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TV: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas at Broadway Sessions!
by Ben Cameron - Dec 24, 2019

Happy Holidays from Broadway Sessions! Our Annual All-Star Holiday Show this past Thursday the 19th was such a joyous occasion. Belting, tapping, singalongs and laughing- oh my! Our All-Star lineup included Paige Davis (Chicago, Trading Spaces), Patrick Page (Hadestown) Jewelle Blackman (Hadestown), Max Chernin (Sunday in The Park), Rhaamell Burke-Missouri (King Kong), Hernando Umana (School of Rock), Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (Smokey Joe's Cafe), Riza Takahashi (Mean Girls), Gianna Yanelli (Mean Girls), Jessica Juanich (Bat Out Of Hell), Imari Hardon (Avenue Q), Robert Mantano (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Eric Sebek (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), The Honey Taps, Colleen Harris, Michael Kirk Lane, Katryna Marttala, and Anthony Fett. 

VIDEO: Taylor Louderman Sings a Medley of MEAN GIRLS, KINKY BOOTS, BRING IT ON, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2019

Taylor Louderman recently performed a medley of songs from her career, arranged by music director Benjamin Rauhala (at the piano) entitled 'The #SlayLizLou Medley,' based on Rauhala's nickname for Louderman.

VIDEO: New MEAN GIRLS Cast Members And Original Faves Get Fetch In Latest Footage!
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2019

This spring, Mean Girls on Broadway welcomed a new set of adult women in Tony Award-nominee Jennifer Simard and a brand new number two for Regina George, Krystina Alabado, who has stepped into the fabulous shoes of Gretchen Weiners.

TV Exclusive: MEAN GIRLS Cast Makes Nice at Broadway Sessions!
by Ben Cameron - Apr 21, 2019

The cast of Mean Girls made 'fetch' happen in a big way at Broadway Sessions recently. Cast members Rick Younger, Jonalyn Saxer, DeMarius Copes, Talya Rae Groves, Ashley De LaRosa, Riza Takahashi, Brittany Nicholas, Myles, McHale, Iain Young, Chris Medlin and Gianna Yanelli brought the talent and the funny til the wee hours of the morning. Mean? Maybe not. Fabulous? Absolutely! Enjoy these highlights here.

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS' Kyle Selig Chats with Broadway ASMR
by Rebecca Russo - Feb 20, 2019

Kyle Selig, who currently stars as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls on Broadway, recently sat down with Morgan Reynolds in an all new episode of Broadway ASMR.

VIDEO: The Stars of MEAN GIRLS Are 'Rockin' Around the Pole' This Holiday Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 7, 2018

The Hot Elves of Mean Girls on Broadway have a holiday treat for all you nice girls and boys out there. Hear the song to match the iconic choreo, as the Plastics hit the recording studio for a merry recording of 'Rockin' Around the Pole'. See all the holiday fun below!

VIDEO: MEAN GIRLS Perform 'Fearless' on the Parade
by Robert Diamond - Nov 22, 2018

How fetch! Mean Girls performed 'Fearless' on today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we've got the video!

VIDEO: Watch Barrett Wilbert Weed in the Music Video for MEAN GIRLS' 'I'd Rather Be Me'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2018

Broadway's Mean Girls and Atlantic Records have released the official music video for 'I'd Rather Be Me' from the award-winning hit musical featuring Barrett Wilbert Weed, who currently performs as Janis Sarkisian in the show.  The video had its exclusive premiere yesterday via Rolling Stone, who called it both 'empowering' and 'uplifting.'  'I'd Rather Be Me' is featured on the 'Mean Girls Original Cast Recording,' out now.  The 'Mean Girls Original Cast Recording,' was produced by Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, Tina Fey, Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lorne Michaels and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg, Craig Rosen and John Clancy.

VIDEO: The Cast of MEAN GIRLS Performs 'Stupid with Love' on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 2, 2018

Broadway's Mean Girls cast performs 'Stupid with Love' for Late Night with Seth Meyers.

