Preview of "Be More Chill" | Joe Iconis | TEDxNavesink

Musical theater writer & fixture on the New York cabaret scene; recipient of Kleban Prize, Jonathan Larson Award, ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, & MAC John Wallowitch Songwriting Award; nominee of Drama Desk Awards & Lucille Lortel Award. Here is a preview of his upcoming musical “Be More Chill” at Two River Theater, in Red Bank, New Jersey. Featuring Eric William Morris and Will Connolly.
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Joe Iconis is a musical theater writer and a fixture on the New York cabaret scene. He is the recipient of a Kleban Prize, a Jonathan Larson Award, an ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, and a MAC John Wallowitch Songwriting Award. He has also been nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and a Lucille Lortel Award. Joe’s songs appeared on Season 2 of NBC’s “Smash” and his writing has been featured in The New York Times. He is the author of: “The Black Suits” (Center Theater Group, Barrington Stage Company); the rock-and-roll Spaghetti Western musical “Bloodsong of Love” (Ars Nova, NAMT); “ReWrite” (Urban Stages, Goodspeed Opera House); and Theaterworks USA’s “The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks” and “We The People.” Joe is currently working on a musical about Hunter S. Thompson for La Jolla Playhouse/Broadway Across America, with book-writer Gregory S. Moss.
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[@SandyGooen]

:O HOW DOES HE SING SO FRICKIN PERFECTLY FOR THE CHARACTER LIKE I CAN'T EVEN THAT HE WAS BORN TO BE A TEENAGE BOY

[@bethanyz4233]

gee I wish I was born to be a T E E N A G E B O I

[@obscureshawty]

I KNOW HIS VOICE

[@paperjam8988]

Sandy Gooen THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!!

[@theslay3887]

Ikr, he's one of the oldest ones out of them

[@nia9275]

Nekostache really,wow he sounds like 16 😂😂😂😂

[@bearlyted]

i like how the beginning joe is like "yeah jeremy sucked he was horrible not bright not good looking not special, he was a looser" and will is just casually there listening to him rant about his character

[@lindsay.4007]

69 likes XDDD

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

its not like he was dissing will himself

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

its not like he was dissing will himself

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

its not like he was dissing will himself

[@LumosVeil]

That’s a big mood.

[@TwentyPaphonies]

I'll never forgive myself for not finding this musical in time

[@Delightedinglory]

same

[@carpiim]

Twenty Paphonies SAME THO

[@itaroons]

SAMMMME OMG i had heard michael in the bathroom like a year ago and was like "???" only 2 weeks ago did i act on that

[@lrkenielsen3616]

DeadVictory WAIT SAME

[@kaylamason8566]

Twenty Paphonies sameeee

[@juanaluna2808]

his voice says "I'm fourteen" but his face says "I just turned thirty-nine"

[@adithyac8612]

400th like

[@yeehawamber507]

888th like also true

[@2ndunsorthellifiknow326]

900th like

[@manueldelgadopadilla8152]

1.100 like. Beat that.

[@zarakamat1805]

He was 31

[@beetlebozo]

*that moment when you realize you'll never be able to see it with the original cast*

[@LesAnderson]

Glowstick Fluids oh well!

[@teavo3808]

they got footage of it; my hopes are that it's released someday

[@staticremedy2178]

fUK

[@alvarezmembrives3961]

Well now im crying

[@lilminecraftergaming426]

I dunno man, it’s gonna be fun to see will Roland so...

[@whoknows4098]

5:11 "It's made in Japan naturally" IT'S FROM JAAAAPPPAAANNNN

[@juliacartanafarias3956]

"and the squip is..." A GRAY OBLONG PILL QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY CPU

[@richardbaggott4502]

THE QUANTUM COMPUTER IN THE PILL WILL TRAVEL THROUGH BLOOD UBTIL IT IMPLANTS IN YOUR BRAIN AND IT FELLS YOU WHAT TO DO 😂😂

[@juliacartanafarias3956]

Eliza Pancakes it helps you to be cool it helps you rule

[@kilrrclown]

t h e s u b t l e n e s s

[@thefiretruck9604]

@@richardbaggott4502 IT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@shook_maraca]

its made in Japan. It was so calm....I'm hurting ITS FROM JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[@ukuleila691]

