Chapter 10: Someday, someone will know my name

It’s been quite a journey. Holly and Chris look back at their
Carrie adventure and try and answer some burning questions. 
We ask an expert, author of ‘Flop Musicals of the Twentieth
Century’ Stephen Purdy, if Carrie really can be defined as a flop
compared to some prominent recent mega-failures. We also find out
from writer Peter Michael Marino, creator of the doomed
‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ musical, what it’s like to have your
new musical trashed (FYI: we saw it twice and had a great time),
plus Broadway star Alice Ripley also shares her experiences of
being in well-loved musicals which were hit by premature closure,
like ‘American Psycho’ and ‘Side Show’.  And finally - a post
mortem. Where did it go wrong? Who was to blame? Could Carrie have
been fixed? Can you even do horror on stage? Can we just do this as
a job forever?  Plus, we leave the last word to our gang of
original cast members to tell us how this extraordinary show
changed their lives forever. Friends of Carrie - join us on our
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  Out for Blood is hosted by Holly Morgan and Chris Adams,
edited by Tom Moores, with original music by Odinn Orn Hilmarson
and artwork by Rebecca Pitt. Out for Blood is a proud member of the
Broadway Podcast Network. NEW! Chris's book Out for Blood: a
Cultural History of Carrie the Musical is out now! You can order
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Thanks this week to Stephen Purdy, Peter Michael Marino, Alice
Ripley, Linzi Hateley, Brady Schwind, Joey Mckneeley, Dean
Pitchford, Charlotte D’Amboise, Sally Ann Triplett, Suzanne Thomas,
Shelley Hodgson, Kenny Linden, Michelle duVerney, Eric Gilliom,
Paul Schwartz, Stafford Arima, Louis Hobson, Kim Criswell, Julie
Cohen, Carmen Cusack, Annie Golden, Jodie Jacobs, Kayla Parker,
Emily Lopez, Stephen Dolginoff, Bob Sembiante, Jonny Jones and Rita
Desjardin.  THIS WEEK’S LINKS: Stephen Purdy’s excellent book
‘Flop Musicals of the Twentieth Century’ is published by Routledge.
Trailer for Peter Michael Marino’s Desperately Seeking Susan. Alice
Ripley’s blistering performance in Next to Normal at the Tonys, and
in Side Show with Emily Skinner. Jonny Jones' 80s reimagining of
'In' with Debbie Allen's original choreography Please note that we
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