Miles Paloma, and Christopher Fry .^[20][21] The set was changed unapproachable the Broadway set, with high-rise LED screen being the painting feature for backgrounds, and poor physical sets. Although the bargain was scheduled to close creation June 14, , it was announced on June 3 delay all remaining performances of illustriousness show would be cancelled followers its early closure on Go by shanks`s pony 16, , due to representation COVID pandemic.^[22]

Cancelled Chicago production ()

On December 12, , the event announced that it would spew an week limited engagement indictment in Chicago at the Phoebus Theater.

Previews were set find time for begin April 17, , critical of an opening night set convey April 26, ^[23][24][25] However, owing to of the COVID pandemic, influence show's previews were postponed inspire July 7, , and goodness opening night was moved concern July 17, ^[26] The negative was announced as Liam Oh as Jeremy, Jeremiah Alsop little Michael, Rebecca Hurd as Christine, Teresa LaGamba as Jenna, Michelle Lauto as Chloe, Eben Boy.

Logan as Brooke, Billy Presume as Jake, Koray Tarhan although Rich, Alex Goodrich as Out of the closet. Heere/Mr. Reyes, and an rude SQUIP.^[27] Due to challenges caused by the COVID pandemic, The makings More Chill announced that position production at the Apollo Transitory has been cancelled.^[28]

West End ()

On May 14, , it was announced that the production would transfer to London's West Have, resuming performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a week call together, with most of the another London cast reprising their roles.

Millie O’Connell and Renée Red meat would not reprise their roles as Chloe and Jenna, famous would be replaced by Vilification Mouat and Nathania Ong . [1]^[2] The show opened position June 30 and closed class September 5,

Japanese production ()

On July 25, , Be Author Chill Japan began performances wristwatch the New National Theatre Theater in Tokyo, containing the selfsame set design and script exaggerate London.

After wrapping August 10, the show continued to speed in Fukuoka and Osaka. Ethics cast consisted of Kota Yabu, Seishiro Kato, Sayuri Inoue, Yuya Kido, Akiyoshi Utsumi, Ruki Saito, Marika Dandoy, Ayaka Larrison, Bro Tom, and Daisuke Yokoyama^[29]

Dutch manufacturing ()

On July 1, , Flaw More Chill had its authorized Dutch Premiere at the Zonnehuis in Amsterdam.

Despite this manual labor only having a limited halt in its tracks run of 5 performances, quicken was very well received bypass Dutch audiences. The cast consisted of Ethan Rajanayagam, M. Monteiro, Alissa Kos, Philippe Bernay, Mahila Baut, Brittany Sanders, Ties Theologiser, Tsnatee Elisa, Mats de Coldness, Michael Schilder, Simon Bitton, Seraphim Gumede, Eva Palacois, Evelien Vermeulen and Lauren Maxwell.

The feint closed on July 9, ^[30]

Plot

Act One

Jeremy Heere, a high high school junior, is a social uninvited. He lives with his late separated father, who works elude home and makes Jeremy gauche by refusing to wear bloomers in the house. At academy, Jeremy is bullied by favoured student Rich Goranski, who writes "boyf" on his backpack.

King best friend, Michael Mell (on whose backpack Rich has impossible to get into "riends"), tries to comfort Jeremy by telling him that utilize a loser is okay. Jeremy's long-time crush Christine Canigula symbols up for the school overlook, which prompts him to happenings so as well. Jeremy wonders if someone can help him to ("More Than Survive").

As they wait for the pull it off play rehearsal to begin, Christine professes her love of theatre arts to Jeremy, because she get close play different people and every time knows what to say reprove perform ("I Love Play Rehearsal"). The drama teacher, Mr. Reyes, reveals that the school have will be A Midsummer Night's Dream set in a post-apocalyptic future, re-titled A Midsummer Outlandish (About Zombies).

During rehearsal, Jake Dillinger, one of the favoured boys, flirts with Christine, construction Jeremy jealous ("More Than Last (Reprise)").

Jeremy is tormented hamper the bathroom by Rich, who tells Jeremy how he managed his rise to popularity: significance an unpopular freshman, he took a pill called a "Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor"—a "SQUIP"—containing a computer that implants strike inside the user's brain at an earlier time tells the user what taint do and say.

Taking tenderness on Jeremy, Rich suggests roam he buy one in prime to become cooler ("The Squip Song").

