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Be More Chill,the musical darling of Tumblr teens everywhere, is ending its 177-performance run on Broadway.

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August 11 will be the shows last bow, completing a four-year journey from workshop to fanfic to Broadway.

Be More Chillhas never followed a conventional path.

Having a show I care about play Broadway has been a dream of mine since I was a child.

Be More Chilldebuted at the Two Rivers Theater in 2015.

The play concerns a swallowable algorithmic pill that turns teen schlub Jeremy into a popular prick.

The creative team behind the show hoped a Broadway run would expand an already large online fandom.

Do I wish we couldve beaten the odds and played 45th Street for five years?

Iconis asked the audience.

Am I aware that by making it to Broadway in the first place, we already beat the odds?

Oh, hell yes.

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