Mean Girls: The Musical

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 9:43pm

"On a Broadway note, Tina and Jeff are working on a musical version of "Mean Girls"! Tina's writing the book, Jeff is writing the music and Nell Benjamin is doing the lyrics. Maybe I'll be in the audience opening night, even though Tina will think she's cast me."

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I know it has been posted before somewhere about this show being made but I had no idea Nell Benjamin was on board. This should be interesting!!

[jnb9872]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 11:27pm

Jeff Richmond was on WNYC's Soundcheck today as a matter of fact, and John Schaefer asked him about the project. Jeff confirmed they're officially working on it, but nothing's been written yet. They're in the "brain" portion of the process, he said, breaking the story and considering possible song placements. Very early days, but it's definitely in the pipeline.

[sweeneytodd2]

Posted: 7/10/13 at 8:00pm

This is exciting news! Tina Fey is such a skilled writer and Jeff Richmond's music for 30 Rock is always catchy and hilarious. Especially his parody songs, like "Muffin Top."

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 5:39pm

The musical is set to workshop this summer and it is aiming for a Broadway run, starting in possibly 2018 for its 15th Anniversary.


Tina Fey Says the Mean Girls Musical Will Be Workshopped Soon Updated On: 5/2/14 at 05:39 PM

[mbelle46]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 7:25pm

"Nobody does mean like me! I'm the meanest girl in history !"- Submissions Only Mean Girls the musical.

[mbelle46]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 7:25pm

"Nobody does mean like me! I'm the meanest girl in history !"- Submissions Only Mean Girls the musical.

[zzdawgg]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 1:01am

I'm curious to see how this will turn out, just like everyone else. Hopefully it'll be like Legally Blonde.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 1:13am

I was hoping more like Hairspray.

I happened to be in Chicago when Tina was just staring onscreen at SNL. At the Chicago Shakespeare Theater we saw "Hamlet! The Musical!" by Jeff Richmond. It was SUBLIME! It had a happy ending, nobody died. The songs were great, including those in a second act curtain riser that was a compilation of numbers supposedly composed by the old Broadway team that wrote "Hamlet!". It was funnier than anything I have ever seen in Forbidden Broadway. And nowhere near as cruel.

I hope they strive for really good and don't settle for good enough.

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 12:47pm

I imagine if this fails it won't be for lack of effort or ambition. Tina Fey hasn't really failed us yet, and the fact that she and her husband (the primary movers and shakers of 30 Rock) aren't outsourcing this to somebody else as a corporate effort is promising.

[carlodowd]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 3:16pm

I can’t wait for this, and that Tina Fey is writing it along with her husband just makes it more perfect. I can see this going down the line of Heathers/Legally Blonde (Both by the same writer i know!)

[Jonwo]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 8:02pm

I think Mean Girls has potential, While Grease has been criticised due to poor productions, I think its a great show and that was a satire of 50s subcultures in high school. Mean Girls the film was a satire of modern high school subculture like the Plastics, the Mathletes, geeks etc so i hope it turns out like Grease or Hairspray.

[Starship]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 11:51pm

Praying to the casting gods that Colleen Ballinger is choosen to be apart of the cast.

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 11:59pm

Colleen Ballinger NEEDS to be Gretchen or Cady!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 5/4/14 at 12:04am

Tina Fey will make sure the property is properly represented! She will not just pass off the material.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/4/14 at 12:30am

Aim higher, everybody!

[missthemountains]

Posted: 5/4/14 at 11:24am

After Heathers, I feel like it's a little too soon for another high school queen bee screen to stage transfer. Also, as much as I love Mean Girls--I feel it's overrated. That being said, I have high hopes for Tina. And a million times echoing the suggestions of Colleen--she really needs some non-Miranda gigs. She is too talented.

Also, it would be cool if Ana Gasteyer reprised her role.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 8/26/14 at 9:53am

Did they had the workshop this summer? We haven't heard any casting news Updated On: 8/26/14 at 09:53 AM

[The Josh]

Posted: 8/26/14 at 11:50am

I'd love to see Susan Blackwell play Tina Fey's role from the movie.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 8/26/14 at 12:16pm

That's a very solid casting suggestion! I totally hear Blackwell delivering "Well this has been sufficiently awkward..." with aplomb!