Each Spring, Broadway Workshop along with Project Broadway present a lavish full scale Junior Main Stage musical theater production featuring professional level costumes, sets, lighting and expert sound design. These productions are staged by esteemed musical theater professionals and leave audiences and students raving.
Our 2027 Junior Main Stage production will be MEAN GIRLS JR. This will be the one act cut down version of the hit Broadway musical intended for younger performers.
Book by Tina Faye
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Choreographed by TBD
Musical Direction by TBD
Directed by James Scarola
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.
MORE ON THIS PRODUCTION:
Mean Girls JR will feature two cast of actors between the ages if 8-13. Broadway Workshop and Project Broadway are dedicated to providing professional training experiences that are both educational and truly awe inspiring for our audiences. The Junior Main Stage features beautiful high-end sets, lighting and sound design led by a creative team who has worked on Broadway and at major regional theaters.
The Junior Main Stage will present the one act JR. version of Mean Girls for our audiences. For the Main Stage the two act version of Mean Girls will be presented. These production have separate rehearsal & performance schedules.
2027 Junior Main Stage Dates
VIDEO AUDITIONS: Submissions open till Tuesday January 5th.
AUDITION DATES:
Friday January 8 – 4PM-8PM
Saturday January 9 – 10AM-4PM
Sunday January 10 – 10AM-11AM
CALLBACKS:
Sunday January 10 – 11AM-3PM
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals begin on Saturday Feb 27
Rehearsals take place on Saturday’s and Sundays with occasional Friday evenings.
Click here for the rehearsal conflict sheet
TECH:
April 12-15
PERFORMANCES:
Friday April 16 (Cast A) – 7PM
Saturday April 17 (Cast A) – 12PM
Sunday April 17 (Cast B) – 7PM
Sunday April 17 (Cast B) – 12PM
LOCATIONS:
Rehearsals: All rehearsals take place at Ripley Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave @36th St.
Tech/Performances: Baruch Performing Arts Center – Nagelberg Theater – 55 Lexington Ave (Between Lex & 3rd Ave)
AUDITION INFO
Audition Appointments and Video Submissions are now open!
Students can either attend a live audition or send in video materials. Attending a live audition is preferred if possible.
Video Submissions will be accepted through Tuesday January 5th, 2027
In person AUDITIONS will take place at Ripley Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave on Fri. January 8, Sat. January 9, January 10, 2027.
In person CALLBACKS will take place at Ripley Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave on Sun. January 10, 2027
WHAT TO PREPARE FOR YOUR AUDITION
Students should prepare 32 bars cut (around 1 minute) of a musical theater or Pop/Rock song in the style of the show. All movement/dance will take place at callbacks.
For live auditions please have sheet music in the correct key (that you sing your song in). A pianist will be present but can not transpose your songs to different keys. Music should be 3 hole punched and in a binder. Please also bring a recent photo (and resume if possible).
For Video submission please record musical audition material and upload to youtube or vimeo, Please slate name, age and what town you live in before your audition video. We would also like to know if you are available for the in person callback on 1/10/27. You can include a photo, resume and any supplemental info to our video audition form. Attending a live audition is preferred.
For helpful audition songs CLICK HERE!
TUITION
Students cast in the Main Stage pay a $1095 registration fee. There is no cost to audition. Payment plans are available. Students needing financial aid should fill out a scholarship form through our partner program PROJECT BROADWAY before their audition. A limited number of need based scholarships will be available to students who qualify.
CONFLICT FORM/REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
CLICK HERE to access our rehearsal conflict form. This form is a list of ALL possible dates/times for rehearsal. We will ask every auditioner to fill this out fully. A final schedule will be made from this. We always do our best to work around your conflicts. Please note not all actors are called for all rehearsals. Please note* a tech rehearsal is schedule for 4/21 (Passover). Students observing will excused from that tech rehearsal. Please note it as a conflict on your form at the time of auditioning.
ROLE OPTIONS
CLICK HERE to access our cast list breakdown. This will help you get a sense of what roles/tracks will be available. We will only cast an actor based on the information they provide. We ask that you be as upfront as possible about the roles you will accept. Please keep in mind this is a very competitive program and having more role options available will make it significantly easier to cast you.
About the Junior Main Stage
The Junior Main Stage production is geared towards student actors ages 8-13. Over the past 19 years Broadway Workshop has produced some of the highest quality youth theatre available and has been part of the pilots of several major musicals – Click here to see photos from our past productions. Our Main Stage and Junior Main Stage productions take place at an Off-Broadway theater venue in Manhattan and utilizes the highest level of directors, choreographers, lighting designers, set designers, costume designers and sound designers working in New York City. All of Broadway Workshop’s productions are co-produced by PROJECT BROADWAY, a 501(c)3 non-profit program dedicated to providing scholarship opportunities for students interested in theatre arts. The Junior Main Stage is a tuition based program. Full and partial scholarships are available for both the Main Stage and the Junior Main Stage. Junior Main Stage production is a tuition based program, there is a $1095 registration fee if cast in the Junior Main Stage Program. Full and partial scholarships are available for students who qualify. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must fill out a scholarship application before your audition appointment.
See Clips from our 2023 JR Main Stage – MATILDA
See clips from our 2018 JR Main Stage – INTO THE WOODS
See clips from our 2017 JR Main Stage – THE ADDAMS FAMILY
See clips from our 2016 JR Main Stage – JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Past Junior Main Stage and Workshop Productions:
2026: Spamalot Young@Part
2025: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2024: Beauty and the Beast Jr.
2023: Matilda Jr.
2019: Shrek Jr.
2018: Into The Woods Jr.
2017: The Addams Family (Pilot Production)
2016: James and the Giant Peach
2015: All Shook Up (Pilot Production)
2013: School House Rock Jr.
2012: Dear Edwina Jr.