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73-835: The company received "Theatre of the Year" awards from the New Jersey Theatre Alliance in 2006, and from The Star-Ledger in both 2006 and 2008. At the July 2009 meeting of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts , Two River Theater was designated as a Major Impact Organization. Two River Theater is a member of LORT ( League of Resident Theatres ), Theatre Communications Group and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance . Two River Theater

146-494: A buyout offer, and its unionized truck drivers and mailers agreed to concessions. On September 16, publisher George Arwady sent employees an email saying that management felt progress had been made on the buyout and concessions from the mailers, but that management is "far from an agreement with the Drivers' union." The email continued: On October 24, 2008, the newspaper announced that 168 newsroom employees had offered to take

219-1011: A Good Man Charlie Brown, Barefoot in the Park, Orestes, Picasso at the Lapin Agile 2008/2009 Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Garden of Earthly Delights, Art, Heartbreak House, A Year with Frog and Toad, ReEntry, Mary’s Wedding, Melissa Arctic, Private Lives 2007/2008 Bad Dates, Our Town, The Charlatan’s Séance, Mere Mortals, The Ghost’s Bargain, Macbeth, The Glass Menagerie, A Murder A Mystery & A Marriage 2006/2007 Accomplice, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Tartuffe, The Pavilion, True West, The Underpants 2005/2006 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Visiting Mr. Green, All My Sons, Waiting for Godot, What The Butler Saw 2004/2005 Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Syringa Tree, You Can’t Take It With You 2003/2004 The Tragedy of Carmen, Abigail’s Party, Miss Julie, A Life in

292-580: A London run on September 29, 2019. Previews began at The Other Palace on February 12, 2020, with an opening night set for February 18, 2020. On December 9, 2019, casting for the London production was announced, with Scott Folan as Jeremy, Blake Patrick Anderson as Michael, Miracle Chance as Christine, and Stewart Clarke as the SQUIP. Other cast members included Renée Lamb, Millie O'Connell , Eloise Davies, James Hameed, Miles Paloma, and Christopher Fry . The set

365-430: A book by Joe Tracz, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini . After a 2015 regional theatre production, the musical premiered off-Broadway in 2018. A Broadway production began previews on February 13, 2019, and officially opened on March 10, 2019. The Broadway production closed on August 11, 2019. An Off West End production opened on February 18, 2020, and temporarily closed on March 16, 2020, due to

438-493: A box full of SQUIPs, which Jeremy then pours into a beaker of Mountain Dew ("The Pitiful Children"). As the play begins, Jeremy tries to convince Christine of the SQUIP's benefits. She is disgusted by the idea of it, causing Jeremy to doubt the plan. Anticipating this, the SQUIP has already begun to take over the cast. The SQUIP reveals its intention to sync the entire student body, and then the whole world. Remembering Rich's episode at

511-403: A high school junior, is a social outcast. He lives with his recently separated father, who works from home and makes Jeremy uncomfortable by refusing to wear pants in the house. At school, Jeremy is bullied by popular student Rich Goranski, who writes "boyf" on his backpack. His best friend, Michael Mell (on whose backpack Rich has written "riends"), tries to comfort Jeremy by telling him that being

584-711: A live taping of VH1 Storytellers featuring Bruce Springsteen . Bon Jovi performed a two-hour set at the theater in 2005. Jackson Browne (joined by special guest Bruce Springsteen), performed a benefit concert at the theater in summer 2007. Two River Theater has hosted a number of luminaries and award winners including Olympia Dukakis and Edward Albee . Two River has welcomed comedian Stephen Colbert and Academy Award winner, Philip Seymour Hoffman . Notable guests have also included Alec Baldwin , Kevin Kline , Suzan-Lori Parks , David Hyde Pierce , Seth Rudetsky , and Joel Grey . In January 2009, Two River Theater produced

657-445: A loser is okay. Jeremy's long-time crush Christine Canigula signs up for the school play, which prompts him to do so as well. Jeremy wonders if someone can help him to ("More Than Survive"). As they wait for the first play rehearsal to begin, Christine professes her love of theatre to Jeremy, because she can play different people and always knows what to say and perform ("I Love Play Rehearsal"). The drama teacher, Mr. Reyes, reveals that

