Be More Chill London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (26)
See it if You enjoy Sci-Fi comedies, teen dramas or Joe Iconis/Joe Tracz's work. Also, if you enjoy fantastical stories with relatable characters.
Don't see it if You aren't a fan of teen dramas, Sci-Fi comedies or quirky, zany shows. Also, the plot differs somewhat from the book, especially the end.
See it if You are up for something wacky and new. This was one of my favourite new shows on 2022
Don't see it if Only like the big name musicals
See it if You enjoy good quality singing, a show that doesn't take itself too seriously
Don't see it if You like set design, there was no real set, just some projections, that was the weakest point for me
See it if You like new style musicals with a fun nerdy twist and great songs.
Don't see it if You don’t like nerdy sci-fi stories.
See it if you want something fun and exciting!
Don't see it if You don’t colours and lights everywhere. If you want something traditional
See it if you were weirdly obsessed with this musical in high school.
Don't see it if you don't relate to teenage struggles.
See it if If you like heathers and teenage dramas
Don't see it if If your easy offended
See it if Decent songs, great performances overall, a fun time
Don't see it if Weak plot, weak characterisation
Critic Reviews (7)
Glorious misfit musical for the age of oddballs. The soaring joys and plunging agonies of adolescence are treated with humour and heart in this refreshing arrival from Broadway.'
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It’s not grimly didactic, and even if Joe Tracz’s book is thin stuff, there’s a streak of wanton energy to Joe Iconis’s music and lyrics... It helps too that the cast is so vivacious.'
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"Be More Chill’ is not an innovative addition to the crowded canon of male coming-of-age stories. But its saving grace is its willingness to have fun.'
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A coming-of-age story with fabulous, catchy tunes... Be More Chill is sometimes as callow and clumsy as any teenager but I suspect that's precisely part of its millennial appeal.'
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Stephen Brackett’s production fizzes with feel-good energy and the talented ensemble proves once again that although we may not be originating many musicals this side of the pond, we can certainly perform them with panache.'
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It's not a musical that re-invents the wheel despite its imaginative twists and tuneful turns, and the sugar-laden weirdness of Be More Chill might be as odd for some as it is addictive for others.'
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Viral teen musical is like Dear Evan Hansen on helium...It’s easy to see why the bleepy bloopy soundtrack is so popular...But the appeal doesn’t feel much broader than that...'
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