man my talking skills were so bad in this vid lmao my fave is "b-b-b-b-beauty is in thye of the be-hollld-ERR" 🙃

Obligatory context comment for poor confused mathew: In 'dead mom', lydia is singing about how much she misses her mom who died recently and how her dad has moved on with another woman so soon. I 100% recommend listening to the entire song, either for a video or in your own time. In 'say my name', lydia is about to commit suicide until beetlejuice catches her attention and tries to convince her to summon him so he can wreak havoc. When she wants her dad to "say [her] name", she means it in the way of trying to get his attention so he can see how much she's hurting. Then instead of using him, she decides to use adam and barbara since their services don't come with repercussions. The house lydia and her dad currently live in is also the one adam and barbara lived in before they died.

Fun fact alex brightman (the man who plays beetle juice" Has something called a ventricular fold where it lets him sound like that without breaking his vocal cords! He is literally irreplaceable

I absolutely ADORE Lydia’s voice It scratches an itch in my brain i didn't know i had

MATTHEW LISTENING TO BEETLEJUICE? What tf did we do to deserve this?! 😦💗

Context: Yes, both "That Beautiful Sound" and "Dead Mom" were cut here. They're both in the middle of a song. Why they cut "That Beautiful Sound" at the half point I can understand, but they did you so dirty with "Dead Mom".

She isn't a ghost. She sings about being suicidal during the song. He also says "THEY'RE sweet but" meaning the two others are ghosts, so she is implying they can help her instead

7:38 yes that is the same guy! Alex Brightman is INSANELY talented and puts on the beetlejuice voice for every single performance and somehow doesn’t hurt his voice at all. He’s an absolutely incredible singer so the Beetlejuice voice doesn’t show the extent of his talent

shame that you only listened to clips of 'That Beautiful Sound' and 'Dead Mom', those are some of the best songs in the soundtrack!

"Mr. Juice" lmao I'm dying there's a moment in the show where Lydia's dad calls him that and just as funny when you do it

we NEED part 2. ‘Home’ will blow your mind. Also “Creepy old guy” is very fun

I hear Alex Brightman singing and all I can think of is Fizarolli now, there's literally NO DIFFERENCE between the two voices when he sings. Also you should check out the old Beetlejuice cartoon, it's delightfully strange

I love watching Matthew go “he’s a demon-“ YES YES “and she’s a ghost” NOOOO SO CLOSE

"Yes" to Beetlejuice giving an introduction to the recently deceased (Adam and Barbara). Listen to the Pt. 2 of "the Whole Being Dead Thing", it helps explain things :) "No" to Lydia being a ghost-Lydia is alive and human. She is unrelated to Adam & Barbara, but she and her dad now live in the house those two died in.

Since you've been doing some more musicals recently can I suggest you listen to songs from ride the cyclone? Specifically "the ballad of jane doe", "noels lament", and "fall fair suite" :D Also if you do, make sure to watch with video, because the choreography just makes it SO much better

I absolutely love Beetlejuice.. I am SOO happy you are covering it!! Alex Brightman (aka Beetlejuice) is a phenomenal actor, Beetlejuice shows that (especially The Whole Being Dead Thing).

For the record, the “beautiful sound” referenced in the first song is the sound of someone screaming in terror. So. And yes, there’s only one Beetlejuice. He can just replicate himself as one of his party tricks.

For some clarification: Lydia is NOT a ghost, however, the two "5 star reviewers" are, hence her saying "What do I need you for?"

I love knowing the context and seeing Mathew genuinely confused 😂

Beetlejuices actor calls himself a freak of nature lol, his vocal chords are literally made in a way that gives him the ability to do that more scratchy voice so well

Fun Fact: Alex Brightman (Who plays Beetlejuice) is the VA of Adam and Sir Pentious from Hazbin Hotel and then Fizzarolli from Helluva Boss

Accidentally hit this notification but oh my god it was a beautiful mistake I love some Mathew content and I fucking adore beetlejuice

Lydia is alive , Adam & Barbara are ghosts, and Beetlejuice is a demon/ghost

Creepy Old Guy is a song where it is necessary to look up the plot of the musical for context

alex brightman has a weird anatomical thing that makes him be able to do 8 shows a week like that without damaging his voice so if you wanna sound like him be extremely careful (and also probably don't do 8 shows a week yknow)

It's actually hilarious in the show when Barbara says "Look at these jugs!" because Beetlejuice just turns around really fast, then he looks annoyed and stalks off. I think he was hoping she was going to flash him and then got all annoyed that she was actually talking about real jugs.

