Oh no! It seems I have left my RAMSEY MURDOCH plushie unattended! I sure hope a tall cowboy or a cop with a real ass goddamn sword doesn’t try to detain him while I stand behind this inconspicuous bush!
I keep seeing the West End version of "Meant to Be Yours" from Heathers online and I just gotta share some thoughts about the difference between Jaime Muscato's (West End) version and Ryan McCartan's (World Premiere) version of JD's character and his motivations.
Ryan McCartan's rendition is less "psycho 23 year old creep" and more "desperate teenage boy" and I just think it makes it all the more terrifying.
Like, you can almost laugh at Jaime Muscato's rendition because it's so outlandish and theatrical. It adds distance to his version of JD. It makes it feel less like he depends on Veronica and more like he sees her as just another perk of his plan.
Ryan McCartan starts off overzealous but it breaks down as the song goes on. He's still crazy, but in a recognizable way. You've probably met someone like Ryan McCartan's JD, which makes it more terrifying because it's more realistic. Everyone's met that creepy kid who is like "I'll kill myself if you break up with me." That's McCartan's JD. And you can't ignore him.
McCartan's JD also relies on Veronica more than Muscato's, and its really evident after the whole "open the door" bit. Muscato's "fuck it" is like "eh what could happen?" The "I can't do this alone" isn't quavering. It's insincere. He's crying for sympathy, not out of grief. Veronica's just another part to his plan. He wants her on board, but she's not really necessary for it to happen. He's gonna bomb the school, Veronica or no, because he wants to bomb the school.
McCartan is nearly the opposite. His "fuck it" is more grief-stricken, like being separated from Veronica is physically harming him. Like he's got so much to lose if she's not there. And his "oh no Veronica" is just so broken, like his soul just crumpled like paper in an open flame. It fits "Our Love Is God" more, I think, because it's like he sees her as some kind of sublime as opposed to a partner in crime, like Muscato.
TL;DR - Muscato's JD is going through with the bombing, even without Veronica, because he has everything to gain from it. McCartan's JD is going through with the bombing because he has nothing left to lose.
The funniest thing about Workin’ Boys to me is that Nick Lang says the idea came from the worst musical they ever saw in 2009 about four guys in a high school reunion. Turns out that musical was called Glory Days and made it to freaking broadway and the music was written by Nick Blaemire, a well known broadway actor.
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