Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages

Cititour.com - Highly Recommended

"......a highly enjoyable, often hilarious, and decidedly campy musical that provides plenty of laughs... the story has been cleverly augmented by an often-catchy, occasionally beautiful score... A couple of the numbers... could easily be excised along with some dialogue... Admittedly, Andy Fickman stages the piece with a bit too much simplicity... but Emmy Award-winning choreographer Marguerite Derricks provides enough sprightly choreography to liven up the proceedings..."

nytheaternow.com - Recommended

"......the two modes "upbeat musical theater and darkest satire "sit very uneasily together ¦ O'Keefe and Murphy's music is catchy ¦ Marguerite Derricks's choreography is zippy; the ensemble lively. The show is enjoyable, if rather conventional, on its own terms. But it feels remarkably thin; it's lost the story's cynicism ¦ the most interesting, and certainly the most fun, characters are the villains/victims ¦ And, with the best material, it's not surprising that the actors rise to the occasion; Jessica Keenan Wynn, Evan Todd, and Jon Eidson also bring the most energy and humor to their roles ¦ The show also feels a little soft in portraying the bullying power-drenched social dynamics of high school..."