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!
'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.
Go behind-the-scenes of the Mean Girls movie musical in a new featurette with Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., the film's directors. The video also features commentary from Tina Fey, Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Avantika, Bebe Wood, and Christopher Briney, detailing their experiences shooting the film.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
The first public screenings of Mean Girls are here and the critics are revealing what they thought of the new movie musical adaptation. Ahead of the film's debut in theaters, find out what critics thought of the new movie musical. Read the reviews below and check back we continue to update this roundup with more reviews.
Tina Fey has returned to the halls of North Shore High to bring the Mean Girls musical adaptation to the big screen. In order to adapt the Broadway hit, Fey enlisted director duo Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne to helm the movie musical. Find out how they used 'every cinematic tool possible' to bring the musical to the big screen!
Check out photos from the Mean Girls premiere, with Tina Fey, Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’I Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Busy Philipps, Jon Hamm, Mahi Alam, and more. Also joining in on the celebration were original stars Lindsay Lohan, Daniel Franzese, and Rajiv Surendra, along Megan Thee Stallion.
The behind-the-scenes photos and stills from the Mean Girls movie musical, including Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Alexis Frias, Ben Wang, Mahi Alam, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Lorne Michaels, Jeff Richmond, Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Get a first listen to Reneé Rapp singing 'World Burn' in the Mean Girls movie musical. Rapp first played on the role on stage, making her Broadway debut at the age of 19. She is now bringing the role to the big screen in the new Mean Girls movie musical adaptation.
The Vanderpump Rules cast is trading SUR for the halls of North Shore High. Bravo has released a new promotional ad for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, featuring cast members Scheana Shay, Katie Maloney, and James Kennedy. Not present in the video is Ariana Madix, who will be making her Broadway debut in Chicago later this month.
The track list for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical has been unveiled, revealing which songs from the stage show made the cut for the new adaptation. Check out the tracklist now and find out what songs from the Mean Girls Broadway show have been cut from the movie version!
The final Mean Girls movie musical trailer has been released. The new clips feature Reneé Rapp singing the recently-released clip from 'Meet the Plastics,' and a new look at songs like 'Sexy,' 'World Burn,' and more. Watch the video now!
Watch a new video clip from the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, featuring Reneé Rapp as Regina George. In the preview, Rapp is singing part of 'Meet the Plastics,' the first introduction the North Shore High girl group. The Broadway alum is joined by Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, plus Avantika as Karen Shetty and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners.
Get a new look at the Mean Girls movie musical with new previews below! The TV spots feature a new look at the 'Revenge Party' musical number, which was recently revealed to be an eight-minute sequence in the film. Watch the videos with Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Tina Fey, and more now!
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 21, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, and Tina Fey sat down to discuss the songs in the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, like 'Stars,' 'Revenge Party,' 'Cautionary Tale,' 'Sexy,' 'What's Wrong With Me?,' 'Rather Be Me,' and 'Someone Gets Hurt (Reprise).