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.’

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.

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.”

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.