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Be more chill : original cast recording / music & lyrics by Joe Iconis ; book by Joe Tracz, based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: 8-4494 | Ghostlight Records79155844942 | Razor & TiePublisher: New York : Ghostlight Records, [2015]Copyright date: ℗2015Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • performed music
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
Other title:
  • Title from back of container: Two River Theater presents the world-premiere musical Be more chill
Related works:
  • Musical theatre adaptation of (work): Vizzini, Ned, 1981-2013. Be more chill
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Contents:
Jeremy's theme -- More than survive -- I love play rehearsal -- The squip song -- Two-player game -- The squip enters -- Be more chill, pt. 1 -- Do you wanna ride? -- Be more chill, pt. 2 -- More than survive (Reprise) -- A guy that I'd kinda be into -- The squip lurks (Instrumental) -- Upgrade -- Halloween -- Do you wanna hang? -- Michael in the bathroom -- The smartphone hour (Rich set a fire) -- The pitiful children -- The pants song -- The play -- Voices in my head.
Production credits:
  • Nathan Dame, music director ; Charlie Rosen, orchestrations and musical supervision ; Chase Brock, choreography ; Stephen Brackett, director.
Cast: Jake Boyd, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Will Connolly, Stephanie Hsu, Katie Ladner, Lauren Marcus, Eric William Morris, George Salazar, Paul Whitty.
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Adult CD Adult CD Main Library CD MUSICAL Be More Chill Available 33111008675106
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Based on the 2004 Ned Vizzini sci-fi novel of the same name about a New Jersey high school student who tries to climb social ranks with the aid of futuristic technology, the wacky and spirited Be More Chill musical premiered at New Jersey's Two River Theater in May 2015. This original cast recording from later that year features Will Connolly (Broadway's Once) in the lead role of Jeremy Heere and a six-piece orchestra that includes Theremin and vocoder among more traditional rock musical instrumentation. With music and lyrics by Joe Iconis (Bloodsong of Love, TV's Smash), the fantastical plot is pervaded by the relatable notion of teen alienation, with songs like "Michael in the Bathroom," about having social anxiety at a party, and lyrics like "I don't want to be a hero, just want to stay in the line/I'll never be a Rob De Niro, for me Joe Pesci is fine." Always maintaining a sense of humor, Be More Chill carries a tone and even songwriting style more in line with Little Shop of Horrors than Spring Awakening or Rent. ~ Marcy Donelson

Jake Boyd, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Will Connolly, Stephanie Hsu, Katie Ladner, Lauren Marcus, Eric William Morris, George Salazar, Paul Whitty.

Nathan Dame, music director ; Charlie Rosen, orchestrations and musical supervision ; Chase Brock, choreography ; Stephen Brackett, director.

Recorded Sear Sound, NYC 2015 July 21.

Title from disc label.

Synopsis and lyrics inserted in container.

Jeremy's theme -- More than survive -- I love play rehearsal -- The squip song -- Two-player game -- The squip enters -- Be more chill, pt. 1 -- Do you wanna ride? -- Be more chill, pt. 2 -- More than survive (Reprise) -- A guy that I'd kinda be into -- The squip lurks (Instrumental) -- Upgrade -- Halloween -- Do you wanna hang? -- Michael in the bathroom -- The smartphone hour (Rich set a fire) -- The pitiful children -- The pants song -- The play -- Voices in my head.

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