Nell Benjamin News

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. This month's offerings include Dracula, Beautiful, Mean Girls, and more!

Celebrate the annual social media holiday by treating yourself to one of the Mean Girls items from the BroadwayWorld Theatre Shop!

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced the licensing availability of Mean Girls High School Version.

Come Fall in Love - The DDLJ Musical, directed by Aditya Chopra, with book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, music by Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani, and choreography by Rob Ashford, runs through October 16, 2022 at The Old Globe. Get a first look at the production in the all new video here!

The original cast of Legally Blonde had a reunion this weekend, which included Laura Bell Bundy, Andy Karl, Orfeh, and many more, as well as the show's director Jerry Mitchell. Check out the video here!

The  Old Globe invites you to COME FALL IN LOVE - THE DDLJ MUSICAL,  their new musical adaption that has a charismatic cast, and is genuinely funny, with staging, costumes, and choreography that bring cinematic Bollywood to life on the Old Globe stage. COME FALL IN LOVE is playing at The Old Globe through October 16th.

The Providence Performing Arts Center and title Family Night sponsor BankNewport have announced that Family Night tickets for MEAN GIRLS are now available for the Wednesday, October 5th evening performance at 7P and the Thursday, October 6th evening performance at 7:30P. 

Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, directed by Aditya Chopra, with book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, music by Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani, and choreography by Rob Ashford, runs through October 16, 2022 at The Old Globe. Opening night will take place on September 14, 2022.  Get a first look at photos here!

Tina Fey proves she still knows high school in her musicalized version of MEAN GIRLS, but she makes rookie mistakes about what to leave out and what to leave in. Music by Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond, doesn't compensate for these deficits with Nell Benjamin's lyrics. But the deep and talented touring cast often brings redemption.

Leapin’ Lizards! The full cast and creative team has been announced for the all-new tour of the iconic Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE. In the title role of Annie is Ellie Pulsifer, a 12-year-old actress from South Florida, making her tour debut. 

From being homeschooled in the savannas of Kenya to attending North Shore High School, Cady Heron (English Bernhardt) has some huge adjustments to make. With the help of her new besties, Damian Hubbard (Ian Young) and Janice Sarkisian (Lyndsay Heather Pearce) she will embark on a new adventure. High School!

The Old Globe, in association with Yash Raj Films, will present the World Premiere of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, which will make its debut in San Diego next month. See a BroadwayWorld exclusive 'First Look' of The Company of Come Fall in Love in rehearsal here!

It’s been a long time coming; more than 25 months to be exact. That’s how long it has taken Mirvish Productions to confidently declare audiences have returned to live theatre in Toronto — and not just tentatively and in limited numbers, but boldly, loudly, gratefully, joyfully and in large numbers.

It’s been a long time coming; more than 25 months to be exact. That’s how long it has taken Mirvish Productions to confidently declare audiences have returned to live theatre in Toronto — and not just tentatively and in limited numbers, but boldly, loudly, gratefully, joyfully and in large numbers.

Tonight's performance of Mean Girls has been rescheduled at the Hobby Center. Read their statement here.

David Mirvish will present the new musical comedy MEAN GIRLS produced by proud Torontonian Lorne Michaels along with Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film shot in Toronto. 

The First National Tour of Mean Girls— the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film—is coming to Overture Center on Tuesday, Aug. 30 through Sunday, Sept. 4.

Daniel Henning, the Founding Artistic Director of The Blank Theatre in Hollywood, is stepping down after 32 years, effective October 8, 2022. Henning founded The Blank Theatre in 1990.

The Millbrook Playhouse Teen Performing Arts Academy students will have everyone thinking pink when they present their production of Legally Blonde JR. on Saturday, August 13 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. 

Single tickets for the First National Tour of Mean Girls — the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film—will go on sale on Thursday, August 11 at 10A for its engagement at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) October 4 – 9, 2022.