NewsPHOTO CALL: Carrie Musical on Opening Night; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and PartyA tormented teen got a second chance at prom night March 1 when Carrie, the 1988 flop pop musical based on Stephen King's novel about a young woman with telekinetic powers, opened in a newly-revised Off-Broadway production. MCC Theater produces at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Greenwich Village.
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Joseph Marzullo
March 02, 2012
After a short-lived and much-publicized Broadway run, Carrie is back with a refocused story and a handful of new songs thanks to director Stafford Arima (Altar Boyz, Tin Pan Alley Rag, London's Ragtime), who has been working to refine the material over the past several years with the original authors.
Originally staged as a mix of bold, chilling scenes and 1980s high-school camp, Carrie closed on Broadway May 15, 1988, at the Virginia Theatre after only five regular performances. It was the most expensive flop in Broadway history, losing nearly $8 million.
Academy Award-winning composer Michael Gore ("Fame," "Terms of Endearment"), Academy Award-winning lyricist Dean Pitchford ("Fame," "Footloose") and "Carrie" film screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen have returned to work on Carrie, which is now envisioned as a more intimate tale of parental control, bullying and school politics.
For the new Off-Broadway production, Molly Ranson (Jerusalem, August: Osage County) stars in the title role opposite Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie (Next to Normal, Passion, Ragtime) as her religious-fanatic mother, Margaret White. Carrie began previews Jan. 31 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and will play an extended run through April 22.
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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Carrie Musical on Opening Night; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and Party
PHOTO ARCHIVE: Carrie Musical on Opening Night; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and Party
A tormented teen got a second chance at prom night March 1, 2012 when Carrie, the 1988 flop pop musical based on Stephen King's novel about a young woman with telekinetic powers, opened in a newly-revised Off-Broadway production. MCC Theater produced at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Greenwich Village. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Elly Noble, Andy Mientus, F. Michael Haynie, Jen Sese, Corey Boardman and Blair Goldberg
Jeanna de Waal, Ben Thompson, Andy Mientus, Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson
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Andy Mientus, Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson, Jen Sese and Christy Altomare
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Marin Mazzie, Dean Pitchford, Molly Ranson, Lawrence D. Cohen, Jen Sese and Christy Altomare
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Andy Mientus, Marin Mazzie, Dean Pitchford, Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore, Stafford Arima, Molly Ranson, Jen Sese, Christy Altomare and Corey Boardman
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Carmen Cusack, Elly Noble, F. Michael Haynie, Jeanna de Waal, Ben Thompson, Andy Mientus, Marin Mazzie, Dean Pitchford, Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore, Stafford Arima, Molly Ranson, Jen Sese, Christy Altomare, Corey Boardman, Derek Klena, Blair Goldberg
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Michael Gore, Stafford Arima, Molly Ranson, Jen Sese and Christy Altomare
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Carey Anderson
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Charlotte d'Amboise and Terrence Mann
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Jason Danieley
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Edie Falco
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John Benjamin Hickey
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Megan Hilty
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Richie Jackson and Jordan Roth
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Jay Armstrong Johnson
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Jane Krakowski
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Jessica Phillips
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Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh
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Emily Rebholz and Alex Timbers
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Elizabeth Stanley
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Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore, Stafford Arima and Dean Pitchford
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Rocco Landesman
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Dean Pitchford and fans
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Celia Keenan-Bolger
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Celia Keenan-Bolger
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Marin Mazzie, Stafford Arima and Molly Ranson
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Ben Thompson, Jeanna de Waal, Christy Altomare and Derek Klena
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Blair Goldberg, Jake Boyd, Andy Mientus, Ben Thompson, Jeanna de Waal, Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, Jen Sese, F. Michael Haynie, Elly Noble and Mackenzie Bell
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Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford
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Corey Boardman, Ben Thompson, Brian Charles Johnson and F. Michael Haynie
The creative team includes Matt Williams (choreography), Mary-Mitchell Campbell (music direction and arrangements), David Zinn (set design), Emily Rebholz (costume design), Kevin Adams (lighting design), Sven Ortel (projections design), Jonathan Deans (sound design), Doug Besterman (orchestrations), AnnMarie Milazzo (vocal design), Leah J. Loukas (wig and hair design) and Rick Sordelet (fight director).
A new rush $20 ticket policy for theatregoers under the age of 30 is also in place for performances from March 27-April 22. Arrive two-hours prior to the performance with a valid ID.
Tickets for Carrie begin at $89. Visit mcctheater.org. The Lucille Lortel Theatre is located at 121 Christopher Street.
