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Mean Girls the Musical (Chicago)
Mean girls can sometimes be popular, but never as much as Mean Girls the Broadway musical, which opened in the August Wilson Theatre in 2018 and has now spun off a touring company featuring a talented new cast and all the hilarious razzle-dazzle of Tony-winning director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw's original production. Comedy queen Tina Fey, who wrote the 2004 hit movie of the same title, won a Drama Desk award for the musical's book, which provides an inside look into the high-stakes world of teenage social strategies. Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond, wrote the songs, which feature lyrics by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde: The Musical).
Mean Girls the Musical (Chicago) Background
Queen Bees & Wannabes, Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 self-help book about aggressive teenage girls and their cliques, inspired Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) to write the film Mean Girls, which won a gaggle of Teen Choice and MTV Movie awards upon its release. Mean Girls, the musical, captures the film's caustic wit and soothing moments of recognition while fleshing out its main characters — a newly arrived high school student, her two loyal friends and a wicked trio known collectively as "the Plastics" — with the help of 21 musical numbers that embrace both the Broadway balladry ("What's Wrong With Me?") and the hormonal electricity of the best teenage pop ("Apex Predator," "Fearless").
Mean Girls contains everything fans loved about the film, and more. Of its Broadway debut, New York Magazine observed that "Mean Girls is a fast-paced fancy fun time, but it's a real treat to find that it's still witty, worldly, and wise." Directed by Casey Nicholaw, winner of a Tony for his work on The Book of Mormon, the musical Mean Girls both parodies and honors Broadway's history. Highlights include "Stop," a show-stopping tap sequence, and "Sexy," a Halloween party that combines saucy costumes with feminist sentiments. A smart and sly take on adolescent angst, Mean Girls delivers hard teenage truths with empathy and plenty of pep.
This play was absolutely incredible. The company is tremendously talented, and the show is well-written with catchy music. This quickly captured the top spot as my favorite musical - so much so that I bought tickets for another show as soon as I left the theater. You will be missing out if you don’t go see this amazing show!
I loved the movie and was not sure what to expect since this was not at Broadway in NYC, but it was a wonderful show and hilarious adaptations from the original movie! Went to the last show in Chicago and would go again if it came back, makes me want to see the one on Broadway!
I am a huge Mean Girls fan. I basically have every line memorized and have used them in my everyday life for the past decade. I flew in from LA to see - left at intermission. This show is a snooze fest. Characters had no personality. Cast wrong. No evolution of the story. I was just flat out bored.
We took our daughter and her friends to Mean Girls!!! The venue was great! The show was great!!! and the girls had a great time!!! the icing on the cake was the Suite Service Package!! The suite put a big bow on what was a phenomenal afternoon of entertainment!!!
The only complaint was with the sound. It was so loud that it was difficult to distinguish words being sung. The volume was so severe that it impacted my ears into the following day. My rating would have been a 5 if not for this very uncomfortable experience.
The address of the garage was not the same as the address of Mean Girls show as implied. In Chicago it’s imperative to have address of parking garage on the garage pass. There are too many garages to be vague. The frustration and stress of it all took away from the anticipation and excitement before show.
This is one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. It followed the movie but added its own awesome spin that worked so well! Haven’t seen a movie-turned-musical that was this fantastic in a long time.
Great show with exceptional cast. The scenes were fantastic. Excellent visuals! Daughter and I loved
The show was amazing, funny and entertaining. I loved how they kept true to the original story and added in some current pop culture.
LOVE THIS SHOW !!!!!...Such a great cast on tour ....went to see this play four times !!!!....never boring ....strong actors that can dance and sing .....totally entertaining ....I wish it had stayed in Chicago longer .....maybe it will be back again .....GO SEE THIS PLAY !!!!!
