
Norbury is pushed down, and sees a page with her name on it, describing her as a "sad old drug pusher." In Mr. Meanwhile, on her way out of the school, Regina tosses and scatters photocopies of all of the pages of the book throughout the school hallways for students to discover at the next bell.Īs students pick the pages up with their various names and see the insults scrawled on them, they begin yelling and physically fighting in the hallways. Gretchen tries to explain the book is Regina's, despite the insults directed at her in it. Duvall's office, where Gretchen and Karen have also already been summoned, and exchanges a tense look with Regina on her way out. Cady is called out of Health class to Mr. Regina points out that there are only three girls in the school not in the book (presumably Cady, Gretchen, and Karen). Duvall reads the Burn Book, which she claims to have found in the girl's bathroom. Despits minor flaws, Mean Girls is an entertaining musical filled with lots of potential for all genders and age groups looking to watch a newer version of a classic.Regina sits crying in the principal's office while Mr. While the abundance of songs quickly gets old, the satire and impressive performances quickly make up for it.
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Each main character receives a more detailed development in comparison to the movie where their true colors are really exposed, rather than just superficial and shallow personalities. Taking a popular and well-known movie and transforming it into a show, especially one able to compete with the original, is a difficult task that was successful with the show. However, the dance numbers and slightly catchy music give an unrealistic impression of high school that makes some points in the play comical, and others unbelievable. The music and choreography fit together perfectly in an impeccable fashion. Every few minutes there would be another new song and dance number tied into the scene. Walking into the theater, I had expectations that there would be a few songs when appropriate here and there I was completely wrong. The Burn Book is a crucial plot point between Cady and the Plastics with insults such as “Made out with a hot dog” and “Too gay to function.” The scenery throughout the entire play is creative and unique, for the screens allows it to change quickly and conveniently. The show kept many of the original and iconic lines from the movie like “You go Glen Coco!”, “That’s so fetch!” and the Jingle Bell Rock dance/song performance number while also adding in many references to the ever-growing social media presence to modernize the show.Īs soon as the audience walks into the theater they see a profuse amount of pink as well as screens filled with pages from the Burn Book. Updating an old movie and transforming it into a well-written, original, and entertaining play is a process that Fey nearly perfected with “Mean Girls.” However, there are a plethora of occasions where this is not the case, such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Little Mermaid. Hit movies turned Broadway shows, such as West Side Story and Hairspray, often become huge successes due to their preexisting popularity. The entertaining plot consists of naive Cady, still loyal to Janis and Damian, as she helps her two best friends get revenge on Regina for petty meanness and a rumor spreading from years ago. Janis (Barrett Wilbert Weed) and Damian (Grey Henson) become her official welcoming committee and assist her in navigating through social cliques.Įventually, Regina George (Taylor Louderman), leader of the school dominating Plastics clique, takes Cady under her wing.



The play focuses around Cady Heron, (Erika Henningsen) a girl who switched from being home-schooled in Africa to an equally wild jungle: public high school.

The new Broadway musical, “Mean Girls,” is an entertaining performance based off Tina Fey’s 2004 hit movie.