730-542: A partnership with National Asian American Theater to foster the inclusion of more Asian American Artists in theater across the country. Two River offers theater arts programs to students from 1st through 12th grade. Student matinees serve students in 50 schools throughout New Jersey. Classroom residencies support academic achievement and allow students to engage with theater artists. Multiple programs also introduce at-risk adolescents to theater. "A Little Shakespeare" series, launched during Two River's 20th Anniversary Season,

803-483: A pill called a "Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor"—a "SQUIP"—containing a computer that implants itself inside the user's brain and tells the user what to do and say. Taking pity on Jeremy, Rich suggests that he buy one in order to become cooler ("The Squip Song"). While playing video games with Michael, Jeremy tells him about Rich's offer and considers if Rich is just scamming him. After an awkward conversation with his dad (still not wearing pants), Jeremy decides to check

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876-423: A production on the theater's main stage. Summer Ensembles is a three-week summer program offered to students from first to twelfth grade. Teaching artists channel students’ natural energy and vitality into creative thinking, teamwork, and performance skills through theater games, songs and devising original material. Students get the opportunity to perform for their peers, and to see the inner-workings backstage with

949-543: A week, and retains a presence in Newark in leased office space located within the downtown Gateway Center complex, where the publisher, the newspaper's editorial board, its columnists, its magazine staff and a handful of other jobs will be based. Advance Publications, the owner of the newspaper, launched a new media company — NJ Advance Media — in 2014 to provide content, advertising and marketing services for its online presence at NJ.com, and many of its New Jersey newspapers out of

1022-480: A wow of a musical that comes on like gangbusters." Reviewing the Off-Broadway production, Ben Brantley of The New York Times called the show "the theatrical equivalent of one of those high-pitched dog whistles that only those under 25 can hear," and said that the show would have little to offer for that outside of its tween fandom, as well as criticizing the poor lyricism. He updated his review after seeing

1095-853: Is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal in Secaucus , The Times in Trenton , and the Staten Island Advance , all of which are owned by Advance Publications , headquartered in One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan . The Newark Daily Advertiser , founded in 1832, was Newark 's first daily newspaper. It subsequently evolved into the Newark Star-Eagle , owned by what eventually became Block Communications . In 1939, S. I. Newhouse bought

1168-498: Is an educational program that produces an annual production of a Shakespeare play performed by high-school students. The Metro Scholar program offers high school juniors the opportunity to explore professional theater and play a role in the life of Two River Theater. PlayBack is a program in which selected high school students work with Two River Teaching Artists who guide them in the creation and performance of their own original play inspired by, in response to, and in conversation with

1241-543: Is finally ready to be who he really is. Michael visits Jeremy and the two reconcile, and Mr. Heere (finally wearing pants) visits Jeremy as well, informing him that he'll be a better dad. Surrounded by his friends and family, Jeremy accepts that there will always be outside influences, but he needs to learn to make up his own mind instead. He asks Christine out again; she says yes, kissing him. The SQUIP reveals itself to still be alive, weakly taunting Jeremy from inside his head, but Jeremy ignores it, happily proclaiming that "of all

1314-536: Is in no way limited to those whom it portrays." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine wrote, "The audiences who made this show happen digitally are now making pilgrimages to the Lyceum Theater to see those songs done live by a talented young cast with enough juice to ignite every light on Broadway... By the time Jeremy belts out his final number, 'Voices in My Head,' you’ll be hearing those voices, too, in

1387-410: Is jealous of Brooke, tries to seduce Jeremy. Jeremy is uncomfortable and tries to get away, but the SQUIP forces him to remain in the situation as it escalates to Chloe making out with Jeremy ("Do You Wanna Hang?"). Chloe also has Jeremy drink alcohol, causing the SQUIP to malfunction, and then feigns having sex with him after being caught, angering Jake and breaking Brooke's heart. Fleeing from Jake and

1460-467: Is terrible ("Be More Chill, Pt. 1"). The SQUIP orders him to go to a store to buy a new Eminem shirt. Jeremy picks up a woman's shirt and encounters two popular girls from school, Brooke Lohst and Chloe Valentine, and the SQUIP helps Jeremy fabricate a story in order to create a connection with the two girls. They offer Jeremy a ride home ("Do You Wanna Ride?"), which the SQUIP demands he accept, but Jeremy declines because he does not wish to leave Michael in

