The Off-Broadway revival of cult musical favorite Heathers, currently back at New World Stages and headed towards a June 30 opening night, has unveiled digital lottery and rush policies that will make $38 tickets available to fans.
Beginning July 2, a digital lottery for up to two $38 tickets will be available 48 hours before each performance via a daily drawing. Rush tickets, also priced at $38, will become available beginning at 11 AM ET the day of the performance. Both the digital lottery and rush programs will be available at .
The limited run is scheduled to continue through September 28. Andy Fickman is at the helm, bringing his London staging stateside after also directing the musical's separate, 2014 original Off-Broadway bow.
The show, written by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe, is back in the venue that hosted its original production, now coming via London's The Other Palace. Adapted from the 1988 film, the musical follows Westerberg High student Veronica Sawyer, who's on track to become one of the most popular girls in school after befriending the beautiful but cruel Heathers, only to meet a mysterious teen rebel who changes everything.
The revival cast is led by Lorna Courtney (& Juliet) as Veronica Sawyer, Casey Likes (Back to the Future) as J.D., McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked) as Heather Chandler, Olivia Elease Hardy (Kimberly Akimbo) as Heather Duke, Elizabeth Teeter (Beetlejuice) as Heather McNamara, and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Ms. Fleming and Veronica's Mom.
They share the stage with Erin Morton as Martha Dunnstock; Xavier McKinnon as Ram Sweeney; Cade Ostermeyer as Kurt Kelly; Ben Davis as Ram's Dad, Big Bud Dean, and Coach Ripper; and Cameron Loyal as Kurt鈥檚 Dad, Veronica鈥檚 Dad, and Principal Gowan. The ensemble features James Caleb Grice, Devin Lewis, Kiara Michelle Lee, Brian Martin, Syd Sider, and Cecilia Trippied, with standbys and swings Sara Al-Bazali, Emma Benson, Louis Griffin, and Lav Raman rounding out the company. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Rachel Hoffman and Jimmy Larkin.
Heathers the Musical premiered with a sold-out run in Los Angeles in 2013, and transferred to New World Stages in 2014. The authors revised the show for a 2018 West End run, before playing two national tours and a West End encore engagement鈥攕everal new songs and script changes can be heard in New York for the first time in this revival.
Fickman is reuniting his London creative team for the Off-Broadway mounting, including choreographer Gary Lloyd (the New York iteration also includes additional choreography by Stephanie Klemons), set and costume designer David Shields (this staging also features co-costume design by Siena Zo毛 Allen), lighting designer Ben Cracknell, and sound designer Dan Samson. Will Joy serves as music supervisor, with Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh as music director.
The associate team includes associate director Taylor Haven Holt, associate lighting designer Colleen Doherty, associate sound designer Germ谩n Martinez, and assistant costume designer Amanda Roberge. Lisa Connell serves as fight director, with Rebecca Reaney as intimacy coordinator. Bess Marie Glorioso is production stage manager, and Katherine Shea and Eszter Zador are assistant stage managers.
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General management for Heathers the Musical is by Pemberley Productions. Bill Kenwright LTD., Paul Taylor-Mills, and Jerry Goehring are producing, joined by Madison Mohn, Scott Prisand/Rob Kolson, Broadway Investor's Club, No Guarantees Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Aron Tomko, Carl Moellenberg, The Shubert Organization, Inc., Nick Padgett/Vasi Laurence, Andrew Patino/Chris Devlin, John Gore Organization, Richard Batchelder, and Dave Alperson. Pemberley's Tim Smith is serving as executive producer.
Tickets are available at .