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When JD laughs at his own gay joke “Hiding in the *closet* ?”

_He was having too much fun with the sound effects._ *"pSh PsH"* *"pEw PeW"*

The stages- 1: Guilt tripping- Making her feel like he owes her something 2: Aggression/assertation- Politely asking to make her feel in control 3: Begging- Trying to manipulate a pity response 4: Empathising- Trying to relate to make her ( Veronica) feel safe and open up and being the protector 5: Asserting parental dominance- Making her feel small like she ( Veronica) has no choice

a lot of people are talking about jd’s acting but as a fellow theatre kid who admittedly is less sound in that aspect… this guy’s vocal control is insane. portraying basically a manic episode while still not losing one bit of support and belting- like holy shit dude

"Sorry for coming through the *window* !.. Dreadful etiquette I know." HE DIDN'T APPRECIATE VERONICA SNEAKING THRU THE WINDOW IN DEAD GIRL WALKING OMG I'M DEAD

This JD? I'm SCARED of this JD. Trust me, that's a compliment.

I love how you potrayed JD to become more "human" especially when the emotion changes before and after JD open the door. I love it so muchh!!! Greetings from theater person

As a theatre kid who's had to play some pretty messed-up-in-the-head characters, you nailed JD's insane personality so amazingly, never stop doing theatre please, you have something :D

Moral of the story: don’t fall for hot guys in swooshy coats

the description: _"come hang"_ you did nOT JUST-

The little gasp between “open the- open the door please” has SO much power. Best JD I’ve seen so far. Gives me chills every time

He has a beautiful voice and yet keeps the psychotic glint in his eye whilst sounding like an Angel and actually being emotional. It’s literally amazing.

I’m. Shaking. Get. On. Broadway. nOW! OR IM CALLING THE COPS

J.D kicked the door and realized that it opens on the outside is the best thing ever.

I love the detail of him trying to kick down the door before swinging it open, not sure if it’s intentional or not, but it makes the scene feel so much more realistic, as someone in that mental state would not be paying attention to what way a door goes, they just want in, and they want in NOW

okay but can we talk about how swiftly and flawlessly he walked down the stairs 0:20

Veronica: I’ll scream and my parents will call the police Also Veronica: *Doesnt scream* JD: *Does things much louder than scream* Veronica’s parents: *Doesnt hear anything*

Everyone: best JD Me: nah illegal JD is the best

UGH you killed it forrest, genuinely you portrayed so many emotions in the song that jd such an amazingly written character🤩

The way you delivered the lines at 1:24 is just perfection. It really shows the desperation JD was feeling and how ur able to snap back so easily into "crazy JD" and "damaged JD" is just absolutely amazing!!!!!

I prefer this reaction to veronica's "suicide" more than the movie reaction

3:22 when mum says no to pizza rolls

Whoever played JD did such an amazing job, you can tell every little emotions. He's really really into character it is incredible!

I'm not good at English, so excuse me for commenting in Japanese🙇‍♀️ shortの音源から来たのでお話の内容を詳しく知ってる訳ではないですが、初見でも息を呑むほど圧倒される演技です... 重い空気とかどうしようもなく辛い感情とか、歴を重ねるか余程才能に恵まれてないとできない表現だと思いました...!! この界隈だと当たり前なのかもしれないですけど、歌とてもお上手ですし... 良いものが見れました♪ Thank you for your wonderful performance✨

lmao he sounds like josh peck talking

That guy isn't an actor, he literally BECAME JD

i love how you kick the door than realizing that it opens from the outside, it just made me happy because it’s one things most of us do on a daily basis :)

I just love how he switches to saying how much he loves her and then back to talking about how everyone will die and why at 1:39

"PEW PEW PEW" I love this more than JD loves slushies..

I’m not attracted to this I’m not attracted to this I’m not attracted to this I’m not attracted to this I’m not attracted to this

2:53 is where the famous sound starts! But damn this is an amazing musical

2:35 the way he make me feel his anger is another level, what a good actor.

This JD is actually terrifying and if he was actually my ex who came to tell me he was gonna blow up my school, I’d crap myself.