Logan The Nerd Hey glad to see a fellow Ravenclaw! But no offense, it's spelled "Anime"

[@belladunlap3771]

i expected a screech into the microphone tragic

[@stonks5909]

omg your profile i love it- kEItH

[@thekat2784]

You mean chill

[@princkleminckle1159]

your pfp matches the emotion of the last bit

[@orvii4103]

joe iconis over here roasting my boy jeremy wtf

[@oliviaolivia3839]

Leave my boy alone! He's pretty don't roast him

[@super-quantumunitintelproc8107]

Dalien Howlter I appreciate this comment

[@theangelicpyro42]

Oh hey found the Phandom

[@humancentipede33]

orvii He's the most *average* person 😂

[@beaniepollard8290]

"i feel gay!" "if you were, this would be a whole lot easier." ("because then i could just pair you off with michael, you're clearly already married anyways" "what" "what")

[@vivianvail8207]

Holly Boreham that's what I thought!!

[@JillyBeanyBoo]

Pfft

[@firepowder]

Truth!! Also I'd like to add that the gay community is v laid-back abt popularity, it's not like cishet high schools where you have to follow all those rules to be noticed lmao. Gays are hella chill tbh, there's a lot of differences between us but we all get accepted. It's gr9, and I feel like the squip was thinking abt that. If Jeremy was gay he'd just have to find other gay ppl and not have to have a personality overhaul in order to be accepted lmao.

[@zaraeraesmith7510]

preach

[@singmeunder]

Pretty sure that's "Book Squip" right there.

[@lionblazelpsaj9997]

Holy f*** I can't believe this exists I'm ready to cry it's the closest thing to a bootleg I'll ever find

[@obscureshawty]

There's an audio bootleg, too!

[@lionblazelpsaj9997]

Yeah I know so maybe that's a bit closer to a bootleg than this lmao

[@kerriganmath6889]

Lionblaze LPS AJ ??

[@haileycabral7704]

Generic Fandom Thing how do you listen to the audio bootleg?

[@belladunlap3771]

I know, me too. lmao i got so upset when i figured out there were no bootlegs (visual, at least). Being late to a fandom sucks, especially when we figure out that there is no way we'll ever be able to find how exactly Michael Makes an Entrance™

[@katiebanning4335]

This seems like some weird metaphor for drugs that they tell you in fifth grade that no one understands but they just go with it

[@guinevere1165]

Katie Banning true

[@dustbunnie7314]

Katie Banning It's funny 'cause it's kinda true.

[@caitlinferris4883]

It's better than drugs. It's from Japan.

[@enoXiwame]

Katie Banning If our school has another drug assembly, I'm gonna start saying to everyone "It's better than drugs, it's from JAPAAAN!"

[@gen8089]

Glass Girl DUDE IM GOING TO DO THAT TO XD

[@zoefischer7480]

"Everything is legal in New Jersey"

[@eliasknack7291]

Zoë Fischer best quote 11/10

[@sc-gh2jp]

Zoë Fischer hamilton skam be more chill... can you get any better

[@babygamer4139]

woah

[@analeticia645]

wHERE IS MY SON

[@---ol2hv]

lOOK AT MY SON!

[@crayonjared]

the extra dialog that wasn't in the album fuels me

[@lynns8164]

Raven Jay you can find both a full audio bootleg as well as a draft of the script online! :)

[@caseyisdrowning9040]

Hey, the books even better

[@kurtiankhalidisrael7335]

I was so happy when I found the entire script online.

[@samsghetti]

If you need the bootleg just look up "kid takes Japanese drugs" and you should eventually find a nice documentary on Jeremy getting his shoebox Japanese drugs

[@jacyolafson7068]

@@samsghetti thx

[@mangomaking]

ever wondered what it'd be like to swallow a computer whole? hi, im joe, welcome to my ted talk

[@NYQINA]

Well the show was based on a book by the late ned vizzini

[@eviem.6903]

It's 1 AM and this is the comment I needed

[@marinao4412]

I've got such a crush on Will Connolly tbh

[@obscureshawty]

Me too omg

[@Ashfullstop12]

Jasmine Ward Omg me too!

