‘School Girls, or the African Mean Girls Play’ is so fetch, say critics
Jocelyn Bioh’s play 'School Girls, or the African Mean Girls Play' has received critical acclaim upon its Broadway debut. Reviewers have praised the production for its exploration of sisterhood, colonialism, and the Black female experience.
Why it matters
The success of this play reflects a broader trend of diverse, culturally specific narratives gaining prominence and critical success on major commercial stages.
So far, critics haven't been mean to the first two plays of the 2026-2027 Broadway season. First, the stage version of the Paranormal Activity film franchise scared up largely positive notices — as well as Tony buzz — and now a majority of reviewers are agreeing that School Girls, or the African Mean Girls Play is pretty, pretty fetch.
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