SEPTEMBER 1ST 2025, DEAR DIARY…
IT’S TIME FOR SOME BIG (FUN) NEWS
BY KEVIN MURPHY & LAURENCE O’KEEFE
DIRECTED BY ANDY FICKMAN
WINNER OF
BEST NEW MUSICAL
WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS
“AN OUTRAGEOUS, IRREPRESSIBLE MUSICAL”
New York Times
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Today, it was officially announced that Heathers the Musical will be hitting the road again when it returns to the UK from Summer 2026, and that replica productions are set to play Australia, New Zealand, and tour across the United States.
Based on the iconic 1989 cult film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers first premiered in Los Angeles in 2013 to sold-out audiences before transferring to New York’s New World Stages in 2014. The show was reimagined for its 2018 London debut, featuring new songs and updated script elements that are now being showcased in the current New York production.
With three smash-hit West End runs and three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours under its belt, Heathers has become a fan-favourite musical. It won the 2019 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical and was filmed for streaming on The Roku Channel in 2022.
UK fans—affectionately known as Corn-Nuts—can look forward to the musical’s return from Summer 2026, with full tour dates to be announced soon. Meanwhile, the show will also make its way to Australia and New Zealand starting April 2026, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
The current New York production at New World Stages opened in June 2025 to the largest advance in the venue’s history. Originally slated to run until 28 September 2025, the show has been extended through 25 January 2026 due to overwhelming demand. Tonight, at New World Stages it’s Big Fun Day – a one-off special sing-a-long performance to celebrate and thank the show’s fans who have been fundamental in the production’s international success.
Looking ahead, Heathers the Musical will embark on a year-long tour across the United States beginning Spring 2027. Full details and dates will be announced in the coming months.
“What a year it’s been for Heathers the Musical.” saysdirector Andy Fickman. “We brought our award-winning production back to New World Stages in New York and today we announced that the production will be going to Australia and New Zealand next year. I’m even more excited that we’ll be bringing the show back home to the UK for audiences new and old to experience this twistedly heartfelt story again. So, get out your scrunchies and break out the Corn Nuts and join us at Westerberg High for Big Fun next year!”
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.
But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.
That is until JD, the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but its murder being a somebody.
This high octane, black comedy, rock musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Dan Samson musical supervision by Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy and is produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills.
LISTINGS
BILL KENWRIGHT LTD & PAUL TAYLOR-MILLS PRESENT
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
Book, Music and Lyrics Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe
Based on the film by Daniel Waters
Directed by Andy Fickman
Choreography and AssociateDirector Gary Lloyd
Set and Costume design by David Shields
Lighting by Ben Cracknell
Sound by Dan Samson
Music Supervisors Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy
NEW YORK
Now booking to 25 January 2026
Venue: New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street
www.heathersthemusical.com/new-york/
Age Recommendation: 14 years+
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