Heathers the Musical Script

Heathers The Musical Book, Music & Lyrics by

Kevin Murphy & Laurence O'Keefe Based on the film written by Daniel Waters

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The world premiere of HEATHERSTHEMUSICALopened Off-Broadway on March 31, 2014 at New World Stages. It was presented by Andy Cohen, Andy Fickman, J. Todd Harris, Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe, Amy Powers,Jamie Bendell, Bmce Bendell, Scott Benson, Scott Prisand in association with Big Block Entertainment, Bernard Abrams & Michael Speyer/StageVentures, Katie Leary/Vineyard Point Productions, Bill Prady, Karen J. Lauder, The Hasty Pudding Institute, Evan Todd, RJ Hendlicks, and HIPZEE. The executive producer was Denise DiNovi in association with Lakeshore Entertainment. This original production was directed by Andy Fickman, with choreography by Marguerite Derricks, fight direction by Rick Sordelet & Christian Kelly-Sordelet, sets by Timothy R. Mackabee, costumes by Amy Clark, lighting by Jason Lyons, hair/wigs/makeup by Leah Loukas, sound by Jonny Massena, musical direction by Dominick Amendum, and casting by Sheila Guthrie & Suzanne Goddard-Smythe. The Production Stage Manager was Ritchard Druther, assisted by Cassie Apthorpe. Musical arrangements and orchestrations were by Laurence O'Keefe & Ben Green. Madeline Myers and Madeline Smith were music and score preparation assistants. Press representation was provided by Vivacity Media Group, with adverHsing/marketing by AKA and management by Roy Gabay Productions.Juniper Street Productions, Daniel Kuney, Mandy Tate & Deirdre Murphy. The cast was as follows: VERONICASAWYER..........................

Barrett Wilbert Weed Ryan McCartan

JASON"J.D."DEAN. ............................... HEA'IHERCHANDLER. .......................

Jessica Keenan Wynn

HEA'IHER MCNAMARA ............................

Elle McLemore

HEAIHER DUim ...•...................................

Alice Lee

MARTIIADUNNSTOCK ..............................

Katie Ladner

RAMSWEENEY ......................................

Jon Eidson

KlJRT KELLY.........................................

Evan Todd

RAM'S DAD/BIG BUD DEAN/COACH RIPPER ........

Anthony Crivello

MS. FLEMING/VERONICA'S MOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Duffy KURT'S DAD/VERONICA'S DAD/PRINCIPAL GOWAN ....

Daniel Cooney

BELEAGUERED GEEK. ................•............

Dustin Sullivan

PREPPY STUD/OFFICER MILNER.........................

AJ Meijer

IDPSTER DORK/OFFICER MCCORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Domenech 5rONER CmCK ...••............................... YOUNG REPUBLICANETTE ..........•...............

Rachel Flynn Cait Fairbanks

SWINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Hager, Matthew Schatz

The band was as follows: Conductor/Keyboard ........................ Guitars .......................................

Dominick Amendum Austin Moorhead Bass ............................................ Steve Gile\vski Drums ............................................ Gregjoseph Trumpet/Flugelhorn ................................. . John Dent Reeds .............................................. Steve Lyon Violin ........................................ Victoria Paterson . Synthesizer Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Cohen Synthesizer Programming .......................... Thylor Williams

SPECIAL THANKS Whitney Engstrom, Amanda Alpert-Muscat, Kristen Gura and the cast, crew, and designers of our various developmental readings and our workshop production in Los Angeles

CHARACTERS VERONICASAWYER- 1'7. Uurns to be both cool and kind, but doesn't yet know how to be bolh at the same time. Fierce sense of right and wrong, keen sense of ironic humor. Thinks she's a11 old soul, but she's still innocent enough to be blindsided b)' love or shocked by crndty. Voice: High belling r-cquircd, up lo Al,. Musl have dynamic and styhstk rn.nge. JASON 40J,D." DEAN - 17. Darkly charismatic, compelling, attractive. Cbarming on the outside, damaged on the inside. Keen 5Ilrnrts, savage wil. Voice: Strong, confident belt to at least an Ab, A preferable; wide emotional range. HEATHER CHANDLER. l 7 - The ,;chest, honest, cruelest girl in town.

Relishes power and wields it without fear, pali(•nce, or merer. Voice: Strong bell to For higher preferred. Meno for chorus. NO'J'I~: lu ,:m·lt1i,1 dwml s,mg.~. CHANDLER r,m .~111itdt /mr/.,· witl1 tllr of.lu~r HEATHERSas umled. HEATHERMCNAMARA- 17. Beautiful, innocent, stupid. Can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but actuall)' quite vulnerable and fearful. Voice: Stmng belt to Db, D preferred. Soprano for chorus. NO'J1~:J,1 mrlrthl dwml .mugs, MCNAMARAmul DUKE r,w :m,;,cl,11,x·,llJutrl.'f (IJ uerdnl. HEATHER DUKE - 17. The whipped bei:a dog of 1he three Heathers. Deepl)' insecure. When she fina11ybecomes Queen Bee, she wklds power like a bulldoz.eT. Voice: Strong belt to C, D preferred. Alto for chorus. NOTE: /11,·,,Jaitrdwml sott1,,~,DUKE m1tl MCNAMARArn11 s111itd1 lJOmlpurlJ 11.-.11n•,l,•d. MARTHA DUNNSTOCK - 17. Nicknamed

"Martha Dumptruck.- the opposite of confident and popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in lhc foce of rejection. Voice: Strong belt to E or F, wide vocal expression.

RAMSWEENEY- 17, Linebackci: Big, insensitive to the feelings of others, mlcd by appetites. Voice: Strong baritone, belt to G, soIUc falsello useful. NOTE: lu n•rraiu .mlll{.I', RAl\l mu! KURT mu swir,·1'dwml a.uig11m,mt ii, say,RAM .tings higher I/um KURT. KURT KELLY - 17. Quarterback

and captain. Chiseled, rude. entitled, cocky. He•s the brains in the friendship with Ram. Voice: tenor, sarong belt to A~ or r\, some falsetto. N0"/1!·: Ju rertniu .,t1111,~. RAM mu/ KURT cm1 xmitd1 d1tmd a.uigm11ruf .VI)', RAM .,ings ltighrr I/um

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KURT.

RAM•s DAD/BIG BUD OF.AN/COACH RIPPER - •10 to 45. RAM'S DAD:

Former footbaH player turned suburban dad. has never out~ grown his high school glory days. HatC's weakness, but capable of soul-scatching when ll'age