A star-studded cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway premiere of the acclaimed play School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play.
The play previously had its Off-Broadway premiere in November 2017 and there have been regional productions across the country in the years since. Now, the play will be on Broadway for the first time ever with an all-star lineup of actors.
Denee Benton will return to Broadway for the first time in four years, reuniting with her former Into the Woods co-star Patina Miller. Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers is also joining the cast!
THR reports that the play “follows a group of students at the Aburi Girls Boarding School in Ghana who are visited by a pageant recruiter (Miller) encouraging them to participate in the Miss Ghana 1986 pageant. The friend group, and its leader Paulina (Benton), are then consumed with preparation for the pageant. But a new transfer student from America (Rogers) threatens to take the crown.”
Also in the cast are Erin Morton, Lucia Aremu, Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Jordan Rice, and Heather Alicia Simms.
The play is written by Jocelyn Bioh and will be directed by Whitney White. Preview performances begin on September 8 ahead of an official opening on September 28.
Denee is best known for her work in the HBO series The Gilded Age and she also originated the role of Natasha in Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. Jasmine received a Tony nomination for her star-making performance in Boop! The Musical and she’s currently appearing in Off-Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Patina is best known for her work on CBS’ Madam Secretary and she won a Tony for her work in Broadway’s Pippin.
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