Since its Broadway debut, the musical Mean Girls has been a staple production emphasizing the drama of high school through the story of The Plastics, a group of populars who recruit the naive and once-homeschooled new girl, Cady Heron. The theatrical production was created years after the film’s release by an award-winning creative team that includes book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). The story follows a young Heron as she enters the world of high school after living her life in Africa, being homeschooled by her research zoologist parents. She has to learn to navigate the animal-like world of high school in a “killed or be killed” environment. She is soon taken under the wing of some of the most popular girls on campus, headed by the vindictive Regina George. Through this experience, Cady must discover who she is and the type of person she wants to be.
WHO: Mean Girls
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Classic Center
HOW MUCH: $25–87.25
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