Lub Suab paj nruag 'Premieres Ntawm Roku Muab Cov Ncauj Lus Zoo Tshaj Plaws Hauv Tsev

Tau coj cov yeeb yam hauv Los Angeles, New York, thiab London, tsawg tus neeg paub Heathers: Lub Suab Nkauj zoo li Andy Fickman.

Qhov puav pheej-yeej smash ntaus tau los ntev heev txij li thawj zaug tau ua tiav yuav luag kaum xyoo dhau los, thiab tam sim no theem tau ntes (uas txhais tau hais tias nws tau ua yeeb yaj kiab rau theem) TV yeeb yaj kiab ntawm qhov yeeb yam yog premiering ntawm Roku Channel.

Kuv ntes tau nrog Fickman los tham txog qhov kawg incarnation ntawm nws lub zeem muag tshwm sim los ntawm 1988 yeeb yaj kiab, uas tau ua yeeb yam Winona Ryder thiab Christian Slater, thiab vim li cas nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv txoj haujlwm evolution.

Simon Thompson: Ntau tus neeg txaj muag ntawm cov suab paj nruag raws li ib hom ntawv, tab sis ib yam dab tsi txog koj rub koj rau lawv. Koj pom dab tsi yog lub sijhawm uas lwm tus pom zoo li albatross lossis npau suav phem?

Andy Fickman: XNUMX Lab tus kiv cua tos koj rau Webtalk! (Luag) Hauv kuv cov yeeb yaj kiab, kuv tau kos los ua haujlwm nrog menyuam yaus thiab tsiaj txhu, yog li kuv xav tias kuv tsis tau nyeem cov cai. Kuv yog ib tug menyuam yaus uas loj hlob hauv Texas obsessed nrog Daim Phiaj Dab Mob Rau Sawv Daws Lom Zem. Qhov ntawd yog kuv txhua txhua hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj, kuv pom cov suab paj nruag ntawd, thiab nws tawm tsam qhov laj thawj rau kuv. Kuv niam thiab txiv yog tus hlub loj heev ntawm Broadway suab paj nruag, yog li txhua Broadway suab paj nruag album yeej ib txwm ua si hauv tsev. Txij li thaum ntxov, kuv nyuam qhuav ua mesmerized los ntawm lawv vim tias koj tuaj yeem lom zem, tab sis tom qab ntawd koj tuaj yeem tawg ua nkauj. Thaum txoj haujlwm txoj cai tau tsaws hauv kuv ceg tawv, kuv nyiam lub sijhawm ntawd.

Thompson: Koj puas paub tias qhov no yog qhov yog? Koj muaj keeb kwm ntev nrog Heathers: Lub Suab Nkauj. Thaum kuv hnov ​​​​txog nws raws li lub tswv yim ob peb xyoos dhau los, nyiam cov yeeb yaj kiab qub, kuv xav tias nws yog kev thuam.

Fickman: (Laughs) tej zaum kuv kuj xav tib yam nkaus. Nws yog hais txog 2005 thaum lwm qhov ntawm peb cov suab paj nruag premiered ntawm Showtime thiab Sundance hu ua Reefer vwm. Cov neeg tsim khoom coj kuv lub tswv yim thiab hais tias, 'Koj puas xav heathers tuaj yeem ua suab paj nruag?' Kuv tam sim ntawd zoo li, 'Nws yog ib qho ntawm kuv nyiam tsos. Kuv tsis xav rhuav tshem tab sis cia kuv xav.' Kuv tus khub Kevin Murphy tuaj rau ntawm lub nkoj, peb tau nrhiav ua ib yam dab tsi nrog Larry O'Keefe, uas tau ua phau ntawv rau qhov no, thiab peb txhua tus tau txais peb lub taub hau. Peb zaum nrog Dan Waters, tus tsim ntawm heathers, thiab peb tau npaj saib seb peb puas tuaj yeem coj nws ua tab sis coj mus rau lwm qhov nrog nws txoj kev pab. Nyob nruab nrab ntawm nws, tus thawj coj Michael Lehmann, thiab Denise Di Novi, tus thawj tsim khoom, uas tau nyob ntawm peb ib sab los ntawm ib hnub, txhua tus pom tias peb tab tom ua dab tsi, tau txais ntawm lub bandwagon, thiab lawv cov koob hmoov tau qhib qhov rooj. Winona Ryder pom nws hauv LA, Christian Slater pom nws hauv New York, thiab Lisanne Falk pom nws hauv London, thiab muaj ntau tus thawj coj pov thawj pom nws thiab kos npe rau nws tau txhais lub ntiaj teb rau peb.

