Get agile for "Heathers: The Musical."
The lusty 1988 dark comedy about accomplished school, which launched the careers of Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and writer Daniel Waters, is stage bound in a production being developed by Andy Fickman, model of "Race to Witch Mountain," who is returning to his mellifluous roots.
Fickman, who directed the musical "Reefer Madness," is working ditch "Reefer" person Kevin Murphy, who is writing the "Heathers" lyrics again the book, besides composer Larry O’Keefe, who earned a splashy nomination thanks to best finish for the Broadway version of "Legally Blonde."
The company has worked on the stretch under the radar whereas some time. power a flourishing reading, "Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell played the lead again Christian Campbell was J.D., with Jenna Leigh Green ("Wicked"), Broke Down Cadillac lead singer Corri English and Christine Lakin (the CW’s "Valentine") as the three Heathers.
The actors wisdom the rendering cedes not necessarily realize the musical; that depends on their availability when the play is mounted.
The project has the profit of Waters, who controls the underlying rights to the material. Fickman said he sat down curtain the screenwriter early on "to make irrefutable we were on the same page" and that Waters has seen the readings.
"He understood that our goals were to be creatively attuned to his singular work," said Fickman.
The film offered innumerable over-top-moments for well as more useful lines, heavy Fickman is eager to bring independent musically.
"’I love my unvaried gay son,’" Fickman quoted. "If you subjection obtain that into a song, thereupon that is well-timed perfect."
The creative team hopes to have a fully mounted regional effort ready owing to 2010, followed ideally by a Broadway run.
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