BE MORE CHILL @ MANLY BLACK BOX THEATRE

 

Australian premiere of the musical “BE MORE CHILL” and is based on the bestselling novel, and was first performed at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA on 30th May 2015. Composer/lyricist Joe Iconis, and book by Joe Trancz. All of the student characters are Juniors at Middle Borough High school, setting their age around 16 years old.    

 

We learn everything about the school life of an average high school nerd Jeremy Heere, whose life gets turned upside down after he ingests a SQUIP (quantum supercomputer in the form of a pill) that then controls his brain and promises to bring him everything he desires most, a date with Christine, and of course to fulfil his desire “to become cool”.

 

Hilarious invigorating experiences delivered in song and dance, easily keeps the emotional balance between comedy and drama, including the outrageous party of the year. An innocent male nerd, exactly how he survives the bullies and cliques of a New Jersey high school, and the required end game is “the boy gets the girl”.

 

Manly Musical Society impeccably acted musical production of “BE MORE CHILL”, is brilliantly directed by Sam Ducker. This delicious high school musical delight, with vibrant lyrics designed impress, has a just superb ensemble voice cast, every voice is a stand-out. Sensational young performers, cleverly delivered in a tiny performance space, and every performance is perfect.

 

This production has changed the gender of SQUIP to female, and special mention is made of Keira Connelly as SQUIP, memorable performance and wonderfully over-the-top, and deliberately reminiscent of the famous video-game character “Lara Croft”. Recommended.

 

Act 1
    “More Than Survive” – Jeremy, Company
    “I Love Play Rehearsal” – Christine
    “More Than Survive (Reprise One)” – Jeremy
    “The Squip Song” – Rich, Company
    “Two-Player Game” – Michael, Jeremy
    “Be More Chill PT. 1” – Squip, Jeremy, Brooke, Chloe, Company
    “Do You Wanna Ride?” – Brooke, Chloe, Girls
    “Be More Chill PT. 2” – Squip, Jeremy, Company
    “More Than Survive (Reprise Two)” – Squip, Jeremy, Company
    “A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into” – Christine, Company
    “Upgrade” – Brooke, Squip, Jeremy, Jake, Christine, Company
Act 2
    “Halloween Party” – Brooke, Jake, Chloe, Rich, Jenna, Company
    “Do You Wanna Hang?”– Chloe
    “Michael in the Bathroom” – Michael, Company
    “The Pitiful Children” – Squip, Jenna, Company
    “The Pants Song” – Jeremy’s Dad, Michael
    “The Play” – Michael, Jake, Brooke, Chloe, Jeremy, Christine, Company
    “Voices in My Head” – Jeremy, Christine, Company

 

The Manly Black Box Theatre is located inside Manly Selective Campus. The theatre is located in the northmost building past the basketball court inside the school and you can park on Abbott Road, or inside the carpark via the Abbott Road entry. 7:30pm 14 to 18 March 2018. Under two hours including one interval. Click the link below for the google map to the location.  

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