After I offered GuestMeister the opportunity to add a blogpost here, I was asked about my take on the show, from some of the people I saw it with. Here's my post:
I enjoyed it. Very energetic and I think it would appeal to a younger, "Hairspray"-type audience. As noted in my recent blogpost [see Soh Daiko], I thought Heathers was too loud. Especially the pre-show music (which was totally useless, in my opinion). Pre-show time should be spent perusing the Playbill and/or chit-chatting with your pals at the theater. That was nigh impossible.
Not knowing the source material, I found the color coding of the Heathers interesting. Re. lyrics, I found myself thinking that some of J.D.'s were a bit lame—I expected something a bit edgier.
I was also a bit surprised by the "11 o'clock" number—it was good, but I didn't feel enough building up of the secondary character to warrant it from that character. However, the execution was great. I have a feeling that the song was a winner from the very beginning and they felt they had to use it, no matter what.
There was a yin/yang of comedy/dark comedy that is almost-but-not-quite there. I wish them all the best of success, but I fear that Heathers will be a minor blip on the theater scene.
ConcertMeister
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