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Broadway (National Theatre)
The 2017 National Theatre run was not on Broadway. It was the musical’s world-premiere/pre-Broadway engagement in Washington, D.C.; the Broadway production began in 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre.
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This entry incorrectly labels the 2017 National Theatre engagement as Broadway.
Credible theatre sources describe the 2017 run at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. as the show's world premiere / pre-Broadway engagement, not a Broadway run:
- Playbill reported in July 2017 that Mean Girls would "make its world premiere in Washington, D.C." and that a "Broadway bow is expected in 2018".
- Playbill then reported in November 2017 that the musical was opening its world premiere engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and that following the D.C. engagement it would play Broadway's August Wilson Theatre beginning March 12, 2018.
- TheatreWashington likewise lists the National Theatre run as "World Premiere Prior to Broadway" from October 31, 2017 to December 3, 2017.
So the National Theatre engagement in 2017 should not be identified as "Broadway." The Broadway production began later, in 2018, at the August Wilson Theatre.
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- Mean Girls Musical Finds Its Plastics in Taylor Louderman and Ashley Park; Additional Casting Announced | Playbill
The musical ... will make its world premiere in Washington, D.C. ... begins performances October 31 at Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre ... A Broadway bow is expected in 2018.
- World Premiere of Mean Girls Musical Officially Opens November 19 | Playbill
The Mean Girls musical celebrates the official opening of its world premiere engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. ... Following the D.C. engagement, the musical will play Broadway's August Wilson Theatre; performances begin March 12, 2018.
- Mean Girls | TheatreWashington
World Premiere Prior to Broadway. At Washington, DC's National Theatre ... October 31, 2017 - December 3, 2017.