1533-567: Is the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey . It is based in Newark, New Jersey . In 2007, The Star-Ledger ' s daily circulation was reportedly more than the next two largest New Jersey newspapers combined, and its Sunday circulation was larger than the next three papers combined. It has suffered great declines in print circulation in recent years, to 180,000 daily in 2013, then to 114,000 "individually paid print circulation," which

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1606-444: Is the number of copies being bought by subscription or at newsstands, in 2015. In July 2013, the paper announced that it would sell its headquarters building in Newark. In the same year, Advance Publications announced it was exploring cost-saving changes among its New Jersey properties, but was not considering mergers or changes in publication frequency at any of the newspapers, nor the elimination of home delivery. The Star-Ledger

1679-590: The Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times , due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and reduced demand for print. Online versions of the newspapers will continue to be offered, and newsroom coverage is not affected. In October 2009, managing editor Kevin Whitmer took over as editor. After Whitmer left in September 2015, Richard Vezza assumed the position as editor. Prior to Whitmer, James Willse manned

1752-739: The Apollo Theater . Previews were set to begin April 17, 2020, with an opening night set for April 26, 2020. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the show's previews were postponed to July 7, 2020, and the opening night was moved to July 17, 2020. The cast was announced as Liam Oh as Jeremy, Jeremiah Alsop as Michael, Rebecca Hurd as Christine, Teresa LaGamba as Jenna, Michelle Lauto as Chloe, Eben K. Logan as Brooke, Billy Rude as Jake, Koray Tarhan as Rich, Alex Goodrich as Mr. Heere/Mr. Reyes, and an unannounced SQUIP. Due to challenges caused by

1825-794: The COVID-19 pandemic , Be More Chill announced that the production at the Apollo Theater has been cancelled. On May 14, 2021, it was announced that the production would transfer to London's West End , resuming performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a 10-week run, with most of the original London cast reprising their roles. Millie O’Connell and Renée Lamb would not reprise their roles as Chloe and Jenna, and would be replaced by Grace Mouat and Nathania Ong . [1] The show opened on June 30 and closed on September 5, 2021. On July 25, 2022, Be More Chill Japan began performances at

1898-626: The George Beveridge Editor of the Year Award in recognition of Ledger ' s coverage of racial profiling by the New Jersey State Police . 40°43′53″N 74°10′42″W  /  40.731512°N 74.178410°W  / 40.731512; -74.178410  ( The Star-Ledger ) Be More Chill (musical) Be More Chill is a musical with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis , and

1971-733: The Star-Eagle from Block and merged it with the Newark Ledger to become the Newark Star-Ledger . The paper dropped Newark from its masthead sometime in the 1970s, but is still popularly called the Newark Star-Ledger by many residents of New Jersey . During the 1960s The Star-Ledger ' s chief competitor was the Newark Evening News , once the most popular newspaper in New Jersey. In March 1971,

2044-778: The Star-Ledger surpassed the Evening News in daily circulation, because the Newark News was on strike. The Evening News shut down in 1972. After the Newark Evening News moved to a high-traffic area (with the potential of trapping its delivery trucks in inner-city traffic) the Star-Ledger opened a satellite plant in Piscataway . The Piscataway location offered quick access to Union , Monmouth , Somerset , and Middlesex counties. The Star-Ledger

2117-669: The Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey . It ran until June 28, 2015. The production was directed by Stephen Brackett and featured orchestrations by Charlie Rosen , music direction by Nathan Dame, and choreography by Chase Brock. It featured Will Connolly as Jeremy, Eric William Morris as The SQUIP (an acronym for "Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor"), George Salazar as Michael, and Stephanie Hsu as Christine, as well as Katie Ladner, Lauren Marcus , Jake Boyd, Gerard Canonico , Katlyn Carlson, and Paul Whitty. The musical

2190-699: The Bridge, Reckless, Betrayal, Blithe Spirit 1995/1996 Nora, The Illusion, The Curse of the Starving Class, All in the Timing 1994/1995 The Cocktail Hour, The Heidi Chronicles, Misalliance ReEntry (January 2009), Orestes (March 2010), Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England (October 2011), In This House (March 2012), A Wind in the Willows Christmas (December 2012), Guadalupe in

2263-482: The Broadway production and said that even though the show's production values have increased since the Off-Broadway production, it remains "a festival of klutziness" and "the worst of the lot, with a repetitive score, painfully forced rhymes, cartoonish acting and a general approach that mistakes decibel level (literally and metaphorically) for emotional intensity." On the other hand, A.D. Amorosi of Variety called

