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Ahead of the release of London's West End Mean Girls musical later this year, comes the release of the film's musical adaptation, which is set to premiere in the UK on January 19. But what can fans expect?
In what has been described as a reimagining of the original film rather than a remake, comes arguably the biggest change - Cady Heron will no longer narrate the story. Instead, the new film is narration by voiceovers from Janis and Damian's characters.
But how do fans of the franchise feel about the change in narration?
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Much like the tweets above, many supporters of the film took to X to convey their frustrations with the change in narration. Although, some filmgoers were in favour of the switch.
Not sure what to make of it all? As the film will premiere in just four days time, you'll be able to decide for yourself if the musical version is a fetch homecoming, or a faux pas.
In news that can only be described as so fetch, the Mean Girls musical is coming to London’s West End next summer.
The musical adaptation of the hit 2004 film, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, has been showing on Broadway for almost two years and will cross the Atlantic for a stint in the capital for the first time.
The Mean Girls musical, written by the movie's co-writer Tina Fey, was first seen in Washington in 2017 before opening on Broadway in 2018 at the August Wilson theatre. The following year, it received 12 nominations at the Tony awards, making it one of the most nominated shows in 2019.
The show is based on the movie, which features Cady Heron, played by Lindsay Lohan, a homeschooled teenager attending high school in America for the first time. Cady befriends the 'Plastics' — the popular clique at her school, which consists of dippy Karen (Amanda Seyfried), gossipy Gretchen (Lacey Chabert), and queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams) — but drama ensues when she tries to take Regina down.
Casting for the West End run of the Mean Girls musical has yet to be announced.
Tickets for Mean Girls: The Musical will go on sale on 1 November 2023 and the show will open at London’s Savoy Theatre in June 2024.
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