Out For Blood
A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical
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Product details:
- Publisher Methuen Drama
- Date of Publication 27 July 2023
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350320543
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 236x156x26 mm
- Weight 560 g
- Language English 524
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Short description:
Featuring contributions from over 80 original cast members, creatives, crew and audience members, this book pieces together the surprising, hilarious and moving inside story of Carrie The Musical.
MoreLong description:
Winner of the STR Theatre Book Prize 2024
Featuring contributions from over eighty original cast members, creatives, crew and audience members, Out For Blood pieces together the surprising, hilarious and often-moving inside story of Carrie The Musical to discover how this 'horror of a Broadway musical' lived, died and was subsequently resurrected as a mainstream success story.
In 1988, following the success of its production of Les Misérables and in the wake of the commercial success of mega-musicals such as Cats, Phantom of the Opera and Chess, the Royal Shakespeare Company agreed to co-produce a musical based on Stephen King's Carrie, written by the team behind Fame. The result was one of Broadway's most infamous disasters. Plagued by technical problems, on-stage chaos and a critical savaging, Carrie would soon become the by-word for musical theatre flops. But thanks to the efforts of a vocal army of fans and the impact of bootleg trading and emerging online communities, the show reinvented itself as a mainstream success story with thousands of productions worldwide.
Patching together memories, archive material and contemporary reports, Out For Blood dives into the origins and development of this infamous show and examines how a promising entertainment product can swiftly gain a notorious reputation, what makes or breaks a Broadway show, and how even the most unlikely of musicals can find its place in the hearts of fans around the world.
Based on the hit ten-part podcast, Out For Blood will delight theatregoers, flop aficionados and 'Friends of Carrie' alike.
Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements
Images
Cast of Characters
Introduction: The Sound of Distant Thunder
I: THE CREATION
Chapter 1: Page to Stage
Chapter 2: The Road to Rehearsals
Chapter 3: Stratford: Doesn't Anybody Ever Get It Right?
Chapter 4: Broadway: They Will Laugh At You, They Will Break Your Heart
II: THE SHOW
Chapter 5: Act One: Bras, Cars and Unitards
Chapter 6: Act Two: Shit! Look at all these Pigs!
III: THE LEGACY
Chapter 7: Are You a Friend of Carrie?
Chapter 8: Cancelling the Curse: Reviving Carrie
Chapter 9: Back from the Dead: Carrie's Big Comeback
Chapter 10: Epilogue: When Did Everyone Decide I'm the One Who's the Flop?
Bibliography and Notes
Index
Out For Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical
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