The Rich Girls Are Going Down | ‘Heathers: The Musical’ Brings Back Guilt-Free Mayhem
Ben BrantleyApril 1, 2014: Are there any souls out there brave enough to admit they were popular in high school? O.K., maybe Gov. Chris Christie, but that wasn’t a good career move. The teenage kings and queens of the prom, the homecoming and the keg party — the golden boys and girls who taunt and belittle the smart and sensitive — have become first-choice villains in contemporary pop culture. They’re the winners we love to hate, and one of the last minority groups (along with their parents, the 1 percent) that it’s acceptable to mock savagely. The latest entertainment to capitalize on this satisfying loathing is Heathers, the rowdy guilty-pleasure musical that opened at New World Stages on Monday night. This is a show that turns an Ohio senior class in-crowd into a lineup of piñatas, waiting to be busted open. And when I say busted open, I am not speaking metaphorically.
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