It’s never too early to start saving for something as epic as the upcoming Mean Girls musical, which will begin a limited run starting October 31 at the National Theatre in Washington DC, USA.
That’s right, Mean Girls is premiering on Halloween, so if you score tickets (and flights to America, of course), don’t even think about showing up without a zombie bride or mouse costume. The official cast was unveiled on Thursday. Here’s what Cady, Regina, Aaron Samuels and company look like.Â
Erika Henningsen (Cady Heron)
Originally played by Lindsay LohanÂ
Erika most recently played Fantine in the Broadway production of Les Misérables in New York City, so you know she can sing. Based on her Instagram, she loves the great outdoors, group selfies, and dogs, especially her dog brother Theo.
Taylor Louderman (Regina George)
Originally played by Rachel McAdams
Taylor will also make the trip from New York to DC, as she stars in the current production of Kinky Boots as Lauren. She’s also appeared in another 00s classic-turned-musical: Bring It On.Â
Ashley Park (Gretchen Wieners)
Originally played by Lacey Chabert
Ashley’s lengthy resume includes productions of Sunday in the Park with George, The King and I, Mamma Mia! and Cinderella.Â
“Let’s make #fetch happen, shall we?” Ashley wrote on Instagram following the casting announcement. “Overwhelmed by all the nice love for us Mean Girls today! I can’t believe I get to go back to high school with two of my college besties alongside this incredible team and cast!”
Kyle Selig (Aaron Samuels)
Originally played by Jonathan Bennett
Before practicing for the perfect “What day is it?” line, Kyle made his Broadway debut in The Book of Mormon while still in drama school. Kyle loves Haim, waiting in the “Boyfriend’s Club” area at Anthropologie (side note: great chat), and unlike you, has seen Hamilton.Â
Kate Rockwell (Karen Smith)
Originally played by Amanda Seyfried
Kate has also appeared in the musical version of Bring It On on Broadway, along with productions of Legally Blonde and Hair. This is a picture of Kate with a cute dog, who unfortunately won’t be in the Mean Girls musical.
Barrett Wilbert Weed (Janis Sarkisian)
Originally played by Lizzie CaplanÂ
Barrett played Veronica in the Hollywood production of Heathers: The Musical, so you know she’ll probably crush the role of Janis (and hopefully, rock Janis’s epic hair). Barrett is a world traveler and a good eyebrow selfie. See above.
Grey Henson (Damian Hubbard)
Originally played by Daniel Franzese
Like the dude behind Aaron Samuels, Grey also made his Broadway debut in The Book of Mormon. Grey’s a pretty good painter, is a fan of the face swap filter, and loves bejeweled hats. Plus, Grey and Barrett (Janis) took the above photo months before today’s announcement, so their onstage antics should be pretty spot on come October.
Kerry Butler (Ms. Norbury)
Originally played by Tina FeyÂ
Kerry’s Broadway credits include Xanadu, Beauty and the Beast (she was Belle!), and Catch me If You Can. She’s also appeared on TV: 30 Rock, The Mindy Project, Elementary, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (playing Lorelai and Emily’s shared therapist). Kerry loves pasta, or at least according to her Instagram.
Cheech Manohar (Kevin G.)
Originally played by Rajiv SurendraÂ
Cheech is an NYC-based performer who’s also pretty good at dancing. He’s a trained Bollywood dancer and choreographer and has traveled across America to spread his talents. Mean Girls will mark Cheech’s Broadway debut. KEVIN G IN DA HOUSE.
Rick Younger (Mr. Duvall)
Originally played by Tim Meadows
When he’s not doing standup, Rick can be found making guest appearances on the small screen. He’s been on everything from Girls to Law & Order: SVU. He loves taking selfies with his lookalike son.
Tickets for Mean Girls are on sale now.
Originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.co.uk