BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - The Cast of MEAN GIRLS!
by Ken Fallin
- Jun 15, 2018
BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration, featuring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Kate Rockwell, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Erika Henningsen, Kyle Selig, and Grey Henson in mEAN GIRLS!
Broadway Kids Jam Releases MEAN GIRLS Medley Featuring Three Songs From The Tony Nominated Broadway Show
by Julie Musbach
- Jun 13, 2018
Broadway Kids Jam has released their latest jam, 'Mean Girls Medley' from the new Broadway musical, Mean Girls. This jam features Sami Bray (1984, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Carly Gendell (School of Rock), Hudson Loverro (A Bronx Tale, Ragtime/Ellis Island), Molly Richardson (Matilda), Mckayla Twiggs (Anastasia, Les Miserables, Once), Joshua Turchin (The Pill, TrevorLIVE LA, A Christmas Story the Musical) and Shaina Turchin.
BWW Album Review: There Is No Room In The Burn Book For MEAN GIRLS Original Broadway Cast Recording
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jun 1, 2018
Regardless of whether fetch happens or not, MEAN GIRLS fans can for sure be glad the 2004 hit film is now a musical-- a 12 time Tony nominated musical no less. The musical iteration of Tina Fey's MEAN GIRLS opened on Broadway last month after an out of town run in Washington D.C. Like the film, this new production tells the tale of Cady Heron (Erika Henningsen) and her mission to take down "the plastics", aka the aforementioned "mean girls". The comedy and cleverness hit you like a bus with original music from Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, accompanying Fey's book. Atlantic Records released the original cast recording digitally on May 18, with a physical release date set for June 15.
Broadway By Design: Scott Pask, Finn Ross, Adam Young & Gregg Barnes Bring MEAN GIRLS from Page to Stage
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 2, 2018
In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Tony nominees Scott Pask, Finn Ross and Adam Young, and Gregg Barnes, who acted as scenic, video and costume designers for Broadway's totally fetch new musical, Mean Girls.
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 2018 Drama League Awards!
by Walter McBride
- May 21, 2018
The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director) announced the 2018 Drama League Awards Winners on Friday afternoon for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award.
The MEAN GIRLS Original Broadway Cast Recording is Officially Out Today!
by Macon Prickett
- May 18, 2018
Atlantic Records is celebrating today's digital release of "MEAN GIRLS ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING," the official companion to the Tony Award®-nominated new musical comedy based on the iconic film. The album is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; physical CDs arrive in stores nationwide on Friday, June 8th.
Photo Coverage: New Dramatists Salute THE ICEMAN COMETH Star Denzel Washington
by Jennifer Broski
- May 15, 2018
New Dramatists, Tony® Honor recipient and the nation's premier playwright development laboratory, just honored Tony®and Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington at its 69th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute. Washington, currently starring on Broadway in The Iceman Cometh, directed by George C. Wolfe, received New Dramatists' 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award. Tributes to Mr. Washington and performances were presented by three-time Grammy Award-winner Branford Marsalis with bassist Noah Jackson, Tony®Award-winners George C. Wolfe and Stephen McKinley Henderson, Constanza Romero (August Wilson Estate), and Pulitzer Prize finalist and New Dramatists resident playwright Kristoffer Diaz (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity).
Photo Coverage: It's the Best of Off-Broadway! On the Red Carpet at the Lortel Awards
by Walter McBride
- May 7, 2018
Just last night, the 2018 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out to recipients in 19 categories, with three honorary awards also bestowed. The Lortel Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball Center hosted by Meteor Shower co-stars Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos. This year's event was once again a benefit for The Actors Fund.
Backstage with Richard Ridge: It's a Broadway Super-Clique! A Chitchat with the Ladies of MEAN GIRLS
by Backstage With Richard Ridge
- May 5, 2018
This is a cautionary interview...
Don't be fooled by the characters they play. The ladies of Mean Girls are tight, and we've got the proof! Right before the show's whopping twelve Tony nominations rolled in earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge sat down with five of the coolest ladies on Broadway: Erika Henningsen, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Kate Rockwell and Barrett Wilbert Weed.
VIDEO: Tina Fey Shares Her Tony Nomination Reaction on THE TODAY SHOW
by Macon Prickett
- May 3, 2018
The 2004 film "Mean Girls" was written by Tina Fey. Now a Broadway musical version of the film has earned a whopping 12 Tony nominations. Fey tells TODAY that she was at the gym when she got the news, and "I started crying in the middle of Equinox." More on this story here.
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