Tee Boyich: Mean Girls Understudy Goddess

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:39am

tobiasragg said: "Unbelievable event at Mean Girls last night. Tee Boyich performed as Janis Sarkisian, a role she DOES NOT COVER, with 4 hours of rehearsal time. Pay attention to her, she's going to be huge.

She writes about it on her Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/teeboyich/?hl=en

"

Here's the direct link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgh6sWWF8dt/?hl=en&taken-by=teeboyich

[clockworkchess]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:43am

That's incredible. Was there a put in rehearsal right before the performance? The link isn't working for me.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:49am

Techies are telling me it's a mess over there.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:55am

Was the actual understudy not available? I’m so confused why she went on.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:55am

We were there last night. What a story!!!

I was initially disappointed that Barrett Wilbert Weed was out, but Tee did such an awesome job! I didn't even realize until after the show(my wife pointed it out) that she doesn't even understudy this role.

Insanity.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:57am

According to their website, there is no understudy for Janis listed.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 11:03am

Understudies are seldom "ready" during previews....the production is too busy readying the on stage actors.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 11:10am

Still, why would they have someone who wasn’t the understudy go on over someone who was, even if the understudy didn’t have any rehearsals under her belt. Tee didn’t have a proper rehearsal either. According to IBDB the understudies for Janis are Riza Takahashi and Gianna Yanelli. I wonder if it had something to do with the costume. I could see that the understudies costumes weren’t ready and tee was the most similar in size to Barrett.

[MyLife]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 11:18am

Probably because it's easier to put a standby on then someone in an ensemble track where you would then have to teach two people different tracks in under 4 hours (the Janis understudy and the swing going on for the ensemble understudy). Even if Tee doesn't understudy Janis, she has spent the whole rehearsal and preview period studying the show so is at least very familiar with the book and songs, learning the role in a short time was deemed more doable than any other alternative.

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 11:21am

Anyone know why Barrett was out?

Updated On: 3/20/18 at 11:21 AM

[InnerMonologue]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 11:43am

Tee has also been involved with the show since the first readings and labs (she originally played Cady!). So, she definitely has had a lot of familiarity with the material, but wow, it's still very impressive!

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 12:02pm

InnerMonologue said: "Tee has also been involved with the show since the first readings and labs (she originally played Cady!). So, she definitely has had a lot of familiarity with the material, but wow, it's still very impressive!"

I bet that's why they asked her then! I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during readings and workshops for Mean Girls!!! 

[rubpasternak]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 2:59pm

I heard! She will be really big! TGFS (thank god for swings)!!

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 4:21pm

I'm forever in awe of the incredible work the swings and understudies do. So happy for her!

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 4:24pm

My backstage source says there's no "drama" Barrett has the flu. 

[HBBrock]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 4:27pm

Why do people always try to start drama around Barrett since Heathers?

Who's going on for Janis tonight? Tee or someone else?

[killerqueen]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 4:31pm

Awesome! What a night to remember for her!

I recall something similar happened way back when in Legally Blonde. Leslie Kritzer had to go on as Paulette at very short notice when Orfeh and her understudies were all unavailable. I'm always so impressed when these actors just literally go into the part at a seconds notice!

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 4:56pm

^ I'm almost positive Kritzer was an Understudy for that role- but I do remember this story, I think this was the one and only time she went on in the role.

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 9:03pm

Leslie wasn’t an understudy. Amber Efé was the understudy when it opened

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 10:18pm

I believe Tee was on tonight as well.

[DaveyG]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 12:04am

Yes, Tee was on tonight. I never would have known that she was thrown on. Very impressive.

[MyLife]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 8:48am

She was fantastic last night. The book is great, the performances are excellent but the rest leaves a lot to be desired.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 9:06am

DaveyG said: "Yes, Tee was on tonight. I never would have known that she was thrown on. Very impressive."

 

I'd assume she was rehearsing the role before the show last night.

 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 9:14am

I would imagine she had additonal rehearsal time yesterday before last night’s performance. Even so, what she did is amazing.

Unfortunately, the rest of the show...not so amazing.

Updated On: 3/21/18 at 09:14 AM

[James Kerrigan]

Posted: 9/10/18 at 3:02am

Does anybody know if she’s performing November 14th @7:00pm.