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2336-551: The Guest Room (February 2015), Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine (April 2015), Be More Chill (May 2015), Lives of Reason (January 2016), Hurricane Diane (January 2017), The Women of Padilla (April 2017). Macbeth (Folger Theatre), 26 Miles (Round House Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (California Shakespeare Theater), Orestes (Folger Theatre), Meredith Willson's The Music Man - In Concert (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) The theater opened in April 2005 with

2409-653: The Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center . It began previews July 26, 2018, officially opening on August 9, 2018. It was originally scheduled to close on September 23, 2018, but was given a one-week extension after selling out and closed on September 30, 2018. This production featured several original cast members including Hsu, Salazar, Canonico, Carlson, and Marcus reprising their respective roles. New cast members included Will Roland as Jeremy, Jason Tam as

2482-574: The Musical Theater. Two River Theater's new-play commissioning program, launched in 2010, commissions two plays a year and has produced more than five of these works. Each season, the theater hosts numerous artist residencies, workshops, and readings to support the development of new work for the American theater, including separate week-long retreats with Clubbed Thumb and NYU's Graduate Musical Theater Writing program. In 2020 Two River began

2555-597: The New National Theatre Playhouse in Tokyo, containing the same set design and script from London. After wrapping August 10, the show continued to run in Fukuoka and Osaka. The cast consisted of Kota Yabu, Seishiro Kato, Sayuri Inoue, Yuya Kido, Akiyoshi Utsumi, Ruki Saito, Marika Dandoy, Ayaka Larrison, Bro Tom, and Daisuke Yokoyama On July 1, 2023, Be More Chill had its official Dutch Premiere at

2628-614: The Off-Broadway production "a memorable thrill ride, a zealously caffeinated high school musical." Of the Broadway version, Amorosi wrote, "Traditional theatergoing audiences that tend to be older than the teens and twentysomethings that packed the Off-Broadway run will find delicious favor in Iconis’ contagious melodies and tricky lyrics... Be More Chill is Broadway's wiliest and socially savviest night out for teens and parents alike." The Off-West End production received mostly positive reviews from critics. Arifa Akbar of The Guardian said

2701-483: The SQUIP informs Jeremy that Christine won't date him until his social standing drastically improves. Encouraging Jeremy to use an interested Brooke as a stepping stone to greater popularity, he hooks up with her, while Jake asks Christine to come to his house ("Upgrade"). Overwhelmed, Jeremy asks the SQUIP to shut itself off for a few minutes. Immediately, Jeremy sees Michael and is elated but Michael states that Jeremy has been ignoring him all day. The SQUIP explains that it

2774-511: The SQUIP out. Jeremy assures Michael that, no matter what happens, they'll always be a team ("Two-Player Game"). The two visit the mall to buy the SQUIP from a dealer at Payless ShoeSource . Jeremy, as instructed, swallows it with green Mountain Dew . When the SQUIP activates, it causes Jeremy to have a seizure in front of Christine and Jake ("The Squip Enters"). The SQUIP (in the guise of Keanu Reeves ), criticizes Jeremy's appearance, personality, and behavior, telling him that everything about him

2847-565: The SQUIP, Britton Smith as Jake, Tiffany Mann as Jenna, and Jason "Sweettooth" Williams as Mr. Heere, and all other adult roles. The production also added Emily Marshall as music director. On September 5, 2018, a Broadway production was announced. Preview performances at the Lyceum Theatre began on February 13, 2019, and the show officially opened on March 10, 2019. The Broadway transfer was estimated to cost $ 9.5 million according to lead producer Jerry Goehring. On December 18, 2018, it

2920-715: The Theater 2002/2003 Old Wicked Songs, Spunk, Salome, Stinkin’ Rich 2001/2002 A Delicate Balance, Cookin’ at the Cookery, Peer Gynt, The House of Blue Leaves 2000/2001 Arms and the Man, La Bệte, American Buffalo, The Heiress 1999/2000 Blood Wedding, Uncle Vanya, The Fantasticks, Light Up the Sky 1998/1999 The Real Thing, Thieves’ Carnival, Hedda Gabler, Noises Off 1997/1998 The Dining Room, The Glass Menagerie, Machinal, The Importance of Being Earnest 1996/1997 A View from

