Character guide
Regina George
from Mean Girls
Regina George is the ruthless queen bee of the Plastics in Mean Girls, Tina Fey's 2018 musical based on her own 2004 film.
- Show
- Mean Girls
- Broadway premiere
- 2018
- Role
- Lead
- Music by
- Jeff Richmond
Regina George: from the film to Broadway
Broadway compared with the 2004 film and 2024 movie musical
Reneé Rapp is the link between stage and screen: she took over Regina George on Broadway in 2019 and then played her in the 2024 movie musical. Taylor Louderman originated the role on Broadway in 2018, and Rachel McAdams played the non-singing Regina of the 2004 film.
Rapp's movie Regina sings Meet the Plastics, Someone Gets Hurt, and World Burn from the stage score, and adds a new end-credits song, Not My Fault, with Megan Thee Stallion. In the 2004 film, Regina is hit by a school bus and later channels her aggression into the lacrosse team.
Who is Regina George?
Regina George rules her high school's social order through charm, manipulation, and calculated cruelty, presiding over the Plastics as its most feared and admired member. When Cady infiltrates the group to undermine her, Regina proves a formidable and ultimately unpredictable opponent, willing to weaponize rumor and social standing without hesitation.
Underneath her polished exterior, the show hints at genuine insecurity and a need for control born from her own upbringing, complicating her as a straightforward villain. Her downfall, triggered by Cady's schemes, forces a public reckoning that briefly humanizes her before she regroups with fierce, unapologetic resolve.
Regina's role in Mean Girls
Regina is a lead role demanding a commanding stage presence and powerhouse vocals, most explosively on her villain anthem "World Burn," a showcase of controlled fury delivered directly to the audience. The role requires balancing menace with enough charisma that her popularity remains believable throughout.
Taylor Louderman originated the role on Broadway, earning acclaim for a performance that made Regina magnetic even at her most vicious. Audiences remember Regina as one of the great modern musical theatre villain roles, a character audiences love to hate and can't stop watching.
Regina George: frequently asked questions
What is Regina George's full name?
Her full name is simply Regina George in both the 2004 film and the Broadway musical, and no middle name is given. Her first name comes from the Latin word for queen, a fitting choice for the Plastics' queen bee.
Who originated the role of Regina George on Broadway?
Taylor Louderman originated the role of Regina George when Mean Girls opened on Broadway in 2018, earning a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Reneé Rapp took over the role on Broadway in 2019 and later played Regina in the 2024 movie musical.
Who is Regina George in Mean Girls?
Regina George is the queen bee of North Shore High School and leader of the Plastics, the clique she rules with Gretchen Wieners and Karen Smith. In the musical, Janis warns Cady about her in Apex Predator, and Regina's own big number is World Burn, in which she scatters the Burn Book's pages across the school.
What show is Regina George from?
Regina George is a lead character in Mean Girls, which opened on Broadway in 2018.
Is Regina George a lead or supporting role?
Regina George is a lead role as the head of the Plastics.
Who wrote the music for Mean Girls?
Jeff Richmond composed the music, with lyrics by Nell Benjamin and a book by Tina Fey.
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