On Mean Girls Day, producers Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions have revealed initial casting and full tour dates for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning Mean Girls The Musical.
The tour will open at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026 and run through to January 2027, visiting venues across the UK and Ireland.
Emily Lane will lead the cast as Cady Heron. She is joined by Vivian Panka as Regina George, Sophie Pourret as Karen Smith, Georgie Buckland as Janis Sarkisian, Max Gill as Damian Hubbard, Karim Zeroual as Kevin Ganatra and Joshua Elmore as Mr Duvall. Further casting is to be announced.
Emily Lane’s previous credits include Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Hello Dolly! at the London Palladium, and Evita in Concert. Most recently, she played Anne Boleyn in Anne Boleyn, The Musical at Hever Castle.
Vivian Panka was seen in the UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen, Heathers the Musical at The Other Palace, and the filmed version of Heathers: The Musical.
Sophie Pourret will appear in Elf the Musical at the Aldwych Theatre. Her past credits include The Great Gatsby, Guys and Dolls, La Cage Aux Folles, and 42nd Street.
Georgie Buckland currently stars in The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre. Her previous credits include Shrek The Musical, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Claus – The Musical, and Cinderella.
Max Gill has appeared in Charley’s Aunt, Fly More Than You Fall, Fangirls, The Boy in the Dress, and Bugsy Malone. Film credits include The Lost Girls and Dumbo.
Karim Zeroual is known for presenting on CBBC and reaching the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019. His stage credits include The Lion King and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Joshua Elmore’s opera credits include La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Pagliacci, La Boheme, and Brundibar, among others.
Mean Girls follows Cady Heron, a home-schooled teenager who enters the savage world of high school and takes on the ruling clique, The Plastics. Expect iconic characters, razor-sharp wit, and killer songs.
The musical is based on the Paramount Pictures film and features a book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.
Mean Girls premiered in Washington D.C. in 2017 before opening on Broadway in 2018. It enjoyed a successful West End run at the Savoy Theatre from June 2024 to June 2025, where it was seen by over 330,000 people and won ‘Best New Musical’ at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
