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Bid to Win Two Tickets to MEAN GIRLS on Broadway with a Backstage Tour!
by Paul Smith - Nov 3, 2018


Bid to win the chance for you and a guest to enjoy house seating at Mean Girls on Broadway, nominated for 12 Tony Awards! Post-show, head backstage for a tour!

Photo Flash: MEAN GIRLS Gets Sexy on Halloween (as Sexy Mice, Duh)
by Julie Musbach - Nov 1, 2018


Following last night's October 31st performance, the cast of Mean Girls celebrated Halloween with the entire audience in style, in honor of Karen's iconic line - I'm a sexy mouse, duh! Check out the photo below!

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS' Mathletes Are Back With Halloween Rhymes!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 30, 2018


Yo, yo, yo North Shore, it's time to turn up! The Mathletes are back just in time for Halloween. Watch below as they're joined by Kate Rockwell for their latest sick beat!

Photo Coverage: THE PROM Holds Special Performance Celebrating Casey Nicholaw
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 30, 2018


Broadway's new musical The Prom held a special performance last night celebrating Casey Nicholaw.

MEAN GIRLS Joins MainStage Lineup at BroadwayCon
by Julie Musbach - Oct 26, 2018


BroadwayCon just got a whole lot more fetch! The award-winning Broadway musical comedy Mean Girls has joined the MainStage lineup for the annual convention for Broadway fans.

VIDEO: Watch Barrett Wilbert Weed in the Music Video for MEAN GIRLS' 'I'd Rather Be Me'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2018


Broadway's Mean Girls and Atlantic Records have released the official music video for 'I'd Rather Be Me' from the award-winning hit musical featuring Barrett Wilbert Weed, who currently performs as Janis Sarkisian in the show.  The video had its exclusive premiere yesterday via Rolling Stone, who called it both 'empowering' and 'uplifting.'  'I'd Rather Be Me' is featured on the 'Mean Girls Original Cast Recording,' out now.  The 'Mean Girls Original Cast Recording,' was produced by Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, Tina Fey, Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lorne Michaels and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg, Craig Rosen and John Clancy.

UCI Drama Celebrates Women In Law With The Award-Winning Musical LEGALLY BLONDE
by Julie Musbach - Oct 22, 2018


UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama opens its 2018-19 season, entitled "Against All Odds," with the irresistibly fun musical Legally Blonde at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe's 2007 Broadway hit, with a book by Heather Hach based on the Amanda Brown novel and movie of the same name, was nominated for multiple Tony Awards and won an award for Best Touring Musical in 2009. This story of Elle Woods' journey, which begins as a quest for love and ends as a story of personal transformation, cleverly embeds its message of empowerment in a pink and rollicking world of music, humor, and double entendre.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at THE FERRYMAN
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 22, 2018


The Ferryman opened yesterday, Sunday, October 21, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on Broadway. See who showed up to walk the red carpet before the show below!

Charles Strouse, Andy Karl, Ahrens & Flaherty, and More Will Celebrate The Life Of Thomas Meehan
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2018


The Broadway community will celebrate the life of Thomas Meehan on Monday, November 5th at 2:00 PM at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street).

SO MUCH TO SAY �" SONGS FOR EVERYTOWN Album Featuring Ariana DeBose, Margo Seibert, and More Now Available
by Julie Musbach - Oct 5, 2018


Broadway Records and Yellow Sound Label releases So Much To Say - Songs for Every Town, digitally today, October 5, 2018.

Photo Coverage: Mean Girls Makes Fetch Happen On October 3rd!
by Monroe George - Oct 4, 2018


Before last night's special fan performance for lucky lottery winners, New York City Commissioner of Media and Entertainment Julie Menin honored the cast and creative team of Broadway's new musical 'Mean Girls' by re-naming W. 52nd Street between Broadway & 8th Avenue 'W. Fetch Street,' outside the August Wilson Theatre 245 W 52nd St., Manhattan. The cast in full costume, creative team and Commissioner gathered on the sidewalk at 5 minutes to curtain to make the announcement.

VIDEO: The Mathletes Celebrate MEAN GIRLS Day With Some Sick Rhymes
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2018


Yo, yo, yo North Shore, it's time to turn up! Your Mathletes are back to lay on some sick October 3rd rhymes for all the hunnies. Beats by Nikhil Saboo and Flow by Cheech Manohar.

Plan Out The Fetchest Day of All for MEAN GIRLS Day!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2018


It's finally here! Celebrate the ultimate 'Mean Girls Day' tomorrow - Wednesday, October 3rd - in style with Mean Girls, the award-winning hit new Broadway musical comedy now playing at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). In addition to a special free fan performance that evening for those who won the advance digital lottery, Mean Girls fans in NYC, across the country, and even across the pond can celebrate with a wide variety of partners offering special customer discounts and purchase incentives.

VIDEO: The Cast of MEAN GIRLS Performs 'Stupid with Love' on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 2, 2018


Broadway's Mean Girls cast performs 'Stupid with Love' for Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Fetch Is Happening! Tina Fey To Rename NYC Street In Honor of MEAN GIRLS Day!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2018


The world has waited long enough. Fetch is finally happening.

MEAN GIRLS Announces Even More Partners Celebrating 'Mean Girls Day'
by Julie Musbach - Sep 26, 2018


With just one week to go until Wednesday, October 3rd, Mean Girls has announced a more partnerships with businesses from New York to London ahead of 'Mean Girls Day' festivities.

Brief 9/26: Read the Reviews For BERNHARDT/HAMLET, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: read all of the reviews for Bernhardt/Hamlet, and more!

BWW Interview: She's Doin' This Thing (x3)! Jennifer Simard Tells All About Her New Roles in MEAN GIRLS
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 27, 2018


It's a good thing that Jennifer Simard looks great in pink... Following a triumphant run as the hilarious Ernestina in Hello, Dolly!, the Tony nominee has just taken over not one, but three roles in Mean Girls on Broadway- Mrs. Heron, Ms. Norbury and Mrs. George.

Breaking: Nell Benjamin & Duncan Sheik's BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE Set for Goodspeed's 2019 Season; Plus THE MUSIC MAN, BILLY ELLIOT, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2018


Last night during an exclusive Member event, Michael Gennaro, Goodspeed's Executive Director, announced the next season at The Goodspeed along with two tremendous new musicals set for The Terris Theatre.

Broadway Records & Yellow Sound Label Announce SO MUCH TO SAY - SONGS FOR EVERYTOWN
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2018


Broadway Records and Yellow Sound Label today announced So Much To Say – Songs for Every Town, will be released digitally on Friday, October 5, 2018. The album will be available at www.BroadwayRecords.com, Amazon and iTunes upon release.

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