One night in early September, something seemingly strange happened at New World Stages in Midtown Manhattan: the entire audience at Heathers: The Musical, in a direct rebuke of standard theater decorum, was singing along with the actors onstage. In most cases, such flagrant rule-breaking would be a nightmare for the cast, but it turned out the event had been fully sanctioned and carefully planned.
Casting has been revealed for the upcoming site-specific staging of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's The Wasp. The Olivier Award-winning playwright's psychological thriller will be performed in a private loft in NYC's Financial District, with performances running October 23-November 15. Rory McGregor is at the helm.
Heathers: The Musical has returned Off-Broadway, newly polished, confidently staged, and still delivering a sharp and timely commentary on high school dynamics and social pressures.