Isabella Esler on Bringing ‘Beetlejuice’ Back to Life on Broadway
Isabella Esler is having the fright of her life on Broadway. Esler, 21, stars as Lydia Deetz in “Beetlejuice,” the musical, which is back on Broadway for the third time at the Palace Theatre to finish out the run of the national tour. While she’s now making her Broadway debut with the show based on Tim Burton’s cult classic film, her journey with “Beetlejuice” dates back to when she was 16 years old listening to the musical’s cast album for the first time. Isabella Esler Like many fans, Esler, who had seen the film years before, was drawn to Lydia’s strength and humor as a young female. “I was part of that fan base….I just loved that whole community,” she says. “Lydia was a character that spoke to me. I was 16 at the time, and she’s this teenage angsty girl who just wants to be heard. At the time, I was like, ‘Oh my God. That’s so me.’ I felt very attached to her from the beginning before I even knew that I was going to be in the show.” A year later, when she was 17, Esler auditioned for and landed the part in the national tour, which turned herFollow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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