Heathers

The Plot: In a suburban American high school, Veronica finds herself integrated into the group of popular Heathers who rule the high school. Veronica becomes popular and manipulative and falls under the spell of JD, the "dark brown" of the high school who is not very clear. Together, they go to commit crimes against their high school bullies and Veronica becomes haunted by her victims.
The musical covers serious subjects: harassment, the need to comply and suicide among adolescents.

We reviewed the show when it was in London: to find here.

Find the trailer of the London production, which was in the West End at the end of 2018.

General information
  • Style : Teenagers, Comedy, Tragedy, Romance
  • Theme : Friendship, Romance, High School, Crime, Rivalry, Power
  • year of creation : 2010
Music
  • Composer : Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy
  • Lyricist : Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy
  • Librettist : Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy
  • famous songs : "Beautiful" "Candy Store" "Freeze Your Brain" "Big Fun" "Dead Girl Walking" "The Me Inside of Me" "Never Shut Up Again" "Our Love is God" "My Dead Gay Son" "Seventeen" "Shine a Light" "Lifeboat" "I Say No" "Kindergarten Boyfriend" "Yo Girl" "Meant to Be Yours" "I Am Damaged"
  • Famous performers : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Jamie Muscato, Sophie Isaacs, Jodie Steele, T'Shan Williams, Jenny O'Leary, Dominic Andersen, Chris Chung, Rebecca Lock, Kristolyn Lloyd, Annaleigh Ashford, Barrett Wilbert Weed,
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : Based on the 1988 film of the same name directed by Daniel Walters. The film features Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in the lead roles.
  • Exists in film : The 1988 film is not musical, yet the film has become a classic and has a real fan base.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical won 2 Whatsonstage Awards in 2019.
  • Number of performances : 250
  • anecdotes : The musical was well received in the United States, in particular for its fidelity to the film. Still, in 2018, critics were reporting that issues like homosexuality, bulimia, and suicide were being used for comedic purposes, which was pretty uncomfortable.
Currently on stage