Heathers the Musical is set to hit the road again when it returns to the UK from Summer 2026 with replica productions lined up to play Australia, New Zealand, and tour across the United States.
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until JD, the mysterious teen rebel, turns up and teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody.
Based on the iconic 1989 cult film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers premiered in Los Angeles in 2013 to sold-out audiences before transferring to New York’s New World Stages in 2014. The show was reimagined for its 2018 London debut, featuring new songs and updated script elements that are now being showcased in the current New York production.
UK fans, affectionately known as Corn-Nuts, can look forward to the musical’s return with full tour dates due to be announced soon. Meanwhile, the show will also make its way to Australia and New Zealand starting in April 2026, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
Director Andy Fickman says, “What a year it’s been for Heathers the Musical. We brought our award-winning production back to New World Stages in New York and today we announced that the production will be going to Australia and New Zealand next year. I’m even more excited that we’ll be bringing the show back home to the UK for audiences new and old to experience this twistedly heartfelt story again. So, get out your scrunchies and break out the Corn Nuts and join us at Westerberg High for Big Fun next year!”
With three smash-hit West End runs and three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours under its belt, Heathers has become a fan-favourite musical, winning the 2019 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical and was filmed for streaming on The Roku Channel in 2022.
The current New York production at New World Stages opened in June 2025 to the largest advance in the venue’s history. Originally slated to run until 28 September 2025, the show has been extended through 25 January 2026 due to overwhelming demand. Looking ahead, Heathers the Musical will embark on a year-long tour across the United States beginning Spring 2027. Full details and dates will be announced in the coming months.
The high octane, black comedy, rock musical is choreographed by Gary Lloyd, designed by David Shields, with lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Dan Samson musical supervision by Jeremy Wootton and Will Joy, and is produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills.
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