Carrie: The Musical

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Carrie: The Musical is a stage adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel "Carrie," blending supernatural terror with themes of bullying and adolescence through song and dance.

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instanceOf horror musical ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
2012RevivalFeatures revised book and score ⓘ
2012RevivalLocation Off-Broadway ⓘ
2012RevivalProducedBy MCC Theater ⓘ
2012RevivalTheatre Lucille Lortel Theatre ⓘ
linked to: Laura Pels Theatre
adaptationOf Carrie (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie
basedOn Carrie ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Stephen King ⓘ
bookBy Lawrence D. Cohen ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 1988-04-28 ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Virginia Theatre ⓘ
centralTheme abuse and trauma ⓘ
outsider experience ⓘ
revenge at a high school prom ⓘ
closedAfterNumberOfBroadwayPerformances 5 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresCharacter Carrie White ⓘ
Chris Hargensen ⓘ
Margaret White ⓘ
Miss Gardner ⓘ
Sue Snell ⓘ
Tommy Ross ⓘ
genre horror ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
rock musical ⓘ
hasForm two-act musical ⓘ
hasSong A Night We’ll Never Forget ⓘ
And Eve Was Weak ⓘ
Carrie ⓘ
Do Me a Favor ⓘ
I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance ⓘ
In ⓘ
The Destruction ⓘ
The World According to Chris ⓘ
Unsuspecting Hearts ⓘ
When There’s No One ⓘ
Why Not Me? ⓘ
hasSubject adolescence ⓘ
bullying ⓘ
high school life ⓘ
mother–daughter relationship ⓘ
religious fanaticism ⓘ
supernatural powers ⓘ
includesElement school prom massacre ⓘ
telekinesis ⓘ
intendedMedium live stage performance ⓘ
laterReception developed a cult following ⓘ
lyricsBy Dean Pitchford ⓘ
musicBy Michael Gore ⓘ
notableFor being one of Broadway’s most infamous flops ⓘ
notableReception initially panned by critics ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premiereDate 1988-02-13 ⓘ
premiereLocation Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
premiereTheatre Royal Shakespeare Theatre ⓘ
producedBy Fischer and Carr Productions ⓘ
Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ
revivalProduction 2012 Off-Broadway revival ⓘ
setIn Chamberlain, Maine ⓘ
subsequentProductionLocation Broadway ⓘ
timePeriodSetting contemporary to its production era ⓘ

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Carrie White → adaptedIn → Carrie: The Musical ⓘ
Sue Snell → appearsIn → Carrie: The Musical ⓘ
Charlotte d'Amboise → notableWork → Carrie (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical
Derek Klena → theatricalDebut → Carrie (Off-Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical
Christy Altomare → notableWork → Carrie (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical
Lawrence D. Cohen → wroteStageAdaptationOf → Carrie (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical
Lawrence D. Cohen → co-wroteBookFor → Carrie (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical
Lawrence D. Cohen → knownFor → Carrie (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Carrie: The Musical