[@rubyreloaded9371]

Jasmine Ward SAME THO

[@jeremyheereishotfrombemore6414]

Jasmine Ward me too.. help

[@FroggyDayCare]

THANK GOODNESS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE

[@kayfbdfexggvb]

"students all over New Jersey are taking these pills." this explains lot actually.

[@sarahsmiles2867]

Kate Aeschliman lol

[@sarahsmiles2867]

Kate Aeschliman the thing is, I live do close to where the musical is supposed to take place and I always go to Menlo Park mall

[@sarahfitzgerald801]

Kate Aeschliman Everything is legal in New Jersey

[@aidenoliver1681]

Hi I’m Not okay SAME!!!!

[@thefiretruck9604]

@@sarahfitzgerald801 H a m m y

[@Samshoutsadventure]

My mouth dropped open when I found out Will Connelly is in his thirties. MY GOODNESS.

[@angieanimations9062]

He looks like an actual teenager tho

[@classycat228]

WHAT?!?! Since when is my boy in his thirties. *sniff* They grow up so fast.

[@ashishere771]

WHAT

[@Retsonine]

He sounds more like a teenager than I, a teenager, do. Albeit a teenager with the voice of a god, but still a teenager.

[@gneepgnarbingle]

He's so hot for a 30 year old

[@bees288]

how does he sing like that????

[@aniela4903]

nora genetics lmao

[@chloehan7025]

nora more like how doesn't he die of emotional

[@majesticsunset8184]

Simple, dedication and practice.

[@cheerio5036]

nora he is a god

[@aileenrubio56]

Which one? Doesn’t matter both are amazing

[@RoseDubs]

this shit gets me so hype this is the kinda stuff i live for not gonna lie

[@gracemcallister2492]

RoseDubs hello! I love your videos

[@selinagregorio2599]

Hey!!!!! I soon as I saw who you were i was like " OMG!!!!!! WTF!!! YUSSS!!!"....(LITERALLY) I LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!💜😍💜😍

[@teawithhoney__342]

I wanna like this comment... but you have exactly 707 likes sooooo

[@AmandaSoonToBe]

RoseDubs ik I got so excited I was all "OMG ITS JEREMIES VOOIIICE"

[@Rydia_]

RoseDubs same

[@tsurra]

*tries to describe the squip and accidentally breaks out into the Squip Song

[@starchaser6672]

Richild Tatiana SAME 😂

[@nicholasturt6448]

Same...

[@goodjobeli]

IT'S FROM JAPAAAAAANNNN

[@_meag_]

Rich/Gerard: *comes in unexpectedly* IT’S FROM JAPAAAAAN IT’S A GREY, OBLONG PILLLLL, QUANTUM NANOTECHNOLOGY CPUUUUU Joe: are you ok Rich/Gerard: you made me practice it so guess what, I’m doing it

[@losergeekwhatever9264]

Freshman year-

[@yaboi6669]

Everyone's talking about Eric and Will but you gUYS JOE'S SINGING AS THE KIDS OMFG like "we love everything about you" was just so sudden and monotone it was somehow the best part of the entire vid

[@naylabismo3988]

YES 👌👌

[@_meag_]

I was have expecting him to do Chloe’s lines

[@klaviersimp]

Bless him

[@emilyc9492]

Everyone is talking about Will, but Eric tho. ❤😂

[@fairy4477]

Emily Cole lmao Ikr

[@billieslang5864]

SAME

[@amyharris5765]

I KNOW HE IS AMAZING

[@reesethebeast2667]

SAME

[@acceptingtheodd3554]

I LOVE HIM

[@funckinyonkers2979]

how is jeremy heere/will connolly so pure

[@meve3501]

Tbh if I had someone with the voice of Jeremy in my class, I would instantly hug him

[@SaraH-ps8ob]

Meve yess

[@daisyperry8814]

Tbh I kinda sound like Jeremy if I try-

[@aidenoliver1681]

Ahh same smh!