Probably my third favorite JD 1. Christian Slater 2. Ryan (something, the original one) 3. This one

This guy is the best JD. The emotion, the little movements, the sheer vocal ability, even the timing is perfect!

what the frick the acting and portrayal of JD's psychopathy is so good how-

Bro the acting in this is so good and also seeing JD wave around that gun makes it even scarier like someone please take that gun away from him-

The fact that he expresses different emotions and feelings, instead of only being mean... It's crazy!! He's not only yelling, he is begging, manipulating, going crazy, loosing control, getting it back, crying... Nice acting!!

they’re such good actors wtf

Best rendition of this song for me. Everything is right there from the acting to the vocals. Just bravo!!! They way you change your emotions so rapidly is legendary

i just watched illegal heathers and forgot good acting exists. i thank this JD for showing me that it does

YeEeEeEeS sIs *real talk he honestly is one of my favorite JD's mainly because he paints him as an actual Sociopath/ psychopath and manipulative dude*

it's fantastic the way he goes crazy little by little crying regretting he's creating this monster over time this is spectacular

Musical logic Veronica: I’ll scream and my parents will call the cops JD: *Sings a song very loudly* Veronica’s parents: did you hear something?🥂

yes THIS. I love when people play this scene as JD _actually_ SNAPPING instead of just being mean. I want to be SCARED of JD during this song and I definitely was scared. well done!!

Veronica: I’ll scream and my parents’ will call the police! JD: *sings an entire song* Veronica’s mom: honey, did you hear something?

3 years later and I am still in love with this musical-

You've got to appreciate not only Forrest and his amazing portrayal of emotions, but also the amazing symmetry of the set. Where J.D. enters, when the students simultaneously enter the stage together. And the lighting! The dim red lights in the school letter, and *especially* when Veronica is found hanging. I can't tell if she's high enough it won't hurt her neck, or if she's standing and swaying on something, but this works because of the selective lighting in the closet! I love it, I love every part of it. Good job!

_"And guarantee they never see their senior prom"_ Corona: write that down!!

like I was generally scared for his mental health lol. that's a compliment btw. Any other performance I didn't feel much from J.D and his psychotic character, but you weren't trying to look pristine or good, you were trynna let crazy... and boy did you look crazy. I LOVE IT

No one: Not even a soul: Me trying to explain All of my obsessions to my mother:

This video popped up on my suggestions list; it turned out to be my rabbit hole into the world of Heathers! No idea how I missed it before but I'm so glad I was introduced to the show through your incredible performance here. Now that I've had the chance to watch several different actors in the role, I have to say that I'm absolutely obsessed with your particular depiction of JD. How talented you are to be standing toe to toe with the pros who are 10+ years your senior, and honestly, in many ways I believe you eclipsed them. You treated the role with sensitivity and nuance; I believed every word and can really tell you did your research to make him a fully fleshed-out human being. Your JD is beautiful, sad, and terrifying all at once. Love love love your performance and wish you all the best in your future artistic endeavors, the world of theatre needs more nuanced actors like yourself to help bring these characters to life! ♥

I LOVE how he represents the duality between "Mad JD" in the first part of the song, being scared and angry, and the "In love JD" in the first chorus with tiny voice and looking like a dreamer, to finally put them together in the second chorus, almost like... fighting till his mad side wins, he wants to posses Veronica, but(t) he ser her dead and we see the last moment of "In love JD" This character is so complex, that makes it hard to act but god, this guy's fucking good, I don't even have words to express how awesome is

Your JD was amazing oh my god

Poor guy was running out of breath 😭

"I'll scream and my parents will call the police!" * Does a whole musical number * Parents: "Do you hear something?" "Nah must be the wind"

The way you screamed “Veronica” at 2:54 and that proceeded to try to hide your anger was so powerful. It really shows how erratic and mentally unstable this character is. Great job!! Also, incredible voice

3:14 is best part, JD doesn’t know door physics.

The pain knowing that this whole time your yandere ass was singing to a dead girl

i’m obsessed with how you played this you’re amazing! i’ve always dreamed of being in heathers!

