YOUNGSTOWN — No one will be creating a “Burn Book” about Millennial Theatre Company’s production of “Mean Girls.”

What “burns” could they possibly write? The cast is too capable. I laughed too much. The choreography complements some of the ideas in the script too well.

There’s not much to burn here, except maybe the crowds should have been bigger opening weekend.

The Mahoning Valley’s biggest community theater stage is overflowing with talent for a production that runs for three more performances at Youngstown Playhouse.

“Mean Girls” is based on the 2004 movie about Cady Heron, a teenager who enrolls in an American high school after being homeschooled for more than a decade in Africa by her zoologist parents. She infiltrates “The Plastics,” a trio of popular girls who dominate the school, and becomes both seduced by their power and the target of their rage when she attracts the attention of the ex-boyfriend of the Plastics’ leader, Regina George.

Tina Fey co-wrote the film and wrote the book for the musical with her husband, Garrettsville native Tim Richmond, writing the music and Nell Benjamin writing the lyrics. It mostly follows the plot of the film, but it moves the setting to the present and gives social media a more prominent role in the bullying the characters face.

The basic plot points aren’t significantly different from “Heathers,” “Be More Chill,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and other teen-centric musicals, but it’s funnier than most and has a score that draws from old-school musical theater as well as more contemporary music.

Director Joe Asente and Music Director Cari Auth have a cast more than capable of handling its musical range. Natalina Kazimir, who plays Cady, has starred in several MTC productions and never disappoints with a big voice and an abundance of talent. Karina Moran also wows on her vocal showcases as Regina as does Carolyn Colley on “Apex Predator,” a duet with Kazimir, and “I’d Rather Be Me.”

Many of the laughs in Sunday’s matinee performance came from Tom Millsap-Kijauskus as Cady’s friend Damian and Trudi Herrholtz as Karen, one of the Plastics. They were such standouts on the second act opener “Stop!” that no one wanted it to stop. Millsap-Kijauskus’s comedic rhythms were impeccable, and he sold many of the jokes with his whole body. Herrholtz brought a childlike innocence to Karen instead of relying solely on the dumb blonde stereotypes that are written into the character.

Rosalyn Blystone created three very distinctive characters as Cady’s math teacher, Cady’s mother and Regina’s “cool mom.”

For a relatively young community theater that doesn’t have a large season ticket base or institutional support to rely upon, MTC’s productions always looked polished and professional, and “Mean Girls” is no exception.

The set design is simple, eye-catching and effective. Pink-hued scrims (rented, I’m guessing?) featuring some burn book quotes provide a frame in which the story unfolds. A few props on wheels quickly shift the settings, ranging from a high school cafeteria to Regina’s bedroom. Those transitions move so smoothly, they feel like a part of the choreography.

And the choreography by Colleen Chance is one of the show’s greatest assets. “Mean Girls” has odd origins. It’s based on a self-help book by Rosalind Wiseman called “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World,” and Wiseman finds parallels between high school hierarchies and the animal kingdom.

Chance’s choreography emphasizes those origins. Actors sometimes move on all fours like predators in search of prey. And while the show doesn’t feature much in the way of traditional chorus line dancing, the large cast numbers work well in the context of the show, and there are some strong dancers in the ensemble that bring some visual flourishes.

The costumes (by Ty Hanes), lighting (Asente) and sound (Renee Pospisil) all add to the professional sheen.

MTC’s production is an area premiere, and it’s hard to imagine it being done much better at the community theater level.