7:38 yeah! Alex Brightman (the actor who plays Beetlejuice) is crazy talented when it comes to voices. In addition to musical theatre, he's also done voice acting for some things, including Fizzarolli in Helluva Boss :)

Tiny bit of clarification. Lydia is not dead. Betelgeuse stopped her from committing suicide in that last song. She was gonna jump off the roof because it seems like everyone has moved on from missing her mother. Betelgeuse sees the opportunity to take revenge on her dad. (This is coming from someone who knows the songs but hasn’t seen the play, I could be a little off)

No joke screamed when he said “dead mom” and then slowly started to die inside when I realised it was the live version bc it’s not the full song

i never realized how weird "ready, set, not yet" was out of context😭

this musical is truly i think one of the best theater experiences i’ve ever seen in person half bc of alex brightman, half bc of the set/lighting design. the show is super meta (given the whole being dead thing) and essentially beetlejuice is a underworld demon who can become a physical entity but only if a living human says his name 3 times in a row, uninterrupted. most living people can’t see him but for some reason, lydia can. beetlejuice stops adam and barbara from going to the netherworld and staying in the in between to get them to possess a living person to say his name fun fact: alex can do the beetlejuice voice w/o issue bc he has something w his vocal box that most people don’t have so it’s not damaging his voice like it would be for most

Other songs to listen to: - What I Know Now - No Reason - Girl Scout - Home - Creepy Old Guy (it’s exactly what it sounds like) - Day-O

she's not dead, she's just goth 😭

You should do a video with songs from the percy jackson: the Lightning Thief Musical. They are so good! Especially tree on the hill and my grand plan, Overall, it's a really fun time, really recommend. Also, the guy who was Michael in be more chill (George salazar) is grover in it!

8:44 another line that I like is, “nobody is bulletproof!”

Remember he is THE VA of Fizzarolli (clown character in Helluva Boss) ✨

If we’re getting more musical reactions, I would 100% recommend Twisted. It’s my favourite musical of all time.

This and Death Note The Musical convinced me that anything can become a good musical.

Mathew: At the end of this video I finally get it. He’s a demon- Me: Yes! Mathew: She’s a ghost- Me: NO!

The most mind-blowing thing about anything Beetlejuice is the fact that, despite the musical and movies being called "Beetlejuice", the titular character's name is actually spelled "Betelgeuse".

Beetlejuice is so chaotic and it’s amazing

NOOOOO!!! I was so excited that he was going to listen to Dead Mom, but it was only the last portion. He needs to listen to the whole thing! Easliy one of the best songs.

Musical videos are back. I want to tell you that there's a musical based on Death Note. And there's an concept album in english, you could react to it! Musical and anime in the same videos.

The eyeliner made it look like he was crying 😂

So Lydia, the goth chick, is an alive human girl, who embraces the idea of death, and because of that, she is able to see and communicate with the dead. Beetlejuice is a ghost demon dude who's powerful and needs to have his name spoken by someone 3 times for his full potential and begin his master plan. (He's also the worlds creepiest ghost with lewd jokes and stuff left and right) That's all I'll say, hope it didn't spoil all too much. (But the person who plays Beetlejuice, aka Alex Brightman, is the voice of fizzeroli from helluva boss)

I do want to inform you that there's a beginning to That Beautiful Sound and it's way more chaotic than what you listened to. There's also a beginning to Dead Mom. It gets so crazy.

i loved this reaction!!! if you didn’t know, Beetlejuice is also a movie staring michael keaton and wynona ryder. it was then later turned into musical which is what you’re reacting to. if you want more info about what’s going on, watching the movie would be a good way!!

Alex brightman’s voice is actually naturally that raspy and raw it’s not a character that’s how he sings its very cool he also voices fizzirolli in helluva boss

without spoiling too much (bc i'd love for you to do another video reacting to more of the musical,) lydia is NOT dead. beetlejuice, adam, and barbara are. you got beetlejuice's character down pretty good but adam and barbara are the newly dead ghosts. lydia is the only living person that can see them because ghosts are strange and unusual and as she says; "i myself am strange and unusual" great video as usual! i'd love for you to react to more broadway :) there's a TON of fantastic shows out there for you to check out

The "Beatifull Sound" song wasn't complete on that video. And the sound they talk about is the screamings and the sound of terror people make when they traumatize people for life.😂

I wish he had found an actual version of both Beautiful Sound and Dead mom, that wasn’t halfway through the end of the song. Either way, great video Matt! (If you like any of the songs, definitely look up a full version)

"Mr. Juice."

