Tina Fey wrote “Mean Girls,” but she’s no Regina George.
On the first day of rehearsals for her new Broadway musical, based on the 2004 hit comedy, she had a message for her cast of ingenues: Avoid the trappings of fame.
That meant no diva-like behavior in real life.
If they felt like straying, Fey asked them to think of one thing.
“Picture my face as your mom, saying, ‘Please don’t do that!’” Kerry Butler, who plays the teacher Ms.
Norbury, recalls Fey telling them.This spring, a lot of fans will be enrolling in Fey’s high school musical.
“Mean Girls” is the breakout production of the season, earning a robust $4.1 million in its first three weeks of previews.
When “Mean Girls” opened in movie theaters, the film’s message — of not tearing each other down to simply feel better about yourself — spoke strongly to teenage girls.
Now it applies to everyone,
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