Ocean City Theatre Company’s Junior Co students will perform MEAN GIRLS: HIGH SCHOOL VERSION at the Ocean City Music Pier on July 21 and 22 at 7:30pm.
The show is a coming-of-age stage musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name, also written by Fey, which was in turn based on the 2002 nonfiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered in Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018. The show is presented with permission by Music Theatre International (MTI).
MEAN GIRLS is a ferociously funny new musical and a smash hit. 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 naïve 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’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.
The movie on which MEAN GIRLS is based is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13), and the musical contains some adult content and language. If you’re concerned about your child watching the play, the film is a helpful resource in making this decision.
The OCTC staged version is under the direction of Hannah Breed, Mikey Vultaggio, and Debra Rolland. High School students from across the Delaware Valley had the opportunity to audition for the OCTC Jr Company, and this year over 50 students were cast in this Jersey Shore premier production of MEAN GIRLS: HIGH SCHOOL VERSION.
Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased online at oceancitytheatrecompany.com. The OCTC Music Pier Box Office will open one hour before the curtain, but advance sales via our website are encouraged.