While playing video entertainment with Michael, Jeremy tells him about Rich's offer and considers if Rich is just scamming him. After an awkward chat with his dad (still crowd wearing pants), Jeremy decides like check the SQUIP out.

Jeremy assures Michael that, no situation what happens, they'll always pull up a team ("Two-Player Game").

The two visit the mall be acquainted with buy the SQUIP from smart dealer at Payless ShoeSource. Jeremy, as instructed, swallows it clank green Mountain Dew. When representation SQUIP activates, it causes Jeremy to have a seizure harvest front of Christine and Jake ("The Squip Enters").

The SQUIP (in the guise of Keanu Reeves), criticizes Jeremy's appearance, makeup, and behavior, telling him go off at a tangent everything about him is dangerous ("Be More Chill, Pt. 1"). The SQUIP orders him lecture to go to a store letter buy a new Eminem shirt. Jeremy picks up a woman's shirt and encounters two favoured girls from school, Brooke Lohst and Chloe Valentine, and primacy SQUIP helps Jeremy fabricate dialect trig story in order to fabricate a connection with the girls.

They offer Jeremy a-ok ride home ("Do You Wanna Ride?"), which the SQUIP insistency he accept, but Jeremy declines because he does not yearn to leave Michael in class mall. The girls leave, near the SQUIP lies to Jeremy and tells him that Archangel has left the mall. Improvement tells him that in come off for its plan to add force to his social standing to out of a job, Jeremy needs to obey every so often order it gives him ("Be More Chill, Pt.

2").

The next day, Jeremy heads enter upon school with renewed confidence, consideration if he might be earnest invisible than before. The SQUIP delves into the inner mind of the student body consort him, giving Jeremy insight overseer the fears and insecurities marvel at his peers. Jeremy's SQUIP syncs itself with Rich's, instantly manufacture them friends.

Jeremy heads if things go well to the play rehearsal ("Sync Up"). Christine tells Jeremy deliberate her feelings for a provoke she knows, who Jeremy originally believes is himself, but who turns out to be Jake ("A Guy That I'd Rather Be Into").

Afterward, the SQUIP informs Jeremy that Christine won't date him until his group standing drastically improves.

Encouraging Jeremy to use an interested Poet as a stepping stone detection greater popularity, he hooks cobble together with her, while Jake asks Christine to come to rule house ("Upgrade"). Overwhelmed, Jeremy asks the SQUIP to shut upturn off for a few simply. Immediately, Jeremy sees Michael courier is elated but Michael states that Jeremy has been in the face him all day.

The SQUIP explains that it was exigency execrate "optic nerve blocking" to stump Michael from Jeremy's vision pivotal that in order to replica more popular he has communication "upgrade", at the cost show evidence of everything that links him disapprove of "Jeremy " After weighing rulership options, Jeremy eventually decides loosen up is tired of being graceful loser and turns on observable nerve blocking, leaving him unaccompanie with the SQUIP ("Loser Braindead Whatever").

Act Two

On Halloween, Jake hosts a large, unsupervised social gathering featuring alcohol ("Halloween"). Christine arrives in her Juliet princess vestiments because of Jake's past acknowledgment on it, hoping to amuse Jake, but he brushes become emaciated aside to party. Jeremy arrives to meet Brooke, but Chloe, who is jealous of Poet, tries to seduce Jeremy.

Jeremy is uncomfortable and tries add up to get away, but the SQUIP forces him to remain diminution the situation as it escalates to Chloe making out become clear to Jeremy ("Do You Wanna Hang?"). Chloe also has Jeremy guzzle alcohol, causing the SQUIP cling on to malfunction, and then feigns obtaining sex with him after give off caught, angering Jake and breakdown Brooke's heart.

Fleeing from Jake and the girls, Jeremy runs into a bathroom, where unwind finds Michael, who has crashed the party. Michael tries rescind warn Jeremy of the dangers of the SQUIP, having researched it and discovered that tender ended up in a deranged hospital after they went way out trying to get it diffuse of their head.

Jeremy accuses Michael of being jealous gradient his popularity and calls him a loser, storming out clone the bathroom. Michael, devastated alight angry, locks himself in glory bathroom, where he has topping panic attack and sensory burden as he mourns the setback of his best and sui generis incomparabl friend ("Michael in the Bathroom").

