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In 2019, it was [[Beetlejuice (theatre)|adapted for Broadway]] as a musical that was unfortunately shuttered prematurely by the [[COVID-19]] pandemic; when the worst of the pandemic passed, it re-opened in 2022.
In 2023, a sequel, entitled ''[[Beetlejuice
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* [[The Scarpia Ultimatum]]: Betelgeuse to Lydia.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Betelgeuse is trapped in the hereafter.
* [[Small Secluded World]]: The main characters are stuck in their house, unable to have any contact with the surrounding world. At first, they do not realize that they are dead and haunting the house in which they lived.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Otho.
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* [[Take Our Word for It]]: Betelgeuse's "scary face."
* [[Tear Off Your Face]]: Barbara pulls her own face off in an attempt to frighten off the Deetzes. Unfortunately they can't see her.
▲* [[Ted Baxter]]: Delia thinks she's a great artist.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: When Lydia summons Betelgeuse to save the Maitlands at the end.
* [[The Unmasqued World]]: The Maitlands are roundly criticized by their caseworker for letting the living get solid evidence of ghosts, while the Deetzes look to find a way to monetize their haunted house.
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* [[Wafer-Thin Mint]]: The dog on the bridge.
* [[Weirdness Censor]]: Lydia is the only one who normally sees the dead couple; just about everyone else completely filters them out.
{{quote|'''Lydia''': "I've read through that ''[[Encyclopedia Exposita|Handbook for the Recently Deceased]]''. It says: '[[Muggles|Live people]] ignore the strange and unusual.' I, myself, am... strange and unusual.
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Lydia, she's initially the only one who can see the Maitlands, and is nearly forced into a marriage with an undead bio-exorcist. Not too many people can say that's happened to them...
* [[Wipe That Smile Off Your Face]]: At the end, when Barbara tries to banish BJ, she's able to get his name out once before he zips her lip...literally. She unzips her lip to say his name a second time, which pisses him off enough to seal it up with a metal plate.
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