Chapter 1: From Page to Stage

In 1988 the Royal Shakespeare Company teamed up with the creators
of Fame to turn Stephen King's horror novel ‘Carrie’ into a
musical. The result was one of Broadway's most infamous disasters.
For fans Holly and Chris, an obsession was born. In episode 1,
having rediscovered a dusty VHS bootleg of the show in the midst of
a global pandemic, they dive into the roots of the ‘Carrie’ story
with Stephen King expert and collaborator Bev Vincent, hear from
the show’s lyricist Dean Pitchford about the musical’s origins, and
chat to original workshop 'Carrie White' Annie Golden (Orange is
the New Black, Hair, Desperately Seeking Susan) and her cast-mates
Laura Dean and Julie Cohen about those heady early days. Join us on
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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. Thanks this week to Dean Pitchford, Annie
Golden, Laura Dean, Julie Cohen, Bev Vincent and Rich Hawkins. NEW!
Chris's book Out for Blood: a Cultural History of Carrie the
Musical is out now - order from the publisher or all good book
stores. You can now also order OFB t-shirts, hoodies, totes,
stickers, pins and more here! THIS WEEK’S LINKS: A bootleg
recording of the workshop production of Carrie can be found on
YouTube. Here’s Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore winning the 1981
‘Best Original Song’ Oscar for Fame. A video guide to Alban Berg’s
opera Lulu, which inspired the creation of Carrie the Musical.
Watch the trailer for Brian de Palma’s acclaimed 1977 Carrie movie.
Look out for an appearance from Betty Buckley, who goes on to star
in the musical. Bev Vincent edits the Stephen King newsletter News
From The Dead Zone and co-editor (with Stephen King) of the
anthology Flight or Fright. The iconic Annie Golden performs with
The Shirts at a CBGB’s reunion. Check out Julie Cohen’s (also known
as Jewels Nation) band The Nations and Laura Dean’s YouTube channel
Micro Mangia. And here’s Laura singing a mashup of Fame/I Sing the
Body Electric. She dropped out of high school this morning,
tonight, she’s a Times Square Hooker! Don’t miss the trailer for
Streetwalkin’, the B-movie Annie and Julie were shooting each night
during the Carrie workshop! [content warning: boobs] Please note
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