One of my favorite musicals, the cult classic Beetlejuice from the mind of Tim Burton, has, as of 2019, had a musical adaptation of it. Since I was young, I’ve always loved to sing, but I think the spike in the number of Broadway musicals I listened to truly heightened that love. From Hamilton, to Heathers, to Mean Girls, to Legally Blonde, to Ride the Cyclone, to Falsettos, to, as stated, Beetlejuice, this love has only been further cemented. Though, as of late, I’ve started getting into watching the source material of these musicals, such as the movie Heathers (1989), Mean Girls (2004), and of course Beetlejuice (1988). Since I’ve started doing this, I’ve noticed the extreme differentiations between source material and the musicals that become of them.