Carrie the Musical at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Directed by Chris R. Chavez
Based on the original source material, the 1974 novel by Stephen King, Carrie the Musical follows a young woman with telekinetic powers. An outcast at school, where she is bullied viciously for her differences, Carrie is also lost at home, with a fervently religious mother whose love traps her in its maw. When PE teacher Miss Gardner, kind classmate Sue Snell, and boyfriend Tommy Ross reach out to try and help Carrie, it seems that for once, Carrie might have a shot at being accepted. But Chris Hargensen, the class most vicious bully, has other ideas. Pushed to the brink, Carries powers threaten to overwhelm her, and devour everyone around her in flame.