Carrie — Page 2

I certainly hope so.

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The show was a mess but a wonderful mess. I'd love to see a really good stab at this in a large off broadway theatre. Jerry Mitchell is the first guy to come to mind to choreograph.

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So, that jacksretail.com site has Disc 2 of the bootleg but is Disc 1 available anywhere? Someone PM me or leave a message if anyone has any info. Thanks gang!

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I never saw it!
What was the Carrie commercial like?

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I collect Carrie stuff because I missed the opportunity to see the show (I'm only missing the Playbill and the poster). My first visit to NYC was only for 24 hours and we had tickets to Les Mis, but also running that week were Anything Goes, Carrie, Chess, Sarafina, Romance/Romance, Into the Woods, The Gospel at Colonus (with Morgan Freeman!) and Mail. I think most of the Carrie material is quite good and salvageable. Some of the rhyming dialogue needs to be completely rewritten as well as the lyrics to some of the teen songs (though the melodies are catchy and memorable). I'm surprised to see no mention of Crackerjack (aka Kill the Pig) which is musically the lowest point of the show (and one of the lowest in staging) quickly followed by It Hurts to Be Strong. Honestly, it was the horrifically misconceived design and direction that pretty much killed the show. It could certainly work and worse shows have fared better. The idea to do Carrie was daring and I can only think of one other Stephen King novel that could be successfully musicalized, but I'd probably get pummeled for mentioning it.

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Stagedoor Manor did the show not THAT long ago, when they did it they made a tape, I hear that it was supposed to be a great production and I plan to borrow the tape this summer to see it. THey did it because the main director is like a HUGE Carrie fan and he actually watched a tape and wrote the script out by hand. The score was written by ear by the director Philip Shute at the camp. I think the whole callaboration was incredibly interestng.

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Dear Matt,

Actually Pyewacket Theatre here in Chicago did a production of "Misery" which was quite successful.

And if you are really nice...I'll show my playbill for "Carrie" which I found on Ebay for a very pretty penny.

When you locate your Disc 1, which should be a priority to you right now, please add it to your website. Everyone would really appreciate it! Thanks so much. Long live Carrie! I am here at work humming "And Eve Was Weak." I hope the company doesn't have me committed...

Yes Eve Was Weak is definitely the best song in the show. It is from Disk 1 actually. I believe there are a few tracks from disk one on my site just not all of them. I also love in Act 2 I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance.

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WithoutATrace,

Well the script of Act 2 of the hit musical 'Carrie' is nowhere to be found but you can ask somebody for help they can sort it out for you to find the script of Act 2. Thanks.

I remember how those boys could dance is actually the act 1 finally and is quite amazing. There is a complete score out there(i have it shhh) and its really interesting. I agree the mother daughter songs are truly incredible. I also think the whole heaven octet could be really cool if staged right...and if the destruction was really cool with cast members flying up into the wings and crap being totally destroyed instead of red lasers and a moving pricenium. I would LOVE to see a revival of this show if it were reworked "don't waste teh moon' is just atrocious and i think the original workshop version needs ot be relooked at(it explained Carrie's powers better, wheras the final version just kinda expected everyone knew what was happening). The end also needs to be reworked as the mom just kinda dies and unless you have read the book you dont know what happens.

Anyone looking for Carrie items here is what I have:

SCRIPTS:
Workshop Script
London Work Draft Script
Broadway (FULL SHOW official opening night)Script
Stagedoor Manor Script
(I was the 2nd theatre to ever put on an amatuer production after speaking with Todd Graff who was in the Workshop he got us the rights from Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford) I have that script (includes cut scenes from london and workshop and cut musical numbers)

MUSIC
Broadway Sheet Music (includes Somebody Should Have Told Her)
Broadway Audio (closing night...flawless)
Workshop/Backers Audition audio (includes rare rehearsal recordings of Barbara Cook with her infamous rant of "This music is ****!")

VIDEO
Broadway Act 1 video (includes commercial, review reel *8 musical numbers*, German Documentary, Cast member backstage video)
Stratford DVD (includes rehearsal footage)
My production DVD
Stagedoor Manor DVD

Email me at LifeAfterLife819@aol.com if you would like a piece of history.



ALSO HAVE POSTERS (BROADWAY AND LONDON), A BROCHURES (BROADWAY AND LONDON) AND OPENING NIGHT PLAYBILL SIGNED BY THE CAST
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I played Billy Nolan in our show.

Updated On: 9/19/05 at 10:23 PM

So, I love Carrie...mostly. I think that if it was staged right it could just be a brilliant piece of theater. The mother daughter stuff, simply cannot be stated enough, is spectacular. Most people immediately pass it off without giving it a listen, but they are just ignorant. The strings, oh the strings! Okay anyway, its interesting if one looks at the full score(shhh i know i'm bad for having it but come on!) some of the lyrics are crossed out and replaced with the lyrics that were in the show. IN a lot of hte cases the original lyrics were a lot better, sometimes not...hehe... I think with a bit of reworking(crackerjack!) this show could be brilliance.