DO THE FULL VERSION OF DEAD MOM PLEASE ITS TOOO GOOOD

No, Lydia is not a ghost. She's suicidal. She's saying she doesn't need Beetlejuice because there's already ghosts in the house who can possess people. She's one of very few people who can see ghosts. I'm not sure why Beetlejuice can't say his name, but I'm guessing because it would be too easy to summon him if he could tell them what to say? As it is, his name is actually supposed to be spelled 'Betelgeuse", but it got spelled the way it is now so everyone could pronounce it. The movie isn't scary either, just typical Tim Burton.

To clarify: Beetlejuice - Demon. Trapped in the house due to being technically dead. Invisible to living humans. Adam and Barbara - New homeowners who buy the house and instantly die by falling through a hole in the floor "Ready Set Not Yet" They spend the rest of the show as ghosts. The rest of the show is set 10 years later when the house is sold again Lydia - Alive. Just moved in with her dad and new stepmom. Is able to see BJ due to recently having seen the death of her mother.

The only songs ive heard from this musical is "Dead mom" and "Say my name"

I was kind of hoping you’d watch one of their songs titled “Creepy Old Guy” your reaction would be hilarious since you wouldn’t have any context on what is happening XD

Mathew always comes up with such an amazing content and she always makes our day or night even better RESPECT

I definitely recommend checking out the full songs, that beautiful sound for example started like halfway 😅

Lydia isn't dead. The other two are though 😊 Fantastic reaction. I hope to see you reacting to the other songs because they are fantastic!

So...Lydia is alive, and wants her dad to acknowledge her, Beetlejuice is a ghost/demon thing who is a human exorcist, at one point sort of employed by the couple in 'say my name', who are the ghosts of the people who died in the earlier song (Adam and Barbara) to get humans out of their house. Things get complex, for Bj to stay out of hell he needs to get married, which is where lydia comes in in his plans. And then for some reason he gets either pushed into hell or eaten by a massive sandworm. Can't remember which, both the musical and the film are beyond weird.

You should definitely listen to Ride The Cyclone! Especially The Ballad Of Jane Doe

I'm not a big musical person, but I adore this one. It just stands out so much. I actually used The Whole Being Dead Thing to see if my brother would be interested. He got such a kick out of it that he was game to go see it. Took him to see the final show on January 8th. He was laughing, bouncing in his seat, and had a good cry. (He was actually salty about the cry part; I didn't warn him that it has some gut punch moments.) The soundtrack is now in his music rotation. Lmao. (Also-- There's a touring show for it. I haven't seen one of those, but I've heard great things.)

SPOILER Beetlejuice is a story about found family, Adam and Barbra never got the chance to have a kid due to all the fears of not being ready. Lydia feels abandoned by her family and wishes to get back at them. after Adam and Barbra die they support Lydia (her family moves into there house after they die) and in an interesting win win Lydia gets parents and they get a kid.

No, Lydia is not dead she’s alive. She can see ghosts though.

Yeeaah, you probably should have watched one of the filmed live performances of the whole being dead thing, it's definitely the better way to experience that one haha.

19:18 (in the musical anyway) Lydia’s mother died roughly a year earlier (cause of death; not said) they moved to a new house, and the father moved on from his wife very very quickly. Lydia was upset about all this. She’s contemplating suicide, but beetlejuice stops her, mostly bc he is a demon that needs a living person to say his name 3x. Adam and Barbara are ghost who are recently deceased.

The timing of this video is HILARIOUS because I’m literally going to see Beetlejuice live on Saturday

Yes, “The Whole Being Dead Thing” is the intro song and yes all of that (minus background singers) is Bettlejuice himself.

7:34 alex can do this thing with his voice. So Alex has a kind of naturally high Tambor to his voice and he started to playing around with his voice to find the right voice for beetlejuice. And what he found is that he sort of a mutant and he has capacity to squeeze together things in his throat that not everybody can. He’s beating other things together in his throat and when he found that out it became wildly easy to play around with.

