Mean Girls is So Fetch

© 2019 Joan Marcus © 2019 Joan Marcus © 2019 Joan Marcus

GET IN, LOSER, WE’RE GOING TO SEE MEAN GIRLS

Most have seen, or at least heard of, the 2004 smash-hit movie “Mean Girls.” Tina Fey’s brilliant, hilarious writing brings to life some of the most well-known high school tropes. Her vivid characters and clever plotlines tell the story of Cady Heron, freshly moved to the US from Africa. She quickly learns that her new school is a completely different world compared to what she was used to.

Cady makes new friends quickly, but she soon finds herself in some tricky situations trying to fit in. Whether not yet in high school or many decades of high school reunions in, everyone can laugh along and find joy in this story of growth and friendship. And whether you already love the story or have yet to see the movie, there is so much more to see and experience in the musical adaptation.

One of the most memorable characters from the show is Kevin G., mathlete and rapper extraordinaire. In the current national tour, Kevin G. is played by Kabir Berry. Berry and his family immigrated from India to Nashville, Tennessee, when he was six years old. At the age of eight, he participated in a show presented by his elementary school and realized acting was what he wanted to do with his life. Since that moment, throughout middle school and high school, he did everything he could to be on stage performing. Attending an acting school straight out of high school, he ended up at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. Within a year of graduating, he booked the “Mean Girls” national tour.

Of course, the tour was cut short because of the pandemic, but the cast stayed close and in touch. For a show about mean girls, it seems as if the cast is anything but: “If anything, we got closer through it, knowing what we’d all gone through. … It has been such a positive environment — they’re there to listen and be there for you. It’s really a cool thing,” says Berry.

And coming back made the experience of performing the show all the more incredible, according to Berry: “Coming back was just the most beautiful feeling, hitting that stage and seeing an audience sitting in the house. Feeding off of that energy was … I can’t put it into words. It was just wild.”

So, what can audiences expect from “Mean Girls?” According to Berry, “If you love the movie, there’s no way you don’t love the show.” Not wanting to give away too much and ruin any surprises, he adds, “I want to surprise you. I want you to laugh, cry ... all that.”

When asked what if someone says they don’t want to see the show because they’ve already seen the movie, Berry jokes, “You must be out of your mind, because this stage show is going to leave you speechless and is going to leave you happier than you came in. Definitely.”

Berry and the entire cast have put in tons of work perfecting this show and can’t wait to show it off to Tulsa audiences.

Mean Girls

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