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  "title": "‘School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play’ Broadway Review: An Exceptional Portrait of Black Girlhood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/school-girls-or-the-african-mean-girls-play-broadway-review-an",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-09-29T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/legit/reviews/school-girls-or-the-african-mean-girls-play-broadway-review-1236877325/"
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  "summary": "Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational play, “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” captures this magic and anguish, set against the specificity of mid-1980s Ghana. Directed by Whitney White, […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ Broadway Review: When Escape Is Just A Clique Away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/school-girls-or-the-african-mean-girls-play-broadway-review-when",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘School Girls’ Broadway Review: Denée Benton Isn’t Just Mean, She’s a Teenage Lady Macbeth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/school-girls-broadway-review-denee-benton-isnt-just-mean-shes-a",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Denée Benton and Patina Miller Help Give ‘School Girls’ a Broadway Glow-Up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/denee-benton-and-patina-miller-help-give-school-girls-a-broadway-glow",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:30:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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