HEATHERS Casting Changes (Updated)
HEATHERS Casting Changes (Updated)
#1HEATHERS Casting Changes (Updated)
Posted: 12/15/25 at 11:05pm
Apparently tonight was McKenzie’s last performance as Heather Chandler. I don’t recall reading announcement of her departure other than her leave that she recently returned from.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSTyZ1djFBg/?igsh=emliMmNhcjV5dDM1
Sara Al-Bazali is going on as HC on Wednesday and Thursday, but does anyone know who the successor is?
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Updated On: 1/4/26 at 11:05 PM
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
#2McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS
Posted: 12/16/25 at 12:54am
Such a shame. Kurtz was excellent in the role. Having seen both Kurtz and Al-Bazali, there was marked difference. Kurtz's dynamic and layered performance added much to this show. I hope they can find a replacement as strong as Kurtz.
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#3McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS
Posted: 12/16/25 at 4:36am
That's sudden! Are Schmigadoon rehearsals starting ASAP in the new year or something?
I'm just here so I don't get fined
witchoftheeast2
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#4McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS
Posted: 12/16/25 at 8:06am
It's very strange. I wonder if she had an out in her contract for something that will be announced soon
#5McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS
Posted: 12/16/25 at 8:50am
I just know she was absolutely perfect for the role. It was a total tonal shift from her goody two-shoes in THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL, and her line deliveries were just absolutely delicious.
”I AM TALKING TO MY FUUHHH-RIEND!!!!!”
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#6McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS
Posted: 12/16/25 at 1:38pm
Jodie Steele is playing Heather Chandler until the end of January.
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#7McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 8:12am
I saw it again last night and…I don’t know if it was an off night or what but I was not impressed by Steele as Chandler. From the minute she came out, she didn’t look anywhere near high school age - looking more like Chelsea Handler after a bender (hair and makeup seemed…messy) and all of the broad comedic villainy that Kurtz brought to the role seemed to evaporate. This HC was more sociopathic - almost like JD in a blonde wig and plaid skirt.
I will say though that I really enjoyed Kuhoo Verma as Veronica. While she wasn’t vocally blowing songs out of the water like Lorna, she had more of a firm, self-protective approach to Veronica and played off Casey (who remains absolutely top-tier) very well. She makes him work a little harder to break down her resolve and that makes a more satisfying payoff.
Teeter, Butler, Loyal, and Morton all also remain in top form.
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#8McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 8:16amUpdated On: 12/31/25 at 08:16 AM
#9McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 9:15am
Ensemble1711444445 said: "why do you go to this show so much?"
Why do you care? Are they buying the tickets you were trying to buy? Let people enjoy things.
#10McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 9:31am
Ensemble1711444445 said: "why do you go to this show so much?
Specifically to drive you batty. Glad to see you are able to now string words into sentences. Now we just need to work on proper capitalization.
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#11McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 9:32am
Ensemble1711444445
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#12McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 9:47am
#13McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 10:19am
And I refer you back to ColorTheHours048‘s comment.
Why do you care? Why does it matter? I wrote a review of the state of the show as I saw it last night. Is it going to color your perception of the validity of my comments if I answer your inane questions?
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#14McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/22/25 at 10:45amUpdated On: 12/31/25 at 10:45 AM
#15McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 12/29/25 at 12:18pm
Peyton List is the new Heather Chandler, beginning January 26. Jodie Steele plays the role through January 25.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#16McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 1/4/26 at 2:47pm
Ben Davis just posted on Instagram that he’s leaving on January 25th. Wondering who will replace him or if they are bumping someone up.
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#17McKenzie Kurtz suddenly departs HEATHERS; Jodie Steele rejoins cast
Posted: 1/4/26 at 6:45pm
quizking101 said: "Ben Davis just posted on Instagram that he’s leaving on January 25th. Wondering who will replace him or if they are bumping someone up."
Prob Andy Karl lol
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#18"Heathers" casting
Posted: 1/30/26 at 1:06pm
Peyton List Steps Into ‘Heathers’ for Her Off Broadway Debut
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/theater/peyton-list-heathers-off-broadway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.mtIu.gEusrDvYcEw0&smid=nytcore-android-share
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