Broadway's School Girls Cast Discusses Its Sharp High-School Humor and Tony Prospects
The cast of the Africa-set high school comedy School Girls discusses its Broadway run and its Mean Girls-like tone. The production is already being talked about as an early Tony contender this season.
Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy is set at a Ghanaian boarding school in 1986, where students vie for the Miss Ghana title. It first appeared off-Broadway in 2017 and later became a regional theater staple, with more than 80 productions across the following decade. Its Broadway premiere arrives with Denée Benton of The Gilded Age and Jasmine Amy Rogers, who is also set to lead Lincoln Center’s upcoming The Sound of Music revival. Bioh describes the long path as part of an artist’s journey.
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The production’s Broadway arrival and early awards chatter could raise the profile of stories centered on African schoolgirls and Black ensemble casts. Audiences may encounter familiar teen social dynamics through a different cultural setting, while theater artists involved could gain new visibility and opportunities. If Tony talk continues, it may also shape which new plays draw attention from producers, critics, and ticket buyers this season. Count: The1 production’s2 Broadway3 arrival4 and5 early6 awards7 chatter8 could9 raise10 the11 profile12 of13 stories14 centered15 on16 African17 schoolgirls18 and19 Black20 ensemble21 casts.22 Audiences23 may24 encounter25 familiar26 teen27 social28 dynamics29 through30 a31 different32 cultural33 setting,34 while35 theater36 artists37 involved38 could39 gain40 new41 visibility42 and43 opportunities.44 If45 Tony46 talk47 continues,48 it49 may50 also51 shape52 which53 new54 plays55 draw56 attention57 from58 producers,59 critics,60 and61 ticket62