Photo Flash: James Franco Stops by 'SCHOOL GIRLS' Off-Broadway

The cast of the Off-Broadway MCC Theater hit "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" couldn't get out of their costumes fast enough to meet James Franco, who caught the show at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and stayed to congratulate the cast. Scroll down for a photo!

MCC Theater presents the second show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman.

The cast features Nabiyah Be (Black Panther, Hadestown), MaameYaa Boafo(Untamed), Paige Gilbert (Street Children), Obie Award winner Zainab Jah(Eclipsed), Nike Kadri (The Death of the Last Black Man...), Abena Mensah-Bonsu (Ragtime on Ellis Island), Mirirai Sithole (The Death of the Last Black Man...), and Lortel Award nominee Myra Lucretia Taylor (Familiar).

In School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana's most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter--and Paulina's hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe. How far would you go to be queen bee?

Photo courtesy of DKC/O&M

James Franco with the cast of MCC Theater's School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play