Mean Girls @ The National in DC - Reactions — Page 3

It's intermission now and I'm really loving it! Score is super catchy. Only complaint right now is Taylor Louderman could enunciate more

Updated On: 10/31/17 at 09:32 PM

Quick intermission thoughts:

Audience is eating this up, jokes are landing like crazy. Kate Rockwell and Grey Henson are standouts, Ashley Park succeeding with Gretchen's vulnerable moments.

Could definitely use cuts, act 1 drags quite a bit toward the end. But at a very good place right now. Some imaginative choreography with desks and lunch tables. Backdrop looks more like screens than projections. Some successful comedic hits with the screens, but they occasionally cheapen the moment.

Updated On: 11/1/17 at 09:41 PM

I’d say more pop like the latter. Not loving orchestrations. The choreography is phenomenal. Sets are a mashup between old school sliders and projections, but the transitions are brilliant. More afterward!

I really want to hear more! I am debating whether I should buy tickets now or wait a little bit until the production is in full swing

And considering there isn’t any set automation, they could actually do this. So often now shows are unable to truly move things around due to technical limitations.

How is Kerry Butler??

gypsy101 said: "in what way is that what he said? he just said it’s more pop than soft rock

i’d love to hear more about the score!"



Exactly. It’s not a Dear Evan Hansen score at all. Very pop with some hip hop flair. Maybe a bit too much tribal. This was my biggest issue with orchestrations.Tina’s book is hilarious. I loved a lot of the songs and lyrics, but there’s very few showstoppers as far as the music goes. The choreography is incredible. Very inventive. The first act drags quite a bit, so I imagine there will be some cuts. I honestly expected more in the opening number.. Richmond’s score is good, but needs some work. The act 2 music is in great shape. 

Barrett and Grey stole most of the show. Erika was great. Kerry was perfect as Ms. Norbury. Nailed that role. She was good in the others, but was dead on as Norbury. Kate was the standout of the plastics.

They included just enough nuggets from the movie, but this feels like an updated, fresh take. The audience devoured it and broke out in uproarious laughter and applause for many of the movie’s lines.

Here’s my guess at about a third of the song titles. Not in any order.


Where do you belong?
Apex predator
History of Pink
Revenge party
Justice
Stupid in love
Stupid in Love (Reprise aka October 3)
Bossed up
Who’s house is this?
More is better
Watch the world burn
I’d rather be Me

Updated On: 10/31/17 at 11:20 PM

How big are the roles being written? Like, who could feasibly be seen as Leading or Featured possibilities at the Tonys next year? I ask not specifically in terms of these actors' performances, but just the roles themselves (like is Regina the lead role? Cady? Gretchen and Karen?).

Cady is by far lead, but not sure about Tony’s.

Choreography for sure.

Saw it tonight and I happy to report that it was quite good. Audience was very into it. I entered the lottery and didn't win but for the lottery losers they had some house seats and limited view available immediately afterward. The house seats were a steal! Just a heads up for those of you that don't have tickets yet. Don't know if they will be so generous every night, but good luck!

CPB2 said: "Saw it tonight and I happy to report that it was quite good. Audience was very into it. I entered the lottery and didn't win but for the lottery losers they had some house seats and limited view available immediately afterward. The house seats were a steal! Just a heads up for those of you that don't have tickets yet. Don't know if they will be so generous every night, but good luck!"

If you would rate it out of 100 how good was it? Contemplating coming down to DC to see it

7/10 right now. Potential for more.