File this under: shit that is going to be fucking BRILLIANT. So, "Heathers" (aka Mean Girls before Mean Girls was Mean Girls except BETTER), is coming to the stage as a musical. Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness) and Laurence O'Keefe (of Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Bailey Hanks Debacle notoriety) are writing the book and music for this new slice of genius pie. In the L.A. reading, Kristen Bell played Veronica, Christian Campbell stepped into Christian Slater's shoes at J.D., Jenna Leigh Green (really?) played Heather Chandler (really), and James Snyder played Ram. So the cast is pretty great across the board, though all clearly WELL beyond high school. Andy Fickman will direct. Yours truly had a chance to hear some of the music, and it's pretty fucking great. Just to give you a taste? There's a song about blue balls, a brilliant opening number that ties into Veronica's "Dear Diary..." stuff, a healthy collection of rock numbers inspired by everything from The Beastie Boys to classic musical theatre, and yes, there is a "My Dead Gay Son" number.
So hang on to your corn nuts, kids, because this baby is going regional in 2010 (supposedly), and then onto Broadway after that. And once they start selling bleach at the merch booth, you're gonna have to watch what you drink.
xoxo!!
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