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Theatre Under The Stars<\/strong> launches the second half of its 2024\/25 Season with the North American Tour of Mean Girls<\/strong><\/em>. The record-breaking new musical comedy, adapted from the hit Paramount Pictures film, will run January 28 through February 9. Tickets are on sale now at TUTS.com<\/strong>, Theatre Under The Stars box office (800 Bagby St.), or by calling 713-558-8887<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mean Girls<\/strong> features a book by nine-time Emmy Award\u00ae winner Tina Fey<\/strong>, based on her screenplay for the film; music by three-time Emmy Award\u00ae winner Jeff Richmond<\/strong>; lyrics by two-time Tony Award\u00ae nominee Nell Benjamin<\/strong>; and original direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award\u00ae winner Casey Nicholaw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The tour features Katie Yeomans<\/strong> as \u201cCady Heron,\u201d Maya Petropoulos<\/strong> as \u201cRegina George,\u201d Kristen Amanda Smith<\/strong> as \u201cGretchen Wieners,\u201d MaryRose Brendel<\/strong> as \u201cKaren Smith,\u201d Alexys Morera<\/strong> as \u201cJanis Sarkisian,\u201d Joshua Morrisey<\/strong> as \u201cDamian Hubbard,\u201d Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal<\/strong> as \u201cAaron Samuels\u201d, Kabir Gandhi<\/strong> as \u201cKevin G,\u201d Kristen Seggio<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Heron\/Ms. Norbury\/Mrs. George,\u201d and Tym Brown<\/strong> as \u201cMr. Duvall.\u201d<\/p>\n The cast also includes Megan Arseneau, Thalia Atallah, Gino Bloomberg, Armani Brown, Connor Buonaccorsi, Paloma D\u2019Auria, Kayla Goins, Owen Kent Ing, Tay Marquise, Brandon Moreno, Michael Mottram, Kevin Ivey Morrison, Emma X. O\u2019Loughlin, Lucy Rhoades, Ariel Shani<\/strong>, and Jocelyn Darci Trimmer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cMean Girls<\/strong> <\/em>is the perfect blend of razor-sharp humor and infectious music,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director Dan Knechtges<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s a hilarious and wildly entertaining look at friendship, self-discovery, and figuring out where you belong\u2014and Houston audiences are going to have an absolute blast!\u201d<\/p>\n TUTS Humphreys School of Musical Theatre<\/a> alum Armani Brown, who is making his Broadway National Tour debut in the Ensemble of Mean Girls, was last seen on the TUTS stage in 2024\u2019s acclaimed production of Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Humphreys School is the premiere education program for aspiring professional musical theater students. Welcoming more than 800 students annually, the program offers an unparalleled opportunity: the chance to audition and perform in TUTS\u2019 mainstage productions. Alumni include celebrated performers like Sadie Sink, Mallory Bechtel, Trey Curtis, Kevin Cahoon, and Chandra Wilson.<\/p>\n Mean Girls<\/strong><\/em> opened on Broadway in April 2018 to rave reviews at the August Wilson Theatre<\/strong>, following its world premiere at the National Theatre<\/strong> in Washington, DC, in the fall of 2017.<\/p>\n Cady 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.<\/p>\n New York Magazine<\/em> calls Mean Girls<\/strong><\/em> \u201cHILARIOUS!<\/strong> A smart, splashy new musical that delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.\u201d Chicago Tribune<\/em> said \u201cTina Fey writes FUNNIER, SMARTER, SHARPER<\/strong> satire than anyone else in the business.\u201d People Magazine<\/em> calls the show \u201cFRESH, FUN AND INFECTIOUS<\/strong> \u2013 Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin\u2019s songs keep the laughs coming!\u201d The New York Daily News<\/em> said Mean Girls<\/em><\/strong> \u201cTICKLES THE EARS, EYES AND FUNNY BONE<\/strong> \u2013 the direction by Casey Nicholaw packs style, invention and red bull-force energy.\u201d And, Entertainment Weekly<\/em> calls it \u201cA MARVEL: DAZZLING & HILARIOUS!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n Mean Girls<\/em> (Original Broadway Cast Recording)<\/strong>, produced by Atlantic Records<\/strong>, is now available.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Theatre Under The Stars launches the second half of its 2024\/25 Season with the North American Tour of Mean Girls. 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