Heathers the Musical Coming to NYC

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 5:19pm

I am very excited for this show to come to NYC! I left LA the week day before performances started there, so I'm glad its coming to the east coast!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HEATHERS-THE-MUSICAL-to-Get-New-York-Premiere-at-New-World-Stages-Opens-331-20131210

ETA: Opening night will also mark the 25th anniversary of the film's theatrical release. Great idea. Updated On: 12/10/13 at 05:19 PM

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 5:29pm

Couldn't be more excited for this!!!

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 6:04pm

Saw it here in LA and I thought it was really good. I got to have a conversation with Laurence O'Keefe (mostly about Legally Blonde) he was really nice. It was really campy like Legally Blonde. I hope it goes to broadway. The name of the show will sell tickets alone.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 6:37pm

JoseLee_, how is the music? And are the famous lines from the movie in the show? "...with a chainsaw"; "Dear diary,..."? I know 'Dead Gay Son' and 'Our Love is God' were songs at Joe's Pub a few years ago.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 6:46pm

The most important question....How do they do the croquet game?

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 6:48pm

I CANT WAIT for this!!!

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 7:19pm

The show in LA was just a workshop. It was really funny. Yes, they said a lot of the famous lines from the movie. The music was really fun & catchy. I'm a big Legally Blonde: The Musical fan & the music was really similar but not completely. The heathers weren't all white.. (not against it. actually liked it that way) Elle McLemore (Bring It On: The Musical) was a big stand out. The way they introduce the three heathers in the beginning made me cry of laughter. I didn't even see the movie completely before going to the show and I left the show wanting to see it again. It was amazing. They do curse a lot & have sex scenes. I'd say 16+

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:34pm

Loved the concert reading, and so excited for this production. I heard nothing but great things about the LA production, and I hope Barrett Wilbert Weed comes with it as Veronica.

[wally]

Posted: 12/11/13 at 2:03am

I saw the LA production also. I thought the score was very reminiscent of Bat Boy, which I love. I never saw Legally Blonde so I can't compare.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 12/11/13 at 10:32am

Had to get a ticket for this, can not wait!

[missthemountains]

Posted: 12/11/13 at 11:16am

Love that this is happening!! If anyone has a way I can hear the LA workshop I'd be most grateful!!

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 3:19am

Has any one heard any casting news/updates/rumors? I have been watching and listening to the Joe's Pub concert/reading and I think it's amazing!! It would be great if some people from the reading came with the show. Just curious! :)

[trentsketch]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 9:08am

A call just went up for (I think) all of the roles for the NYC production. http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/job_detail/57383.html

So I guess nothing is officially cast yet.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 11:40am

^ Thanks! It seems odd that the first preveiew is only about 3 months away and they don't have any casting. But I know they will pull it off. I think it would be amazing if they could get Jenna Leigh Green, Annaleigh Ashford, or Jeremy Jordan back into the project somehow. Probably just wishful thinking on my part but a guy can dream. Really and truly from footage and what I have listened to Jenna was the standout in the show to me. She was hilarious!

Updated On: 12/31/13 at 11:40 AM

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 12:47pm

As much as I'd love to see Annaleigh reprise her role, its not happening as she is leaving Kinky Boots specifically to go be a regular on MASTERS OF SEX. Jeremy and Jenna, on the other hand, haven't, to my knowledges, announced any big projects recently, so its possible.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 1:17pm

I would die if I got to see Jenna. I loved her as a kid on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and grew to love her even more when she did Wicked. She was amazing as Heather Chandler. Does anyone else have any dream casting for this show that they would like to disclose? Just curious to hear different ideas. What's Molly Ranson up to? I could see her in this.

[StickIt]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 1:18pm

Jenna Leigh Green was incredible in the concert but I think she looks a wee bit old to be playing a high school junior. Not that high school shows with adults in them ever look super age-appropriate, but opposite a very young, fresh-faced actress like Barrett Wilbert Weed or Annaleigh, she'd definitely stick out.

I'd love to see Jeremy Jordan reprise his role but would he really go Off-Broadway with this? Between his success with Newsies and The Last 5 Years film, he might be too expensive to cast. Still, one can hope.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 3:07pm

Barrett Wilbert Weed (who is fantastic) will be continuing with the show as Veronica when it opens at New World Stages. The rest of the people in the LA production were all local hires who live on the West Coast, so expect to see an almost entirely new cast here in New York.

Jenna Leigh Green was stellar as Heather Chandler in the concert a few years ago, but as has been mentioned already, she's too old to play opposite much more age appropriate actors in the other roles.

Updated On: 12/31/13 at 03:07 PM

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 4:24pm

Taylor Louderman could be good for this. And if Ryann Reddmond was not tied up with If/Then I think she would be an AMAZING Martha. Her version of Kindergarten Boyfriend would be stellar.

Updated On: 12/31/13 at 04:24 PM

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 4:33pm

Does anyone know if a video or audio recording of the L.A. production?

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 1/26/14 at 7:01pm

According to the Backstage audition notice, rehearsals start Feb. 7th. Has anyone heard anything about casting yet? The Heathers the Musical facebook page has been posting pictures if the creative team in auditions for a little while now, but I don't think they have announced anything. It was previously mentioned Someone mentioned on here Barrett Wilber Weed would be reprising her role as Veronica from the LA run, but I can't find a source, and the role is listed in the casting call...

http://www.backstage.com/casting/heathers-the-musical-21082/

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/6/14 at 4:59pm

Full cast announced!

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/174452/itll-be-very-full-cast-announced-for-heathers-the-musical-off-broadway/

[gleek4114]

Posted: 2/6/14 at 6:33pm

This cast is great! I am really excited to see Elle in the show! I LOVED her on Bring It On!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/6/14 at 6:44pm

I never saw Bring It On, but this looks like so much fun!

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 2/6/14 at 7:01pm

Does the show end with Daniel Waters' original ending? (JD succeeds in blowing the school up and he joins Veronica at a prom in heaven, where everyone gets along and dances to Big Fun's "Teenage Suicide--Don't Do It." Fade to credits.)