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theater10 days ago•175 min saved

Broadway Review: Bioh’s 'School Girls' Returns with Sharp Edge and Star Power

Jocelyn Bioh’s 2017 comedy 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' has opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by Whitney White, the production features Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers in a sharp, funny, and poignant look at colorism and teen rivalry in a 1986 Ghanaian boarding school. Critics praise the cast and direction, noting the play’s enduring relevance and the added weight of its themes in the current cultural climate.

via Vulture|

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theater16 days ago•13 min saved

Jocelyn Bioh Returns to Broadway Stage for Four Performances in Own Play

Playwright Jocelyn Bioh will act in her own Broadway play 'School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play' for four performances starting October 9, replacing Patina Miller. Bioh returns to the stage after a 12-year absence, stepping into the role of Eloise Amponsah for a brief engagement at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

via playbill.com|

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theater1 month ago•135 min saved

Denée Benton Channels Mean-Girl Command on Broadway and Beyond

Denée Benton, known for HBO’s The Gilded Age, heads to Broadway in Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, now in previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre after Bioh recruited her at a Brooklyn party—her first straight play on Broadway—while balancing her acclaimed work in The Gilded Age.

via Vulture|

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entertainment3 months ago•16 min saved

Benton, Rogers and Miller Lead Broadway’s School Girls: The African Mean Girls Play

Denée Benton, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and Patina Miller will star in the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play, Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy about a Ghanaian boarding school and a Miss Ghana pageant, directed by Whitney White at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Friedman Theatre, with performances starting Sept. 8 ahead of a Sept. 28 opening; the cast also includes Erin Morton, Lucia Aremu, Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Jordan Rice and Heather Alicia Simms.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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