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breathehopebooks 's review for:
Heathers the Musical
by Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe
*CW: suicide, gun violence, death, emotional abuse, bullying, homophobia, fat-phobia, sexual assault, eating disorders. (I might be forgetting some but yeah this show deals with A LOT of triggering, taboo stuff. Just in case you didn’t know.)
4.25 stars.
I’m taking off that little bit because as someone who saw and prefers the original version of Heathers the Musical—with ALL of its original songs—i was slightly disappointed to see that my edition was the revised 2019 book, featuring new/replaced songs and dialogue. And don’t get me wrong, those new songs and scenes are good and do improve certain aspects of the story, and the UK cast recording is great (as I had to listen along to those songs as I read).
This version of the book, with all its changes, is obstensibly supposed to be used as the script for any current and future productions, as the rights to the original production have been basically retired. This is so that the musical can maintain and further emphasize its lessons on feminism, suicide, abuse, and rape without actually offending everybody. (Thanks a lot, “Blue”.)
But the OG American libretto is superior.
4.25 stars.
I’m taking off that little bit because as someone who saw and prefers the original version of Heathers the Musical—with ALL of its original songs—i was slightly disappointed to see that my edition was the revised 2019 book, featuring new/replaced songs and dialogue. And don’t get me wrong, those new songs and scenes are good and do improve certain aspects of the story, and the UK cast recording is great (as I had to listen along to those songs as I read).
This version of the book, with all its changes, is obstensibly supposed to be used as the script for any current and future productions, as the rights to the original production have been basically retired. This is so that the musical can maintain and further emphasize its lessons on feminism, suicide, abuse, and rape without actually offending everybody. (Thanks a lot, “Blue”.)
But the OG American libretto is superior.