‘Mean Girls’

Written by ‘SNL’s’ Tina Fey, the 2004 teen flick ‘Mean Girls’ starring Lindsay Lohan defied critical expectations by being genuinely funny. Everything that clicked in the movie is retained in the 2018 musical adaptation. Fey is back on board as scripter, and her off-the-cuff remarks hit dead center, even though Nell Benjamin’s lyrics aren’t nearly as witty. Best of all, despite glitzy costumes and bouncy numbers, the show still retains the undying theme of high-school-as-living-hell.