Heathers The Musical has announced casting updates for the critically acclaimed production. The Off-Broadway musical was recently extended through January 25, 2026, playing now at New World Stages.
McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler) and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) are both taking a temporary leave of absence from the production. McKenzie Kurtz will return to Heathers in mid-November. Heather Chandler will be played during this time by Jodie Steele, who originated the role in the West End production of Heathers. Steele will start with the evening performance on Saturday, October 25.
Olivia Hardy will return to the production in early December. Heather Duke will be played during this time by Kiara Michelle Lee, who is a current Heathers ensemble member in the role of Young Republicanette. The Heathers company welcomes Thalia Atallah to the cast in the role of Young Republicanette starting Thursday, November 6.
Lorna Courtney, who stars as Veronica Sawyer, will play her final performance on Monday, December 8, prior to starting rehearsals for The Greatest Showman in the UK. The Heathers company is pleased to announce Kuhoo Verma (Film: The Big Sick, Plan B; Off-Broadway:Octet) as the production’s new Veronica Sawyer. Verma will play her first performance on Thursday, December 11. Standby Sara Al-Bazali will perform Veronica on Wednesday, December 10.
As previously announced, Kate Rockwell (Broadway: Mean Girls; Regional: Regency Girls) is playing the role of Ms. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom through Monday, November 10. Original cast member Kerry Butler returns to Heathers on Wednesday, November 12, after a brief leave of absence to perform in Bat Boy The Musical at Encores! at New York City Center.
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of The Heathers – three beautiful and impossibly cruel classmates all named Heather – her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until J.D., the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody.
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