Tina Fey is writing, her husband is composing, and we're doing the casting. What I would give to watch Samantha Barks belt out the opening song-and-dance number, “Jambo.”
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The alleged Mean Girls musical is slowly but surely in the works, according to Tina Fey's husband and the project's composer Jeff Richmond. "It's a long process—a year, two years, however long it might take," he told Vulture last month. "We watch Smash, so we know how it works!" Fair point. So maybe we can help them pick up the pace by putting together our own Mean Girls: The Musical dream cast.
Cady Heron: Samantha Barks
Sam Barks killed it in Les Misérables. She nailed Eponine's outcast-but-charming vibe and in this role she'll get to do the same. Samantha definitely has the right look to transform from homely to vampy and the formidable voice to carry the show. And good god, listen to this belt. Perfect for when she declares her love for Aaron Samuels in the sure-to-become-every-high-schooler's-audition-song song, "Grool."
Regina George: Kate Shindle
Kate Shindle played the evil preppy girlfriend Vivienne in Legally Blonde: The Musical, so we know she can nail Regina's venomous bite. Bonus: she was Miss America 1998. And she's an AIDS activist who's done work with the World Health Organization. And she sounds like this. Imagine the catfight belt-off in "The Burn Book Medley" between Kate and Sam. I die.
