Mean Girls - Erika vs. Tee Boyich

I've seen Erika twice and Tee once, and vastly prefer Tee.

I feel like I keep hearing people who prefer Tee over Barrett and Erika. What's the chance she'll replace? Or would producers want a bigger name?

Haven't seen Tee, but I find Erika very vanilla. I also don't like how Cady is like a Disney princess or wide-eyed in that way.

Bwayfan292 said: "I have a feeling Tee is gonna be Cady when the tour launches, and this is going to sound very harsh but I think theres a reason Erika was left out of all the awards last season. I feel like if Tee had been playing Cady the whole time she would be nominated for some."

For what it's worth, Tee said in an Instagram Story Q&A once that she has no interest in touring unless it was a passion project. Perhaps Mean Girls is a passion project, but I can't imagine she'll tour.

I've seen Tee as both Janis and Cady and think she's superior to Erika and Barrett. Her Cady is a lot more awkward than Erika's and she adapts less quickly to high school and it's more realistic that she genuinely has never gone to a "real school" whereas Erika's awkwardness wears off in the scene after Apex Predator. Her Janis is a lot angrier than Barrett's. I always thought Barrett's portrayal was too soft and gentle and she didn't really get that upset in Someone Gets Hurt (Reprise) whereas Tee's Janis is a lot harsher and more believable. Barrett's Janis doesn't really get perceived as an outcast as Tee's does. Also, her vocals are beautiful.

I only got to see Erika but we agreed with several friends that she was the only weak link in the cast. Great singer but I just couldn't care for her Cady at all.

From what I saw and heard of Tee, I'd definitely go back just to see her if I could. Here's to hope she brings the show to London (I think she said she wasn't interested in the tour).

My real question is: if you already loved it, the way you saw it - why look for reasons to bring it down? I've SELDOM seen an understudy on Bway that was underwhelming. Chances are 99% of the time, the audience would never know the difference if we hadn't been told.

Enjoy your experience, instead of what might have been.

MauraLovesMusicals said: "i’m gonna go against the grain here. i think erika is the superior cady. a lot of my friends are actually international transfer students and they love this musical because of how accurate cady was to them. tee has this harshness to her, which works well for janis and i love her portrayal of janis, but it doesn’t fit cady at all. I know many people don’t like erika because she sounds like a disney princess but i think it fits well because of the contrast between her and the other characters."

I actually prefer Tee’s “harshness”. I think it shows Cady’s developmental arc better. She really shows that Cady goes from smart / naïve doe eyed new girl to getting sucked into being the queen bee when she overthrows Regina to ultimately find herself by the end of the show.

Updated On: 10/3/18 at 09:52 PM