Heathers The Musical star McKenzie Kurtz took her final bow as Heather Chandler in the Off-Broadway revival December 15. Jodie Steele, who created the role in the production's original West End cast, will succeed her in an encore bow beginning December 19. Steele's limited engagement will continue to the end of January. Standby Sara Al-Bazali will play the role December 17-18.
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The cult favorite show is back in the venue that hosted its original production, now coming via London's The Other Palace. Adapted from the 1988 film, the musical follows Westerberg High student Veronica Sawyer, who's on track to become one of the most popular girls in school after befriending the beautiful but cruel Heathers, only to meet a mysterious teen rebel who changes everything. Andy Fickman directs.
The revival cast is led by Kuhoo Verma (Octet) as Veronica Sawyer, Casey Likes (Back to the Future) as J.D., Jackera Davis (Beetlejuice) as Heather Duke, Elizabeth Teeter (Beetlejuice) as Heather McNamara, and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Ms. Fleming and Veronica's Mom.
Steele is returning to the revival after stepping in during Kurtz' leave of absence earlier this year. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Rachel Hoffman and Jimmy Larkin.
Heathers the Musical premiered with a sold-out run in Los Angeles in 2013, and transferred to New World Stages in 2014, also directed by Fickman in a different staging. The authors revised the show for a 2018 West End run, before playing two national tours and a West End encore engagement—several new songs and script changes can be heard in New York for the first time in this revival.
Fickman reunited his London creative team for the Off-Broadway mounting, including choreographer Gary Lloyd (the New York iteration also includes additional choreography by Stephanie Klemons), set and costume designer David Shields (this staging also features co-costume design by Siena Zoë Allen), lighting designer Ben Cracknell, and sound designer Dan Samson. Will Joy serves as music supervisor, with Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh as music director.
The associate team includes associate director Taylor Haven Holt, associate lighting designer Colleen Doherty, associate sound designer Germán Martinez, and assistant costume designer Amanda Roberge. Lisa Connell serves as fight director, with Rebecca Reaney as intimacy coordinator. Bess Marie Glorioso is production stage manager, and Katherine Shea and Eszter Zador are assistant stage managers.
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General management for Heathers the Musical is by Pemberley Productions. Bill Kenwright LTD., Paul Taylor-Mills, and Jerry Goehring are producing, joined by Madison Mohn, Scott Prisand/Rob Kolson, Broadway Investor's Club, No Guarantees Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Aron Tomko, Carl Moellenberg, The Shubert Organization, Inc., Nick Padgett/Vasi Laurence, Andrew Patino/Chris Devlin, John Gore Organization, Richard Batchelder, and Dave Alperson. Pemberley's Tim Smith is serving as executive producer.
Tickets are available at HeatherstheMusical.com.
