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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The hit 2004 movie Mean Girls<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is getting a musical update!<\/p>\n Based on the original movie and the Broadway musical adaptation, this new version gives a fresh, updated take on the story that is more with the current times than the early 2000s like it\u2019s predecessor.<\/p>\n Tina Fey<\/strong><\/a>, who wrote both the movie and the book for the Broadway musical, has updated the script from both, and has adapted it into a new movie version of the musical, with music by her husband Jeff Richmond<\/strong><\/a> and lyrics by Nell Benjamin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here is the synopsis: \u201cCady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this na\u00efve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina\u2019s reign, she learns the hard way that you can\u2019t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.\u201d<\/p>\n Mean Girls<\/em>, the movie musical, was originally set for Paramount+, but instead will premiere in theaters on January 12, 2024.<\/p>\n Click inside to meet the full cast of the movie so far and which characters they will play\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n