Be More Chill
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Be More Chill is a sci-fi teen musical about a socially awkward high schooler who takes a mind-controlling supercomputer pill to become popular, gaining a cult following for its energetic score and offbeat humor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction musical
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stage musical ⓘ teen musical ⓘ |
| achievedPopularityVia | online streaming of cast recording ⓘ |
| basedOn | Be More Chill (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Ned Vizzini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Joe Tracz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2019-08-11 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2019-03-10 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheater | Lyceum Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransfer | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement | mind-controlling supercomputer pill ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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coming-of-age ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
energetic pop-rock score
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offbeat humor ⓘ strong online fanbase ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Joe Iconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Christine Canigula
NERFINISHED
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Jeremy Heere NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Mell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Squip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Iconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into
NERFINISHED
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I Love Play Rehearsal NERFINISHED ⓘ Loser Geek Whatever NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael in the Bathroom NERFINISHED ⓘ More Than Survive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Squip Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Player Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Upgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offBroadwayOpeningYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayRun | true ⓘ |
| offBroadwayTheater | Pershing Square Signature Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCastRecordingReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| originalPremiereDate | 2015-05-30 ⓘ |
| originalPremiereLocation | Two River Theater, Red Bank, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Two River Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A socially awkward high school student takes a supercomputer pill called a Squip to become popular, with dangerous consequences. ⓘ |
| setting | American high school ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and self-acceptance
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peer pressure ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ technology and control ⓘ |
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