Writer-producer Tina Fey attends the world premiere of "Mean Girls" at AMC Lincoln Square on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
January 20, 2024
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January 20, 2024 1 a.m.
‘Mean Girls’ update energized by musical numbers
The third full-scale movie musical to hit theaters this winter, the new “Mean Girls” followed the same curious marketing strategy of both “Wonka” and “The Color Purple.” All three actively avoided showing song-and-dance in any of their advertising materials.