Utter the name Beetlejuice three times in a row, and Eddie Perfect will arrive onstage as the ghost with the most.
Perfect's adaptation of Beetlejuice is coming in Australia, following its hit run on Broadway and a US tour.
For its run at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne starting in May 2025, he will also star in the title role.
Perfect said he was overjoyed to have the opportunity to perform the songs he wrote for the show.
"I'm especially thrilled to be able to bring the world of Beetlejuice back to Melbourne, to share this strange and unusual tale with my home town," he said.
"Beetlejuice is a taboo-busting, shape-shifting, fourth-wall-smashing, free-lovin' ball of neediness and I'm excited (and a healthy amount daunted) to play the role."
With a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King, Beetlejuice is based on the 1988 comedy feature film directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton.
It tells the story of death-obsessed teenager Lydia Deetz, who lives in a haunted house and calls on the green-haired demon to scare away her parents.
The show will open in May 2025 at the Regent Theatre.
