Be More Chill

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It follows unpopular high school student and social outcast Jeremy Heere, who is considered a loser by his peers. A few months ago, I got in a discussion about how great it would be if there were a gong that went off in your head anytime an opportunity you were supposed to pursue arose. I suggest you read any of Ned Vizzini’s other books: Teen Angst… Naaah, It’s Kind Of A Funny Story, and The Other Normals – all of them have that “coming-of-age” feel to them, but I feel all the others are better at conveying a message. With its easily relatable characters, clever twists and ebullient songs, it engages you from beginning to end.

I know this because when I was looking for a musical bootleg, I found the play, and only realized it was the play when twenty minutes in, there had been no singing. On July 25, 2022, Be More Chill Japan began performances at the New National Theatre Playhouse in Tokyo. He pines for the pretty girl, Christine, but is forced to make his way through the days at school as a bullied dork. After he wrote an essay that got published by the New York Times Magazine, several of his essays about his young adult life ended up being combined into his first book, Teen Angst?The wise, witty narrator and sensitive handling of a hot topic should win over older teens—and their parents. Final verdict: BE MORE CHILL has broad appeal not only because of the fascinating plot but also for its easy to connect with storyline and relatable high school experience.

He watches reality television shows about dating, obsesses over his physical appearance, and masturbates to online porn, doubting that he will ever be able to get a girl to like him. Jeremy has one close friend at school, Michael Mell, whom he describes as a stoner and a fellow “loser.A musical based on the book, with a score by Joe Iconis, premiered in June 2015 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, where it received positive reviews.