A stage adaptation of Tina Fey鈥檚 2004 hit comedy film Mean Girls, which starred actress Lindsay Lohan as a high school transfer student trying to navigate teenage social cliques, will have its world premiere in fall 2017 in Washington, D.C.
The news was announced October 3鈥攖he day fans have dubbed Mean Girls day, in reference to a line in the film鈥攐n the official Mean Girls Facebook page and new verified Twitter account. The Facebook post was taken down minutes after the announcement, but the tweet remains.
A representative on behalf of the creators confirmed the news to 半岛体育.com, stating that 鈥渢hey are all really excited and will have a formal announcement with additional information very soon.鈥�
The Tweet follows:
BREAKING OCT 3rd NEWS! The 鈥淢ean Girls鈥� musical is coming to Washington, D.C. Fall of 2017!
鈥� Mean Girls (@MeanGirlsDC)
, Tony Award-nominated Legally Blonde lyricist Nell Benjamin is collaborating with Golden Globe winner Fey and Fey鈥檚 husband, composer Jeffrey Richmond. Fey told the Tribeca Film Festival crowd that the pregnancy of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper has given her the chance to focus on the new musical.
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鈥淲e鈥檙e working on the musical adaptation, and thanks to Ellie Kemper鈥檚 pregnancy, we have this whole summer to work on it,鈥� she said. When asked whether the musical would be updated to include the impact of social media, Fey answered, 鈥淭he thing about social media is鈥� it doesn鈥檛 dramatize well.鈥� Fey previously told Watch What Happens host Andy Cohen that she has no plans to star in the musical, which will have a 鈥渃lassic Broadway鈥� sound. The actress/writer also joked that Broadway will see the musical in 鈥渋n 2027鈥� whenever Hamilton 肠濒辞蝉别蝉.鈥�
In 2007, the actress and writer told MTV, 鈥淚 thought the movie, in some ways, mostly appealed to young girls and gay men, and I feel like that could be a recipe for success on Broadway.鈥�
Mean Girls was directed by Mark Waters and also starred Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried and Fey. The film centers on Cady Heron (Lohan), who returns to the U.S. from Africa and must adjust to high school life after previously being homeschooled. She soon must decide which social clique to be a part of and finds herself caught in the drama of 鈥淭he Plastics.鈥�
The D.C.-area Signature Theatre, currently developing the world premiere of Freaky Friday, has confirmed that it is not spearheading the project; and D.C.鈥檚 Arena Stage, which gave Dear Evan Hansen its world premiere, as well as the Ford's Theatre said that the project is not planned for their venues either.
半岛体育.com has reached out to members of the creative team of the musical and are awaiting a response.
