Mean Girls will open on Broadway this spring at the August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street, starring Ashley Park as Gretchen Wieners. Creator Tina Fey stopped by Park's current gig - the immersive Kpop at Ars Nova - and took an impressive stroll down the runway. Check it out below...
- 10/5/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In addition to fall TV and a new slate of prestigious films, theater is gearing up for a new season, both on and Off-Broadway.
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
- 9/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Mean Girls is back — and the Plastics are singing this time!
The highly anticipated musical, based on the 2004 movie about high school girls, hits Broadway next spring at the August Wilson Theater with previews on March 12 and an opening night on April 8. The show’s official Facebook page just released a hilarious promo with the three starring actresses.
Featuring Taylor Louderman as Regina George, Ashley Park as Gretchen Weiners and Kate Rockwell as Karen Smith, the promo gives audiences a slight glimpse into what they can expect from the show.
“We wanna invite you to see Mean Girls,” Gretchen says...
The highly anticipated musical, based on the 2004 movie about high school girls, hits Broadway next spring at the August Wilson Theater with previews on March 12 and an opening night on April 8. The show’s official Facebook page just released a hilarious promo with the three starring actresses.
Featuring Taylor Louderman as Regina George, Ashley Park as Gretchen Weiners and Kate Rockwell as Karen Smith, the promo gives audiences a slight glimpse into what they can expect from the show.
“We wanna invite you to see Mean Girls,” Gretchen says...
- 9/11/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Fetch never happened, but Rachel McAdams is pleased to see the long-awaited Mean Girls musical has come to fruition.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, People, and InStyle at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, McAdams said she can’t wait to see what Tina Fey has in store for the Broadway version of the beloved teen comedy.
“I really hope I get an invitation, yeah,” the Regina George actress said. “I would love to see it. I’m so, so curious about it.”
Long in the works, the Mean Girls musical will open on Broadway on April 8, 2018, at the August...
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, People, and InStyle at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, McAdams said she can’t wait to see what Tina Fey has in store for the Broadway version of the beloved teen comedy.
“I really hope I get an invitation, yeah,” the Regina George actress said. “I would love to see it. I’m so, so curious about it.”
Long in the works, the Mean Girls musical will open on Broadway on April 8, 2018, at the August...
- 9/10/2017
- by Christopher Rosen
- PEOPLE.com
With dozens of castings announced and new projects coming down the pipeline each week across television, film, and theater, it can be near-impossible to keep up. Luckily, Backstage is here to help. Every Friday, we’re rounding up the week's industry news you shouldn’t miss so you can be sure you're firmly in the know! An Oscar winner boards “True Detective.”HBO’s “True Detective,” which has oscillated in its success and reception, is seemingly moving forward for a third installment and has secured Mahershala Ali, who won an Oscar this year for his role in “Moonlight,” to star. During the cable net’s Cta panel on July 26, president of programming Casey Bloys confirmed Ali’s casting but noted that the hunt for an auteur director is still on. “Mean Girls” announces fetch pre-Broadway cast.Before personally victimizing audiences on Broadway, the “Mean Girls” musical will hold an out-of-town...
- 7/27/2017
- backstage.com
[[tmz:video id="0_bmt2nzay"]] This is Awesome!!! One of the Harlem Globetrotters took over for that famous Handshake Teacher in North Carolina ... and welcomed every single one of his students with their own custom greeting!! It all went down this week at Ashley Park PreK-8 School in Charlotte -- where Zeus filled in for Mr. Barry White Jr. ... the teacher who went viral with his students for their morning shake routine! Zeus -- who's in town for the Globetrotters...
- 3/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Personalized handshakes and vocabulary “shoot-outs” in the classroom? Count Barry White as the coolest reading teacher ever!
In an exclusive People Now video, the viral teacher, who created personalized, five-second handshakes for his fifth graders, continues to win hearts as he Skypes during a break from his Charlotte, North Carolina, classroom.
“They’re pumping each other up, especially when we’re in class,” White, a 26-year-old second-year teacher, tells People Now. Ashley Park Principal Meghan Loftus agrees, telling People, “This strong relationship makes it possible for him to hold his students to high expectations, and have them respond with determination and hard work.
In an exclusive People Now video, the viral teacher, who created personalized, five-second handshakes for his fifth graders, continues to win hearts as he Skypes during a break from his Charlotte, North Carolina, classroom.
“They’re pumping each other up, especially when we’re in class,” White, a 26-year-old second-year teacher, tells People Now. Ashley Park Principal Meghan Loftus agrees, telling People, “This strong relationship makes it possible for him to hold his students to high expectations, and have them respond with determination and hard work.
- 2/3/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
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