The movie adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical will mostly feature a brand-new cast—with two notable exceptions. Tina Fey and Tim Meadows will bring a sense of nostalgia to this project by reprising their roles from the original Mean Girls movie.
Fey, who wrote the script for the iconic 2004 teen comedy, discussed its upcoming musical adaptation during a recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The 30 Rock star confirmed she and Meadows will return to their roles from the original movie as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duval, respectively.
“We couldn’t age out, teachers work forever. I want it to be like when Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island was at a trade show and you’re like, ‘Oh he looks so old in his little hat.’ That’s my goal,” Fey told her former Saturday Night Live co-star Seth Meyers.
Mean Girls: The Musical is based on the hit Broadway musical, which received 12 Tony nominations following its premiere in 2018. Reneé Rapp will be the only cast member to return to her role from the Broadway run as Regina George, while the rest of the cast will include Angourie Rice as Cady, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis, Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Bebe Wood as Gretchen, and Avantika Vandanap as Karen.
