Name-calling, bullying, cliques, and cafeteria caste systems have always been part of teen life—and Heathers doesn’t flinch, nor does it apologize. And no trigger warnings in the pre-show announcement either. Instead, as the audience and characters experience the two-hours and twenty minutes of laughter in the darkest corners of adolescence, Veronica’s journey reminds us that acceptance isn’t about being popular—it’s about being seen, being kind. And in a world of curated identities and online validation, that’s a message that lands. If the screaming teens in the audience are any sign, Heathers is still speaking loud and clear.
Heathers 2.0 isn’t so much a reimagining as a high-polish paint job. But this is no “Greased Lightning.” While Grease depicted late-50s nostalgia and the kind of gang warfare that didn’t escalate much beyond chewing gum on the underside of a desk, Heathers‘ Gen X timestamp goes for the jugular, with a triple homicide, fat jokes, fag jokes, a potential date rape and an attempted suicide. Meanwhile, an audience dotted with Gen Zers dressed like the three popular Heathers (a powerhouse trifecta of McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy, and Elizabeth Teeter), squealed at decibel-shattering levels, equally mesmerized by Lorna Courtney (& Juliet) as Veronica and Casey Likes (Back to the Future) as J.D.
| 2014 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 2018 | West End |
London Transfer Production at Theatre Royal Haymarket West End |
| 2021 | West End |
West End |
| 2022 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
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