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School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play Will Be Live Streamed During Final Week

The play is running on Broadway through November 15.

Linda Buchwald

Linda Buchwald

| Broadway |

October 22, 2026

Denée Benton, Erin Morton, Lucia Aremu, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Nia Otchere Sarfo, Jordan Rice, and Heather Alicia Simms in <i>School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play</i> (© Matthew Murphy)
Denée Benton, Erin Morton, Lucia Aremu, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Nia Otchere Sarfo, Jordan Rice, and Heather Alicia Simms in School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
(© Matthew Murphy)

Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) will partner with the League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST) to live stream MTC’s Broadway premiere production of School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play during its final week of performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Performances November 10-15 will be streamed live during scheduled curtain times, with a 24-hour replay available for each stream.

School Girls reunites the team behind Jaja’s African Hair Braiding–Tony Award-nominated playwright Jocelyn Bioh and two-time Tony Award-nominated director Whitney White.

The cast includes Lucia Aremu as Ama, Tony Award nominee Denée Benton as Paulina Sarpong, Tony Award winner Patina Miller as Eloise Amponsah, Drama Desk Award nominee Erin Morton as Nana, Nia Otchere-Sarfo as Gifty, Jordan Rice as Mercy, Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers as Ericka Boafo, and Obie Award winner Heather Alicia Simms as Headmistress Francis.

Tickets to a live stream are $59 (including a $9 service fee). Click here to purchase.

In partnership with LOLST, MTC is offering high schools worldwide free access to a recorded performance of School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play and accompanying educational resources.

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