[@sophielovesgamingytfanofza911]

@@daisyperry8814 bur ur a girl

[@vivr0519]

Same 😂

[@diabola2686]

Joe singing the background killed me

[@oliviaolivia3839]

I actually died

[@wilbur7016]

i cant believe will invented singing

[@fairy4477]

tori ikr

[@jeremyheereishotfrombemore6414]

tori heh

[@idklol1365]

mood

[@ironicappreciation4374]

Big mood

[@wilbur7016]

yall........ i love will

[@EmilianDoyleMusic]

At 10:30 I swear I can hear someone speaking in the background, which after there's a lull in the vocals, sounds like 'The audience... isn't impressed.' 'Well, it doesn't matter.' And the fact that you can hear that in the background, especially after the (and I use this term loosely) 'Autistic joke' fell flat on its face... man, that just hurts. Being that I'm writing my own musical, if I heard someone saying stuff like that in the background while publicly performing some of the songs I'm writing, I think my heart would break.

[@mayamccain362]

yeah, at least it's good to know they only considered putting it in because there was a line like that in the actual book

[@EmilianDoyleMusic]

I actually had no idea about that line being from the book! I haven't actually had time to read the book that the musical is based on, but hearing that it's a direct line both puts my mind at ease and continues to worry me. Like, the fact that the line exists at all is a bit... eugh. But, hey, at least they took it out of the musical, which as far as I can tell has had more exposure than the book did(?).

[@WeirdnessMaster]

It's literally Joe Iconis roasting the performance XD

[@brettdolphin9168]

AkinaKat nah Joe is singing with Eric at that part

[@maddee4543]

i don't think he said "impressed" it sounded more like im-promised or something

[@dudette6155]

this man is a real life peter pan

[@orchidcapitalofitaly9780]

space dude XD

[@monokuma2218]

space dude which one tho

[@inesmagalhaes8284]

Madame Bones Will a.k.a. Jeremy 😍

[@hahaohno329]

dudette Which one

[@mallorypallory7176]

No👏one👏cares👏that👏you’re👏army love your username

[@slowstars8167]

Joe: Y'know Jeremy sorta *heeres* about this

[@rosettaparkette5893]

slowstars no just...no

[@violentdelights3195]

😂😂😂

[@garfieldweezermug4975]

@@rosettaparkette5893 yes, just yes

[@kay-mj9qd]

I keep looking at Eric William Morris even when he's not singing like is anyone gonna talk about how hot he is

[@WeirdnessMaster]

Blue Doge THIS *wheezes*

[@metalchick5296]

IKKKK

[@hahaohno329]

Blue Doge I will gladly

[@kaywhyess9725]

oh i could go on for days

[@marligarcia05]

ღ Naturess Jamaa ღ same

[@mysticpanda13]

OMG HE TOOK A CHILL PILL!

[@astrohasnojams2209]

mysticpanda13 OMFG WHY DID I NEVER REALIZE THIS

[@addiemercedez4467]

OMG

[@cheerio5036]

mysticpanda13 HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THIS LMAO

[@eiiishes3073]

W O A H

[@e-linamarie]

STOOOP

[@egglet535]

Why is no one talking about Joe literally wriggling in his seat while he's enjoying himself so much

[@nathalyruiz9278]

"Why schools should emotionally manipulate students" was in my recommended.....

[@floofyclouds8200]

yeah same i went to the video and it has two comments by the same guy... squip has been at it again...

[@hathats]

SAME???

[@reesethebeast2667]

The way Eric (the Squip) sings so sarcastically while saying "c-c-come on, c-c-come on, go go!"

[@prongsverse]

"I feel gay" Honey you are.

[@theo7000]

Emily Elizabeth accurate

[@lionblazelpsaj9997]

Amelia Games a lot Gay can be an umbrella term, most people think Jeremy as bi, but we call him gay sometimes. Michael is canonly gay and canonly pined after Jeremy, so of course people want them to end up together, so we headcanon him as bi.

[@lionblazelpsaj9997]

Amelia Games a lot It's fine!

[@wowsara4481]

Emily Elizabeth gay for micheal

[@zaraeraesmith7510]

Is it confirmed that Michael is bi too?

[@gremlinrat420]

Maybe I'm just not very easily offended, but I'm autistic and I thought that the line was pretty funny. Maybe it's just partially because I can actually imagine squips being helpful for kids like me with Aspergers

[@nonstopp5005]

CheezyTrees minus trying to SQUIP everybody, right?

[@justyoureverydaycasualship146]

CheezyTrees omg, I thought the same thing. I have asbergers and sometimes I wish I had a Squip. I wouldn't want a total personality re-haul, but just to help me with interaction and social cues. Though I don't feel entirely "offended" by the autistic joke, I AM glad they removed it.

