Philipps joins Tina Fey, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Angourie Rice, and Renée Rapp.
Paramount Pictures has introduced a brand new casting for its upcoming Mean Girls Musical. Busy Philipps will be part of the forged of the anticipated musical based mostly on the Tony-nominated Broadway present of the identical identify. According to Deadline, Philipps will tackle the position of Mrs. George, the mom of Regina, chief of the imply women’ group, Plastics.
Philipps is finest identified for her roles in comedy motion pictures, and he or she has starred in fashionable rom-coms like I Feel Pretty, He’s Just Not That Into You, and Made of Honor. The actress additionally starred in fashionable comedy exhibits like Vice Principals, and Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks. Philipps additionally gained a Critics Choice TV Award for a Supporting Role for the sitcom Cougar. She at present stars within the comedy collection Girls5eva.
Although the Mean Girls Musical might be based mostly on the Broadway present, which premiered in 2018, the Mean Girls universe comes from the non-fiction self-help e-book by Rosalind Wiseman, Queen Bees and Wannabes, which was tailored into an authentic characteristic written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, resulting in the inspiration behind the Broadway present. The musical, like its predecessors, will observe highschool new lady Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a task performed by Lindsay Lohan within the authentic characteristic and Erika Henningsen on Broadway. As the brand new lady, Cady will try to slot in with the favored lady squad often known as Plastics, after concocting a scheme along with her associates Janis and Damian to deliver down Plastics.
The upcoming musical might be directed by Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne from a screenplay penned by Fey who can even reprise her position as Ms. Norbury, which she performed within the authentic hit comedy film. Lorne Michaels will return to supply the musical alongside Fey. Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin will deal with the movie’s music.
Who Is Starring in ‘Mean Girls the Musical’?
Alongside Fey, Tim Meadows will return as Principal Duval, Renée Rapp will play Regina George, the chief of Plastics, the position originated by Rachel McAdams; Auli’i Cravalho will play Janis Ian, originated by Lizzy Caplan; Jaquel Spivey will play Damian Hubbard, originated by Daniel Franzesel Avantika will play Karen, originated by Amanda Seyfried; Bebe Wood performs Gretchen, a task originated by Lacey Chabert; and Jenna Fischer pla
ys Mrs. Heron, who was performed by Ana Gasteyer within the first movie.
Mean Girls Musical doesn’t have a launch window but. In the meantime, watch the unique film, streaming on Paramount+. Check out the trailer under: