{"id":269277,"date":"2019-03-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1022994"},"modified":"2019-03-13T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:00:00","slug":"riverdales-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/riverdales-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverdale&#8217;s Next Musical Is Here: Get a First Look at Heathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-0-img\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019212\/rs_1157x759-190312165905-1024-riverdale-musical-episode-watermarked.cl.031219.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\" alt=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\" data-width=\"1157\" data-height=\"759\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"18\">\n<p>The curtains are about to open on another <em>Riverdale<\/em> musical production\u2014let&#8217;s just hope no one ends up stabbed to death again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Riverdale<\/em>&#8216;s production of <em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em> takes place next Wednesday, and E! News has your first look at the show, which appears to involve a whole bunch of colorful plaid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s musical, Carrie, didn&#8217;t go so well for either of its leading ladies. Cheryl was supposed to play the lead until her mother forbade her from participating, and then when Midge took over the role, she ended up dead thanks to the Black Hood. With as much murder as there is within the story of <em>Heathers<\/em>, we will just say we are very worried for this cast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"66.093023255814\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"28.325581395349\">\n<p>The musical is based on the 1989 film&nbsp;<em>Heathers<\/em>, which starred&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/winona_ryder\">Winona Ryder<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/christian_slater\">Christian Slater<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/shannen_doherty\">Shannen Doherty<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;took place at Westerberg High, a school ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather, and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place &#8211; six feet under.<\/p>\n<p><em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>&nbsp;ran off-Broadway in New York in 2014&nbsp;before&nbsp;rising to&nbsp;cult status. A PG-13 version of the show was developed for&nbsp;high schools, which is the version we assume we&#8217;ll be seeing the kids of Riverdale High perform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, we had a blast doing&nbsp;<em>Carrie<\/em>. This year, we wanted to honor another iconic teen movie.&nbsp;<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>&nbsp;is BIG FUN, with great roles for the Riverdale kids,&#8221; executive producer&nbsp;<strong>Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa<\/strong>&nbsp;said in a statement back when the episode was announced. &#8220;And <em>everyone<\/em> is singing\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You know what that means: Get ready to hear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/videos\/260397\/will-riverdale-get-a-musical-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Sprouse sing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>Check out the first look photos below, along with the full cast list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-textblock-tracking=\"vertical-gallery\" readability=\"45.5\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"38\">\n<div id=\"photo-988874\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"900\" data-height=\"590\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019212\/rs_1157x759-190312165905-1024-riverdale-musical-episode-watermarked.cl.031219.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988874\" alt=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Rehearsal Time<\/h3>\n<p>While he isn&#8217;t listed on the cast list, we know Jughead Jones will be making his musical debut, and Cole Sprouse is finally going to have to sing. He doesn&#8217;t look particularly thrilled about it in this still.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"35\">\n<div id=\"photo-988872\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"900\" data-height=\"590\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019212\/rs_1157x759-190312165904-1024-riverdale-musical-episode-watermarked3.cl.031219.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988872\" alt=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Go Rottweilers<\/h3>\n<p>Cheryl Blossom naturally leads the Heathers in a sultry-looking routine while we&#8217;re off to join the croquet club.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"34\">\n<div id=\"photo-988873\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"900\" data-height=\"590\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019212\/rs_1157x759-190312165905-1024-riverdale-musical-episode-watermarked4.cl.031219.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988873\" alt=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Don&#8217;t Cross Heather Chandler<\/h3>\n<p>Especially when she&#8217;s got a croquet mallet in hand!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"37\">\n<div id=\"photo-988875\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"900\" data-height=\"590\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019212\/rs_1157x759-190312165905-1024-riverdale-musical-episode-watermarked2.cl.031219.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"988875\" alt=\"Riverdale, Chapter 51, Musical Episode\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">The Heathers<\/h3>\n<p>Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) plays Heather Chandler, Betty (Lili Reinhart) plays Heather Duke, and Veronica (Camila Mendes) plays Heather McNamara.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"32\">\n<div id=\"photo-973102\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"490\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019017\/rs_634x841-190117110459-634-heathers-riverdale-ch-011719.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"973102\" alt=\"Riverdale\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">The Cast List<\/h3>\n<p>We still can&#8217;t get over how this whole thing is sponsored by The Farm!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content__image post-content__image--centered\" readability=\"35\">\n<div id=\"photo-973103\" class=\"v-gallery__post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" class=\"image--full lazy-load__img js-lazy-load\" data-width=\"877\" data-height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019017\/rs_1024x759-190117110459-1024-2-heathers-riverdale-ch-011719.jpg?fit=inside|900:650&amp;output-quality=90\" data-id=\"973103\" alt=\"Riverdale\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"image__credits image__credits--right\">CW<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"v-gallery__title\">Channeling Heather<\/h3>\n<p>In the pic that was released alongside the musical announcement, Madelaine Petsch suits up to inform Kevin that this year&#8217;s musical will be Heathers and he&#8217;s the director. That episode airs tonight at 8 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content post-content--interstitial clear\" data-block-type=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"v-gallery__interstitial clearfix\">\n<p class=\"v-gallery__continue-text\">Article continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p><em>Riverdale<\/em> airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW. The musical episode will air next week, March 20.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1022994\/riverdale-s-next-musical-is-here-get-a-first-look-at-heathers?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Dean Buscher\/The CW The curtains are about to open on another Riverdale musical production\u2014let&#8217;s just hope no one ends up stabbed to death again.&nbsp; Riverdale&#8216;s production of Heathers: The Musical takes place next Wednesday, and E! News has your first look at the show, which appears to involve a whole bunch of colorful plaid.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269277","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 17:07:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIDN - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}