[@dragoneye2874]

Kat Brawdy same here

[@lois2717]

WHAT WAS THE LINE TELL ME I CRI

[@billieslang5864]

actually true!

[@supremelygay3335]

*"Access procedure complete."* *D E E P I N H A L E*

[@cryptidjade5371]

When Joe describes the squip using the squip song lyrics lol

[@alpinesnow]

WILL IS SO CUTE IM SCREAMIN

[@abbeybrown2198]

It's made in Japan- *_naturally_*

[@kirstengotstyle]

Closest we're getting to the bootleg okay

[@RyanCa11um]

I know bootleg for act 1

[@madamemim770]

@@RyanCa11um pls provide us with that gold information pls

[@RyanCa11um]

Madame Mim I found a better one a few months ago, so search jared kleinman discovers the perils of smoking drugs and the there should be a video called Jared Kleinman art speedrun with slime (emotional) by a channel called Bored ! This one isn’t the one I was talking about but it is for the entire show not just act 1 (this channel posted other bootlegs as well)

[@madamemim770]

@@RyanCa11um omg i love you, thank you SO much 💚

[@bellabennett1677]

How is able to be a 33 year old man but look and sould like a teenager.... JUST ASKING BECAUSE HE FITS THIS ROLE PERFECTLY

[@bellabennett1677]

Well you found it

[@jasonbelleza6234]

The only way Jeremy could be more average was if his name was literally background pony #43.

[@beaniepollard8290]

"background pony" hey jim, i win spot the brony this round

[@jasonbelleza6234]

Holly Boreham Oh darn, you caught me. XD

[@dubswap4429]

J Belle 😂😂

[@sarahsmiles2867]

Well he is a furry so...

[@starlitcentaur]

J Belle Omg xDDD Nice one!

[@chloejohnson3230]

WHY IS BARELY ANYONE CLAPPING???

[@kristinapetrey214]

They’re really loud they just don’t have a mic

[@rtubleiii]

This is a formal convention

[@sunken.cities]

Usually they take audio from the mics. they probably are laughing and clapping, but the mic didn't pick up on it. :)

[@nousnaimonspasritz]

AND LAUGHING, THIS IS SUCH A DRY AUDIENCE

[@ilooovwomen]

@@nousnaimonspasritz better than a really loud audience

[@juliaemons4554]

10:40 - 10:45 the only part that matters look at will

[@theawsomegermanshepard4565]

julia e HE'S SO CUTE

[@clarinhes]

julia e YESYESYES HIS SMILE IS THE PUREST THING I FELL IN LOVE

[@ccamrryn]

HIS LAUGH IS PRECIOUS

[@sarahfitzgerald801]

julia e THANK YOU

[@pimpology1979]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY HEART? HIS SMILE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, WHY? AND THAT LAUGH! (Sorry for yelling, and thank You)

[@aspen707]

I forgot I loved Will Connolly and Eric William Morris and Joe Iconis more than life

[@thegirlleastlikelyto]

Never forget

[@ashleylandsberg8679]

The fact that these two were not in the Broadway version is the saddest thing ever to me.

[@gabbyl3856]

The most important TED Talk

[@hollydaze8531]

"You want to be. More. Chill." rOLL CREDITS

[@liambenson]

for some reason, i always imagined jeremy being played by tom holland

[@meing5345]

Liam Benson i approve of this idea

[@arilynmarie9788]

Liam Benson ahhh same!!! honestly will reminds me of tom

[@ximenavazquez3764]

Liam Benson me too 😍😍

[@kashootit4908]

So I'm not the only one great

[@c1cobuff]

Same XD

[@anneliese697]

I LOVE WILL CONNOLLY SO MUCH

[@jasonbelleza6234]

6:57 Roll credits.

