newintown said: "I'm interested to see how Fey's husband, a 56 year old composer who has never written a full theatrical score (although I imagine several of his SNL and 30 Rock songs pointed in that direction) will do, paired with Nell Benjamin, a somewhat prolific 45 year old with one modest theatrical success (albeit one that I personally found amateurish)."
I love Legally Blonde. Aside from a few songs, I thought the lyrics were strong so I was super happy with Nell Benjamin getting attached to this project. I find that Jeff Richmond's songs on 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt work as vehicles for the jokes but the melodies are very simplistic or unexceptional pastiche. I'm hoping for the best but I'd be more excited if, say, the team from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was working on this.
Legally Blonde and Heathers couldn't sustain long runs but I feel like Mean Girls could be more of an Anastasia. If it's good, the fan base will show up for it.