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Post by Vinnie Rattolle on Jul 5, 2007 3:16:30 GMT -5
This board is for anything related to the Carrie the Musical, the disastrous stage show from 1988. Feel free to post or start a topic relating to any aspects of the film itself, the cast, crew, etc.! |
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Post by fromtheinside on May 13, 2008 6:42:47 GMT -5
From the inside....
The real problem was the Director. He had NEVER done a musical before. Rehearsals were laborious while this guy sorted out his own personal version of Musicals 101, in his head. With his total lack of 'know how' EVERYONE took over. There were far too many chiefs and a lot of arguing. Everyone was vocal… from the choreographer, to the writers, to the cast members with more experience... rehearsals continued DAILY throughout the Stratford run. Under AEA rules, once a production previews, the cast can only be rehearsed 8 to 12 hours per week. British Equity had no ruling (at least at the time of this musical). Rigorous rehearsals were scheduled averaging 8 hours a day before EVERY PERFORMANCE! MAJOR 'under-rehearsed' changes (song-structure, choreography, dialogue and the like) were put in daily. The same show was NEVER performed twice.
The first audiences ROARED with laughter from beginning to end. A few powers that be, and a handful of experienced cast members, realized we may have something here... a camp musical comedy with a dramatic twist! The audience LOVED it. The director spent hours upon hours cutting EVERY SINGLE MOMENT that got a laugh. "This is a Greek Tragedy”.
More later....
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Post by Vinnie Rattolle on May 19, 2008 14:37:56 GMT -5
My goodness, I'm astute. Didn't realize that you posted here, insider! That'll teach me not to frequent this (very lively!) forum as often as I should.
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Post by Killian Oates on May 26, 2008 14:59:53 GMT -5
Hey out there, Im writing a carrie musical script (purely for my self) and could you please please let me know which songs YOU would love to see in it?
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Post by wowposter on Sept 17, 2008 20:56:38 GMT -5
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Post by wowposter on Oct 30, 2008 0:22:57 GMT -5
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