Fey had one condition for reprising her role in the movie.

So I called Tim and I was like, ‘Will you do it?

I’ll do it if you do it.’

Tina Fey at the red carpet for the Mean Girls movie premiere

And we said yes, as long as we don’t have to sing."

“I wouldn’t look at it with a microscope.

Paramount specifically didn’t market the 2024 version, which is very much a musical, as a musical.

Tina Fey promoting the Mean Girls movie

And that Broadway musical is what has inspired the 2024 movie version of “Mean Girls.”

It isn’t a remake, it’s a new interpretation.

It feels like a familiar enough story, but it’s for today.”

Renee Rapp, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, and Lindsay Lohan at the premiere of the Mean Girls movie

The movie version isn’t just a copy from Broadway, either.

While Fey doesn’t sing, she’s involved in the music in a way.