Chapter 7: Are you a Friend of Carrie?

With an epic standing ovation on closing night, and urban legends
already forming about its turbulent journey to the stage, Carrie
the Musical had become an instant cult classic. If you’d missed
Carrie’s all-too-brief run on Broadway, you just weren’t ‘in’. But
the show was over and - like most flops - it might have slowly
faded into oblivion. But, it didn’t. We track down the army of fans
determined to keep Carrie alive in the ‘wilderness years’ that
followed. We uncover the surprising truth about exactly where those
bootleg videos came from, and hear from Tony-nominated composer Joe
Iconis (‘Be More Chill’) about his teenage Carrie addiction -
including a terrifying phone call from a familiar name. We also
meet David Cerda, creator of drag parody ‘S’Carrie the Musical’,
and talk to the people who threw caution to the wind and mounted
unauthorised productions of the musical everybody thought was dead
and buried. Did they get away with it?  Friends of Carrie -
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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 now from the publisher or all good book stores. You can now
also order OFB t-shirts, hoodies, totes, stickers, pins and more
here! Thanks this week to Dean Pitchford, Linzi Hateley, Sally Ann
Triplett, Eric Gilliom, Jeremy Sturt, Joe Iconis, Alice Ripley,
Stephen Dolginoff, Julie Cohen, Laura Dean, Annie Golden, Todd
Graff, Craig Hepworth, Robbie Rozelle, David Cerda, Jeffrey Murphy,
Julie Kleiner Davis, Vivienne Cleary, Kaily Smith Westbrook,
Stagedoor Manor and Jeffrey McCann. THIS WEEK’S LINKS: Joe Iconis
is the multi-award winning creator of the Broadway show Be More
Chill: visit him at mrjoeiconis.com. Check out his Carrie Halloween
mashup! Details of original cast member Eric Gilliom’s one man
show, featuring that kill the pig tribute, can be found here. Todd
Graff’s cult classic movie Camp based on his experiences at
Stagedoor Manor is available on DVD. Craig Hepworth, that Robin
Hood of the Carrie bootleg world, runs the theatre company Vertigo
Productions. Robbie Rozelle’s excellent albums including ‘Songs
from Inside my Locker’ can be found on his site. And of course,
have a listen to the one and only S’Carrie the Musical. Please note
that we don’t own any of the content above and we’re not
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