Overview

• Lindsay Lohan, star of the original 'Mean Girls' film, made a surprise cameo in the new musical adaptation of the movie.
• Lohan's cameo was as the host of the mathlete competition, a role that references her original character's mathematician angle.
• The cameo was kept a secret until the day of shooting, even from Angourie Rice, the actress who plays the new Cady Herron.
• Directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne wanted to give Lohan a big reveal moment, which was achieved through a drum roll cue.
• Rice described meeting Lohan and sharing the experience of playing the same character as 'surreal' and 'incredible.'