Following a number of workshop performances and then a full production at The Other Palace, Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy musical adaptation of Heathers is set to transfer to West End. It will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 3rd September to 24th November starring West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher, with tickets on sale now.
Heathers: the Musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2014 and is based on the 1988 film of the same name which is about a group four teenage girls – three of whom share the first name Heather - at high school in Ohio. Veronica, the fourth friend, has had enough and longs to return to her old life and geeky friends. The film starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and gained cult status.
Carrie Hope Fletcher will play Veronica in the musical. Her previous stage credits include Éponine in Les Miserables, Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, and Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She has also just released her debut album, When the Curtain Falls, and has had a number of best-selling books and boasts over 640,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.
The musical version was adapted by O’Keefe (Legally Blonde) and Murphy (Reefer Madness), and features songs such as “Seventeen”, "Candy Store", “Beautiful” and “Shine a Light”. It got its UK premiere with five workshop performances at The Other Palace, with a cast that included Charlotte Wakefield, Jamie Muscato and Sophie Isaacs, and went on to recieve a full production which starred Fletcher, Muscato, Isaacs, T'Shaan Williams and Jodie Steele.
Heathers The Musical Tickets are now available.
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A one-off performance of Heathers the Musical in the West End will invite audiences to sing-a-long with the cast, ahead of the release of an original London cast recording. Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, the musical opened in the West End earlier this year following workshop performances and a UK premiere at The Other Palace. It tells the story of Veronica, a high schooler who becomes part of the popular clique, and how her life changes when she is introduced to the new boy in town JD.
Nathan Amzi is to join the cast of Heathers the Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until 24th November. Amzi will play the roles of Big Bud Dean and Coach Ripper. Recent credits include Prom Queen at The Other Palace, Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre and In the Heights at Kings Cross Theatre. He has also appeared in the 2014 series of The Voice. Amzi will join a cast including Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica Sawyer and Jamie Muscato as Jason Dean. T’Shan Williams, Jodie Steele and Sophie Isaacs play the three Heathers.
The Other Palace’s production of Heathers the Musical is set for a West End run following a hugely successful run at the theatre. Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, Heathers is based on the cult ‘80s film starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder which tells the story of a schoolgirl called Veronica looking to break away from her group of cliquey friends, all three of whom are called Heather. Following its initial run at The Other Palace, Heathers will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 3rd September to 24th November, with tickets on sale now.