TV: THE LITTLE MERMAID Swims Into Music Theatre Wichita
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2018

Music Theatre Wichita concludes its 2018 Season with the return of Disney's "The Little Mermaid," directed and choreographed by Linda Goodrich, with musical direction by Thomas W. Douglas. The 60-member cast includes Broadway veterans working alongside some of the nation's most promising new talent, all showcased in an brand-new staging, featuring imaginative sets and costumes inspired by the classic Disney film. In 2011, Music Theatre Wichita was one of the first three theatres in the country to receive permission from the Disney Company to produce this title following its Broadway run, and the new edition marks the local premiere of the newly revised script and score. "The Little Mermaid" runs for ten performances, August 8-18 at the Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, Kansas.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At PIPPIN At MT Wichita
by Alan Henry - Jul 26, 2018

Music Theatre Wichita continues its 2018 Season with one of the first regional productions of the newly revised Pippin, reflecting the changes composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz and librettist Roger O. Hirson introduced in the 2013 Broadway revival. Directed and choreographed by Emmy-nominated Al Blackstone ("So You Think You Can Dance"), the lavish production features a 32-member cast in an all-new staging. The fourth of five self-produced musicals in MTWichita's 2018 season, the run continues through July 29. Disney's The Little Mermaid will conclude the season August 8-18.

VIDEO: Music Theatre Wichita Presents GUYS AND DOLLS
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2018

Music Theatre Wichita continues its 2018 Season with a fresh take on the classic musical Guys and Dolls. The second of five locally produced Broadway-scale productions, Guys and Dolls plays June 27-July 1 at the Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS.

VIDEO: Watch MEAN GIRLS Star Ashley Park Create 'Mean Moves' on TRL
by Macon Prickett - Jun 5, 2018

Broadway star Ashley Park visits TRL and invents the Fetch Step, Burn Book Boogie, and You Can't Sit With Us. #TRL airs weekdays at 8am. Check out the clip below!

VIDEO: Tina Fey Talks MEAN GIRLS, Reads a Letter to Her Future Self, and More on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2018

Tina Fey, writer of Mean Girls, appeared on The Tonight Show last night! She chatted about the show's dozen Tony nominations, and Jimmy Fallon reminds her of the punk song she asked him to to write for the movie soundtrack. Hear it in the first clip below!

VIDEO: Preview Tina Fey's Return to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this Saturday, May 19
by Macon Prickett - May 16, 2018

Mean Girls writer Tina Fey hosts Saturday Night Live on May 19, 2018, with musical guest Nicki Minaj. Check out the promo below!

Get A First Listen To 'Apex Predator' From MEAN GIRLS
by Alan Henry - May 3, 2018

BroadwayWorld has a first listen to 'Apex Predator' from the Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast recording! Hear the track below!

VIDEO: Tina Fey Shares Her Tony Nomination Reaction on THE TODAY SHOW
by Macon Prickett - May 3, 2018

The 2004 film "Mean Girls" was written by Tina Fey. Now a Broadway musical version of the film has earned a whopping 12 Tony nominations. Fey tells TODAY that she was at the gym when she got the news, and "I started crying in the middle of Equinox." More on this story here.

VIDEO: The Cast of the Tony Nominated MEAN GIRLS Musical Strut Their Stuff on THE TODAY SHOW!
by Macon Prickett - May 3, 2018

Continuing TODAY's 'Best of Broadway' week, Tina Fey is live on the TODAY plaza to introduce a performance by the cast of her Broadway musical 'Mean Girls,' which has received a dozen Tony nominations. Watch them perform a song from the show, 'Apex Predator.'

VIDEO: Check Out the Lyric Video for MEAN GIRLS Anthem I'D RATHER BE ME
by Macon Prickett - Apr 20, 2018

Check out the official lyric video for "I'd Rather Be Me" Performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed & the Original Broadway Cast of MEAN GIRLS. The song is now available for purchase on iTunes.

VIDEO: Barrett Wilbert Weed Performs 'I'd Rather Be Me' From MEAN GIRLS on The Tonight Show
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2018

On last night's Tonight Show, Barrett Wilbert Weed, currently playing Janice in Mean Girls on Broadway, performed 'I'd Rather Be Me.' Tina Fey, the writer of the musical, as well as the movie it is based on, was on hand to introduce Barrett's performance. Watch the video below!

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