Eighteen-year-old Paulina Sarpong (Denée Benton) commands the pack of four fellow students at Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana with a chilling blend of charisma and cruelty. Bea…
(Juan A. Ramírez’s review appeared in the Guardian, 9/28.) Nearly a decade after it was first staged, Jocelyn Bioh’s study of girlhood in 1980s Ghana is better than ever in irresistible…
Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play opened on Broadway September 28 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White, the p…
It matters little that the situations are obviously old-hat, contrived, and manipulative; the African setting (with attendant accents) gives it a delightful twist, it’s written with wit, a…
I originally saw Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play downtown at the Lucille Lortel in 2017. Nearly a decade later, now playing Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman The…
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Broadway – Manhattan Theater Club at Samuel J. Friedman Theater: 261 West 47 Street. Sept. 28, 2026-Nov. 15, 2026. Comedy. Author: Jocelyn Bioh. Director; Whitney White. 75 min. Jocelyn Bi…
Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play opened on Broadway September 28 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White, the p…
Exclusive! Denée Benton and the Broadway company in a scene from the newly extended SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY by Jocelyn Bioh. See this play now through November 15th b…
Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play opened on Broadway September 28 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White, the p…
Lessons in adolescence.
The Jocelyn Bioh play makes its Main Stem debut via Manhattan Theatre Club.
Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White, is getting ready to open on Broadway! Ahead on opening night, September 2…
Matt goes through the major reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcr…
This marks the first extension of the play, which was originally scheduled to run through November 1.
Tricia Baron| See Patina Miller, Denée Benton, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and more of the cast of Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy on opening night. ||Broadway|Denée Benton,Heather Alicia Simms,Jasmine Am…
Class is still in session! School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, will extend its Broadway run by two weeks, through November…
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that its Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by two-time Tony Aw…
The Broadway version of the off-Broadway hits stars Tony nominees Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers.
By Alix Cohen... A skillful balance of humor with issues. The piece has a big heart and effervescent buoyancy, but its message is clear.
Becoming Miss Ghana 1986 would mean fame, fortune, and prosperity. At least, that’s what Paulina—the queen bee of Aburi Girls Boarding School—believes. When the pageant recruiter comes…
Ericka’s arrival sets off a chaotic chain of events by turns uproariously funny, stingingly painful and, for anyone who lived through teenage bullying, cruelly familiar. Yet Bioh always ke…
Benton and Rogers—each a radiant presence with resting Disney Princess Face—are perfectly matched rivals. As Paulina, Benton is unflinchingly cruel. She even draws gasps for her especial…