Heathers:The Musical
Movie • 2023 • Music
ReportHeathers: The Musical is a rock musical based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters.
This movie contains 57 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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JD’s mother died without saying goodbye
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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MisophoniaGoldfish
No, but JT talks about his mom dying and leaving him with just his dad
Also it's portrayed as JTs dad not being the most supportive dad, in my opinion
Also it's portrayed as JTs dad not being the most supportive dad, in my opinion
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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MisophoniaGoldfish
Veronica and JTs relationship is very unhealthy and abusive
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Is someone stalked?
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FF2
There's what @hyperjenb mentioned, along with JD behaving in a way that can count as stalking towards Veronica later - going so far as to enter her home through the window to kill her since she won't join him in his murder plans.
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placeholdername
JD and Veronica's relationship is very abusive, but not physically, only mentally/psychologically
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Lilac
As the other person said, JD gaslights Veronica into killing multiple people, and the three Heathers together gaslight Veronica into coming to a field with some rapists before abandoning her, and they gaslight Martha Dunstock into believing her crush likes her back, leading to her suicide attempt.
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averyanderson2018
JD is neglected by his father.
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Addiction
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Anonymous
References to weed in "Big Fun", later a character tries to overdose on pills but is interrupted.
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
213 supporters
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Lilac
Just before the song You’re Welcome, Kurt and Ram verbally abuse cows.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is rape mentioned?
95 supporters
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Ven
in the broadway version there's a whole jokey song about it + other mentions
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
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eliselovesyouu
kurt and ram beat up jd a lot and then hes rly badass so he fights back
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MKBrown
One of the jocks hump Heather D. when she doesn't want them to in the "Big Fun" song and then in "Blue" they try to force Heather M., Heather D., and Veronica to have sex with them but it is played off for dark comedy and they never appear to be in any real danger - sometimes "Blue" is replaced with "You're Welcome" in some versions of the play. "You're Welcome" is much more blatantly rape-y to the point that it is uncomfortable to watch but no one is actually sexually assaulted/raped in that song either.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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bonefather
No, but in one song there is a reference to self harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
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Lilac
When Heather Chandler is about to die from drinking cleaning chemicals, she gasps for air multiple times depending on which production it is and yells “corn nuts” before dying
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Is someone burned alive?
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MKBrown
Someone blows up but it depends on what you consider burned alive.
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Is there body horror?
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Heather Chandler has a blue tongue for the rest of the show after her death
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Is there a hanging?
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Anonymous
Spoilers:
Someone fake-hangs themself. They aren’t actually hanged, the just make it look like the hanged themself.
Someone fake-hangs themself. They aren’t actually hanged, the just make it look like the hanged themself.
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Does someone break a bone?
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gayteeth
a character attempts suicide, but it fails and they break a lot of bones, ending up having to use a wheelchair thingy
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Anonymous
Failed suicide attempt by jumping off bridge, but doesn’t actually die.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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DestinyLeinfus
A few high school teenagers die (17 or 18 year olds since it's their senior year)
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
11 supporters
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MisophoniaGoldfish
JT talks about trading his life for Veronicas
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Does a major character die?
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0LLlE
ITS JD guys
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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She doesn't die, but it is attempted suicide
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Family
Does a family member die?
1 supporters
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ChristinaHillierChris
Yes the mother of JD dies
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Does a parent die?
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Anonymous
No BUT there is a lot of talk about the death of someone’s mother that happened pre-show
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Is someone kidnapped?
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gayteeth
also adding onto other comment In Beautiful (the first song iirc) a guy makes a joke abt kidnapping a character, but is purely for comedy and if you really dont wanna hear it just cover ur ears after the heathers r introduced and everyone is saying stuff like “I wish the heathers were nicer” “rhat would be beautiful” it happens there
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Stressedtoimpress
Several of the characters that die show up seemingly as ghosts to haunt Veronica
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Are there jump scares?
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chandlersmallett
when i saw it live, the gunshot scared me and it still does even though ive seen it 6 times
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MisophoniaGoldfish
Mentions of cutting but not shown
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
113 supporters
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averyanderson2018
In most productions, vomit is only heard and not seen, coming from Heather Duke in the opening number and by Heather Chandler during the party, but this may vary depending on the performance and who is putting on the show.
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Does someone spit?
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HD89
A character coughs up a phlegm globber and spits it in another character's drink.
