Heathers: The Musical

March 13, 2009 at 5:40am PST

Tags: American Psycho, Andy Fickman, Broadway, Christian Campbell, Christian Slater, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Heathers, Kristen Bell, Reefer Madness, Winona Ryder

Sigh.

F—k me gently with a chain saw.

We can’t fight this tsunami of remakes, so we’re afraid we’re just going to have to get on the bus and ride it. (Except the Karate Kid redo; that we will fight to our dying breath.)

Heathers is being made into a musical for Broadway.

Lick it up, baby. Lick. It. Up.

The 1988 classic has been in staged readings for the past week with Kristen Bell as Veronica Sawyer, Winona Ryder’s part, and Christian Campbell as J.D., a part made iconic by Christian Slater.

Andy Fickman, who turned Reefer Madness into a 2005 movie musical, which Kristen and Christian starred in, has signed on to direct.

Other films that have gotten the musical overhaul include Footloose and Dirty Dancing. There have also been reports American Psycho will hit the Great White Way soon.

This is wrong on so many levels.

Excuse us while we go cry in our Corn-Nuts.

–Sasha Perl-Raver

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