Tony nominee Kerry Butler joins cast of Off-Broadway production of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
The full cast and creative team have been announced for the Off Broadway production of Heathers The Musical, which plays at New World Stages from 22 June-28 September.
Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, Heathers The Musical will be directed by Andy Fickman, who staged the record-breaking UK production.
Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, a veteran of 12 Broadway shows including Hairspray, Xanadu, Mean Girls, and Beetlejuice The Musical, will play Ms. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom.
Butler will join the previously announced Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney (& Juliet, Broadway) as Veronica Sawyer, Casey Likes (Back to the Future The Musical, Broadway) as Jason “J.D.” Dean, McKenzie Kurtz (Frozen, Broadway) as Heather Chandler, Olivia Hardy (Kimberly Akimbo, Broadway) as Heather Duke, Elizabeth Teeter (Beetlejuice, Broadway) as Heather McNamara, Erin Morton (senior at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM)) as Martha Dunnstock, Xavier McKinnon (Wicked, US national tour) as Ram Sweeney, Cade Ostermeyer (recent graduate of Pace University’s musical theatre program) as Kurt Kelly, Ben Davis (Once Upon a Mattress, Broadway) as Ram’s Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper, and Cameron Loyal (Bad Cinderella, Broadway) as Kurt’s Dad/Veronica’s Dad/Principal Gowan.
The cast also features Sara Al-Bazali (Standby Veronica Sawyer, Heather Chandler), Emma Benson (Swing), James Caleb Grice as Beleaguered Geek/Officer McCord, Louis Griffin (Swing), Devin Lewis as Hipster Dork, Kiara Michelle Lee as Young Republicanette, Brian Martin as Preppy Stud/Officer Milner, Lav Raman (Swing), Syd Sider as Stoner Chick, and Cecilia Trippiedi as New Wave Party Girl.
Cade Ostermeyer and Syd Sider were both discovered at the Heathers open casting call and will make their New York City stage debuts.
Director Andy Fickman said: “I think we’ve assembled one of the greatest casts we’ve ever had for Heathers. Talk about luxury casting! We’re over the moon to have the remarkable Kerry Butler, one of Broadway’s favorite leading ladies, as Ms. Fleming and Veronica’s Mom. We’ve caught lightning in a bottle with Erin Morton as our Martha, and her take on “Kindergarten Boyfriend” will break many hearts. Xavier McKinnon and Cade Ostermeyer are the perfect team as Ram and Kurt, and we are blessed to have two Broadway vocal powerhouses, Ben Davis and Cameron Loyal, as their dads. Syd Sider, who plays Stoner Chick, and Cade Ostermeyer, who plays Kurt, were discovered at our open calls. We were bowled over by their talent, and the many others we saw during that process, whom we hope to work with in the future. In the meantime, we can’t wait to get school in session for this year’s class of Westerberg High.”
The creative team includes choreographer Gary Lloyd, with additional choreography by Stephanie Klemons, set and costume design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Dan Samson, musical supervision by Will Joy, musical direction by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, fight direction by Lisa Connell, intimacy coordination by Rebecca Reaney, co-costume design by Siena Zoë Allen, and casting by The Telsey Office, Rachel Hoffman CSA, and Jimmy Larkin CSA.