Heathers Review
By Keona Gomes 12/17
Let me start by saying that this show was amazing. One may even say that it was the bomb! Okay, okay, that was corny….or should I say corn-nutty? I should stop. Yeah, okay. That was too far; I get it.
In case you missed the shows, Heathers is a musical that follows Veronica Sawyer as she becomes integrated into a popular clique, the Heathers. When Veronica (Gabrielle Christofer) comes to hate their ways and meets the psycho JD (Leone Rodriguez), the poop hits the fan, then that fan is, in turn, thrown into a wind tunnel. But flying fecal matter metaphors aside, I really must commend the entire cast for their all around phenomenal representation of the dark, yet hilarious, musical. Gabrielle’s facial expressions added a fun quirkiness to Veronica and contrasted Leone’s mysterious, yet hopeful, charm as J.D. They both did a killer job. While we’re still on the subject of killing, Heather Chandler’s actress, Lindsey Cruz, completely slayed! Her all around presence on stage was terrifying, giving even me as a audience member, a sense of dread and inferiority. Another highlight about the cast was the ensemble. The little under-appreciated details like Zherah Collier and Callie Fusco sneakily smoking on the bench in the background or Jamar Nichois placing the gay pride flag inside of his Afro during “I love my dead gay son” definitely deserve praise.
Speaking of “I love my dead gay son,” this has to be my favorite part of the show. From Kurt’s dad’s (Charles Sadowski) reveal of his gay pride suspenders to the banner that ran across the stage to the cheerleaders' (Lihame Arouna and LaTavia Pringle) pom poms, everything was perfect. Let’s not even get started on the excitement-induced heart attack I was about to have when balloons rained down on the audience. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves and forget who the scene was based around. Ram and Kurt’s (Carlos Pieria and Shalont Dixon) characters were, by far, two of my favorite characters in the show. They managed to turn two incredibly sexual meatheads into two incredibly hilarious sexual meatheads due to their own funny personalities shining through the characters. This was most evident in when J.D. chased Kurt throughout the theater, with Shalont’s personalized outcries leaving me holding my sides throughout.
In conclusion, this fall’s musical was funny, witty, brilliantly directed, and an overall good time, therefore earning it a solid rating of 9.5 bags of barbecue corn nuts out of 10. Anyways, I’m K-Marie and I would like to thank you for following Coop Voices News. See ya.
By Keona Gomes 12/17
Let me start by saying that this show was amazing. One may even say that it was the bomb! Okay, okay, that was corny….or should I say corn-nutty? I should stop. Yeah, okay. That was too far; I get it.
In case you missed the shows, Heathers is a musical that follows Veronica Sawyer as she becomes integrated into a popular clique, the Heathers. When Veronica (Gabrielle Christofer) comes to hate their ways and meets the psycho JD (Leone Rodriguez), the poop hits the fan, then that fan is, in turn, thrown into a wind tunnel. But flying fecal matter metaphors aside, I really must commend the entire cast for their all around phenomenal representation of the dark, yet hilarious, musical. Gabrielle’s facial expressions added a fun quirkiness to Veronica and contrasted Leone’s mysterious, yet hopeful, charm as J.D. They both did a killer job. While we’re still on the subject of killing, Heather Chandler’s actress, Lindsey Cruz, completely slayed! Her all around presence on stage was terrifying, giving even me as a audience member, a sense of dread and inferiority. Another highlight about the cast was the ensemble. The little under-appreciated details like Zherah Collier and Callie Fusco sneakily smoking on the bench in the background or Jamar Nichois placing the gay pride flag inside of his Afro during “I love my dead gay son” definitely deserve praise.
Speaking of “I love my dead gay son,” this has to be my favorite part of the show. From Kurt’s dad’s (Charles Sadowski) reveal of his gay pride suspenders to the banner that ran across the stage to the cheerleaders' (Lihame Arouna and LaTavia Pringle) pom poms, everything was perfect. Let’s not even get started on the excitement-induced heart attack I was about to have when balloons rained down on the audience. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves and forget who the scene was based around. Ram and Kurt’s (Carlos Pieria and Shalont Dixon) characters were, by far, two of my favorite characters in the show. They managed to turn two incredibly sexual meatheads into two incredibly hilarious sexual meatheads due to their own funny personalities shining through the characters. This was most evident in when J.D. chased Kurt throughout the theater, with Shalont’s personalized outcries leaving me holding my sides throughout.
In conclusion, this fall’s musical was funny, witty, brilliantly directed, and an overall good time, therefore earning it a solid rating of 9.5 bags of barbecue corn nuts out of 10. Anyways, I’m K-Marie and I would like to thank you for following Coop Voices News. See ya.
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