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Is there audio gore?
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MisophoniaGoldfish
In a scene a bomb (?) gun (?) (can't remember) goes off and when a character dies there's quite unsettling splattering sounds
As an additional note it didn't trigger my misophonia but it could trigger others
As an additional note it didn't trigger my misophonia but it could trigger others
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
48 supporters
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Vintage
No transphobic slurs, but there are mentions of gay being "Bad" In both 'beautiful' and 'Dead Gay Son'. Though its not bad and people do end up supporting anyways
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Theres a plot point of two straight guys being in love with each other, but their dads end up actually being together.
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Lilac
There is no scene but there is mention that Veronica is going to be sent to one.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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MKBrown
It depends on the version you watch - the one I saw didn't have a hospital scene but some other people sound like they watched one that did.
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Is there menstruation?
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Not shown, but jokes about it.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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MisophoniaGoldfish
Sucidality is a large theme and there's definitely something going on with JT
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bonefather
no, but in the song 'Freeze Your Brain' there is a reference to self harm
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
34 supporters
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placeholdername
JD, a very clearly mentally unstable person, is the main villain. He mostly shows signs of (a very poor representation of) ASPD, a highly stigmatized disorder.
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Vintage
JUST GONNA SAY, MANY SPOILERS
Heather M (Heather in yellow) Attempts to kill herself while there are lyrics saying "Why not kill yourself" And "Your gonna die alone". She puts the pills in her mouth but is interrupted by Veronica and she spits them out.
Martha sings a song about dreaming, and comments on "Never waking up" Before jumping on a bridge, luckily, it is unsuccessful and she just ends up in hospital.
Heather Chandler, Ram and Kurt are all murdered and its framed as suicides, and after being shot, Jason Dean (JD) sacrifices himself with a bomb, killing himself in the progress.
Heather M (Heather in yellow) Attempts to kill herself while there are lyrics saying "Why not kill yourself" And "Your gonna die alone". She puts the pills in her mouth but is interrupted by Veronica and she spits them out.
Martha sings a song about dreaming, and comments on "Never waking up" Before jumping on a bridge, luckily, it is unsuccessful and she just ends up in hospital.
Heather Chandler, Ram and Kurt are all murdered and its framed as suicides, and after being shot, Jason Dean (JD) sacrifices himself with a bomb, killing himself in the progress.
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Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
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pinkwill
some of the bootlegs have the public be /very/ noisy by clapping mostly, it hurt my ears. I only watched two but the West End one was the one that was the most difficult for me.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
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Anonymous
"Lifeboat" and "Shine a Light Reprise" make up a panic attack that leads to a suicide attempt.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
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chandlersmallett
yes, they say “ive thought about killing myself”
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Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
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pinkwill
a fat character is verbally harassed and given names, and a chubby/thin one (depending on the cast) is told to lose a few pounds.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
1 supporters
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TheRealHazel
There are a few mentions of Heather Duke having bulimia and she is seen throwing up in the first song, "Beautiful"
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TheRealHazel
Two characters in the show, Martha and Heather McNamara, attempt suicide but fail. There is also a brief scene where Veronica prenteds to hang herself, but did not kill herself nor intend to kill herself. There are three characters who are murdered and framed to look like they killed themselves, but did not in fact kill themselves.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
8 supporters
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There’s a scene near a pool
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Are there sudden loud noises?
1 supporters
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Vintage
Many.
A few gunshots, littered throughout. (Like, quite a few.) Some i can remember are
Three during 'Our Love is God'
JD wants to piss off his dad when he pisses him off, and he grabs a gun suddenly and shoots. It scared me when i first went.
One in the climax, where Veronica and JD are fighting for a gun and theres a sudden loud gunshot.
Theres also loud noises with the music band, theres some screaming, and obviously the audience can be loud at times too. Some belting can get loud too in certain musical numbers like 'dead girl walking' and 'Shine a light'.
A few gunshots, littered throughout. (Like, quite a few.) Some i can remember are
Three during 'Our Love is God'
JD wants to piss off his dad when he pisses him off, and he grabs a gun suddenly and shoots. It scared me when i first went.
One in the climax, where Veronica and JD are fighting for a gun and theres a sudden loud gunshot.
Theres also loud noises with the music band, theres some screaming, and obviously the audience can be loud at times too. Some belting can get loud too in certain musical numbers like 'dead girl walking' and 'Shine a light'.
