Mean Girls – The Musical Tickets London

Mean Girls will not return to Broadway when venues re-open in New York, it has been announced. The Broadway production's record-setting run at the August Wilson Theatre held its final performance on Wednesday evening March 11, 2020, having played 805 performances and 29 previews. Based on Tina Fey's 2004 film, Mean Girls takes place in one the world's most treacherous jungles: high school. After her parents' research funding runs out, Cady Heron (Erika Henningsen) moves back to Illinois from Kenya, where she was raised among the animals, and must assimilate herself into a vicious landscape unlike anything she experienced on the Serengeti. This ferociously funny musical was brought to the stage by an award-winning creative team, including director & choreographer Casey Nicholaw (Disney’s Aladdin, Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon), composer Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), costume designer Greg Barnes (Something Rotten!, Aladdin), scenic designer Scott Pask (The Book of Mormon) and book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock, Bossypants, SNL). Joining Erika Henningsen in originating the cast were Taylor Louderman as Regina George, Ashley Park as Gretchen Wieners, and Kate Rockwell as Karen Smith along with Kerry Butler (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), Grey Henson (Damian Hubbard), Cheech Manohar (Kevin Gnapoor), Kyle Selig (Aaron Samuels), Barrett Wilbert Weed (Janis Sarkisian), and Rick Younger (Mr. Duvall). Read a round up of reviews from the Broadway run Whilst the Broadway show may not be returning, the Mean Girls North American tour, which had been playing sold out houses across the country since it launched in 2019, plans to relaunch this summer or as soon as performances can resume. Issuing a statement just as the Broadway production announces its closure, Michaels (who co-produces the show with Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures) said: "We remain excited to bring this musical to the big screen, relaunch the tour and prepare for a London production. I look forward to the day, hopefully soon, when theaters can open their doors again." It was also confirmed the film version of the musical in development at Paramount Studios would proceed. Click here for info on the London production of Mean Girls - The Musical in the West End.

Producers of the Broadway smash-hit musical Mean Girls have confirmed they are ‘in final discussions’ to transfer the show to London's West End. Produced on stage by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures, Mean Girls is set to open in London in the spring of 2021 with full dates, venue, casting and ticketing to be announced. The musical is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw (Aladdin, The Book of Mormon) with music by Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyrics by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and a book by the films screenwriter Tina Fey (30 Rock). Mean Girls opened on Broadway to glowing reviews in 2018 where it continues to play at the August Wilson Theatre.  A West End transfer has been held up by the lack of availability of London's theatres - other Broadway shows rumoured to be waiting for theatres to become available include Beetlejuice, The Cher Show and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.  The most likely venues to stage the show include the Adelphi Theatre, Gielgud Theatre, Lyric Theatre or the Shaftesbury Theatre. Producers have also announced that Paramount Pictures will adapt the musical stage production into a film. Tina Fey said: “I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big screen. It's been incredibly gratifying to see how much the movie and the musical have meant to audiences. I've spent sixteen years with these characters now. They are my Marvel Universe and I love them dearly.” What's Mean Girls About? Based on Tina Fey's  2004 film starring a fresh-faced Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls is the story of young girl who moves from the plains of Africa to a suburban high school in Illinois America.  It soon becomes apparent that the wilds of Africa have not prepared her for the fierce and vicious ways of the popular girls in high school America.  Ferociously funny, the musical is a faithful adaptation of the film and the show remains true to the themes of anti-bully, female empowerment and self acceptance. When does Mean Girls open? Mean Girls will open in London in spring 2021.  Ticketing on-sale dates, venue, and casting to be announced.

