SCHOOL GIRLS headed to Broadway

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 8:51am

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. 

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 8:58am

Loved this play!!

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

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:01am

Love love love this show 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:02am

Fantastic! I missed it off-Broadway so I’m excited to get the chance. Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White’s work on Jaja’s African Hair Braiding was one of the best collaborations I’ve seen onstage in a long time.

I was surprised to learn White hadn’t directed it at MCC, given how fond theaters have been of reviving productions wholesale in recent years. I much prefer new productions, personally, so it’s a good surprise.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:03am

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.

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:03am

One of my favorite shows of the 2010s. Can't wait to see this gem of a play again.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 11:39am

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. 

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 12:39pm

Saw this down at the Lortel and loved it. I wanted to see it again but was unable to as it stayed with me for a long while after I saw it. I hope this gets as good a cast as the original cast.

Updated On: 3/17/26 at 12:39 PM