2993-787: The Two River production staff. The Two River Theater's roof is designed to evoke the waves of a river. The building was designed by New York architect Stewart Jones, of Hardy, Holzman, Pfeiffer & Associates, who also designed the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia and the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music . The main Rechnitz Theater is a thrust stage that seats 350 patrons. The theater

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3066-706: The Wild Things Are 2014/2015 The School for Wives, Camelot, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Absurd Person Singular, Guadalupe in the Guest Room, Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine, A Little Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Be More Chill 2013/2014 On Borrowed Time, A Map of the Soul: The Tricky Part and All The Rage, A Wind in the Willows Christmas, As You Like It, A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It, Pinkolandia, Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man' - In Concert, Trouble In Mind, Third 2012/2013 Topdog/Underdog, No Place To Go, Henry V, A Wind in

3139-532: The Willows Christmas, Two Trains Running, The Electric Baby, 2.5 Minute Ride, Present Laughter 2011/2012 Much Ado About Nothing, Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England, No Child..., HONK!, Jitney, In This House, Carry It On, My Wonderful Day 2010/2011 Intimate Apparel, Opus, Charlotte's Web, A Thousand Clowns, Candida, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Namaste Man, It Goes Without Saying 2009/2010 26 Miles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, You're

3212-570: The Zonnehuis in Amsterdam. Despite this production only having a limited time run of 5 performances, it was very well received by Dutch audiences. The cast consisted of Ethan Rajanayagam, M. Monteiro, Alissa Kos, Philippe Bernay, Mahila Baut, Brittany Sanders, Ties Jansen, Tsnatee Elisa, Mats de Winter, Michael Schilder, Simon Bitton, Seraphim Gumede, Eva Palacois, Evelien Vermeulen and Lauren Maxwell. The show closed on July 9, 2023. Jeremy Heere,

3285-479: The bathroom, where he has a panic attack and sensory overload as he mourns the loss of his best and only friend ("Michael in the Bathroom"). Jeremy talks to Christine without the SQUIP's help and he asks her out in a burst of confidence ("A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into (Reprise)"). Christine, who has found herself in an existential crisis after breaking up with Jake, declines. Meanwhile, an erratic Rich goes around

3358-414: The company's buyout offer, and that the company had accepted 151 of them, which resulted in a 40% reduction in newsroom staff. On January 16, 2013, the newspaper announced the layoffs of 34 employees including 18 newsroom staff. In July, 2014, their Newark headquarters was sold to a New York developer, according to a news article released by the paper. The Star-Ledger continues to publish seven days

3431-494: The controlled students until the SQUIP reveals that Christine has been SQUIPed; under its influence, she professes her love for Jeremy. Jeremy, however, knows this is not what he had wanted and makes Christine drink the last of the red Mountain Dew; this causes a chain reaction that destroys the rest of the SQUIPs ("The Play"). Jeremy wakes up in the hospital, sharing a room with Rich, who proudly comes out to Jeremy as bisexual and

3504-407: The divorce, calling him a loser as well. Shaken by Jeremy's words, Mr. Heere realizes that something is very wrong and that he must take charge. He tracks down Michael and asks him not to give up on his friend. Michael reluctantly agrees to help, on the condition that Mr. Heere puts on some pants and becomes a better father ("The Pants Song"). Jeremy encounters Christine, who is shaken and upset about

3577-548: The doors to see productions in two intimate performance spaces, the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater and the Marion Huber Theater. Crossing Borders is an annual five-day festival of new plays by Latino writers and free community events. It was begun in 2011. Nosotros is a program that fosters a closer relationship between theater and Latino artists and audiences . Another annual program is a Cabaret of New Songs for

3650-444: The end of the party, sending Rich to the hospital and causing Jake to break both of his legs jumping out of a window while trying to escape. The news spreads throughout the school through text and tweeting ("The Smartphone Hour (Rich Set a Fire)"). At home, Jeremy is confronted by his father (still not wearing pants), who is worried about Jeremy's new personality and change in attitude. Jeremy reprimands his father for his behavior since

3723-402: The fire, and he realizes that the SQUIP knew the fire would happen and that he could've stayed at the party and helped. Jeremy is unhappy with the relationships he has damaged and angrily blames the SQUIP for his misfortunes. The SQUIP instead blames it on "human error" and tells Jeremy he can improve the lives of his fellow students by providing them all with SQUIPs. In Rich's locker, Jeremy finds

