What happens when two iconic cliques collide? You get a production like Golden Mean Girls.
The wildly clever mashup blends the silver-haired, beloved sitcom The Golden Girls with early 2000s cult classic film Mean Girls, creating a campy drag parody that leans heavily into nostalgia, satire and plenty of cat fights.
Without giving too much away, the story follows Cady Heron, who arrives in Miami after living in Africa. After a deep sleep, she awakens to her new reality as a fresh-faced student at Miami High. The school is still run by the Plastics, but these Plastics come with a certain age and attitude. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia are the dominant girl group, led by Regina George, and they quickly take Cady under their wing.
The show, running March 19-22 at Majestic Repertory Theatre, is written by Jamie Morris, a seasoned theater professional and playwright whose past works include parody favorites like Mommy Queerest, The Devil Wears Payless and Silence of the Clams. Many of Morris’ productions have premiered in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he and his creative and life partner, director and performer Christopher Kenney, have built a reputation for irreverent, high-energy stage spoofs.
“For years, everyone would ask me, when are you doing Golden Girls?” says Morris. “Years ago, you would get a cease and desist. You could not even parody The Golden Girls. Then that kind of died down even and everyone started doing Golden Girls. Whether it’s a Golden Girls tribute show, live episodes, brunches, I mean, it’s kind of now saturated.”
The breakthrough came unexpectedly while Morris and Kenney were working on another show.
“My partner Christopher, I forget where we were, but his eyes lit up and he just said three words: Golden Mean Girls.”
The idea lingered for nearly a year before Morris finally wrote the script in just two weeks. Four weeks later, the team mounted the first production in June 2025.
Much of the original cast returns for the Las Vegas run, alongside local performers. Actress Kady Heard plays Cady Heron, while Ray Winters assumes the roles of high school heartthrob Aaron Samuels and “She doesn’t even go here!” icon Damian.
The script is entirely original but packed with nods to both the television series and the film. Above all else, Morris hopes the show delivers some genuine laughter.
“We’re just trying to create some joy and escapism in this world that really needs it right now,” he says.
GOLDEN MEAN GIRLS March 19-22, times vary, $34-$45. Majestic Repertory Theatre, eventbrite.com.
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