Have you listened to the music from ride the cyclone yet? If not I recommend “uranium suite” “welcome” “what the world needs” “the ballad of Jane doe” and “talia”

Please listen to the rest of the soundtrack! Also, you should hunt down the full version of "Dead Mom"!. Here's the song list in case no one's offered one yet, I recommend "Invisible", "No Reason", and "What I Know Now": Prologue/Invisible [✓] The Whole "Being Dead" Thing [✓] Ready Set Not Yet The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, Pt. 2 The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, Pt. 3 (Not in the cast recording) [ * ] Dead Mom Fright Of Their Lives/Ready Set Not Yet (Reprise) No Reason Invisible (Reprise)/On the Roof [✓] Say My Name Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Girl Scout [✓] That Beautiful Sound Barbara 2.0 The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, Pt. 4 Good Old-Fashioned Wedding What I Know Now Home Creepy Old Guy Jump in the Line/Dead Mom (Reprise)/Home

Loved you reactions, but I'm so sad you didn't hear all of Dead Mom. It's such an amazing song! I highly recommend listening to the full version!

There's only one Beetlejuice (his first name is revealed to be Lawrance) but the others were magical clones he creates just in that scene. Also, Lydia is not dead, not a ghost. The Maitland's are ghost. Lydia is the only one who can see them.

some context: "The beautiful sound" was actually not the full song you listened to. Only the last part. The song is one of the first songs of the second act, in which Lydia and Beetlejuice end up scaring anyone who comes up to their door. (Including a young girlscout with heart problems, who ofc has a heart attack. But she ends up being fine). "the beautiful sound" they keep referring to is the sound of screams of terror. "The whole being dead thing." is the second song in the musical. Where Beetlejuice quite literally introduces the AUDIENCE to the concept of death. Yeah, Beetlejuice constantly breaks the fourth wall lol. He's the only character in the musical who does. Depanding on if you watch the show or listen to the album, the lyrics will also change. For example, when listining to the album, the song will say "If you die while listening to this album, it's still gonna keep playing." while in the show he'll say: "If you die during tonight's performance, the show will not stop" "Dead mom" is also not the complete song. The song is about how Lydia deals with the recent death of her mom. She has trouble moving on (naturally) and has fallen into a depression. The line "Or i'll be in my bedroom, wake me whem i'm twentyone." refers to her wanting to drink her pain away, for which you ofc need to be 21 in the states. Her father on the other hand, deals with his wife's death by simply not talking about it. Something Lydia doesn't understand. "Ready set, not yet" is the third song in the play. In which Adam and Barbera Maitland are preparing their home for their future kid (which both ofc aren't ready for and are doubting if they'll even try for a baby rn), but sadly, at the end of the song, both of them fall through the floor and die. Resulting in the now haunted house being bought by Lydia's dad. "Say bmy name" is like is sort of obvious, Beetlejuice trying to onvince Lydia to say his name. Basically, as an old ghost, he is invicible to most people except Lydia. If she says his name 3 times in a row, he'll become visible to all the living. He basically walked into Lydia trying to kill herself and took it as an opportunity to become visible, promising her that he'll make her dad hurt if she helps him out. Also, did the slightly sexual remarks make you uncomfortable, just wait until you hear about the piece of lore that states ghosts can become alive again if they marry the living person who's seen them first. and that's how we get the song "Creepy old guy"

Fun Fact: Beetlejuice in the Musical is the same actor for Fizzaroli in Helluva Boss Alex Brightman!

OMG THIS IS MY FAVOURITE MUSICAL!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS VIDEO ITS GONNA BE INCREDIBLE- WAS TOO THRILLED HAD TO COMMENT RIGHT AWAY LMAODNDK

I would love if he did a part two to this and maybe even an "Out of Context" reaction vid

You should had listened to the entirety of Dead Mom. That was just the end of the song. Lydia 's mother was named Emily. Her dad, Charles, isn't only moving on with someone else, but Emily's death was tragic and he didn't want to acknowledge it because it hurt too much. Lydia feels invisible and pushed away because of this, and worried that her mother's memories were fading as a result. Beetlegeuse, who's first name is Lawrence, is a demonic ghost, but an anti hero, who's stuck in our world, where no one can see him. He's lonley and feels invisible, until he meets the Maitlands (Adam and Barbara) and Lydia (who he becomes friends with) saying his name three times in a row summons him and he can wreak havoc. Lydia moved in to the house that the Maitlands died in. She is the only one who can see them. But she wants to move back to her home town and wants to scare her dad into leaving. Lydia is not dead, not a ghost. The Maitlands are dead. Lydia is alive. The Maitands become her surrogate ghost parents.

