Scarrie! The Musical
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Scarrie! the Musical is an unauthorized musical stage spoof of the Brian De Palma
film Carrie and the Broadway musical
, both based on the novel
of the same name by Stephen King
, the tale of a high school misfit. The musical had a script by David Cerda with music and lyrics by Cerda, Scott Lamberty and Taylor E. Ross. The musical spoof played to acclaim in two different productions in Illinois. The musical uses a 1970s influenced score and "lots of pigs blood".
Scarrie was originally staged by Sweetback Productions entitled s'Carrie as a late night's show at the Sweetcorn Playhouse in Anderson, Illinois. Featuring a male only cast, the show ran for over a year and a half and closed when Sweetcorn Playhouse closed down. In 2005, a new production previewed July 1, 2005 and opened the following day, receiving mixed reviews and closed on August 2, 2005 after 22 performances at the Theatre Building in Chicago.
The show was amended and re-staged in 2005 from Cerda's own company Hell in a Handbag Productions. This new production featured revisions of old songs as well as an additional ten tracks. The production was produced Jackie Anderson and directed by Margot Bordelon .
The show featured Joey Steakley as Carrie and Ed Jones as Margaret. The production also featured Trista Smith as Miss Collins, Veronica Sheaffer as Sue, Robyn Senchak as Chris, Ryan Lanning as Tommy and Tim Howard as Billy. The shows creative team included Bobbie Bagby as the choreographer, Matthew Kollar as the set designer, Bill Morey as the costumes designer and Doug MacDonald as the lighting designer with Robert Steel as the sound designer and John E. Buranosky on props .
The official cast album is on the Hell in a Handbag Productions website .
Act II
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...
film Carrie and the Broadway musical
Carrie (musical)
Carrie: The Musical is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore. Adapted from Stephen King's novel Carrie, it focuses on an awkward teenage girl with telekinetic powers whose lonely life is dominated by an oppressive religious fanatic mother...
, both based on the novel
Carrie (novel)
Carrie is American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the eponymous Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her...
of the same name by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, the tale of a high school misfit. The musical had a script by David Cerda with music and lyrics by Cerda, Scott Lamberty and Taylor E. Ross. The musical spoof played to acclaim in two different productions in Illinois. The musical uses a 1970s influenced score and "lots of pigs blood".
Scarrie was originally staged by Sweetback Productions entitled s'Carrie as a late night's show at the Sweetcorn Playhouse in Anderson, Illinois. Featuring a male only cast, the show ran for over a year and a half and closed when Sweetcorn Playhouse closed down. In 2005, a new production previewed July 1, 2005 and opened the following day, receiving mixed reviews and closed on August 2, 2005 after 22 performances at the Theatre Building in Chicago.
The show was amended and re-staged in 2005 from Cerda's own company Hell in a Handbag Productions. This new production featured revisions of old songs as well as an additional ten tracks. The production was produced Jackie Anderson and directed by Margot Bordelon .
The show featured Joey Steakley as Carrie and Ed Jones as Margaret. The production also featured Trista Smith as Miss Collins, Veronica Sheaffer as Sue, Robyn Senchak as Chris, Ryan Lanning as Tommy and Tim Howard as Billy. The shows creative team included Bobbie Bagby as the choreographer, Matthew Kollar as the set designer, Bill Morey as the costumes designer and Doug MacDonald as the lighting designer with Robert Steel as the sound designer and John E. Buranosky on props .
The official cast album is on the Hell in a Handbag Productions website .
Musical numbers
Act I- "High School World" - Girls and Carrie White
- "Plug it Up" - Carrie, Girls and Miss Collins
- "These Are Godless Times" - Margaret White
- "I'm Carrie" - Carrie, Sue, Chris and Company
- "Say It" - Margaret, Carrie and Company
- "Beautiful" - Tommy and Company
- "Gonna Make You Sweat" - Miss Collins and Girls
- "Do it for Me" - Sue, Chris, Tommy and Billy
- "You're Not That Ugly" - Miss Collins and Carrie
Act II
- "Things Are Gonna Be Different" - Carrie, Sue and Company
- "Wham! Bam! Beautiful!" - Chris, Billy and Ensemble
- "It's the Prom" - Ensemble
- "Our Future Starts Today" - Candy
- "I'm Carrie - Reprise" - Carrie
- "Telekinetic Prom" - Carrie
- "Sin Never Dies" - Margaret
- "So it Goes" - Company