Carrie — Page 3

"The book I am thinking of is Misery. If it uses the original text (rather than the film), it could make use of both the events of the writer as well as the events of the book he's writing. It's a risky idea, but if carefully constructed and cleverly staged, it could be amazing."

I have a friend who had written lyrics for Act 1 of what was supposed to be a sung thru musical of MISERY. They had Terrence Mann record a couple of numbers from the show and he and the composer recorded a complete Act 1 demo (my friend - HE was a great Annie Wilkes). It was then that they found out some guy in London had already obtained the stage rights to the property and they had to abandon their show until they could convince him or Stephen King to grant them the permission to continue.

This was back in the '90s. I don't know if they ever got it worked out or not.

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Hey has anyone found the script yet?

ha! wow thats crazy....i want it so bad becuz i am attempting to write the movie version of hte play really breaking it down making it better adapting songs and what not.. its coming along just it stops right before Carrie goes to the prom in the middle of the Carrie (reprise)

You better look past the first page BSOBW - because Buckley has a habit of promising the script and than sending PRETTYBELLE which she is dying to revive...

Ugh! Thanks MB!
It seems she sent me a copy of the Sunset Boulevard script.

OVER THE MOON - for the last time! The script is not published. Only act 1 was copied over by some fans.

Give up.

You want to adapt it into a movie?
1) The rights won't be released for a movie. Ever.
2) How much do you actually KNOW of the show?

ummm obviously i know much of the show if im even attempting to write the movie script...dont ya think?

You are better off writing a whole new musical.

Look, I love Carrie like a can of soda and hot pockets (which I JUST ate) but it's like the CONFRONTATION scene from J&H...switching back and forth between two polar styles.

The things that make Carrie what it is today is every aspect. While I enjoy the material, it would not be the same without spandex in a malt shop. Y'know?

And from all the questions you've been asking here, it sounds like you are still learning about Carrie.

I admire your drive to do this, but it will never happen. Gore and Pitchford (or just Gore, maybe) have stated (along with King) that they want the musical to go away.

It's a shame, but that's how it is.

ETA: Besides, there are already two Carrie movies and a sequal...which failed (while I still enjoyed it).

Carrie the Musical Movie just sounds like a bad idea, even if it were made perfect. Some things belong on stage. (And some things don't.)

Updated On: 4/6/06 at 10:26 PM

Margo, Pitchford was the lyricist. Michael Gore was the composer. I love most of Gore's work on the piece (although some new arrangements/orchestrations would help) but about half of Pitchford's could stand a good rewrite. Wish he'd be up for it because I also think the mother/daughter stuff makes for exciting theatre.

FYI - it is not complete
AND
That site is technically breaking copyright.
So if we want it to continue, it is best to take down the link.

This brings up an interesting question made muddy by the net. It looks like the site linked is in Russia. Copyright laws in Russia are quite different from those here. Is the site breaking any laws in Russia? Honestly, I don't know, but for the sake of argument, let's say that it isn't. Would it be against copyright laws in the U.S. to simply link to a site in another country that is in compliance with the laws of that country?

Also, whether or not it's a violation of US copyright law, it's still a violation of BWW's guidelines.

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hahaha i put those clips on youtube.com, they are bad arent they? its so rediculous. and nope those clips arent from an illigal production. it was filmed in during the stratford run, and it was pro shot i believe