Tina Fey confirms Mean Girls musical is happening

The cult high school movie is set for a musical makeover
The plastics: Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert and Rachel McAdams
Paramount
Emma Powell4 March 2016
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Get ready for the return of the Plastics – Tina Fey has confirmed a Mean Girls musical.

The hit 2004 high school comedy will be adapted into a musical for Broadway.

Fey announced the news during a Times Talk for her new film, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

When asked if the rumours were true, Fey replied: "Yes. It is still happening. It's only... years away."

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She also confirmed her husband – the composer Jeff Richmond – and lyricist Nell Benjamin are helping her with the project. The trio previously worked together to adapt Legally Blonde into a musical.

Mean Girls featured a handful of musical numbers from the Plastics annual Jingle Bell Rock dance, Damian’s solo performance of Beautuful and mathlete Kevin G’s famous rap.

The news comes nearly two years after Richmond revealed that the project was "going swimmingly". Speaking to Vulture he said: “We’re very happy with how things are coming along so far. And maybe this thing will be out by the Mean Girls 15th anniversary.”

The original film followed previously home-schooled Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) as she navigated her way through Northshore High. In an attempt to help Janice (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese) "destroy" Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her clique, 'The Plastics', she befriends them and becomes close to being expelled.

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