Broadway Producers Putting Together Fall Reading of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL- Page 2

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:01pm

I just watched the video and it sure was eerie. They really created quite an atmosphere. And the music was sweet, angelic and yet foreboding, adding to the atmosphere.

I enjoyed what I saw on my monitor!

eta-but then again, I'm a huge fan of flops! (DOTV, Taboo)

Updated On: 10/17/09 at 11:01 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:05pm

It is very creepy Jane. I can NOT imagine being there still sitting my seat. I would be too scared.

[James885]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:10pm

If a revival does happen, I hope they'll find a better set and costume designer. I'm not a fan of the abstract white box set. And the costumes were hideous. You could tell the costume designer knew absolutely nothing about a prom, because all the guys were wearing the same white outfits and all the girls were wearing the same white dresses. Everyone was in white!

Updated On: 10/17/09 at 11:10 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:15pm

I'm pretty sure it was done for effect, James. It worked for me.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:15pm

Bob Crowley did a great job with the exploding church in The Witches of Eastwick. I'm sure anything he did for Carrie would be outrageously over budget, but I'd still be interested in what he'd do with the destruction.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:17pm

I hate how they copt out on the house destruction. I can live with not flipping the car but I wanted to see a house be destroyed.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:27pm

BTW, I'm having a great time thinking about Patti LuPone in crazy 80s gym attire singing "In".

[James885]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:28pm

I'm pretty sure it was done for effect

You're right, it most likely was done to create an abstract effect. The director, Terry Hands was very adamant that the whole production would be an abstract one with very little realism. I guess what I was trying to say is that I'd sort of like to see a production that's more realistically based than the original production was. I think the only way the material can succeed is if it's grounded in reality.

TheaterFan4, your post made me laugh out loud for some reason.

Updated On: 10/17/09 at 11:28 PM

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:30pm

I love (most of) the score. Just keep Debbie Allen very far away.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:31pm

I would love to see it happen, Cats.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:31pm

James885-
You're partially right. In early meetings, he told his design team that he wanted something that looked like "Grease"...they got "Greece." And, versus trying to fix it...they just went with it.

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/17/09 at 11:44pm

I don't know if it was the quality of the video, or my monitor, but what I saw had almost no color whatsoever. the entire production was black and white with touches of red. Of course each shade was symbolic. It wouldn't have worked for me with all the colors of reality.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:05am

Believe me Jane, in person the costumes and the color scheme and the white box and the garage door opener simply didn't work.

I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:12am

So maybe the best way to have seen this show is the way I did tonight - on a three inch square in the middle of my computer screen. The quality was so poor that I felt like I was watching Metropolis. Loved it.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:17am

The production was so misguided and filled with so many missteps, they almost negated the incredibly positive stuff in it. And there was some incredibly positive stuff in it! Those of us who saw the original Broadway production have bragging rights for the rest of our lives but most of us who saw it were convinced that there was not a salvageable show there. But that doesn't mean that's true.

The first couple of scenes actually were creepy and eerie, I remember being a little nervous when the lights went down that I was about to see something scary (it was the first preview so there wasn't word of mouth yet). But of course, it wasn't. It could be though, in the right hands.

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:20am

I'm envious that you saw it, Namo. And the first preview to boot!

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:20am

I always thought Carolee Carmello would be a great Margaret White

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:23am

No good can come of this. It will only end in bloodshed, bloodshed and more bloodshed.

[tazber]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:28am

As long as they keep Out For Blood it's going to be a smash.

[amoni2]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:33am

So much potential. It was so insanely 80's that it self destructed, without Carrie's help. The costumes were ridiculous, Chris in a red body stocking? Get it? She's the baaaad girl. What the hell was Debbie Allen thinking having the gym class singing while doing aerobics for the first twenty minutes. Surprised no on keeled over. The sets, so wrong. The moving stairs at the end was cool but had no place in this show. In the right hands, this could really be something.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:49am

I think overall our general standards have been lowered with the current crop of big hit shows. I don't see why Carrie couldn't do well now.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:53am

^ *gasp of shock and surprise* I agree with this statement.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:53am

Had this message board existed, had the web existed, the Carrie discussions would've made the Roundabout Birdie revival discussions look positively glowing.

And Roxy would have paid full price for a closing matinee ticket.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:55am

If Roundabout didn't have it's current track record, then I would LOVE to see them try at Carrie.

[tazber]

Posted: 10/18/09 at 12:59am

I'm in the minority I guess, but I hope they don't mount a full scale revival of the show.

I mean, it sucks, right? It has a cult following b/c of its notoriety but everyone forgets that it was an uneven and silly show.
There are so many other shows both new and classic that deserve to have productions over this.