Roy Berko
MEAN GIRLS is filled with music, characters and Tina Fey satire that will appeal to younger audiences. This production is not the quality expected of a professional tour. Too bad, it really has the potential to be a really fun show!
To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.
Howard Gollop
Still, it's hard to quibble with the jubilance of Casey Nicholaw's direction and choreography (adapted by Casey Hushion and John MacInnis, respectively, for this tour), who turns cafeteria lunch trays into the main feature of a Busby Berkeley-style extravaganza. Likewise, it would be hard to fault the performances by Natalie Shaw as the protagonist who transitions into one of the popular girls (aka "The Plastics") and Joshua Morrisey and Alexys Morera as the two singing, tap-dancing outsider friends who first befriend her, show her the ropes and then narrate the show in befitting mock-teen omniscience.
To see a full review of this show, read Howard Gollop's review here.
Laura Kennelly
We last saw those bad girls in 2019. Did you miss them?
Well, good news for you then. The musical version of Mean Girls is back for a brief run at Playhouse Square’s State Theatre (through November 10)......Bottom Line: There are funny moments, the cast is good, but the story seems dated. Yes, we know growing up is hard, but get over it. (I feel like a mean girl now, but there’s something about this show that brings out the snark. If you’ve already seen it when it was in Cleveland in 2019, you don’t need to see it again.)
To see a full review of this show, read Laura's post here or at Cool Cleveland.
