Carrie the musical

The newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical, had its first preview on January 31, 2012 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The show will open officially on March 1, 2012. Additional production shots have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look at all of them below!

Any true Broadway Geek knows of the infamous flop that is Carrie: The Musical. Having only run for 16 previews and 5 actual performances back in 1988, some believed it to be one of the worst shows around while others still proclaimed its merits and longed for its return. So when the show was retooled by authors Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford and Lawrence D. Cohen and an Off-Broadway run was announced for 2012, the news was met with excitement and skepticism. The modest run was enough to remove…

Legendary poster designer Frank "Fraver" Verlizzo takes EW behind the scenes of Broadway history.

“When I think about “Carrie the Musical” I think about its potential to be great rather than its flawed execution.”

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) leads the cast of CARRIE the musical, October 11-26, 2013, at the historic Moore Theatre, also featuring fellow Broadway alumni Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) and Keaton Whittaker (A Little Night Music), and directed by Broadway alum Louis Hobson (Next to Normal).

Production company Level Forward has obtained the rights to the Walter Tevis novel the awards-winning show was based on and is now developing a version of the Anya Taylor-Joy series for the stage.

Carrie in Carrie the Musical

A conversation about the lack of camp (and Betty Buckley) in the current production of the much-maligned musical

Carrie the musical

What a difference a second look makes. When “Carrie: The Musical” hit La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in the spring, I found its immersive execution spectacular, its performances impressive and the material, well …

A look at some of the many versions of the picked-on heroine’s signature look.

Emily Lopez as Carrie in the Los Angeles premiere of CARRIE THE MUSICAL #experiencecarrie

The musical “Carrie,” a famous Broadway flop, has been revived at the Lucille Lortel Theater, in a production that is characterized by, uh, good taste.

Carrie The Musical, Michigan State University

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