3:28 The way he said "Veronica..?" hurt me somehow

Veronica just hangin out Like sayori

This is amazing, one of the best renditions i've ever seen. I love how you pulled together different aspects of different peoples interpretations (like Ryan McCartan and Jamie Muscato) while still making it your own. Ive seen Heathers performed multiple times as it's on tour in the UK, but I've been underwhelmed by the performance of this song (it's my top song on Spotify lols) as they've leant to deeply into his love for Veronica instead of his crazy sides. All in all, you are up there with the West End performers, and loved it!!

His acting is really well done. He manages to portray the character perfectly and don't even get me started on his vocals!

I love this version. He really snapped and didn't go flat or sharp.

Veronica: “I’ll scream, my parents will call the police” JD: does a whole music number Veronica’s mom: did you hear something Veronica’s dad: nope Veronica’s mom : ok shes fine

You're such a good actor and singer :D

Oh wow this just popped up in my recommended and this is one of the best portrayals of JD I've seen 👏 Absolutely killed it

this is so underrated-

Damn, props to these ppl who need to be a good singer but good at acting at the same time. That was a rlly good performance, he was able to bring out the personality of that character while in the form of art or singing, if i was there and bought the tickets, i'd say its def worth it. I also think its prob the same thing for the rest of the performers there who knows

This is my favorite version of JD. The sheer emotion put into this performance is incredible. I've had this on repeat for the past few weeks honestly. Amazing job!

Okay, *easily* my favorite JD. I've been watching so many different actors do this song and *my god* this one is my favorite. You go from manic to dreamy to psycho all over the place and there's so much.... bounce? Like, this is a JD that is SO in love with his plan. And the crazy is so there, but so is this hint of desperation for Veronica to come with him, and I don't know, a genuine horror that she's dead. I've seen a lot of actors *sing* this song, but you are truly the best to *act* it out and sing it. Really wish I could have seen your performance! Added: Many rewatches just *add to it!* Holy crap. Too often this is just sung center-stage but damn, man. Too good.

I have found art wtf. The emotion displayed by the actor who played JD was RAW, I literally have no idea how else to explain

the face of happiness while sing is the best

say it with me: UNDERRATED👏JD👏ACTOR👏👏👏👏

The anger you can hear in his voice at 2:54 is insane, then he tries to cover it up with the “can we not fight” and “I know your scared” this is the best J.D. I’ve ever seen!!!! So much emotion!

Oh wow, this JD is just... So good! You added just the right amount of emotion, and you really looked insane for a moment! Props to you!

Holy shit what a gorgeous voice and amazing characterisation

i’m OBSESSED with this song and this guy has AMAZING vocal strengths !

Imagine being the person JD pointed at when he said “bring marshmallows” I’d be running to the store SWEATING

1:49 that pchw pchw pchw with his facial expression sent me, like he looks like it’s a joke! like a little kid. that makes it so much better because that pchw talks about blowing up a whole school! super psychotic

I've watched this video a hundred times. Forrest is the best actor who played JD! So many emotions in one song😘

This version is really good, the way you portray JD is absolutely stunning and the way you sing is great too! Nice job dude!

The “can we not fight anymore please” was so deranged I haven’t seen it played like that and I adore it

Well damn he can be mine when ever he wants

I admire the soul and energy in the performance, I want it to sound like that when I do it

You are literally so freaking talented. I'm in awe. This is my all time favorite J.D

okay uhm wow my new favourite JD of all time liked and subscribed

This is my first time watching this play, the performance is amazing

The song that became a legend 5 years later

2:54 actually scared me. The amount of emotion in this character is crazy.

Omg he’s so great at this role, he actually went insane. He’s very underrated.

Your performance is absolutely encapsulating, I have chills.

The way he gelled Veronica..i got chills. That was emotional

2:54 this is what u came for

This dude going absolutely feral on stage, mad respect

Watched a lot of musical versions of this song and by far this is the best. I love you JD.

I admire those guys' ability to perform in their underwears. That's like, a stereotypical nightmare. And they do it on purpose. While singing.

Just a note: if you are here from tiktok this is not the guy that sings the tiktok audio,the original voice actor is ryan mccartan ( but the Guy in this video is good too)