Thompson: Hauv koj lub siab, koj puas yog tib tug uas tuaj yeem muab cov suab paj nruag no tso rau hauv zaj duab xis dua? Los yog koj puas xav tias koj yog tus neeg kawg uas yuav tsum ua qhov no vim tias koj nyob ze nws?

Fickman: Qhov ntawd yog ib lo lus nug zoo. Vim kuv ua yeeb yaj kiab thiab TV ntau heev, ib feem ntawm kuv xav tias yog qhov kuv ua. Thaum kev sib tham los nrog peb cov neeg koom tes ntawm Village Roadshow, nws yog ib qho yooj yim blink rau kuv zoo li, 'Auj, zoo, kuv paub nws zoo heev, tab sis tam sim no cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab TV ntawm kuv paub qhov twg muab kuv lub koob yees duab. ' Kuv yeej tsis xav tias, 'Kuv yuav tsis coj tej yam tshiab rau nws.' Kuv xav tias nws kuj yog vim kuv tseem nyob nruab nrab ntawm nws, qhov twg sai li sai tau thaum peb pib ua theem ntes, peb tau mus rau hauv kev xyaum ua haujlwm rau peb cov cam tshiab. Lub lim tiam dhau los no, kuv nyuam qhuav ua tiav qhov kev rov ua dua tshiab rau cov cam tom ntej uas tau nce mus txog Lub Ob Hlis, yog li kuv xav tias vim nws tsis yog plua plav tawm, nws tau tawm dag zog ntau lub hlwb uas tej zaum yuav ua rau kuv yooj yim heev.

Thompson: Yog li Heathers: Suab paj nruag raws li ib tug TV yeeb yam yog ib tug taw tes nyob rau hauv cov yeeb yam evolution es ib tug kawg?

Fickman: 100 feem pua ​​vim hais tias tom qab xyoo ntawm kev ua peb txoj kev loj hlob nyeem ntawv nrog peb zoo cam khwb cia, los ntawm lub sij hawm peb qhib nyob rau hauv LA, tag nrho ntawm ib tug tam sim ntawd, peb yog tus muag tawm hit yeeb yam nyob rau hauv peb lub tsev ua yeeb yam me me. Tom qab ntawd Cov Txheej Txheem Ntiaj Teb Tshiab tuaj ntawm Off-Broadway thiab hais tias, 'Los rau New York. Koj tsis muaj sijhawm los ntim khoom.' Peb coj peb cov cam khwb cia thiab me me mus rau New York, peb tau nce thiab khiav, thiab tom qab ntawd peb raug kaw ob peb hlis tom qab. Tom qab ntawd peb muaj lub sijhawm no hauv 2017. Paul Taylor-Mills, uas yog tus khiav Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace hauv London, England, hu thiab hais tias, 'Yog koj tuaj ntawm no?' Peb zoo li, 'Puas muaj leej twg paub dab tsi txog heathers lossis MTV hauv 80s lossis Sherwood, Ohio?' Peb tau hloov zuj zus mus tas li. Thaum lub sijhawm peb tau mus rau Tebchaws Askiv, ntawm The Other Palace thiab Haymarket nyob rau sab hnub poob, peb tau ntxiv cov nkauj tshiab thiab ua rau tsab ntawv muaj zog. Ua ib theem kev ntes tam sim no zoo li lub sijhawm zoo kawg nkaus thiab kev hloov pauv.

Thompson: Kuv xav nug koj txog koj qhov kev txiav txim siab los ua theem ntes nrog qhov yeeb yam no. Koj zaj movie dhau los, Reefer vwm, tau tawm ntawm theem, ntawm qhov chaw, thiab hauv ntiaj teb tiag. Koj txiav txim siab khaws cia heathers ntawm theem. Vim li cas qhov ntawd?

