| "Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" | |
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| Riverdale episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Maggie Kiley |
| Written by | Tessa Leigh Williams |
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| Cinematography by | Brendan Uegama |
| Production code | T13.21266 |
| Original air date | March 20, 2019 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
"Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of the American television series Riverdale and the fifty-first episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Maggie Kiley, written by Tessa Leigh Williams, and choreographed by Heather Laura Gray. It centered around the stage musical Heathers: The Musical by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters.
It originally aired on The CW on March 20, 2019[1] and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 0.83 million viewers.
It is the second musical episode in the series, after "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (season 2; Carrie: The Musical). It was later followed by "Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" (season 4; Hedwig and the Angry Inch), "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (season 5; on Josie and the Pussycats),[2] "Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" (season 5; on Next to Normal) and "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" (season 6; on American Psycho: The Musical).[3]
- ^ Highhill, Samantha (March 20, 2019). "Riverdale recap: Girls just want to have BIG FUN in Heathers musical episode". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Riverdale to Rock Out with a Josie and the Pussycats Musical Episode". August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (April 9, 2022). "Riverdale: Kiernan Shipka to Return as Sabrina – Plus, Season 6's Musical Episode Will Tackle American Psycho". TVLine. Retrieved April 10, 2022.