Arts & Entertainment
‘Mean Girls’ musical to make world debut in D.C. next year
Tina Fey will pen the screenplay
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For “Mean Girls” fans October 3 is now more than just the date Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was. It’s also now the date the official news broke that “Mean Girls” will make its musical theater debut in D.C. next fall.
Details on dates and a theater have not yet been released, but “Mean Girls” screenwriter Tina Fey will pen the stage version’s script. “30 Rock” composer Jeff Richmond, also Fey’s husband, is set to write the music and “Legally Blonde: The Musical” lyricist Nell Benjamin will be included on the project.
The musical will be an adaptation of the 2004 cult classic movie starring Lindsay Lohan as a transfer high school student who becomes engrossed in the world of popular high school cliques. The film also stars Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Amy Poehler and Daniel Franzese.
Casting for the musical has not yet been released.
BREAKING OCT 3rd NEWS! The “Mean Girls” musical is coming to Washington, D.C. Fall of 2017! #MeanGirls #OctoberThird #ThatsSoFetch #grool pic.twitter.com/oFfLmTFrAt
— Mean Girls (@MeanGirlsDC) October 3, 2016
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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