In honour of National Mean Girls Day (October 3rd IYKYK!), theatre producers Lorne Michaels, Sonia Friedman, and David Ian have announced that Mean Girls The Musical is coming to London next year!
Scheduled to open in June 2024, the smash hit musical comedy based on the much loved movie of the same name starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, will take up residence at The Savoy Theatre in the heart of London’s West End.
Tickets are set to go on general sale Wednesday, November 1st 2023, but “cool people” (and you better be one of them biatch) can sign up for pre-sale access now via MeanGirlsMusical.com.
Written by Tina Fey, with music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), the premise of the show revolves around the “battle for popularity and social survival” between a clique of teenage girls at an American high school, including new student Cady Heron (played by Lohan on screen) and “Queen Bee” Regina George (McAdams).
Producers Lorne Michaels and Sonia Friedman say of the shows transfer from Broadway to the West End: “Mean Girls is a timeless comedy that for decades has connected with generations of audiences across the globe. Having worked together for several years on this production, we are immensely proud and excited to be bringing this stage musical, led by this incredible writing and creative team, to London’s Savoy Theatre.”
David Ian, CEO of Crossroads Live, added: “I’m beyond thrilled to have been asked to sit with Lorne Michaels and Sonia Friedman to produce Tina Fey’s iconic Mean Girls. London audiences are in for a real treat.’’
Fey (who also starred in the movie as Cady’s down on her luck Math teacher Ms. Norbury) concluded: ”We’re so excited to bring Mean Girls to London, where everyone already knows what Regina means.”