Featuring contributions from over eighty original cast members,
creatives, crew and audience members, Out For Blood pieces together
the surprising, hilarious and often-moving inside story of Carrie The
Musical to discover how this 'horror of a Broadway musical' lived, died
and was subsequently resurrected as a mainstream success story.
In 1988, following the success of its production of Les Misérables and
in the wake of the commercial success of mega-musicals such as Cats,
Phantom of the Opera and Chess, the Royal Shakespeare Company agreed
to co-produce a musical based on Stephen King's Carrie, written by the
team behind Fame. The result was one of Broadway's most infamous
disasters. Plagued by technical problems, on-stage chaos and a critical
savaging, Carrie would soon become the by-word for musical theatre
flops. But thanks to the efforts of a vocal army of fans and the impact
of bootleg trading and emerging online communities, the show reinvented
itself as a mainstream success story with thousands of productions
worldwide.
Patching together memories, archive material and contemporary reports,
Out For Blood dives into the origins and development of this infamous
show and examines how a promising entertainment product can swiftly gain
a notorious reputation, what makes or breaks a Broadway show, and how
even the most unlikely of musicals can find its place in the hearts of
fans around the world.
Based on the hit ten-part podcast, Out For Blood will delight
theatregoers, flop aficionados and 'Friends of Carrie' alike.