'Mean Girls' fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office
On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, โMean Girlsโ repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations on Tuesday.
Local high school grad is real life โMean Girlโ
Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on Houston Life, weโre meeting the cast of the hit play, โMean Girls.โ Asia Kreitz is a 2015 graduate of Cypress Ranch HS, was cast in the National Broadway tour of โMean Girls,โ in April of 2019. She is one of the original touring cast members, and her story as to how she was cast is apparently very interesting. Weโll chat with her on Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
Sidelined 'Mean Girls' musical won't reopen on Broadway
FILE - The cast of "Mean Girls" performs at the 72nd annual Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Producers of the Broadway musical โMean Girlsโ have decided not to restart when authorities allow theaters to reopen in New York City, the second and likely not last established show to be a casualty of COVID-19 on the Great White Way. โWe remain excited to bring this musical to the big screen, relaunch the tour and prepare for a London production,โ said โSaturday Night Liveโ and โMean Girlsโ producer Lorne Michaels in a statement. Broadway theaters abruptly closed on March 12, knocking out all shows, including 16 that were still scheduled to open. Late May is the earliest Broadway will reopen, according to the Broadway League.
Broadway at the Hobby Center adjusts 2020-2021 schedule due to COVID-19 pandemic
HOUSTON โ Adjustments to Broadway at the Hobby Centerโs 2020-2021 season schedule were made as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shut down theatre production on stages. Subscribers will continue to keep the same seats for shows scheduled for January and February, according to the news release. Subscribers can also choose to receive a credit, refund, or donate the value of tickets for shows canceled within the current season. The team at Broadway at the Hobby Centerโs priority continues to be the health and safety of crew, cast, staff, and audiences, the theatre said in a statement. Hereโs the adjusted 2020-2021 season schedule: