Busy Philipps News

Sara, Busy, Paula and Renée tell Jennifer about their connection before they were cast in “Girls5eva” and Renée opens up about getting through a tough time after losing a baby. Then, Sara Bareilles candidly discusses her recent engagement. Watch the videos from their appearance now!

Hot off the Season 3 debut on Netflix, get a first listen to the soundtrack of the new season of Girls5eva with original songs performed by Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps. The final song, 'The Medium Time,' was written by Bareilles and is performed by the four stars of the series.

The brand-new season of Girls5Eva is now streaming globally on Netflix, alongside the previously released first two seasons. Girls5Eva stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell. The new season features music by Jeff Richmond.

Sara Bareilles sat down on Late Night With Seth Meyers to discuss the 'resurrection' of Girls5Eva on Netflix after it had been canceled by Peacock. Watch a video of the 'Brave' singer also discussing filming Waitress on Broadway for the recently-released stage film, her spontaneous engagement to Joe Tippett, and more.

Watch stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell sing a medley of songs from the acclaimed musical comedy series Girls5eva, coming this week to Netflix, here!

It's your lucky month as March is filled with a brand-new lineup of streaming content for Broadway fans! From the return of Girls5Eva and movie musicals like Wonka and Cabaret coming to streaming, this season also features new streaming projects with Carol Burnett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ariana DeBose, Ariana Grande, and more.

From creator and executive producer Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and starring Sara Bareilles (Waitress: The Musical), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Paula Pell (Saturday Night Live, A.P. Bio) and  Busy Philipps (Mean Girls), Girls5eva is coming to Netflix! Watch the season three trailer video now.

Zarna Garg, Chloe Radcliffe, and Jenny Yang will join the upcoming RIOT! Funny Women Stand Up at The Kennedy Center.

Tina Fey sat down with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers on their 'Las Culturistas' podcast this week to discuss the Mean Girls movie musical, her tour with Amy Poehler, and more. The 30 Rock star praised Reneé Rapp's performance in the new movie and joked about TikTok criticism. Watch the video!

According to Variety, Mean Girls is projected to remain at the top box office spot for the third week in a row and bring in $6.7 million over the next three days.

Mean Girls is holding the top spot at the box office, despite weak numbers during the second weekend.

Since the release of the Mean Girls movie musical, the original Broadway cast recording has seen a streaming increase on Spotify. The film verison cuts nine of the songs that were performed in the Broadway production, leading fans to re-visit the cast recording after seeing the new film. Find out how Spotify streams increased on the cast recording!

After two trailers not featuring music from the film, the new film adaptation of Mean Girls was not explicitly sold to general audiences as a musical. After its triumphant opening at the box office, Variety reports that Paramount elected not to market the film as a musical, in an effort to not 'turn off audiences.'

Mean Girls led the long weekend box office with a 'grool' $32 million opening. The film seemingly over-performed at cinemas, surpassing its originally predicted opening gross of $30 million. It cost $36 million to make. The movie musical also surpassed the original 2004 film's opening weekend gross. In 2004.

Mean Girls opened with a fetch $3.3 million in previews at the North American box office on Thursday. Their box office score from the Thursday night showings put them on par with Wonka's initial screenings. The Timothee Chalamet-led movie musical has gone on to dominate the box office for multiple weeks.

Reneé Rapp is looking back on her five year journey with Mean Girls. Rapp appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to discuss stepping back into Regina George's heels after playing the role on Broadway. The Jimmy Award winner went on to discuss how she never thought she'd find success in acting. watch the video!

Get a first listen to the Mean Girls movie musical soundtrack featuring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Tim Meadows, and more. The soundtrack includes music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Rapp also contributed to 'What Ifs' and 'Not My Fault' featuring Megan Thee Stallion.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 12, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

'Cool Mom' Busy Philipps almost starred in Mean Girls on Broadway before appearing in the upcoming movie musical. Philipps revealed that Tina Fey thought she looked so much like Reneé Rapp, she offered her the role on Broadway prior to the 2020 shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video of the interview now!

One month after his Tony-nominated run in A Strange Loop on Broadway, Jaquel Spivey jumped into the shoes of Damian Hubbard in the Mean Girls movie musical. BroadwayWorld caught up with Spivey to discuss taking the leap from stage to screen, what it was like filming the movie musical, and more.