Nominations for the American Theatre Wing’s 72nd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® have been announced. Tony and Grammy Award-winner, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Katharine McPhee, who is currently starring in the Tony nominated musical Waitress, announced the 2018 Tony Award Nominees at a ceremony held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award Nominees Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, will be broadcast live from the Radio City Music Hall on CBS, on Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The Tony Awards 2018 nominations Best play The Children by Lucy KirkwoodFarinelli and The King by Claire van KampenHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two by Jack ThorneJunk by Ayad AkhtarLatin History for Morons by John Leguizamo Best musical The Band’s VisitFrozenMean GirlsSpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best revival of a play Angels in AmericaThree Tall WomenThe Iceman ComethLobby HeroTravesties Best revival of a musical My Fair LadyOnce On This IslandCarousel Best book of a musical The Band’s Visit, Itamar MosesFrozen, Jennifer LeeMean Girls, Tina FeySpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Kyle Jarrow Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre Angels in America, Adrian SuttonThe Band’s Visit, David YazbekFrozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert LopezMean Girls, Jeff Richmond, Nell BenjaminSpongeBob SquarePants, Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, John Legend, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., Domani and Lil’C Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play Andrew Garfield, Angels in AmericaTom Hollander, TravestiesJamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoMark Rylance, Farinelli and The KingDenzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play Glenda Jackson, Three Tall WomenCondola Rashad, Saint JoanLauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser GodAmy Schumer, Meteor Shower Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair LadyJoshua Henry, CarouselTony Shalhoub, The Band’s VisitEthan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical Lauren Ambrose, My Fair LadyHailey Kilgore, Once On This IslandLaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer MusicalKatrina Lenk, The Band’s VisitTaylor Louderman, Mean GirlsJessie Mueller, Carousel Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoMichael Cera, Lobby HeroBrian Tyree Henry, Lobby HeroNathan Lane, Angels in AmericaDavid Morse, The Iceman Cometh Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play Susan Brown, Angels in AmericaNoma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoDeborah Findlay, The ChildrenDenise Gough, Angels in AmericaLaurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair LadyAlexander Gemignani, CarouselGrey Henson, Mean GirlsGavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalAri’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer MusicalRenee Fleming, CarouselLindsay Mendez, CarouselAshley Park, Mean GirlsDiana Rigg, My Fair Lady Best scenic design of a play Miriam Buether, Three Tall WomenJonathan Fensom, Farinelli and The KingChristine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoSanto Loquasto, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman ComethIan MacNeil and Edward Pierce, Angels in America Best scenic design of a musical Dane Laffrey, Once On This IslandScott Pask, The Band’s VisitScott Pask, Finn Ross and Adam Young, Mean GirlsMichael Yeargan, My Fair LadyDavid Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best costume design of a play Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and The KingNicky Gillibrand, Angels in AmericaKatrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoAnn Roth, Three Tall WomenAnn Roth, The Iceman Cometh Best costume design of a musical Gregg Barnes, Mean GirlsClint Ramos, Once On This IslandAnn Roth, CarouselDavid Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalCatherine Zuber, My Fair Lady Best lighting design of a play Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoPaule Constable, Angels in AmericaJules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, The Iceman ComethPaul Russell, Farinelli and The KingBen Stanton, Junk Best lighting design of a musical Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalJules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Once On This IslandDonald Holder, My Fair LadyBrian MacDevitt, CarouselTyler Micoleau, The Band’s Visit Best direction of a play Marianne Elliott, Angels in AmericaJoe Mantello, Three Tall WomenPatrick Marber, TravestiesJohn Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoGeorge C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh Best direction of a musical Michael Arden, Once On This IslandDavid Cromer, The Band’s VisitTina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalCasey Nicholaw, Mean GirlsBartlett Sher, My Fair Lady Best choreography Christopher Gattelli, My Fair LadyChristopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalSteven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoCasey Nicholaw, Mean GirlsJustin Peck, Carousel Best orchestrations John Clancy, Mean GirlsTom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants: The MusicalAnnmarie Milazzo and Michael Starobin, Once On This IslandJamshied Sharifi, The Band’s VisitJonathan Tunick, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Best sound design of a play Adam Cork, TravestiesIan Dickinson for Autograph, Angels in AmericaGareth Fry,Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoTom Gibbons, 1984Dan Moses Schreier, The Iceman Cometh Best sound design of a musical Kai Harada, The Band’s VisitPeter Hylenski, Once On This IslandScott Lehrer,  CarouselBrian Ronan, Mean GirlsWalter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Special award John LeguizamoBruce Springsteen Regional theatre Tony award La MaMa E.T.C.New York City Isabelle Stevenson Tony award Nick Scandalios Tony honors for excellence in the theatre Sara KrulwichBessie NelsonErnest Winzer Cleaners

A review round-up for Mean Girls The Musical at the August Wilson Theatre, Broadway. Mean Girls, the highly anticipated musical adaptation of Tina Fey's hit 2004 comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan has opened to glowing reviews on Broadway.   Brought to the stage by an award winning creative team, director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (Aladdin, Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon), costumes by Greg Barnes,   composed by Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyrics by  Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and book by Fey, Mean Girls is a ferociously funny new musical. Fan will be pleased to hear, the musical is a faithful adaptation of the film, with the inclusion of social media, the show remains true to the themes of anti-bully, female empowerment and self acceptance. Erika Henningsen (Bad Girls, Wide Awake) plays naïve newbie Cady Heron, with Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park and Karen Smith ruthlessly playing The Plastics - Regina George, Gretchen Wieners and  Kate Rockwell. The big question is, Is Mean Girls mean enough?  Mean Girls The Musical is booking until 31 December at the August Wilson Theatre, New York, Broadway. Read a round-up of reviews below.