Out For Blood - A cultural history of Carrie The Musical.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/29/23 at 12:00pm

Has anybody else purchased this book?

It's superb, based on the podcast of the same name. I'm a little biased I guess as I'm interviewed for the book in regards to my tiny contribution to the legacy of Carrie, but with that aside, this really is a great read. I thought I knew everything about the history of this show, but clearly not as the author has managed to get some great interviews and info.

 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Blood-Cultural-History-Musical/dp/1350320536/ref=asc_df_1350320536/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606667888536&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9920599131234704205&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046650&hvtargid=pla-1881547564002&psc=1&th=1&psc=1
 

 
 

Updated On: 7/29/23 at 12:00 PM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/29/23 at 12:04pm

I ordered this and am anxiously awaiting for it to arrive!

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/29/23 at 12:05pm

bwayphreak234 said: "I ordered this and am anxiously awaiting for it to arrive!"

You won't be disappointed. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/29/23 at 1:47pm

Bummed Debbie Allen wasn’t interviewed either on the podcast or for this book. She needs to make peace with it and embrace her choreographic work in it for what it is. It truly is a contemporary product of its time: 1987-88. She’s completely removed CARRIE from her life and work credits. 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/29/23 at 1:51pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Bummed Debbie Allen wasn’t interviewed either on the podcast or for this book. She needs to make peace with it and embrace her choreographic work in it for what it is. It truly is a contemporary product of its time: 1987-88. She’s completely removed CARRIE from her life and work credits."

Yeah it's weird, I mean pretty much everybody else has embraced it, and she did some fantastic work on it.

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 7:09am

I remember her choreography for this disaster.  She can't be blamed for wanting to forget it and try to move on.  

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 8:13am

songanddanceman2 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Bummed Debbie Allen wasn’t interviewed either on the podcast or for this book. She needs to make peace with it and embrace her choreographic work in it for what it is. It truly is a contemporary product of its time: 1987-88. She’s completely removed CARRIE from her life and work credits."

Yeah it's weird, I mean pretty much everybody else has embraced it, and she did some fantastic work on it."

It's even odder when one recalls the story on the podcast of her having no trouble claiming her work when footage from Carrie was shown at an interstitial clip show for the audience during commercials at the Tony Awards. (I wish I could remember what year, but I wanna say it was 2003. The podcast discussed it in one of the later episodes.)

[Dom P]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 8:28am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Bummed Debbie Allen wasn’t interviewed either on the podcast or for this book. She needs to make peace with it and embrace her choreographic work in it for what it is. It truly is a contemporary product of its time: 1987-88. She’s completely removed CARRIE from her life and work credits."

Perhaps this Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe winner at 73, prefers to focus on more positive achievements in her career.

Updated On: 7/30/23 at 08:28 AM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 9:04am

Impeach2017 said: "I remember her choreography for this disaster. She can't be blamed for wanting to forget it and try to move on."

I don't agree at all that it was a disaster, her work with this dancers is superb. I may not have always worked with the 2 visions for the show, but it most certainly wasn't a disaster  

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 6:58pm

to be honest, all I remember is the first number with eighties aerobics and some sort of kick line.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 7:17pm

Impeach2017 said: "to be honest, all I remember is the first number with eighties aerobics and some sort of kick line."

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 7:23pm

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 7:31pm

Debbie Allen giving 200% at the London dance rehearsals for CARRIE:

 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 8:23pm

I thought all that choreography was superb, too much for the show, but really superb for the time. She for sure went all in. And yeah I've seen that footage many times, I have the original master 😀

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/30/23 at 8:50pm

Went to the Drama Book Shop today before the theater to pick this up but they’re sold out. Hopefully they’ll have more in next week - I can’t wait to read it. 

[Ricey2]

Posted: 7/31/23 at 11:01am

I actually grabbed the last copy from the Drama Bookshop yesterday right as they opened. I am so very excited to read this. 
 

Carrie the Musical is one of my favorite musicals. The score and the choreography are a product of their time, but I love them. Do we know any other musicals that have songs like the ones posted? I think Debbie Allen was a visionary for her work in this.   
 

My big dream is to have an original window card from the show, but I do at least have a programme from the Stratford-upon-Avon production and an opening night playbill from the Virginia Theatre. I could talk about this show forever, lol. Even if I am still not in love with the current iteration of the show. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 8/14/23 at 8:05am

I finished reading this yesterday - it's a truly fascinating read. If you love a good tell-all theatre book, this is definitely for you. It's very much in the same vein as Everything Was Possible. I enjoyed how the book was divided up into three parts - the developmental/writing/rehearsal process, the show itself, and then cultural impact/subsequent production. Very organized and intriguing, and tons of first hand accounts from people who were really there. I definitely recommend this.

[blaxx]

Posted: 8/15/23 at 5:19am

How much of the Arima production is in it?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 8/15/23 at 6:33am

blaxx said: "How much of the Arima production is in it?"

Great question - the last section of the book (about 65-70 pages) is dedicated to subsequent productions with an emphasis on the 2012 Arima production. 3/4 of the book is about the original production, but they do delve into the 2012 revival a good bit I would say.