Fickman: Ib yam uas peb hlub uas txawv txawv ntawm qhov yeeb yam no, thiab dua, qhov no hais rau kuv los ntawm Rocky ntshai heev, yog tias peb hais tias peb cov neeg tuaj saib yog peb tus thib tsib Beatle. Cov kiv cua thaum hmo ntuj, cov neeg hnav khaub ncaws hauv cosplay, qw thiab qw, thiab kev sib cuam tshuam qhov twg lawv ntaus qee qhov luag yog qhov peb xav qhia ua ib feem ntawm kev paub rau heathers. Peb xav qhia qhov ntawd Heathers: Lub Suab Nkauj yog ib yam uas tshwm sim vim peb cov kiv cua tau tshuab nws ntau heev. Qhov no version yog qhov ua rau peb zoo siab tshaj plaws. Peb xav tias, 'Yuav ua li cas yog tias tib neeg tuaj yeem pom yog tias lawv tuaj tsis tau rau London, Los Angeles, lossis qhov twg? Yuav ua li cas yog tias lawv tuaj yeem paub qhov zoo li cas yog tias lawv mus?'

Thompson: Qhov no yog kev ua lag luam, yog li nws zoo heev uas tib neeg tuaj yeem saib qhov no hauv lawv lub tsev, tab sis qhov ntawd txhais tau tias tej zaum yuav muaj pob tw tsawg dua hauv lub rooj zaum.

Fickman: Ib txwm muaj kev nkag siab ntawm qhov ntawd. Kuv xav li cas qhia xws li Hamilton tau ua qauv qhia nrog lawv cov theem zoo heev ntes yog tias nws yuav tsum tsis txhob cuam tshuam los ntawm kev ua yeeb yam. Ib tug kiv cua yuav tsum tau mus thiab zoo li, 'Kuv xav mus pom ntawd.' kuv tau pom Daim Phiaj Dab Mob Rau Sawv Daws Lom Zem lus 300 zaug hauv zaj duab xis, tab sis thaum lawv tau ua lub rooj txhawb siab nyob New York, kuv yuav tsum tau pom nws kaum zaug ntawm theem. Nws tsis yog qhov kuv tsis paub Dab Neeg Phim Nyuj Vais, tab sis kuv desperately xav ua nws rau kuv tus kheej. Tej zaum peb yuav poob pob tw, tab sis tej zaum peb nce pob tw. Cov kev xaiv tuaj yeem mus rau ob qho tib si.

Thompson: Kuv kuj yog tus kiv cua loj ntawm Rocky Horror Picture Show. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem qhia koj tias pes tsawg zaus kuv tau pom cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab kev tsim tawm ntawm theem. Nrog koj txoj kev vam meej nrog Heathers: Suab paj nruag, koj puas tau xav txog muab qhov kev kho no rau Dab Neeg Phim Nyuj Vais? Qhov ntawd tsis tau ua.

Fickman: Tib txoj kev hauv kuv lub siab kuv ua tau yog tias kuv zaum hla Richard O'Brien, thiab nws hais rau kuv tias nws muaj lub tswv yim no. Kuv yuav ua nws thiab ua raws li Kev Kho Mob Poob Siab. Kuv yuav ua txhua yam. Kuv xav tias, nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv ntawd, ntau npaum li cas peb muaj kev kho mob reverential ntawm thawj heathers. Kuv saib Richard O'Brien hauv kev nkag siab tias txhua yam emanates los ntawm nws. Thaum twg Flash Gordon tawm los, kuv yog tus txiv leej tub uas, thaum twg Richard O'Brien nyob rau ntawm qhov screen, yuav tig mus rau txhua tus thiab zoo li, 'Kuv tsis paub yog tias koj paub tias yog leej twg. Qhov ntawd yog Richard O'Brien. Cia kuv qhia koj me ntsis txog Dab Neeg Phim Nyuj Vais. '

Thompson: Koj tuaj yeem qhia kuv li cas txog cov kev hloov pauv uas koj xav tau los ua kom paub Heathers: Lub Suab Nkauj ntawm qhov screen? Puas muaj qee qhov koj tsis tau xav txog?

