‘Mean Girls’ Directors on Cutting Songs, Adding ‘Important’ Updates for Gen Z and Making That ‘NDA-Heavy’ Surprise Cameo Happen
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the original “Mean Girls” movie tried to make fetch happen. Tina Fey’s adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book “Queen Bees and Wannabe” became an instant classic and boosted the rising stars of Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried. It was then adapted into a stage musical that premiered on Broadway in 2018 with a script by Fey, music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Neil Benjamin.