Heathers: The Musical official recording coming to the Roku Channel

Official taping for cult classicHeathers The Musical — based on 1988 cult classic movie Heathers — will premiere on the Roku Channel on Sept. 16.

Like the original film, the musical follows regular high school student Veronica Sawyer (originally played by Winona Ryder), who gets swept up into the group of popular girls — three vicious and beautiful students, all named Heather. She resents their cruelty, but in their school it’s either join up with the popular clique or get chewed out alive. Enter JD, originally played by Christian Slater. He is a new mysterious student who has a rebellious streak and inspires her to change things. It’s all a teenage dream, till JD decides to murder the most popular Heather and frame it as a suicide. It ends up spiraling into a string of murders framed as suicides, and Veronica must find a way to put an end to JD’s misanthropic spree.

It had an off-Broadway run in 2014 and an off-West End run in 2018, before embarking on a U.K. tour for 2021. Even with its limited distribution, the music still managed to attract many fans, even though only a handful of songs were on streaming platforms. TikTok users have made animatics to YouTube of snippets from the songs, and also some crossover videos. Riverdale A musical episode even had its theme. Heathers.

Fans will finally be able watch the official taping, although not with their original cast. The first trailer shows off some of the musical’s most memorable songs and moments, and of course, those iconic croquet outfits. Heathers The Musical incidentally premieres the same day as Netflix’s RejoiceThis dark comedy draws inspiration straight from the original Heathers.