I want to run it in a smaller theater, and look into the eyes of everyone in the room. I have so much history on the Bowery - I played CBGB's as a kid, and grew up in the neighborhood. My grandfather sold liquor to the bars up and down the Bowery. It's nice to go back to the scene of the crime. There are a lot of beautiful ghosts and spirits on this sacred ground.
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.