A newly rewritten version of Mean Girls The Musical, overhauled for its 2024 London debut, is now playing at Queensbury Theatre in West Houston through August 16. The production follows Cady Heron, a teenager who grew up in the African savanna before moving to suburban Illinois and getting pulled into the social hierarchy ruled by Regina George and her clique, the Plastics.
Queensbury Theatre is presenting Houston's regional premiere of the newly revised West End production, according to Click2Houston. The show is directed by Kristina Sullivan, the theater's Executive Artistic Director, who also serves as the non-profit's director of education, per Queensbury Theatre. Based on the 2004 film of the same name, the musical is billed as delivering sharp humor, catchy songs, and heartfelt moments while carrying the message that being yourself never goes out of style, the Houston Life report notes.
A Script Rewritten for London, Now Playing in Houston
The version now on Queensbury's mainstage isn't the same show that opened on Broadway in 2018. It was restructured for a June 2024 debut at London's Savoy Theatre before its licensing expanded to regional premieres this year, according to London Theatre. That West End overhaul swapped out original Broadway numbers like “Fearless” and “Stop” for new material, including Cady's Act II solo “I'm Blowing Up,” as detailed by outlets tracking the show's changes. Screenwriter Tina Fey also updated the dialogue with contemporary jokes for the London staging, the same reporting indicates.
The Broadway original wasn't a small production to begin with — it landed 12 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, during its run at the August Wilson Theatre, with a score composed by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Queensbury's staging carries forward those same creative changes and new songs into a Houston house, giving local audiences their first professional look at the revised material rather than the version that toured after Broadway.
Tickets, Dates, and a Free Plastics Pride Night
Performances run August 6 through August 16, with tickets priced between $18 and $53. A free post-performance Plastics Pride Night is scheduled for August 13, giving patrons an added reason to catch a specific evening's show. Houston Life correspondent Lauren Kelly was set to chat with cast members Abigail Bensman and Teresa Zimmerman, while Houston Life's Derrick Shore spoke with dancers Kahlil Cabble and Collins Rush, according to the Click2Houston segment.
The Only Professional Stage Outside the Loop
Queensbury Theatre sits at 12777 Queensbury Lane inside Houston's CityCentre development, and it holds a distinct geographic status: it's the only professional theater venue operating in Houston outside the Interstate 610 Loop, according to the Memorial Management District. CityCentre also offers nearby dining and parking garage validation for patrons attending performances. That positioning gives West Houston's Energy Corridor a cultural anchor that doesn't otherwise exist in the immediate area.
The organization's roots stretch back to 1956, when it was founded as Country Playhouse before rebranding as Queensbury Theatre and moving into its current $4.5 million facility in 2015. Before that, the theater operated out of a school, a church, and a former retail lot over the decades. The custom-built CityCentre facility now houses a 250-seat proscenium mainstage alongside a 100-seat black box space, supporting both professional and student productions.
That same building is home to the Tribble School for the Performing Arts, an educational wing founded in 2004 that trains roughly 350 to 400 students per semester in drama, vocal, and dance work. The school moved into the CityCentre building when it opened in 2015, embedding a training pipeline directly alongside the professional mainstage. It's a structure that has helped the non-profit maintain steady community support even as larger downtown institutions navigate rockier financial waters — Theatre Under the Stars, for instance, recently exited the Hobby Center amid post-pandemic venue realignments.
A Strong Year for Houston's Non-Profit Stages
The timing lines up with broader momentum across Houston's performing arts scene. Houston Theater Week generated more than $2 million across 43,000 ticket sales for local non-profit groups in 2025, connecting 21 participating organizations across the metro area, Hoodline previously reported in its coverage of the campaign's BOGO ticket push for nearly 400 shows. Mid-sized suburban non-profits like Queensbury appear to be riding that same wave of audience demand, even as they operate on a smaller scale than the Loop's larger companies.
