An article on CHUD reported that Carrie will be returning to Broadway.
You may remember that I mentioned that the novel had been turned into a musical in the late 80's. It bombed terribly and closed down after only three days and five performances.
Now, there are two possible options here. Either they're doing it again to try and mimic The Producers and Springtime for Hitler, using Uwe Boll-esque tactics to still make a profit on a bad show. There's also the possibility that they think they can put on a show so bad, so terrible that people will feel like they have to go watch it just to see how bad it is.
On the other side, they could be trying to clear Carrie's name and put on a good show to redeem the last one. The first attempt was plagued with problems so perhaps it was just a matter of luck. Let's cross our fingers and hope that it's the latter.
A few years ago, I probably would've been dead set against this. Lately though, musicals have started to grow on me. When done right, they can be very fun. Even if the property doesn't seem like it would lend itself to a musical. I mean, from what I've heard, the Evil Dead musical is really good and a blast to watch. I wouldn't dismiss this yet. Maybe the producers can learn from the mistakes of the first one and deliver. I'm rather curious to see how this all plays out.
You may remember that I mentioned that the novel had been turned into a musical in the late 80's. It bombed terribly and closed down after only three days and five performances.
Now, there are two possible options here. Either they're doing it again to try and mimic The Producers and Springtime for Hitler, using Uwe Boll-esque tactics to still make a profit on a bad show. There's also the possibility that they think they can put on a show so bad, so terrible that people will feel like they have to go watch it just to see how bad it is.
On the other side, they could be trying to clear Carrie's name and put on a good show to redeem the last one. The first attempt was plagued with problems so perhaps it was just a matter of luck. Let's cross our fingers and hope that it's the latter.
A few years ago, I probably would've been dead set against this. Lately though, musicals have started to grow on me. When done right, they can be very fun. Even if the property doesn't seem like it would lend itself to a musical. I mean, from what I've heard, the Evil Dead musical is really good and a blast to watch. I wouldn't dismiss this yet. Maybe the producers can learn from the mistakes of the first one and deliver. I'm rather curious to see how this all plays out.
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