CARRIE Reading? — Page 6

recording, recording, recording
i so want to hear this

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I'm pretty sure that Carrie sang a version of the prayer FameBroadway is describing at the beginning of the show during the original workshop.

However catty this thread became, it was consistently entertaining to read. Thanks

I think that just in how the beginning was modified (6 part harmony prayer with narrative) shows that the show is on the right track. The problem with original Carrie is that it was two different shows; a beautiful and haunting story about the temptestuous and suffocating relationship between a mother and daughter.... and a (faux)story of poorly written high schoolers in garish costumes who enjoy killing pigs.

It once seemed that it was impossible to fit the high schoolers into the same story and lens as Margaret and Carrie, but I have faith that they can do it. Having a song for each of the character's motives and feelings instead of doing bulky, characterless ensemble numbers is also a great step.

I think the original book and movie are brilliant and the musical can be brilliant because all of the characters are so alone- afraid and misunderstood, just like Carrie. So is Margaret, so is Sue, and even Chris.

The tragedy is none of them can connect to the world and people around them, and everytime it feels like everyone will connect everything goes up in flame (pun intended). That is why it is a tragedy and that is why the high schoolers can fit into the same story as Carrie and Margaret. It is why the audience can relate and live through the story of Carrie.

I can't wait to hear it (if anyone has or knows where a recording of the reading is, PM me! I'd love you forever!!!!)

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Updated On: 11/24/09 at 09:53 AM

"I believe that a horror musical is not going to attract the largest audience possible. However, I'll be there with bells on!"

Well, of the two biggest hits on Broadway, one deals with a deformed outcast who haunts a Parisian opera house and the other deals with witchcraft and concerns itself with three witches and animal-humans amongst other paranormal activity. (POTO and WICKED). Both are ostensibly horror musicals by definition. Just sayin'.

But, in general, you are right. These are the exception not the rule. DOTV, the greatest horror musical since CARRIE, is, indeed, the biggest flop in Bway history (so far!).

NOT SINCE CARRIE? NOT SINCE DOTV is more like it!

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*Hangs head in shame*

I also liked DOTV, it was the campest thing i had seen in years

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I loved Tanz der Vampire which is probably why I hated Dance of the Vampires. Like Carrie, Dance of the Vampires deserves another shot, but only in its originally intended version. The original just needs to beef up the choreography and clarify the castle destruction and it's pretty much ready to go.

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As I said... I am not super familiar with the previous versions of Carrie. I do know that most of the Bway score was in tact for the current readings.

Also - as far as comparing this to Phantom or Miss Saigon or any other recent-ish Bway shows with a gruesome outcome - they were all highly romanticized and epic love stories with very deep literary roots. Not to defame King's novel. But, Carrie is an odd, contemporary, supernatural fable with a naturalistic and contemporary high school setting.

There hasn't been a true "horror" musical to compare it to. Given the very typical Bway styling of this - as - in my opinion - the first Bway horror musical - I'm afraid it just isn't cool enough.

It could become so. With more work. But for now - it's a typical 80's-90's musical with horror elements - and not the most inventive version of it all.

Updated On: 11/25/09 at 12:18 AM

Alrighty...my question still hasn't been answered. Can anyone give me any details on the new songs? This question has only been partially answered when the question was answered about adding in old workshop songs (personally, it would've been wise of them to add in Tommy's Poem--what a beautiful song), but my question is: Can anyone give me details on the new songs?

Carrie in a film sense is slightly mainstream. But the thing with Carrie is it's half melo-drama and half-horror movie. When you think about it, the ladder half of the film is the only horror element. And I would agree that the musical did not have a continous flow at all with Carrie and her mom being very operatic and her peers being very pop and campy. But I think they cut all the songs that could pertain to the campiness (except I'm Not Alone and Heaven Octect. What the french toast were they thinking!?) so, it looks like we're good.

One thing--out of many things, that's important about the revival is how they portray Carrie's powers. I think they should almost have dancer's portraying her powers. But not in a campy fashion, like in all black, maybe? I don't know. Just a thought. All I know is that her powers were not made nearly clear enough.

The reason recordings haven't leaked yet, and might not, is these people are equity, and I bet there was some sort of security check, because they must've known it was high risk.

I personally hope audiences will like it. It's just such a non-conventional story to musicalize that I think audiences will still be taken aback. But with the right revisions (which it looks like they've made) and the right execution, it could be great. Carrie does touch audiences in the sense that they can relate to the typical girl-gets-bullied situation, and you feel sympathy for her, because you either were, or knew, that girl in high school. And there was nothing you did/could do about it.

Wasn't DOTV intentionally campy? I thought it was supposed to be a spoof...? In my opinion, Lestat (PRE-BROADWAY. STRICTLY PRE-BROADWAY) was amazing.

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The real question of course is - if this comes back to Broadway, will Carrie rise, during the destruction, on a cherry picker?

I hope not. I think given the technology we have almost thirty years later, we can do quite a bit better xD

And the thing with "I'm not Alone" is that while yes, it is campy, it makes us as the audience feel excited and hopeful for Carrie and we're rooting for her that it makes her downfall at the prom that much more powerful. "Heaven" was weak as a solo, I will admit. But I found the "Unsuspecting Hearts (Reprise)" to be weaker and not move the show on at all.

By the way, I've been meaning to ask--was there a Prinicpal character? Philip Hoffman is listed as being involved and he's way beyond the age range to play a teenager. This is something I had hoped they would do--the show felt like it had quite a missing link without a clear male adult lead. If you ask me, in comparison, Tommy and Billy are secondary to Chris and Sue.

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hahaha the wire idea would be awesome whilst she shooting flames out of her fingers hahaha

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THEY PUT IT BACK IN?! D That makes me happy.

What about the principal character? FameBroadway, you should create an all-new Carrie the Musical Workshop Q&A thread xD

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Oh Jesus >.< I could only imagine that would be humorous.

Sorry I'm hounding you for questions, but I am a Carrie NUT after directing it as a drama and having seen both films 943495994 times, read the book (backwards and forwards) and seeing every Carrie the Musical bit possible.

But I have to ask: from the reading, was it implied they will lift it to Broadway/Off-Broadway/Encores(?) or is it too early to tell??

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