Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#1
Posted: 7/29/18 at 1:35pmQuestion for those who have seen both Mean Girls and Once on this Island: which one did you like better and why? I only have room for one and cannot decide!
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#2
Posted: 7/29/18 at 1:43pm
I enjoyed both experiences about the same, but I would give OOTI a slighter edge simply because it was original material and the production itself was innovative and exciting.
Mean Girls is flashy mindless entertainment and a fairly decent representation of a far better work, ie the film.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#3
Posted: 7/29/18 at 1:43pmOnce on this Island is way better. It's a magical production with a ton of incredible talent. I didn't particularly like Mean Girls. It's a downgrade from the film and is a very mediocre musical in basically every aspect.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#4
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:05pm
Mean Girls on tour will appear much like the Broadway Production. Once on This Island can only be experienced in NY in its current iteration.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#5
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:05pmOnce on this Island hands down. I really enjoyed Mean Girls and had a great time, but Once on this Island is truly special. The production is really unique and original and the one act show flies by.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#6
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:07pm
Wildcard said: "Mean Girls on tour will appear much like the Broadway Production. Once on This Island can only be experienced in NY in its current iteration."
THIS. I can’t imagine what a tour of OOTI would look like, but there will uncountable modifications. Mean Girls will likely be a replica.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#7
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:09pm
I agree with everyone - go see "Once On This Island".
"Mean Girls" won't lose anything when it tours even in the mostly too large touring venues. OOTI , on the other hand, is in a unique space and must be seen in NYC.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#8
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:13pmOnce on this island.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#9
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:18pmOnce on This Oslanf, hands down.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#10
Posted: 7/29/18 at 2:18pmOnce on This Oslanf, hands down.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#11
Posted: 7/29/18 at 3:35pm
Mean Girls, hands down!!!!!
Just kidding. OOTI, obviously.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#12
Posted: 7/29/18 at 3:43pm
echoing everyone else- OOTI is a JOURNEY. super emotional . you'll laugh and cry and feel everything.
Mean Girls, as fun as it was, was just mindless entertainment.
Joined: 12/31/69
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#13
Posted: 7/29/18 at 3:58pm
This is like comparing apples to a pet chinchilla.
But for me.”once on this island”
But they really don’t compare well.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#14
Posted: 7/29/18 at 4:29pmMindless fun or beautiful art. Both have their places, it really boils down to what you’re in the mood for.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#15
Posted: 7/29/18 at 4:44pm
I feel OOTI is the stronger show overall.
Mean Girls considerations
- easier to discuss with people who aren't in the thick of the broadway scene
- full length show
- likely to tour
- not a critical success
OOTI considerations
- easier to get an affordable ticket
- fantastic immersive experience
- some consider the material to be a little dated in regards to gender politics, the show has tried to address it somewhat
- very unlikely to tour at all
- only 90min
- the lead is out for the next 2-3 months with a broken foot, however her understudy is also much praised.
Mean Girls vs. Once on this Island#16
Posted: 7/29/18 at 6:40pmI love MEAN GIRLS far more than most on this board, but the clear choice is ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. MEAN GIRLS will be running for a long time, and touring. ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is an experiencethat cannot be be replicated.
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