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See New Photos of Will Roland and George Salazar in Be More Chill

The off-Broadway premiere of Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz’s musical opens August 9 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.

Jason Zednick
Off-Broadway
Will Roland and George Salazar star in the New York premiere of Be More Chill at Pershing Square Signature Center.
Will Roland (left) and George Salazar star in the New York premiere of Be More Chill at Pershing Square Signature Center.
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New photos of the off-Broadway premiere of Be More Chill have been released ahead of its August 9 opening night at Pershing Square Signature Center. See snapshots from the production — which features music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, and a book by Joe Tracz — in the gallery below.

Directed by Stephen Brackett and choreographed by Chase Brock, Be More Chill features Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening) as Rich, Katlyn Carlson (Dirty Dancing) as Chloe, Stephanie Hsu (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Christine, Tiffany Mann (Waitress) as Jenna, Lauren Marcus (The Humans at St. Louis Rep) as Brooke, George Salazar (Tick, Tick…BOOM!) as Michael, Will Roland (Dear Evan Hansen) as Jeremy, Britton Smith (Shuffle Along) as Jake, Jason Tam (If/Then) as The Squip, and Jason SweetTooth Williams (Freaky Friday) as Jeremy's Dad and Mr. Reyes. Cameron Bond, Troy Iwata, and Talia Suskauer are the company swings.

The show is described as follows: "Jeremy Heere is your average, nothing-special teenager at Middleborough High in nothing-special New Jersey…until the day he finds out about 'The Squip.' Thus begins a journey that pits Jeremy's desire to be popular against his struggle to remain true to his authentic self."

Be More Chill plays through September 23.