The national tour of “Beetlejuice” will have visited 88 cities before returning to Broadway on Oct. 8. The tour began in Dec. 2022, making one of its first stops in Cleveland in early 2023. Over two-and-a-half years later, “Beetlejuice” returns to Playhouse Square for a limited run.

Clevelanders have the special privilege of seeing the tour at the beginning and end of its run. Despite being the same production, returning tours like this sometimes don’t offer up the same show. Performing in 88 cities and spending almost three years on the road can take a toll and prolonged productions can lose steam, especially for a demanding show like “Beetlejuice.”

It’s a delight to report that the production currently at Playhouse Square is just as full of life (and death) as it was during its first v

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