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A review by jadeevans
Heathers the Musical by Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe
5.0
Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather's aerobicized ass... but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.
As a person who has only ever listened to this musicals soundtrack and never seen it live before, being able to get my hands on the script for Heathers The Musical was great, and this book review is essentially going to be a review of the off-Broadway show, which I have come to love over this past year, so this book review is going to be a short and simple on as I plan to review the musical as a whole sometime in the future.
Set in 1989 Ohio, Sherwood, Veronica Sawyer, one of the outcasts of Westerburg High, wants to join The Heathers, the popular clique comprised of Heather McNamara, head cheerleader. Her dad is loaded - he sells engagement rings. Heather Duke, runs the yearbook. No discernible personality, but her mom did pay for implants. And Heather Chandler, the Almighty. She is a mythic bitch. They're solid Teflon - never bothered, never harassed. She'd give anything to be like that. She meets the mysterious, gun wielding J.D. and together, they try to take down the bullies of their high school. Heathers knows how do deal with the dark issues that it covers such as bullying, gun violence, teen suicide, and sexual assault.
I have come to love this musical so much, so it is only right that I have the same opinion on the script as it is exactly the same, and I do. When I first started reading this script, I was reading it without the soundtrack in the background which didn't give it them same feel as reading it with the soundtrack playing in the background. It felt as if I didn't know how the songs played out and I rushed reading through the songs as I already knew how they played out. It was a fun read as it was if I had seen the show being performed.
As a person who has only ever listened to this musicals soundtrack and never seen it live before, being able to get my hands on the script for Heathers The Musical was great, and this book review is essentially going to be a review of the off-Broadway show, which I have come to love over this past year, so this book review is going to be a short and simple on as I plan to review the musical as a whole sometime in the future.
Set in 1989 Ohio, Sherwood, Veronica Sawyer, one of the outcasts of Westerburg High, wants to join The Heathers, the popular clique comprised of Heather McNamara, head cheerleader. Her dad is loaded - he sells engagement rings. Heather Duke, runs the yearbook. No discernible personality, but her mom did pay for implants. And Heather Chandler, the Almighty. She is a mythic bitch. They're solid Teflon - never bothered, never harassed. She'd give anything to be like that. She meets the mysterious, gun wielding J.D. and together, they try to take down the bullies of their high school. Heathers knows how do deal with the dark issues that it covers such as bullying, gun violence, teen suicide, and sexual assault.
I have come to love this musical so much, so it is only right that I have the same opinion on the script as it is exactly the same, and I do. When I first started reading this script, I was reading it without the soundtrack in the background which didn't give it them same feel as reading it with the soundtrack playing in the background. It felt as if I didn't know how the songs played out and I rushed reading through the songs as I already knew how they played out. It was a fun read as it was if I had seen the show being performed.