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3796-444: The girls, Jeremy runs into a bathroom, where he finds Michael, who has crashed the party. Michael tries to warn Jeremy of the dangers of the SQUIP, having researched it and discovered that someone ended up in a mental hospital after they went crazy trying to get it out of their head. Jeremy accuses Michael of being jealous of his popularity and calls him a loser, storming out of the bathroom. Michael, devastated and angry, locks himself in

3869-599: The helm from 1995. He was appointed following the retirement of 32-year veteran editor Mort Pye. Willse was the former editor and publisher of the New York Daily News . Prior to accepting the Ledger ' s editorship, Willse headed the review of electronic information options for all Newhouse newspapers. He also expanded the Ledger ' use of color and encouraged a more aggressive editorial team. The National Press Foundation named Willse its 1999 recipient of

3942-412: The mall. The girls leave, and the SQUIP lies to Jeremy and tells him that Michael has left the mall. It tells him that in order for its plan to improve his social standing to work, Jeremy needs to obey every order it gives him ("Be More Chill, Pt. 2"). The next day, Jeremy heads to school with renewed confidence, wondering if he might be less invisible than before. The SQUIP delves into the inner psyche of

4015-595: The offices in Woodbridge. The sales and marketing staffs moved to Woodbridge in June 2014. On September 14, 2023, the paper announced it will cease publication of its Saturday print edition, moving to an all-digital delivery of the Saturday edition beginning in 2024. On October 30, 2024, the company announced it will cease daily print publication of the Star-Ledger on February 2, 2025, along with sister publications

4088-479: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the production being cancelled on June 3, 2020. In 2021, it was announced that the production, featuring the original London cast, would resume performances on the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a 10-week run starting June 30. A Chicago production was set to open in July 2020. As of 2018, a film adaptation is in development. The musical premiered on May 30, 2015, at

4161-468: The party frantically asking people for Mountain Dew Red . Jeremy's SQUIP finally reactivates and reviews the events of the night. Foreseeing a disturbing outcome, the SQUIP prompts Jeremy to leave the party immediately. Rich, alone and desperate, threatens his SQUIP and picks up a lit jack-o'-lantern. The next morning, Jenna Rolan, the school gossip, informs everyone that Rich had burned down Jake's house at

4234-410: The party, Jeremy comes to a realization: Mountain Dew activates the SQUIP, while Mountain Dew Red deactivates it. The SQUIP retorts that Mountain Dew Red was discontinued decades ago for this reason, but Michael reappears from the audience with a bottle of his own. He gives the bottle to Jeremy after making him apologize for his actions, but a SQUIPed Jake dumps most of it out. Jeremy and Michael fight off

4307-460: The production was "gloriously like its own thing, filled with astute observation alongside delightfully silly humour and storming performances." Claire Allfree of The Telegraph called the production "a coming-of-age story with fabulous, catchy tunes." On October 20, 2018, four months before the show opened on Broadway, it was announced that Shawn Levy 's 21 Laps Entertainment and Greg Berlanti 's Berlanti Productions would partner to produce

4380-414: The school play will be A Midsummer Night's Dream set in a post-apocalyptic future, re-titled A Midsummer Nightmare (About Zombies) . During rehearsal, Jake Dillinger, one of the popular boys, flirts with Christine, making Jeremy jealous ("More Than Survive (Reprise)"). Jeremy is tormented in the bathroom by Rich, who tells Jeremy how he managed his rise to popularity: as an unpopular freshman, he took

4453-529: The song, "Loser Geek Whatever" was released as a single on November 29, 2018. An original Broadway cast album was recorded in March 2019, and released on May 3, 2019. Despite a strong fan following online, the show has received mixed reviews from critics. Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal wrote, " Be More Chill is one of the strongest new musicals of the past decade, a charming, astutely crafted tale of neurotic post-millennial geeks in love whose appeal

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4526-407: The student body around him, giving Jeremy insight on the fears and insecurities of his peers. Jeremy's SQUIP syncs itself with Rich's, instantly making them friends. Jeremy heads confidently to the play rehearsal ("Sync Up"). Christine tells Jeremy about her feelings for a guy she knows, who Jeremy initially believes is himself, but who turns out to be Jake ("A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into"). Afterward,

