School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play on Broadway tickets
About School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Set an alert for when School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play tickets go on sale to see this acclaimed play by Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh. A New York Times Critic's Pick, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play plays at Manhattan Theatre Club starting in September. A tale of girlhood, ambition, and the impossible standards of beauty, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play on Broadway is a timely, hilarious, and must-see production.
Whoever is crowned Miss Ghana will enjoy fame, fortune, and prosperity. But at what cost does this prize come, and how realistic is it in a culture run on vanity? Coming back to New York for the first time in nearly a decade after its off-Broadway premiere, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play reunites the powerhouse team behind Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Bioh and Tony Award-nominated director Whitney White, for this sharp and shimmering comedy.
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play cast and creative team
By: Jocelyn Bioh
Director: Whitney White
Producer: Manhattan Theatre Club, Chase This Productions, Susan Kelechi Watson
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More information about School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls comes to Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, which is known to host revivals of acclaimed plays. In Bioh's lauded comedy, Paulina, the queen bee of Aburi Girls Boarding School in Ghana, believes she is destined for prizes and power. However, when a pageant recruiter comes to her school, Paulina and her classmates pull out all the moves to impress her. But to their surprise, it is a new transfer student — all the way from America — who kicks the competition into a higher, even more personal gear.
With cutting insight about what it means to be a young Black woman in the world of pageants, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls is a thrilling, heartfelt, and incisive comedy about how beauty is celebrated — and wielded. This new Broadway production is produced in association with Chase This Productions and Susan Kelechi Watson.
What to watch for
- Chase This Productions is an independent producer who helmed the world premiere of pre-existing condition by Marin Ireland.
- Jocelyn Bioh's TV credits include “Russian Doll,” Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It," and “Tiny Beautiful Things."
- A Tony nominee, Whitney White's Broadway credits include Liberation, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, and The Last Five Years.
- Manhattan Theatre Club is also known for originating Pulitzer winners, like Doubt and Proof.
Frequently asked questions
Which theatre is School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play at?
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is at New York's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, which is located at 261 West 47th Street, New York, 10036.
How do you get tickets for School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play?
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What is School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play about?
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is about beauty, girlhood, and coming of age in a surface-obsessed culture.
Who wrote School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play?
Jocelyn Bioh, a Tony nominee also known for her TV work like "Russian Doll" wrote this play.
Who directed School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play?
Tony nominee Whitney White, known for Liberation, directs this play.
Is School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play good?
Yes, the play was a New York Times Critic's Pick and has enjoyed dozens of regional productions before coming to Broadway.
Is School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play appropriate for kids?
The show contains some strong themes; Broadway audiences must be four and older to see shows.
