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VIDEO: Get a Sneak Peek at MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS at The Muny!
by Stephi Wild - 08/03/2018

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 - 07/29/2018

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 - 06/20/2018

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 - 06/12/2018

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 - 06/05/2018

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 - 06/03/2018

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!

VIDEO: Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Sings 'What I Did For Love' from A CHORUS LINE on SNL
by Stephi Wild - 05/20/2018

Tina Fey hosted last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, and in doing so, she brought back her iconic portrayal of Sarah Palin. In a sketch last night, Fey's Palin sang 'What I Did For Love' from A Chorus Line, alongside Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon), Michael Wolff (Fred Armisen), Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong), Rex Tillerson (John Goodman) and Omarosa Manigault (Leslie Jones).

VIDEO: Tina Fey Tries to Join MEAN GIRLS on Broadway in Saturday Night Live Sketch
by Robert Diamond - 05/20/2018

Tony nominee Tina Fey  hosted the hilarious season finale of Saturday Night Live last night and as we reported, we also got an appearance from the cast of Mean Girls in a new digital short. Watch as Tina tries to join the Broadway cast of the show. 

TV: The Cast of Paper Mill's HALF TIME Puts on Their Dancing Shoes for a Sneak Peek!
by Nicole Rosky - 05/19/2018

Paper Mill Playhouse will soon present the East Coast premiere of Half Time, a new musical, with book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Nell Benjamin and additional music by Marvin Hamlisch and Ester Dean.

TV: Watch a Sneak Peek of Paper Mill Playhouse's HALF TIME in Rehearsal!
by Nicole Rosky - 05/18/2018

Paper Mill Playhouse will soon present the East Coast premiere of Half Time, a new musical, with book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Nell Benjamin and additional music by Marvin Hamlisch and Ester Dean. 

VIDEO: Tina Fey Talks MEAN GIRLS, Reads a Letter to Her Future Self, and More on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - 05/18/2018

Tina Fey, writer of Mean Girls, appeared on The Tonight Show last night! She chatted about the show's dozen Tony nominations, and Jimmy Fallon reminds her of the punk song she asked him to to write for the movie soundtrack. Hear it in the first clip below!

VIDEO: Grab Your Grandma and Enter Paper Mill Playhouse's 'Generations' Contest to Win Tickets to HALF TIME, Season Subscription
by Stage Tube - 05/18/2018

Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, will host an online contest to promote their production of HALF TIME, the new musical about not acting your age. 'Generations,' The Half Time Dance Contest is a social contest where participants will film a video of multiple generations of their family dancing to whatever music moves them. Can your grandma twerk? Can your dad pop and lock? Can you teach a parent how to dance? We want to see it!

VIDEO: Preview Tina Fey's Return to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this Saturday, May 19
by Macon Prickett - 05/16/2018

Mean Girls writer Tina Fey hosts Saturday Night Live on May 19, 2018, with musical guest Nicki Minaj. Check out the promo below!

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS Cast Checks Out Times Square Takeover!
by Nicole Rosky - 05/14/2018

Times Square has got tourists thinking pink this month, as billboards for the twelve-time Tony nominated Mean Girls were just unveiled at the 42nd Street Subway stop and beyond! Watch below as the cast takes a trip to check out the totally fetch makeover!

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Nell Benjamin
by Nicole Rosky - 05/13/2018

Watch below as Nell tells us all about want this nomination means to her, how she's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Itamar Moses and David Yazbek
by Nicole Rosky - 05/11/2018

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

Get A First Listen To 'Apex Predator' From MEAN GIRLS
by Alan Henry - 05/03/2018

BroadwayWorld has a first listen to 'Apex Predator' from the Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast recording! Hear the track below!

VIDEO: Tina Fey Shares Her Tony Nomination Reaction on THE TODAY SHOW
by Macon Prickett - 05/03/2018

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.

VIDEO: The Cast of the Tony Nominated MEAN GIRLS Musical Strut Their Stuff on THE TODAY SHOW!
by Macon Prickett - 05/03/2018

Continuing TODAY's 'Best of Broadway' week, Tina Fey is live on the TODAY plaza to introduce a performance by the cast of her Broadway musical 'Mean Girls,' which has received a dozen Tony nominations. Watch them perform a song from the show, 'Apex Predator.'

VIDEO: Check Out the Lyric Video for MEAN GIRLS Anthem I'D RATHER BE ME
by Macon Prickett - 04/20/2018

Check out the official lyric video for "I'd Rather Be Me" Performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed & the Original Broadway Cast of MEAN GIRLS. The song is now available for purchase on iTunes.

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