Heathers: The Musical

            Snarky, sassy, and witty are words that could easily be applied to Heathers: The Musical. Any competent critic would understand that tackling this musical wouldn’t be possible without a mention of the 1989 cult film - kudos to the musical’s authors for fixing up most of what was wrong with the motion picture.

          Let's give credit where it’s due: to Murphy and O’Keefe, who translated the movie into the musical. Many unresolved questions were left by the movie that have been fixed for the Off Broadway stage, such as why Veronica decided to get in with the Heathers in the first place.

            As someone that saw the show, I do agree with a lot of the negative criticism the musical received. The directing was less than so-so, with actors often looking as if they didn’t quite know what to do with themselves. Plus, the set looked incredibly cheap – a fact that would have been redeemable had the directing and acting been absolutely remarkable. If you can get tickets for decently cheap, and you're a diehard fan of the movie, you've gotta see it. Otherwise? Pass.

My playbill from seeing the musical this past summer.

The cast list and musical numbers from the playbill.