Teeth: A Coming of Rage Musical
Teeth: A Coming of Rage Musical is a fierce, darkly comic musical based on the cult classic film. The story follows Dawn, an evangelical teenager whose body bites back when men violate her. As her body becomes the source of an unsettling legend, Dawn’s coming-of-age story erupts into a larger confrontation with purity culture, bodily autonomy, desire, rage, and the possibility of turning a curse into salvation.
The musical features a book and music by Anna K. Jacobs and a book and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, with direction by Heather Lanza.
When: May 20–June 20, 2027.
Venue: NextStop Theatre in Herndon, Virginia.
Showtimes: The page does not list individual performance times. It identifies a matinee on the second Sunday of the run as a mask-required performance.
Tickets: Tickets are sold exclusively through NextStop Theatre’s Ovationtix ticketing platform. The page does not provide pricing tiers or ticket prices, and it warns audiences not to purchase tickets through any other platform.
Audience Advisories: The production includes intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, and strong language.
Mask Requirement: The second Sunday matinee of the run requires masks. Audience members should bring a mask; one will be provided if needed.
Book and Music: Anna K. Jacobs is the composer, lyricist, and librettist behind works including POP!, ANYTOWN, HARMONY, KANSAS, ECHO, and STELLA AND THE MOON MAN, as well as the film musical KAYA: TASTE OF PARADISE. She is a recipient of the Eric Salzman Award for New Music Theater Composition and the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, and she has held Sundance and Dramatists Guild fellowships. She earned an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch.
Book and Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson is also the creator of the musicals White Girl in Danger and A Strange Loop, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics. His work has been recognized with a Jonathan Larson Grant, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Award, Whiting Award, Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, and a Dramatists Guild Fellowship. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in playwriting and musical theatre writing from NYU Tisch.
Director: Heather Lanza is NextStop Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director and focuses her directing work on new-play development and devised original works. Her projects have been presented or developed at venues and organizations including Juilliard, HERE Arts Center, Epic Theater Ensemble, Keen Company, Waterwell, The Gallery Players, the New York International Fringe Festival, and Virginia Children’s Theater. She co-founded Making it Happen Productions, which supports emerging artists using theatre to promote dialogue and social change. Lanza holds a BA in Directing from Fordham University and an MA in Applied Theater from the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and she is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Union.
Run Time: The page does not specify a running time.
Accessibility: The page does not provide accessibility information beyond the mask requirement for the designated Sunday matinee.