Despite some technical difficulties, "Mean Girls the Musical" is a solid, worthy adaptation of the Tina Fey movie, though it tries to cram in too much of the plot and ups the number of positive and affirming social messages.
"Mean Girls the Musical" is at The Bushnell through Oct. 2. Prepare for it with some trivia about the differences between the movie and the play, what is the same and what's next for The Plastics.