Be More Chill

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24 February 2020 · Follow on Stagedoor

“If you’re a fan of new musicals like Dear Evan Hansen then you should definitely check this out at The Other Palace, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s testing ground for exciting new shows. This one has come over from New York where it was a hit Off-Broadway. Although it’s had a mixed reception from UK critics the first reviews in from Stagedoor users are all glowing.”

Overview

An unprecedented international phenomenon, this original and hilarious show exploded onto the musical theatre scene and electrified audiences during its runs off- and on Broadway. Featuring a Tony Award®-nominated score bursting with addictive earworms, BE MORE CHILL is a mind-bendingly fun hit about the competing voices in all of our heads.

It’s just your atypical love story – a guy (he wants to fit in), a girl (she wants to be noticed), and the supercomputer inside the guy’s head that tells him what to do (it wants to take over the world!). According to The New Yorker, “If you fed Dear Evan Hansen to the Little Shop of Horrors plant, you’d get BE MORE CHILL.” In other words, it’s both a relatable tale about how far we’ll go for a little validation… and an otherworldly delight about a loveable geek and his very invasive (im)plant. What’s not to love?

Age recommendation: 12+
The musical has mature themes and mature language. We ask that patrons consider the individual needs of younger theatergoers before bringing them to the show.

Critic reviews

Glorious misfit musical for the age of oddballs

⋅ The Guardian

It has all the edgy, nerdy verve that draws teens and tweens like moths to a flame

⋅ WhatsOnStage

Viral teen musical is like Dear Evan Hansen on helium

⋅ Evening Standard

Iconis and Tracz have written a show for the digital era and it's impossible to be chill about Be More Chill

⋅ Broadway World

One would be better to stay home and watch Sex Education on Netflix

⋅ Musical Theatre Review

It’s not difficult to understand why Joe Iconis’ intoxicating score has attracted such a cult following

⋅ Theatre Weekly

A coming-of-age story with fabulous, catchy tunes

⋅ The Telegraph

The story translates remarkably well to stage, capturing in song the doubts and struggles of the characters with everyday pressures at school

⋅ Londonist

Hiding within some rough edges lies an energetic – maybe exhaustingly so – and often very funny take on hormonal teenage anxiety, with a winning central performance from Folan

⋅ The Upcoming

A bright and lively musical with emotional heft in parts

⋅ Everything Theatre

The pressure was on for this production to deliver, and it really did

⋅ West End Wilma

Be More Chill features a fabulously talented cast in a very watery transfer from across the pond

⋅ A Younger Theatre

More exhausting than enlightening

⋅ The Arts Desk

Undeniably fascinating to observe, if ultimately exhausting, too

⋅ London Theatre