FREEZE FRAME: Class is in Session! Meet the Company of MEAN GIRLS on Broadway!
By: Walter McBride Feb. 22, 2018
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Rehearsals are underway for Mean Girls, the new musical produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film. Preview performances begin Monday, March 12 and opening night is Sunday, April 8 at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street, NYC).
Mean Girls features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs.
Mean Girls had its world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington D.C., running October 31 to December 3, 2017.
After years of living with her zoologist parents in Africa, Cady Heron moves to Illinois and must find where she fits in the social hierarchy. A sweet, naive newbie, Cady quickly attracts the attention of The Plastics, a trio of popular frenemies led by the vicious and calculating Regina George. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina's reign, she learns that you can't cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.
Full of razor-sharp wit and remarkable insight, Mean Girls takes a look at friendships - and human nature - through a ferociously funny lens.The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld is bringing you a sneak peek from the big day below. Check back later for complete coverage!
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Creative Team: Nell Benjamin, Jeff Richmond, Tina Fey and Casey Nicholaw
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The cast and creative team
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