SCHOOL GIRLS headed to Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced two productions that will be a part of the company’s 2026-27 season, including the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Tony Award nominee Whitney White. The production will reunite the team behind MTC’s critically acclaimed 2023 world premiere of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. The production will open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). School Girls is produced in association with Chase This Productions and Susan Kelechi Watson. Performances will begin on Tuesday, September 8. 

 

Love love love this show 

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Loved this play!!

And for those wondering, all precedent says it will be considered a REVIVAL."

I truly can’t believe the MCC production was 9 years ago now. It feels so much more recent. 

But yes- definitely will be considered a revival, especially as this seems to be an entirely new production.

This is amazing new. I absolutely loved this play off-Broadway and felt it deserved more attention. 


I hope this is a bit of the John Proctor Is The Villain effect---theaters realizing that plays about young people actually have an audience. 

Cast announced: Denée Benton, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Patina Miller to star

Erin Morton, Lucia Aremu, Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Jordan Rice, and Heather Alicia Simm will fill out the supporting cast.

So this show would close in time to still have Jasmine in Sound of Music at Lincoln Center? 
happy to see her booked and busy !!

MaxineElliott said: "So this show would close in time to still have Jasmine in Sound of Music at Lincoln Center?
happy to see her booked and busy !!"

Yes.   SG;O,TAMGP closes December 13th.

Updated On: 6/22/26 at 05:54 PM

Erin Morton (Martha in the Heathers revival) is having quite the start to her theatre career! 

Amazing cast, amazing play, and perfect play for Whitney White to be directing. I'm SO excited for this!!

BroadwayGirl107 said: "Amazing cast, amazing play, and perfect play for Whitney White to be directing. I'm SO excited for this!!"

I have more faith in her on this one.  It's not new and not a musical.   It took the Broadway production for her to get Liberation fully together.  The Last 5 Years was truly awful direction.  Real concerned about her taking over the new musical - Imitation of Life.

But I think she is a good choice for SG; O,TAMGP.  All female plays seem to suit her well - and this one is finished, and already strong.

Updated On: 6/22/26 at 09:47 PM

Those are all small plays - and not all of those went over as well as Liberation & Jaja..  She doesn't have a good track record with musicals - or plays outside of a certain range. 

Updated On: 6/23/26 at 12:37 AM

exactly my point.  she's better suited for this than musicals or new plays or larger material.    Small specific work has been strong for her - most of it.   Musicals and some new plays less so. (as mentioned, Liberation took awhile to get together - it was much stronger after it opened on Broadway, still a little off-kilter in earlier previews like off broadway - but the material/play was still holding up the developing direction). 

I saw it 3 times both on broadway and off.  It was clear from watching and listening to it.