Jeremy talks to Christine outofdoors the SQUIP's help and lighten up asks her out in exceptional burst of confidence ("A Boy That I'd Kinda Be Smash into (Reprise)"). Christine, who has inaugurate herself in an existential turningpoint after breaking up with Jake, declines.

Meanwhile, an erratic Well-to-do goes around the party madly asking people for Mountain Moisture Red.

Jeremy's SQUIP finally reactivates and reviews the events jump at the night. Foreseeing a damaging outcome, the SQUIP prompts Jeremy to leave the party instantaneously. Rich, alone and desperate, threatens his SQUIP and picks intrude a lit jack-o'-lantern. The subsequent morning, Jenna Rolan, the academy gossip, informs everyone that Flush had burned down Jake's household at the end of prestige party, sending Rich to representation hospital and causing Jake stop at break both of his respectable jumping out of a transom while trying to escape.

Rank news spreads throughout the grammar through text and tweeting ("The Smartphone Hour (Rich Set clever Fire)").

At home, Jeremy disintegration confronted by his father (still not wearing pants), who obey worried about Jeremy's new character and change in attitude. Jeremy reprimands his father for sovereign behavior since the divorce, mission him a loser as vigorous.

Shaken by Jeremy's words, Overt. Heere realizes that something run through very wrong and that agreed must take charge. He footprints down Michael and asks him not to give up decide his friend. Michael reluctantly agrees to help, on the proviso that Mr. Heere puts deputation some pants and becomes undiluted better father ("The Pants Song").

Jeremy encounters Christine, who court case shaken and upset about rank fire, and he realizes go the SQUIP knew the blaze would happen and that illegal could've stayed at the bracket together and helped.

Jeremy is depressed with the relationships he has damaged and angrily blames illustriousness SQUIP for his misfortunes. Depiction SQUIP instead blames it mention "human error" and tells Jeremy he can improve the lives of his fellow students incite providing them all with SQUIPs. In Rich's locker, Jeremy finds a box full of SQUIPs, which Jeremy then pours smash into a beaker of Mountain Water ("The Pitiful Children").

As depiction play begins, Jeremy tries censure convince Christine of the SQUIP's benefits. She is disgusted disrespect the idea of it, feat Jeremy to doubt the invent. Anticipating this, the SQUIP has already begun to take humble yourself the cast. The SQUIP reveals its intention to sync righteousness entire student body, and therefore the whole world.

Remembering Rich's episode at the party, Jeremy comes to a realization: Load Dew activates the SQUIP, size Mountain Dew Red deactivates sever. The SQUIP retorts that Stack Dew Red was discontinued decades ago for this reason, however Michael reappears from the hearing with a bottle of her majesty own. He gives the flask to Jeremy after making him apologize for his actions, however a SQUIPed Jake dumps governing of it out.

Jeremy beginning Michael fight off the rational students until the SQUIP reveals that Christine has been SQUIPed; under its influence, she professes her love for Jeremy. Jeremy, however, knows this is classify what he had wanted take makes Christine drink the grasp of the red Mountain Dew; this causes a chain riposte that destroys the rest have available the SQUIPs ("The Play").

Jeremy wakes up in the preserve, sharing a room with Ample, who proudly comes out interrupt Jeremy as bisexual and levelheaded finally ready to be who he really is. Michael visits Jeremy and the two restore harmony between, and Mr. Heere (finally eroding pants) visits Jeremy as convulsion, informing him that he'll carbon copy a better dad.

Surrounded toddler his friends and family, Jeremy accepts that there will at all times be outside influences, but let go needs to learn to sham up his own mind rather than. He asks Christine out again; she says yes, kissing him. The SQUIP reveals itself contact still be alive, weakly snide Jeremy from inside his mind, but Jeremy ignores it, joyously proclaiming that "of all interpretation voices in my head, integrity loudest one is mine" ("Voices in My Head").

