Be More Chill

Theatre

Name:	Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage
Address:	480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

Production Information

First performance date:	July 26, 2018
Opening date:	August 9, 2018
Closing date:	September 30, 2018
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

It’s called a Squip. A tiny supercomputer inside a pill. Swallow one and a personalized voice will tell you how to dress, how to speak, how to… become cool.

Jeremy Heere is your average, nothing-special teenager at Middleborough High in nothing-special New Jersey... until the day he finds out about “The Squip." Thus begins a journey that pits Jeremy's desire to be popular against his struggle to remain true to his authentic self. Be More Chill is an honest, edgy, super-hilarious look at coming of age in the digital age, set to some of the most exciting songs in contemporary musical theater. This original musical comedy looks at modern issues like depression, bullying, and anxiety through the lens of sci-fi films of the 50s, horror flicks of the 80s, and teen movies of the 90s. Little Shop of Horrors meets The Breakfast Club in this celebration of outcasts, teenaged or otherwise. Based on the cult sensation novel by Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill is already beloved by millions of theater fans because of its best-selling Billboard Top 10 cast recording. Come see what all the fuss is about this summer on 42nd Street. It’s what your Squip would tell you to do.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	42nd.Club	Producer
	Adler	Producer
	Chris Blasting	Producer
	Brad Blume	Producer
	Gary Cohen	Producer
	Marlene Cohen	Producer
	Jonathan Demar	Producer
	Federman	Producer
	Gemini Theatrical	Producer
	Ben Holtzman	Producer
	Koenigsberg	Producer
	Ashlee Latimer	Producer
	Marc David Levine	Producer
	Sammy Lopez	Producer
	Jenn Maley	Producer
	Michael F. Mitri	Producer
	Jenny Niedehoffer	Producer
	Joan Rechnitz	Producer
	Robert Rechnitz	Producer
	Simpson & Longthorne	Producer
	Fred Sternfeld	Producer
	Randi Sternfeld	Producer
	Cori Stolbun	Producer
	Jennifer Ashley Tepper	Producer
	The Baruch Frankel Viertel Group	Producer
	Alisa Thorne	Producer
	Charlie Thorne	Producer
	Jenna Ushkowitz	Producer
	Kim Vasquez	Producer
	YesBroadway Productions	Producer
	Two River Theater	Produced in Association
	Gerald Goehring	Executive Producer
	James E. Cleveland	Production Supervisor
	SenovvA Production Core	Production Supervisor

	Ned Vizzini	Original Author
	Joe Tracz	Book
	Joe Iconis	Music & Lyrics

	Stephen Brackett	Director
	Emily Marshall	Musical Director
	Max Friedman	Assistant Director
	Geoffrey Ko	Associate Music Director

	Chase Brock	Choreographer
	Alicia Lundgren	Associate Choreographer
	Mimi Scardulla	Assistant Choreographer
	J. David Brimmer	Fight Director
	Dan O'Driscoll	Associate Fight Director
	Rob Berman	Dance Arrangements

	Beowulf Boritt	Set Designer
	Bobby Frederick Tilley II	Costume Designer
	Tyler Micoleau	Lighting Designer
	Ryan Rumery	Sound Designer
	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
	Dave Bova	Hair & Wig
	Sven Henry Nelson	Props Designer
	Jared Rutherford	Associate Scenic Designer
	Martin Lara Avila	Assistant Costume Designer
	Jimmy Lawlor	Associate Lighting Designer
	Brian McDonald	Associate Sound Designer

	LDK Productions	General Manager
	Keith Sherman & Associates	Press Representative

	Amanda Michaels	Production Stage Manager
	Kaleigh Bernier	Assistant Stage Manager

	Lindsay Child	Production Manager
	Anna Englesman	Assistant Production Manager
	Mae Frankeberger	Associate Production Manager

	Charlie Rosen	Orchestrations
	Charlie Rosen	Musical Supervision

	Telsey + Company	Casting
	AKA	Advertising
	AKA	Marketing
	Marathon Digital	Social Media

Cast

Actor	Role
Gerard Canonico	Rich
Katlyn Carlson	Chloe
Stephanie Hsu	Christine
Tiffany Mann	Jenna
Lauren Marcus	Brooke
Will Roland	Jeremy
George Salazar	Michael
Britton Smith	Jake
Jason Tam	The Squip
Jason SweetTooth Williams	Jeremy's Dad / Mr Reyes / Scary Stockboy
Cameron Bond	Jeremy's Dad / The Squip	UNDERSTUDY
Gerard Canonico	Jeremy	UNDERSTUDY
Troy Iwata	Rich / Jeremy / Michael / Jake / The Squip	UNDERSTUDY
Lauren Marcus	Christine	UNDERSTUDY
Talia Suskauer	Chloe / Brooke / Jenna	UNDERSTUDY

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	Joe Iconis	Music & Lyrics
			Joe Tracz	Book
			Gerald Goehring	Executive Producer
			Michael F. Mitri	Producer
			Jennifer Ashley Tepper	Producer
			Marc David Levine	Producer
			Marlene Cohen	Producer
			Gary Cohen	Producer
			42nd.Club	Producer
			The Baruch Frankel Viertel Group	Producer
			Alisa Thorne	Producer
			Charlie Thorne	Producer
			Jenny Niedehoffer	Producer
			Chris Blasting	Producer
			Simpson & Longthorne	Producer
			Brad Blume	Producer
			Gemini Theatrical	Producer
			Jonathan Demar	Producer
			Kim Vasquez	Producer
			Ben Holtzman	Producer
			Sammy Lopez	Producer
			Koenigsberg	Producer
			Federman	Producer
			Adler	Producer
			Ashlee Latimer	Producer
			Jenna Ushkowitz	Producer
			Jenn Maley	Producer
			Cori Stolbun	Producer
			Robert Rechnitz	Producer
			Joan Rechnitz	Producer
			Fred Sternfeld	Producer
			Randi Sternfeld	Producer
			YesBroadway Productions	Producer
			Two River Theater	Produced in Association
2	WON	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	George Salazar	Actor
3	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Stephanie Hsu	Actor
4	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Projection Design	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
5	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical
6	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	George Salazar	Actor
7	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Stephanie Hsu	Actor
8	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music	Joe Iconis	Music & Lyrics
9	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics	Joe Iconis	Music & Lyrics
10	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical	Bobby Frederick Tilley II	Costume Designer
11	NOMINATED	2019 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Projection Design	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
12	NOMINATED	2019 Hewes Design Award, Costume Design	Bobby Frederick Tilley II	Costume Designer
13	NOMINATED	2019 Hewes Design Award, Notable Effects	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
14	NOMINATED	2019 Off Broadway Alliance Award, Best New Musical
15	NOMINATED	2019 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Score	Joe Iconis	Music & Lyrics
16	NOMINATED	2019 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	George Salazar	Actor
17	NOMINATED	2019 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Projection Design	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
18	NOMINATED	2018 Clive Barnes Award	Will Roland	Actor