SINCE WE ARE AT THE TOPIC OF MUSICALSSSSSS I really recommended Ride The Cyclone, it's a really good musical and I recommend Ballad of Jane Doe, Noel's Lament, Talia

lmao Beetlejuice Musical breaking Mathew's brain for 20 minutes. b-b-b-beautiful, this musical's amazing

One of my favorite musicals tbh the cast was too loveable and perfect in their roles and it's a perfect balance of real emotion and comedy. And of course the music is amazing lol I hope you'd be open to maybeeeee doing a reaction to the full play in some kind of stream?? Maybe it could be planned and watched in discord cause damn this is a good one to watch with full context. The master cut you watched of Say My Name is the kind of thing that is best (if you can find them) they're gems because people put effort into sorting through a lot of bootlegs to find the best shots and stitch them all together.

You really should react to the next ones, seriously! Especially to Creppy Old Guy (but listen to the others first so you have at least SOME bit of context) and What I Know Now. Also, honey, u just heard Barbara and Adam DYING! THEY are the ghosts. Beetlejuice is a demon, and Lydia is just an emo/goth regular kid that somehow can see and interact with them all (and through the song he's trying to convince her not to jump of her home's roof cuz he needs her to say his name 3 times while being alive and to find another way, WITH HIS "HELP", to get her daddy's attention instead of ending her life)

IM SO HAPPY YOU REACTED TO THIS!!! PLEASE DO MORE BROADWAY!

Love your videos! It’s be really cool of you reacted to some Scooby Doo songs. Here are a few good ones: Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “That’s the Way We Go” Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “Blow Ye Winds” Scooby Doo and The Cyber Chase- “Hello Cyberdream” Scooby doo and the Goblin King- “Goblin Oogie Boogie” Scooby doo on Zombie Island- “It’s Terror Time Again” Scooby doo and The Alien Invaders- “How Groovy” Scooby doo! Mystery Incorporated- “Trap of Love” Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air” Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “I’m a Hex Girl”

I love Beetlejuice so much, it's one of my favourite musicals and I was so excited to see you'd reacted to it! Also your confusion is very understandable, it is very weird (I think by design). I hope you react to more songs from Beetlejuice in the future!

I clicked this video faster than I've ever clicked a video before! I absolutely adore the Beetlejuice musical (and movie). I am so glad that you got to listen to some of the songs and hope you react to even more! I had the pleasure of seeing Beetlejuice on Broadway 4 days before the show finally made it's last run on January 8th of this year and it 100% lived up to expectations! I'm actually going to be seeing it on tour this October as well!

realistically it only affects demons to say their name three times. Also Lydia is not dead in this show...she's very much alive, but she can see dead people

lydia isnt a ghost, she says 'make him say my name' since she feels ignored by her father after he moved on so quickly after her mother's death. beetlejuice is somewhat in between a demon and ghost, i think of him as a poltergeist. he calls himself a bio-exorcist and 'helps' new ghosts get rid of people who moved into their houses after they died by haunting them and scaring them to either death or until they move out. beetlejuice cant tell living people his name but can say it to ghosts, hence the charades game.

The guy that's playing Beetlejuice also voices robo fizz in helluva boss!

To bad you didn’t react to one of the fan made animatic versions “ the whole being dead thing they’re so fun to watch

I saw beetlejuice almost six months ago and I loved it so much I saw it twice. It's easily my favorite musical. So glad you did a video on it! I definitely recommend listening to That Beautiful Sound and Dead Mom in full since the videos you watched cut half way through the song, they're both really great songs

OOOO! I love the beetlejuice musical! I’m glad you listened to it!

the way you got so much right at the end, yet so much wrong is KILLING ME also - no Creepy Old Guy T-T

Omg yessssssss!!!!!! This just maked my day! I always love when you're uploading and recently you uploaded videos of so many things that i love!!!!!

When I clicked on this vid I was expecting a reaction to the full stage musical, but your utter confusion and utter concern is almost better it's just so good

Wow I’m really happy that my favorite content creator posted it definitely cheered my day up! Thank you ❤

I just saw the tour last month and it's absolutely amazing and hilarious.

Really enjoyed this! Wait until you see the other pieces, such as Part 3 and 4 of The Whole Being Dead Thing!

I saw the musical recently. It was the first musical i ever watched. And it was FANTASTIC. I'm so happy you're reacting to it!!