“Mean Girls” is back. This time with smartphones.

The cult classic film, a 2004 comedy about high school girls, has been adapted as a stage musical, and the adaptation is set in the present time. That means the Plastics have Snapchat and Instagram in their arsenal.

The musical is heading to Broadway next spring — beginning previews March 12 and opening April 8 at the August Wilson Theater — following a run at the National Theater in Washington from Oct. 31 to Dec. 3. The musical features the same characters and the same basic storyline as the film.

Tina Fey, the comedian who has already succeeded in television, on film and with a memoir, has written the musical’s book, based on the film’s screenplay, which she also wrote. The music is composed by her husband, Jeff Richmond, with lyrics by Nell Benjamin (“Legally Blonde”). The show is being directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw (“The Book of Mormon”).

Lorne Michaels, the musical’s lead producer, said adapting and updating the show provided an opportunity for improvement. “There are lots of things you can do better in a musical,” he said. “The characters are fuller.”