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[newintown]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:23pm

The roster of people in hell who "cared enough to try" is a long one, the roster of mediocrities in limbo who "cared enough to try" is even longer.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:27pm

I saw a regional production of the reboot and it confirmed everything I knew after I saw the original production. It doesn't work. It simply doesn't work. I thought most of what they worked on made act one much better. But act two just awful and unsalvageable.

And I came away thinking what a cynical enterprise it is. "At least they cared enough to try" to get themselves a viable cash cow that is really no better than the quickie, sloppy stage adaptation of Fame that doesn't exist for any reason other than to exploit the title and convince the rubes to spend their cash.

Honestly, is the line, "Carrie, get DOUCHED!" actually in the script or did the actor I heard say that forget what the line was supposed to be?

Anyway, my point is, publishers don't go forward with projects when there is no audience.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:40pm

Fascinating. Here's all the ****s I give.






















































There.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:42pm

I like the grungy opening, "The World According to Chris," and the simple approach to the first act curtain sequence, taken from the film, which was the single best use of the projections in the revisal staging. They added one true clunker to the score, act 2's "Why Not Me?" Maybe I can't stop thinking of the great Charles Busch singing a song with the same title in "Die, Mommie, Die!"

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:59pm

I looooovvvvvved "The World According to Chris" and it gave me such false hopes for the rest of the work they did on the revisal. So quickly dashed by act two.

[binau]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 5:46pm

You're right that Act Two is far less appealing.

Act one has "In", "Carrie", "Open Your Heart", "And Eve Was Weak", "The World According to Chris", "Evening Prayers", "I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance".

Act two has "When There's No One".

I'm happy to clutch the recent cast recording and call it a day.

[binau]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 8:23pm

Has this book been cancelled?

[ceisen]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 8:58pm

I found a website called experiencecarrie.com and it mentions that the book will be published sometime this year. There's no other info. The site also says that a production of Carrie is opening at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in L.A. on March 12.

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:16pm

I REALLY hope this is finally happening.

I wonder what they had to cut out?

[binau]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:18pm

The Amazon page doesn't actually exist anymore, it seems. Hence I think it must be cancelled?

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:28pm

I wanna read it so bad!!