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Is there shakey cam?
1 supporters
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pinkwill
more or less depending on the version you watch, but they are filmed by hand and for ~2h so the person filming /will/ move a lot.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
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Luvluvpossumz
Most preductions do but I did watch a high school production of one once on yt and that didn't swear
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Are there flashing lights or images?
48 supporters
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Lilac
Almost every production has flashing lights, especially during gunshot/explosion scenes.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
1 supporters
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chandlersmallett
yes, during shine a light, mrs fleming choses someone from the audience (usually a middle aged man) and tell them to stand up. and during beautiful the ensemble will look at someone in the audience and ‘shout’ an insult too them (only for about a second)
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
47 supporters
Yes
42
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0
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sourwormz
The show has a few homophobic slurs sung in the first song, and another scene later has a parent of his dead & presumed gay (but not really) son showing disapproval of his son’s sexuality
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
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pinkwill
the slur cr*ppled is also used during the same song, and later during "The me inside of me".
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
0 supporters
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Not specifically but I Love My Dead Gay Son can have some jokes with a similar nature
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Does an LGBT person die?
1 supporters
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Anonymous
People in the play believe that two people who died were lgbt, but they weren’t.
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Are there fat jokes?
54 supporters
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averyanderson2018
Martha is bullied for being fat and seemingly tries to kill herself because of her insecurity about it.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
1 supporters
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MisophoniaGoldfish
There's a scene where a dad is talking about his gay son up in heaven and it describes many gay stereotypes
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Does the black guy die first?
22 supporters
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0
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MKBrown
It depends on who is cast as what in the play but if a black person is cast as Heather C. and dies first it is not because of the trope of having black characters die first.
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Is there hate speech?
31 supporters
Yes
40
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0
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Anonymous
Lots of slurs sung in succession during "Beautiful," lots of homophobia during the "Dead Gay Son" scene (though that ends happily), other hate speech scattered throughout
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
13 supporters
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MisophoniaGoldfish
In 'I love my dead gay son' two Christian fathers grapple with the fact that they found out their sons are gay (at least they were told that)
Heaven is sung about and how their boys are up there roller skating with angels and basically a positive portrayal of gay men in heaven
Also, a character talks about how she joined a cult
And how she prayed but "gods not there"
Heaven is sung about and how their boys are up there roller skating with angels and basically a positive portrayal of gay men in heaven
Also, a character talks about how she joined a cult
And how she prayed but "gods not there"
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
53 supporters
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Luvluvpossumz
Okay so no, but there are people in underwear a few times eg. Kurt and Ram when they die, and Veronica in dead girl walking (her shirt is off but she does have a bra on)
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Does someone lose their virginity?
18 supporters
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11
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MisophoniaGoldfish
In a pretty explicit scene with clothing layers removed
No full nudity though
No full nudity though
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Yes
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0
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
45
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MKBrown
Yes - there is a lot of dry humping in the play to an uncomfortable extent. There is a song about blue balls or alternatively in some versions rape. There is also a lot of nudity but everyone still wears undergarments (bras and underwear).
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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0
No
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MisophoniaGoldfish
No, but a female character is
SPOILERS, POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE
"You're pathetic because you whine"
"Go on and bitch and moan"
SPOILERS, POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE
"You're pathetic because you whine"
"Go on and bitch and moan"
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Sickness
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Social
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9
Yes
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
6 supporters
Yes
33
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2
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Anonymous
There’s one line about Santa in the song Shine a Light (reprise)
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Does it have a sad ending?
64 supporters
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6
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MKBrown
It depends on what you consider a happy ending - Veronica and Martha end the play on a relatively happy note with them becoming friends again but by that point 4 people have died and 2 have attempted suicide so it is very bittersweet.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
10 supporters
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chandlersmallett
yes, just before freeze your brain heather chandler honks her car horn off-stage
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Violence
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26
Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
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5
No
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Anonymous
No visible blood/gore, but some imaginary blood/gore (they don’t use fake blood or anything but it’s implied that it’s there)
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
9 supporters
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4
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MKBrown
There is an explosion but it is not nuclear - JD tries to bomb the school and ends up blowing himself up instead when Veronica objects.
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Is there gun violence?
1 supporters
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35
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1
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HAILEYREGIER
Two characters are shot by another in a framed suicide
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