{"id":9769,"date":"2022-09-22T13:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=9769"},"modified":"2022-09-23T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:59:31","slug":"heathers-the-musical-a-front-row-seat-to-witness-the-witty-and-creative-production-that-continues-to-revolutionize-theater-and-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2022\/heathers-the-musical-a-front-row-seat-to-witness-the-witty-and-creative-production-that-continues-to-revolutionize-theater-and-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathers: The Musical * A Front Row Seat To Witness The Witty And Creative Production That Continues To Revolutionize Theater And Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.poster.jpg?resize=114%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9770\" width=\"114\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.poster.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.poster.jpg?resize=780%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.poster.jpg?resize=768%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.poster.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another one of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she&#8217;s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. Until JD shows up &#8212; the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that everyone fears being a nobody, but its murder being a somebody&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Heather S., comments, \u201cBring Broadway to the small screen with&nbsp;<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>! Sit in the front row and witness the musical that took the world by storm. The witty and creative production continues to revolutionize theater and lives.\u201d See her full review and interview with director Andy Finkman below. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heathers: The Musical<br>By Heather S., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0cz5ahetRAc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.b.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9773\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.b.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.b.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.b.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bring Broadway to the small screen with&nbsp;<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>! Sit in the front row and witness the musical that took the world by storm. The witty and creative production continues to revolutionize theater and lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>&nbsp;is a musical theater adaptation of the 1988 film&nbsp;<em>Heathers.&nbsp;<\/em>When Veronica (Ailsa Davidson) wants to fit in with the cool crew at her new school, the most popular girls, the Heathers, (Madison Firth, Vanka Panka, Teleri Hughes) take her under their wing. As Veronica realizes that being popular isn\u2019t all it\u2019s cracked up to be, she tries to escape the clique she\u2019s become a part of, and soon finds that it\u2019ll be much more difficult than she thought.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.a.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9772\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heather.themusical.a.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Heathers: The Musical&nbsp;<\/em>brings the off-Broadway production to audience\u2019s homes. The recording of the musical makes it easy for theater fans of all ages to re-watch their favorite play. The film really captures the magic of the theater and hits every mark. The live audience reaction adds to the feeling that viewers are in an opera house, watching the production live. The acting is colorful and easily defines the characters\u2019 personalities. Veronica dangles in the morally gray character. She\u2019s awkward and funny, but will cross the line between innocence and murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zu0PLNIWFOw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.themusical.jpg?resize=225%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9771\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.themusical.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.themusical.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.themusical.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Heathers.themusical.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile J.D. (Simon Gordon) is someone who may not be the best boyfriend, but he\u2019s a character we can\u2019t help but love. All of the actors\u2019 performances are outstanding; they emphasize character development, belt out high notes and dance to difficult choreography. It\u2019s clear that every actor is a triple threat and enjoys performing for live audiences. The standout performance is Ailsa Davidson, as Veronica. She is a star and captures every scene she is in. Each musical number is fantastic and gives insight to each character and their life. The most recognizable song is \u201cCandy Store.\u201d This performance upholds its reputation and proves why it is the most famous song of the soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of the film is a reminder to be yourself. Veronica craved to be popular and, once she thought she had good friends and changes her entire personality, she realizes that what she really wants is to be herself.&nbsp;This film is inappropriate for younger audiences due to crude language, partial nudity, heavy sexual innuendo, murder and suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give\u00a0<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>\u00a05 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. 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