Renee Rapp

You might be familiar with Mean Girls on Broadway, most recently toplined by Sabrina Carpenter and Reneé Rapp, and you’ve almost definitely seen the 2004 movie, packed with more quotable moments than one can count. So, in the new movie musical Mean Girls, directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. had big shoes to fill.   To prepare for the Tina Fey-scripted, Lorne Michaels-produced film, the married directing duo headed to a high school in Ottawa, Canada, and learned from the pros: Gen Z theater kids. They…

The pair played a game called "Friendzee" on The Tonight Show Tina Fey stopped by The Tonight Show to promote the Mean Girls musical movie and host Jimmy Fallon challenged her to a new game called “Friendzee.” The game basically involves trying to guess the name of a mutual pal by asking random and “not helpful” questions from a pile of cards. Funny and a chance to humble brag about the famous people they both know. The first friend was Rachel Dratch, who Fey had to guess with Fallon describing…

The new big-screen adaptation of Mean Girls is just a few days away, and Reneé Rapp is dropping a single from the movie to tide you over.  “World Burn,” sung by Rapp and the cast of Mean Girls: The Musical is out now and available to stream here. The song is one of the musical numbers from the 2018 Broadway show, in which Rapp starred as Regina George. The singer and songwriter now reprises her breakout role in the new film from the producers of the original, Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels.   The full Mean Girls…

Single appears on musical's soundtrack, out today Ahead of next Friday’s release of the big-screen adaptation of the Mean Girls musical, Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallon have dropped the video for “Not My Fault,” their collaboration from the film’s soundtrack, out today. The video features the rapper and actress/singer (in character as Regina George, the film’s antagonist) performing the track interspersed with footage from Mean Girls: The Musical, one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Most Anticipated…

Priscilla star and Snow Angel singer both making their SNL debuts on January 20, 2024 episode Jacob Elordi and Reneé Rapp will serve as first-time Saturday Night Live host and musical guest respectively when the show returns from its holiday break. SNL announced its January 20, 2024 plans mid-episode Saturday, with the Euphoria and Priscilla star tapped to host with the Mean Girls actress and Snow Angel singer aboard as performer. Both will be making their SNL debut. Elordi is the midst…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Karol G looks back on her stellar year, Nicki Minaj joins forces with 50 Cent for a New York flex, and Megan Thee Stallion declares herself the “Black Regina George” on a glossy track with Reneé Rapp. Plus, new tracks from John Legend, Anitta, and Bebe Rexha. Karol G, “Que Chimba De Vida” (YouTube) Nicki Minaj feat. 50 Cent, “Beep Beep” (YouTube) Reneé Rapp and Megan…

Reneé Rapp has dropped a new song, “Not My Fault,” which features Megan Thee Stallion. The track is the first single from official soundtrack for Paramount’s upcoming movie Mean Girls, which sees Rapp reprising her Broadway role of Regina George. The Mean Girls soundtrack will arrive on Jan. 12 via Interscope Records alongside the film. It will feature songs from several the movie’s stars, including Rapp, Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, and Avantika as Karen Shetty.…

Screenshot: A24The nominees for the 34th annual GLAAD media awards have been announced, and of course Everything Everywhere All at Once continues to dominate. Among other media being honored for authentically representing the LGBTQIA+ community, fan faves like Our Flag Means Death, Los Espookys, and Harley Quinn stand out in the television categories. (Special shoutout to io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders and io9 alum Charles Pulliam-Moore for their recognition in the comics categories.)Read the official list…