'Heathers The Musical' Is Not 'Heathers' The Movie, But It's Still Pretty 'Very'

As "Heathers The Musical" opens during the film's 25th anniversary year, comparisons between the two versions of Daniel Waters' original script have become as unavoidable as one of the film's own Heathers. Over at The Atlantic, Alan Zilberman mourned the off-Broadway remake, writing that the musical version doesn't recreate "the genius bleakness of the original." Although, it's not so much that the musical doesn't strike the same chord as its predecessor, but that it's a different sort of thing ...