[@caratrotter1794]

J Belle lol

[@sarraq8850]

"If you were it'd be a lot easier, but no your bi so I gotta focus on your most obvious current crush instead of Michael" "wait what" "not important"

[@maddiebrannan9210]

That applause made me so sad like if I was in that audience I'd be fangirling and screaming "YESSSS WILL YESSS" 😂

[@easendays]

I have a crush on Will Connolly's voice

[@nathanva1635]

This musical needs a movie adaptation NOW

[@queenperrytheplatypus458]

Nathan VA Boom. It’s becoming a movie now. Your wish is BMC Cast’s command

[@mallorypallory7176]

Nathan VA they need Tom holland as Jeremy

[@josefagomezschmeisser8356]

Animated and with the voice acting and singers would be perfect

[@beccaisnotonfire8412]

I get why it would be annoying and rude at surface level but considering the message the show and the context and setting the autistic and gay lines where used in (the whole point of this song is that Jeremy starts to feel bad about things he does when in reality there is nothing wrong with him, which clearly implies that there's nothing wrong with autistic or gay obviously, and also it's realistic considering the squip is supposed to represent the anxiety teens get about fitting in with their peers and people certainly get picked on for having those characteristics) I really don't understand how people are really that offended by it :/ I mean it's definitely better that they took it out but I understand the point of the lines and don't think it's something to projectile vomit about

[@TsunayoshiSawada469]

becca lol Lol I love how you described their objections as "projectile vomiting"

[@jonathanperez6909]

Yeah, the autistic line is pretty spot on in describing Jeremy's awkward demeanor.

[@-miggy]

This comment is super old but both of those lines are taken from the book! So basically everyone's getting mad at jokes that were only there because of the material it's based on.

[@aidenoliver1681]

Lmao I’m autistic and I thought it was so funny lmao

[@aidenoliver1681]

Jonathan Perez like actually tho

[@graces9505]

i'm so attracted to eric william morris' voice holy shit

[@That_Ozian]

I listened to the album and I fell in love

[@jeremyheereishotfrombemore6414]

That Ozian me too

[@4lienat]

Will is so adorable wtf and Eric's voice is so perfect for a SQUIP

[@ProfesserChoas25]

Joe, your music never ceases to impress me and make me feel things. I'm so excited to hear more of this score! I love it so much already!

[@legokid6281]

Wow, you were here before the successfulness of the show

[@AwesomeJediE]

aha, found the first comment on this

[@AwesomeJediE]

wonder if they ever became a BMC fan

[@ProfesserChoas25]

@@AwesomeJediEHuge fan! I got to see it 3 times :)

[@AwesomeJediE]

@@ProfesserChoas25 holy frick that's amazing! i've only started digging into the show recently but the entire history of the production and fandom is incredible. Very cool to hear from a fan who was there from the start!!

[@sehunswifeu7667]

wHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT ERIC OML HE’S SO GODDAMN TALENTED

[@connorolive5970]

I was listening and then suddenly I hear a deep voice yelling ‘WE LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU’ and I almost pissed myself bc I forgot that he was doing that

[@jayson6222]

Will Connolly will always be the best Jeremy!!

[@maisieallen3284]

I really wish they had the interaction with Brooke and her gang in Be More Chill #1 because it's jUST SOOOO GOOD.

[@kranglethecheeselord2602]

I love the voice of the actor who played jeremy

[@tiny_mini_sunny]

You mean Will Connoly? Or Will Roland?

[@kranglethecheeselord2602]

Maria Paula Chan Connoly

[@tiny_mini_sunny]

Yeah, he's AwEsOmE aS hEcK

[@kranglethecheeselord2602]

Maria Paula Chan YoU aRe vErY cOrReCt

[@Norjay21]

Will is actually the perfect Jermey Everything about him is just *_right_*

[@beathecat6604]

‘‘Twas the first time Be More Chill the musical was shown to the public. Little did they know it would change the hecking world.

[@dancedanceawayfrommeidontl2890]

I'm so sad that this didn't make it to Broadway i love how wills voice is sounds so young it's adorable

[@famousunionorganizerjackke4390]

Annphia Shelton I know right..

[@LiechieeYume]

DANCE! DANCE! away from me I don't like people It will go on off-broadway in NYC this July!

[@oliviagrace6699]

DANCE! DANCE! away from me I don't like people IT JUST DID! It’s going to broadway in February 2019!

[@mallorypallory7176]

DANCE! DANCE! away from me I don't like people ITS GOING ON BROADWAY

[@kidspretzellover]

WELL YOURE IN LUCK BUDDY BROADWAY 2019

[@monomoonchild8066]

"Involves a million actors" You got eight.