4599-561: The theater has increased Two Rivers rehearsal space, costume and set shop spaces and room for public programing. 2016/2017 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Lion In Winter, A Very Electric Christmas, Hurricane Diane, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Women of Padilla, and The Ballad of Little Jo 2015/2016 Seven Guitars, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Shakespeare: Pericles, Lives of Reason, Ropes, Pericles, I Remember Mama, Where

4672-493: The voices in my head, the loudest one is mine" ("Voices in My Head"). Source: † – Indicates a song not included on the Cast Album Source: The world premiere cast recorded an original cast album on July 21, 2015, which was released on October 31, 2015. The album has since received over 350 million streams online. The cast recording was released on vinyl by Ghostlight Records in July 2018. A recording of

4745-908: The world premiere of associate artistic director KJ Sanchez's ReEntry , co-written by Emily Ackerman, which followed with a month-long run at New York's Urban Stages. In May 2010 ReEntry was performed at the Navy-Marine Combat Operational Stress Control Conference in San Diego for Navy and Marine Corps line leaders, combat veterans, caregivers, and their families. In September 2008, Two River mounted Martha Clarke 's performance piece The Garden of Earthly Delights , which then played at New York's Minetta Lane Theatre. In 2015 Be More Chill had its world premiere at Two River; in 2019 it transferred to Broadway and in 2020 it went onto London's West End. The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger

4818-560: Was announced that the entire Off-Broadway cast would reprise their roles for the Broadway production. Understudies and covers for the Broadway production featured Cameron Bond, Anthony Chatmon II, Morgan Siobhan Green, Troy Iwata, Talia Suskauer , and Joel Waggoner. Both the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions were represented by long-time Broadway press agency, Keith Sherman & Associates . The production announced its closing on June 20, 2019, and closed on August 11, 2019, playing 30 previews and 177 performances. Be More Chill announced

4891-422: Was built so the furthest seats would be no more than 36 feet (11 m) from the performers. The Marion Huber Theater is a fully convertible, 99-seat black box space that hosts more experimental works, readings, classes, and rehearsals, and provides an intimate experience for audience members. The buildings also contain an on site costume shop and set shop where the sets are made. A new three story building next to

4964-518: Was changed from the Broadway set, with an LED screen being the main feature for backgrounds, and less physical sets. Although the production was scheduled to close on June 14, 2020, it was announced on June 3 that all remaining performances of the show would be cancelled following its early closure on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On December 12, 2019, the show announced that it would open an 18-week limited engagement run in Chicago at

5037-454: Was commissioned by Two River Theater in 2011 as part of their new play development program. After mixed reviews in its out of town tryouts, the show did not receive another production. In early 2017, the show began to gain traction online. A cast recording of the original production entered Billboard Cast Album chart's Top 10 in July 2017. This led to the show getting an Off-Broadway production in 2018. Be More Chill ran Off-Broadway at

5110-537: Was founded by Joan and Robert Rechnitz in 1994. The company's first three seasons occurred at Monmouth University. Then it moved to Manasquan and finally built a theater for itself in Red Bank in 2005. Currently under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, Two River Theater develops and produces great American theater created by today's most gifted, adventurous artists. Each year, more than 55,000 patrons and guests come through

5183-421: Was previously the publisher of the Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo , Michigan. Having worked closely with the Newhouse family for years, Arwady was asked to move to Newark to oversee a financial revamping of the newspaper. Due to financial losses, the paper's parent company Advance Publications announced on July 31, 2008 that it would sell the Star-Ledger unless 200 non-union staff voluntarily left under

5256-594: Was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2005 for its comprehensive coverage of the resignation of New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey , after he confessed to adultery with a male lover. The paper awards the Star-Ledger Trophy each year to the number one high school teams in their respective sport in New Jersey. In 2005, George Arwady became the publisher of The Star-Ledger . A graduate of Columbia University , Arwady

5329-646: Was using " optic nerve blocking" to block Michael from Jeremy's vision and that in order to be more popular he has to "upgrade", at the cost of everything that links him to "Jeremy 1.0." After weighing his options, Jeremy eventually decides he is tired of being a loser and turns on optic nerve blocking, leaving him alone with the SQUIP ("Loser Geek Whatever"). On Halloween, Jake hosts a large, unsupervised party featuring alcohol ("Halloween"). Christine arrives in her Juliet princess costume because of Jake's past compliment on it, hoping to please Jake, but he brushes her aside to party. Jeremy arrives to meet Brooke, but Chloe, who

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