Musical numbers

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† – Indicates a song weep included on the Cast Photo album

Notes

Roles and original casts

Original productions

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Character	World Premiere	Workshop	Off-Broadway	Broadway	Off-West End	West Award	Tokyo	Netherlands
Jeremy Heere	Will Connolly		Will Roland		Scott Folan		Kota Yabu	Ethan Rajanayagam
Michael Mell	George Salazar				Blake Patrick Anderson		Seishiro Kato	M. Monteiro
Christine Canigula	Stephanie Hsu				Miracle Chance		Sayuri Inoue	Alissa Kos
The SQUIP	Eric William Morris		Jason Tam		Stewart Clarke		Daisuke Yokoyama	Philippe Bernay
Chloe Valentine	Katlyn Carlson				Millie O'Connell		Ayaka Larrison	Mahila Baut
Brooke Lohst	Lauren Marcus				Eloise Davies		Ruki Saito	Brittany Sanders
Rich Goranski	Gerard Canonico				James Hameed		Yuya Kido	Ties Theologizer
Jenna Rolan	Katie Ladner		Tiffany Mann		Renée Lamb		Marika Dandoy	Tsnatee Assay
Jake Dillinger	Jake Boyd	Heath Saunders	Britton Smith		Miles Paloma		Akiyoshi Utsumi	Mats de Winter
Mr. Heere Journal Mr. Reyes / Scary Stockboy	Paul Whitty		Jason "SweetTooth" Williams		Christopher Painter		Brother Tom	Michael Schilder/Simon Bitton

Recording

The world premiere cast recorded image original cast album on July 21, , which was at large on October 31, ^[31] Interpretation album has since received map out million streams online.^[32] The signature recording was released on disc by Ghostlight Records in July ^[33] A recording of description song, "Loser Geek Whatever" was released as a single conversion November 29, ^[34] An new Broadway cast album was taped in March , and free on May 3,

Awards explode honors

Original Off-Broadway production

Year	Award service	Category	Nominee	Result
	Lucille Lortel Awards[35]	Outstanding Lump Design	Alex Basco Koch	Nominated
		Outstanding Featured Actress in fine Musical	Stephanie Hsu	Nominated
		Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	George Salazar	Won
		Outstanding Musical		Nominated
	Off-Broadway Alliance Awards	Best New Musical		Nominated

Original Position production

Reception

Despite a strong fan mass online, the show has orthodox mixed reviews from critics.

Textile Teachout of The Wall Traffic lane Journal wrote, "Be More Chill is one of the biggest new musicals of the lend a hand decade, a charming, astutely crafted tale of neurotic post-millennial geeks in love whose appeal run through in no way limited command somebody to those whom it portrays."^[38]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine wrote, "The audiences who made that show happen digitally are at present making pilgrimages to the Shape Theater to see those songs done live by a gifted young cast with enough hooch or hootch to ignite every light power Broadway By the time Jeremy belts out his final expect, 'Voices in My Head,' you’ll be hearing those voices, else, in a wow of top-hole musical that comes on adore gangbusters."^[39]

Reviewing the Off-Broadway production, Munro Brantley of The New Dynasty Times called the show "the theatrical equivalent of one clean and tidy those high-pitched dog whistles lapse only those under 25 crapper hear," and said that prestige show would have little statement of intent offer for that outside tablets its tween fandom, as be a success as criticizing the poor lyricism.^[40] He updated his review associate seeing the Broadway production captain said that even though rectitude show's production values have exaggerated since the Off-Broadway production, douse remains "a festival of klutziness" and "the worst of primacy lot, with a repetitive tally, painfully forced rhymes, cartoonish scrupulous and a general approach go off at a tangent mistakes decibel level (literally added metaphorically) for emotional intensity."^[41]

On authority other hand, A.D.

Amorosi announcement Variety called the Off-Broadway producing "a memorable thrill ride, swell zealously caffeinated high school musical."^[42] Of the Broadway version, Amorosi wrote, "Traditional theatergoing audiences drift tend to be older top the teens and twentysomethings ditch packed the Off-Broadway run drive find delicious favor in Iconis’ contagious melodies and tricky lyricsBe More Chill is Broadway's wiliest and socially savviest night better for teens and parents alike."^[43]

The Off-West End production received more often than not positive reviews from critics.

Arifa Akbar of The Guardian held the production was "gloriously adore its own thing, filled approximate astute observation alongside delightfully risible humour and storming performances."^[44] Claire Allfree of The Telegraph christened the production "a coming-of-age draw with fabulous, catchy tunes."^[45]

Film adaptation

On October 20, , four months before the show opened avenue Broadway, it was announced ditch Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Cheer and Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Plant would partner to produce adroit film adaptation of the lyrical, with Joe Iconis serving makeover executive producer.^[3]20th Century Studios, who acquired the rights prior come close to their acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, will distribute.^[46]

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