Watch the Full Opening Number From Beetlejuice's First Night Back on Broadway

Did someone say his name three times? BEETLEJUICE is back on Broadway, and the production has provided us with this video of the full opening number, "The Whole Being Dead Thing," with some nifty new lyrics to celebrate the show's return. Here's Alex Brightman as the ghost with the most, Elizabeth Teeter as Lydia, and the full company.

[TheRealSullyG]

The recording doesn't even do justice to how insane the energy was last night. Truly amazing.

[DashingSteel]

Casually dropping a "Bababooey" in the middle of a song is such a Beetlejuice move I love it

[craigmcgovern]

Imagine not performing for a full live audience for two years and then THIS is what you come back to. Must be exhilarating.

[explodingapplestudios]

He is completely milking this while staying 100% in character. That shows how perfect Alex is for this role.

[fairestofthealdc]

Elizabeth did so well as Lydia, she’s such a perfect fit for this show, and Alex killed it like everyone knew he would. This entire cast is AMAZING

[mavisanya]

i think it's actually really sweet that Alex couldn't even get his first line out before people started going crazy 😂 it really proves how beloved this show is and how much it's been missed 💚

[RosesNightengales]

"Look whose back in NEW YORK CITY! Since your life has been pretty shitty; lets start on the whole Being Death Thing!!!" I LOVE IT <3!!! WELCOME BACK BEEJEE!!!

[Animalia]

If this crowd energy isn’t proof enough that this masterpiece needs to be filmed, i don’t know what is…

[ProfessorStuDDS]

The sheer volume of wholesomeness from the entire cast being very extremely excited to be back is the kind of serotonin I need in my life constantly

[alexiarose]

If I were Alex I would have changed the line to "Holy crap... a standing ovation already!??"

[giggsworth]

Oh man, Alex is so lucky as BJ allows him to break the fourth wall, he is really able to soak in and really milk that crazy reception... I know they're pros, but that must've been so hard as the ensemble to not crack.
Here I am in Australia, and I got chills seeing that. Can only imagine what it was like in the theatre.

Love the Southern twang on "ain't it tragic, blah blah bible jesus magic" 🤣

[leslielulukramer]

Do ya hear that sound? *audience applauds* that beautiful sound. *audience still applauding* a sound that say beetlejuice the musical IS BACK IN TOWN!

[timothytroilo]

The energy in the room is unmatched and I love all the new little things Alex is doing versus before they closed it’s subtle but very cool

[brittanyhodges]

The fact that people are screaming and cheering like we're living in a marvel movie speaks VOLUMES on how loved this show and this cast is. I am so excited to see it in person again someday!!!

[kazza]

This is a show that I desperately want proshot (tbh like every other show I love) but this also just makes me realize how much I want to see it live. Recordings don't make me want to see it live less, they make me want to see it more!

[angelixreverie]

Actually crying over the amount of energy and excitement in the reopening 😭

[Tamisday]

Unironically this show is aging so well. Watching this number performed again after … everything, it has more layers now.

[bellavitagirl]

Shout out to the ensemble who had to the hold the grumpy scary faces during the long applause at the end and not cry or break in that moment, you can see how overwhelmed they were as soon as they were allowed to break

[wonderpandimonium]

That little hand wave Alex did to the fans was adorable.

[AdamHype]

I’ve never wanted to see a comeback of a Broadway musical so bad! I love what they did with the changing of the lyrics for its return! I must see Alex!