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Mean Girls

Why Is Hollywood Pretending Musicals Don’t Exist—Until They Win the Box Office?

You wouldn't know it from the marketing, but recent box-office successes like 'Mean Girls' and 'Wonka' are musicals. Why has Hollywood become afraid of singing and dancing?
By Emily Zemler

‘Mean Girls’: Nothing to Come in 2024 Can Possibly Be Worse

What’s the achievement in turning a dumb, worthless movie into a dumber, creepier, time-wasting musical?
By Rex Reed

Bebe Wood on Playing Gretchen Wieners in ‘Mean Girls’ & Reuniting With Tina Fey

From re-enacting some of the most iconic moments of 'Mean Girls' to challenging herself with a live performance, actress Bebe Wood shares what it was like to play Gretchen in the new movie.
By Laura Babiak
Daniel Franzese.

For ‘Mean Girls’ Actor Daniel Franzese, Playing an Iconic Gay Best Friend Was a Blessing and a Curse

By Evan Ross Katz

Pete Davidson Isn’t Over His Breakup With Ariana Grande, but Here’s Why He Should Be

By Helen Holmes
As erotic as a peanut butter sandwich

The Joy of Rex Reed: A Year in Tough Love From Our Favorite Movie Critic

By Merin Curotto
Itzan Escamilla from 'Elite'

Netflix’s ‘Elite’ Is ‘Mean Girls’ Plus Murder

By Helen Holmes
2018 Tony Award Live Stream

Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Tony Awards, Including Live Stream Info

By Brandon Katz

Israel’s ‘Mean Girls’ Tweet to Iran Is the Meme-Diplomacy of the Future

By Jack Crosbie

‘Mean Girls,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Band’s Visit,’ ‘Harry Potter’ Lead Tony Nominations

By John Bonazzo

Star-Studded Cast Explains How ‘Frozen’ Broke the Broadway Mold

By Harry Haun

‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Every Bit as Vapid and Tasteless as You’d Expect

By Rex Reed
The cast of Cruel Intentions.

Sexual Awakenings and ’90s Nostalgia Fuel the ‘Cruel Intentions’ Musical

By Margaret Abrams
Paris Hilton and Brandi Howe are still Juicy girls.

What Do the Juicy Couture Founders Think of the Brand’s Revival?

By Andrea Cheng
mean girls now musical

Aaron Samuels Proved ‘Mean Girls’ Is Grool, Even After October 3

By Margaret Abrams
Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004).

12 Movies You Never Expected to Be Broadway Musicals That Are Actually Happening

By Sarah Fortinsky
The lunchroom as emotional minefield.

What We Can Learn About Politics From the High School Lunchroom

By Josh Gosfield and Camille Sweeney
Tina Fey in a Mugler Jumpsuit (Photo: Courtesy The Edit).

Tina Fey Was a Total Mean Girl in High School

By Dena Silver
The cast of Pretty Little Liars "finally" discovering who A is. (Photo: imdb)

‘A’ Is for AGHH!!! ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Fans React to Season Finale’s Shocking Twist

By Ilana Kaplan
Ms. Bertliet reading trolls' mean comments in her "Shit Trolls Say" video (Screengrab: YouTube)

How To Cope With The Shit Trolls Say Behind That Cozy Veil Of Online Anonymity

By Mélanie Berliet
The meanest girls. (MTV)

What a Racially Diverse <em>Mean Girls</em> Would Have Looked Like (Video)

By Drew Grant

Science Says Girls Pretend to Be Anxious About Math Because Society Tells Them To

By Jordyn Taylor

Updated: Here Are Some <em>Mean Girls</em> GIFs to Explain Taylor Swift’s <em>Vanity Fair</em> Feud With Amy Poehler and Tina Fey

By Drew Grant

Lindsay Lohan’s BlackBerry is So Fetch

By Jessica Roy
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