Fickman: Kuv qhov kev sib tw loj tshaj plaws yog kuv xav kom cov neeg tuaj saib muaj lub rooj zaum zoo tshaj plaws hauv tsev. Qee lub sij hawm kuv yuav ntxhov siab vim kuv yuav zaum tom qab ntawm ib qho kev ua yeeb yam thiab pom ib kab tshwj xeeb leaning los sim ua kom zoo dua. Kuv yuav npau taws rau kuv tus kheej thiab xav tias, 'Kuv tsis paub yuav kho li cas rau ntawm theem. Kuv tsis paub yuav ua li cas tweak nws txaus.' Tsis muaj leej twg yuav tsum tau saib ib puag ncig leej twg pom qhov txhaj tshuaj, thiab tam sim no lawv yuav tsum pom nws tiag.

Thompson: Koj puas tau tua tag nrho cov no hauv ib lossis me ntsis?

Fickman: Txij thaum pib, vim tias kuv ua ntau lub multicam hauv TV thiab yeeb yaj kiab, kuv paub tias nws yuav yog qhov sib xyaw. Peb yuav siv sijhawm ob peb hnub los tua nws los ntawm ib qho uas kuv tuaj yeem tau txais nyob ze. Kuv xav tua cov neeg tuaj saib thiab khiav nws lub taub hau mus rau ntiv taw ob peb qhov kev ua yeeb yam vim peb xav tau lub zog ntawd.

Thompson: Nws puas tau ua rau koj xav txog dab tsi ntxiv koj tuaj yeem ua nrog kev ua yeeb yam?

Fickman: Kuv zoo li Kevin, Larry thiab kuv nyob hauv nruab nrab ntawm peb txoj kev taug. Peb tau ua peb qhov kev ncig xyuas thawj zaug rau qee qhov ntawm UK, thiab tom qab ntawd kuv zoo li, 'Tej zaum kuv tuaj yeem coj qhov yeeb yam no mus rau qhov chaw thoob ntiaj teb.' Peb hnov ​​​​los ntawm ntau lub teb chaws, thiab qee tus ntawm lawv muaj txoj cai nyiam ua haujlwm, tab sis kuv nyiam lub sijhawm los coj cov yeeb yam thoob ntiaj teb.

Thompson: Thaum twg koj paub tias qhov no ua haujlwm? Koj puas tau saib qhov kawg txiav thiab xav tias nws?

Fickman: Kuv tsis tuaj yeem saib kuv cov yeeb yaj kiab lossis TV yeeb yaj kiab tom qab lawv tawm. Kuv xav tias qhov txiaj ntsig ntawm kev muaj cov neeg tuaj saib nyob yog tias nws phim qhov kuv tau siv los ua yeeb yam. Nws tsis yog lub sijhawm ntawd uas koj yuav tsum ua kom luag ntxhi lossis ntxiv kev lom zem. Qee lub sij hawm peb tau hnov ​​qee lub suab nrov uas peb cov neeg coob coob coob coob vim peb zoo li, 'Lub suab zoo li kuv niam hauv cov neeg tuaj saib.' Kuv xav tias thaum kuv pom nws rau Kevin thiab Larry thawj zaug yog zaum thaum kuv ntshai tshaj plaws. Qhov ntawd zoo li thaum koj tus menyuam qhia koj txog lawv cov txuj ci thiab koj nyiam, 'Thov Vajtswv, tsis txhob ua phem. Kuv hlub koj tas mus li, thiab kuv tsis xav kom qhov no nqus.' Kevin thiab Larry tau ntxhov siab thiab zoo siab heev uas, rau kuv, yog lub sijhawm uas kuv paub tias peb tau ua qee yam zoo.

Heathers: Lub Suab Nkauj premieres ntawm Roku Channel rau hnub Friday, Cuaj Hlis 16, 2022.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2022/09/16/heathers-the-musical-premieres-on-roku-giving-fans-the-best-seat-in-the-house/