Culture | Sing it again
“Mean Girls” and the rise of the film-turned-musical-turned-remake
Musical films are hitting a high note
“Mean Girls” became a hit film in 2004 by showing how hard it is to be popular. But the remake of the film, now out in cinemas, is itself part of the in-crowd: it is one of a spate of films that became a stage musical and is now a musical film.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Sing it again”
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