[@reginaallan9803]

Shhhhh

[@LonerSirius]

Wait....there was a Ted talk for Be More Chill-....hOLY-

[@sarahchandler9488]

RIGHT? What the heck????

[@hannahroberts8819]

Will in Be More Chill Part 2 smiling and giggling omg my heart

[@lihigiladi6578]

You can really tell how much this musical has changed

[@georgesbleps897]

Do I spot Annabeth as your pfp

[@simplegirl265]

Why this musical's audio was the only thing recorded, I will never know why. But their voices are friggin' AWESOME!

[@caeli6746]

They should have had George there too

[@elijay6804]

why am i laughing so hard at joe and eric being the only ones singing the ensemble lines

[@nogahalbreich8069]

Not finding this musical in time is the biggest mistake I’ve ever made

[@maidenofcats568]

I'm kinda glad they fixed "Be More Chill." It sounds boring and that Jeremy has no opinion on what the Squip was doing. In this, Jeremy has more expression, but nothing verbal. In the show, he has more dialogue that makes him unsure of what the Squip is doing. I like it.

[@gelixd5252]

CRYING because when this came out i didn't understand anything BUT NOW I AM CRYING CAUSE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL CAST

[@handrayss]

My favorite duo, Will Connolly as Jeremy Heere and Eric William Morris as the Squip

[@elizaschuyler9592]

He has the Lin Manuel Miranda hand movements

[@sourbutsweet9462]

I love the little things like how serious the people saying "c'mon" are in the background and how the pianist is like jamming and into the music even though he's probably played the music a million times.

[@matteoferrari5821]

Love the album so good

[@Samshoutsadventure]

I would have loved if they did the duet scene about why he picked the girl's shirt😭

[@jah_den]

"Don't you mean cool?" "No I mean chill" 5 minutes later "Everything about is going to be cool..."

[@jane-dm8cc]

Everyone from 2 years ago complaining about how they found it late and I'm here finding it in 2020 like

[@cyonlinee4278]

_we gotta go to the UK, that's the newest Be More Chill musical happening_

[@jane-dm8cc]

@@cyonlinee4278 and we may see Millie O'Connell? im in lol

[@morgaaaaaa]

That was Joe Iconic

[@fairydraws]

me: my favorite character in Be More Chill is the Squip! me again: * watches this video * Squip: every lame characteristic, makes you come off as autistic me: as an autistic person, I am not okay with this. BUT THE SQUIP IS STILL MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE ENTIRE MUSICAL

[@guerin13]

fairygirl04 dont be triggered

[@yagirlhailey1510]

They cut it from the musical there's an audio where it isn't in there.

[@pollylittle7568]

Hugo Marques do you even know what that word *means?*

[@probablynotathrillseeker5362]

don’t worry, it was a line from the book.

[@inesmagalhaes8284]

fairygirl04 My favorite character is Michael 😍

[@delicious1525]

Alternative title: Be More Chill Except the Squip Replaces the Background Singers

[@LovinneLily]

Joe doing the company parts got me cracking up

[@crowliez3561]

Let's just take a minute to appreciate the blessing that is Will and Eric

[@Symphonizx]

9 years later, still sobbing at the fact there is no full og cast recording of this musical on yt

[@heyimcamille343]

Only 5 years late😌

[@crasumei]

I’m living for Joe vibing on the piano during Be More Chill pt 1

[@LumosVeil]

I still refuse to believe that Will is 30+ years old he literally voice cracks all the time and sounds like a 16 year old.

[@theinfinitycondex8067]

mAN THAT BURN ON JEREMY THO

[@lucscott3631]

“The opening number it’s like a super long song with a million actors” The number: has nine actors

[@firepowder]

Jesus christ when the squip is like "Everything about you is so terrible" for some reason it feels like it's addressing the listener and like. Ugh. Sometimes I want to cry rip

[@ariela5291]

I SWEAR THE GODS GAVE THE MOST PERFECTLY ANGELIC VOICE TO MY FAVORITE PERSON ON THIS PLANET

[@droolinq8479]

"It's made it japan,naturally " Me:WHERE THE HELL IS RICH ?!!

[@squipstudio1514]

*UGGGGHHHH I MISS THE OLD WILL!!!! NOW WE OVER HEERE WITH THE INSANELY COOL JARED KLEINMAN PLAYING JEREMY*