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Full Cast Announced For MEAN GIRLS on Tour
by Alan Henry - Aug 15, 2019

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 pleased to announce full casting for the First National Tour. The Mean Girls National Tour launches on September 21 in Buffalo, NY. Click here for the full tour route.

TV: Tina Fey Heads Home To Philly To Kick-Off MEAN GIRLS Ticket Sales!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2019

MEAN GIRLS show creator and book writer, Tina Fey, was on hand in at her hometown of Philly this week to kick off ticket sales for the national tour of Mean Girls at the Kimmel Center!

BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'A Number' from the HALF TIME Cast Recording!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2019

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Sony Masterworks Broadway will release HALF TIME (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING), with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Nell Benjamin and additional music by Marvin Hamlisch and Ester Dean tomorrow, August 2.  Produced by Scott M. Riesett (Ain't Too Proud, The Prom) and Matthew Sklar, the album features music from the Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin-written musical, which made its 2018 debut at Paper Mill Playhouse and tells the uplifting true story of ten New Jersey seniors with extraordinary dreams. 

VIDEO: Get A First Look At BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE at Goodspeed Musicals
by Alan Henry - Jul 2, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Goodspeed Musicals's Because of Winn Dixie. This touching tale based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo will run through September 1 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Check out the video!

VIDEO: BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE at Goodspeed Musicals
by Alan Henry - Jul 1, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Goodspeed Musicals's Because of Winn Dixie. This touching tale based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo will run through September 1 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Check out the video!

VIDEO: New MEAN GIRLS Cast Members And Original Faves Get Fetch In Latest Footage!
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2019

This spring, Mean Girls on Broadway welcomed a new set of adult women in Tony Award-nominee Jennifer Simard and a brand new number two for Regina George, Krystina Alabado, who has stepped into the fabulous shoes of Gretchen Weiners.

TV: Omigod You Guys! Watch Carrie St. Louis, Bobby Conte Thornton, Dan DeLuca & More Belt Out LEGALLY BLONDE at Feinstein's/54 Below!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 5, 2019

OMIGOD YOU GUYS! The songs of Legally Blonde: The Musical just hit the Feinstein's/54 Below stage. On Sunday night, Carrie St. Louis led a cast of Broadway and tour favorites in the music of the 7-time Tony-nominated hit musical.

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS' Kyle Selig Chats with Broadway ASMR
by Rebecca Russo - Feb 20, 2019

Kyle Selig, who currently stars as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls on Broadway, recently sat down with Morgan Reynolds in an all new episode of Broadway ASMR.

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS Perform 'Fearless' on the Parade
by Robert Diamond - Nov 22, 2018

How fetch! Mean Girls performed 'Fearless' on today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we've got the video!

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!

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.

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.

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.

VIDEO: Get a First Look at MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS at The Muny
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2018

Broadway director and writer Gordon Greenberg has revised the book for Meet Me In St. Louis at The Muny. Performances began August 4 and will run until August 12. This production, the 8th in Muny history, will also include several songs new to the stage adaptation of Meet Me In St. Louis, including 'Boys and Girls Like You and Me,' a song written by Rodgers & Hammerstein for Oklahoma! and then recorded for, but ultimately cut, from the film of Meet Me In St. Louis. This production will also include the first stage use of 'You and I,' a song in the film by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.

VIDEO: Get a Sneak Peek at MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS at The Muny!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2018

Broadway director and writer Gordon Greenberg has revised the book for Meet Me In St. Louis at The Muny. Performances run August 4 - 12. This production, the 8th in Muny history, will also include several songs new to the stage adaptation of Meet Me In St. Louis, including 'Boys and Girls Like You and Me,' a song written by Rodgers & Hammerstein for Oklahoma! and then recorded for, but ultimately cut, from the film of Meet Me In St. Louis. This production will also include the first stage use of 'You and I,' a song in the film by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of DAVE in DC
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 29, 2018

From a Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning creative team comes the world-premiere musical comedy DAVE, adapted from the Oscar-nominated film. DAVE tells the story ofhigh school teacher (and presidential lookalike) DAVE Kovic, who is hired by the Secret Service as a stand-in for the Commander-in-Chief. When the President falls ill under less than 'presidential' circumstances, DAVE is thrust into the Oval Office to avoid a national scandal, and must find a way to gain the trust and love of the American people...and the First Lady. Subscription packages, including DAVE, are currently available. Single tickets for DAVE go on sale March 28, 2018. Patrons may call the Arena Stage Sales Office at 202-488-3300or visit arenastage.org. DAVE runs July 13-August 19, 2018. For complete 2018/19 Season details, visit: arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/index-18-19.shtml.

VIDEO: Watch HAIRSPRAY Vet Maddie Baillio Belt Out MEAN GIRLS Anthem!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 20, 2018

It seems like just yesterday that Maddie Baillio was waking up in Baltimore as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray Live. Now she's joined forces with Naarai and Jada Banks-Mace to cover a new anthem of Broadway. Watch as they perform 'I'd Rather Be Me' below!

VIDEO: Age is Just a Number! First Look at the Cast of HALF TIME in Action
by Julie Musbach - Jun 12, 2018

Paper Mill Playhouse's Half Time is thrilling audiences out in New Jersey, watch the latest teaser below for a look at the cast grooving and moving!

VIDEO: Watch MEAN GIRLS Star Ashley Park Create 'Mean Moves' on TRL
by Macon Prickett - Jun 5, 2018

Broadway star Ashley Park visits TRL and invents the Fetch Step, Burn Book Boogie, and You Can't Sit With Us. #TRL airs weekdays at 8am. Check out the clip below!

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 3, 2018

Watch below as they tell us all about want this nomination means to them, how they are preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

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