Carrie - The Musical

Carrie
The Musical
Official poster for the original RSC Production
Music	Michael Gore
Lyrics	Dean Pitchford
Book	Lawrence D. Cohen
Basis	Stephen King's novel Carrie
Productions	1988 Stratford Upon Avon 1988 Broadway 2012 Off-Broadway 2013 Seattle 2013 Manila 2015 Los Angeles 2015 London

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. When she is humiliated by her classmates at the high school prom, she wreaks havoc on everyone and everything in her path.

Inspired by a 1981 performance of Alban Berg's opera Lulu at the Metropolitan Opera House,Lawrence D. Cohen, who wrote the script for the 1976 film version of Carrie, and Michael Gore began work on a musical based on the Stephen King novel. Gore's Fame collaborator, Dean Pitchford, was brought in to work on the project, which underwent numerous rewrites. In August 1984, a workshop of the first act was staged at 890 Broadway (New York City) with Annie Golden as Carrie, Maureen McGovern as Mrs. White, Laurie Beechman as Mrs. Gardner, and Liz Callaway as Chris. It was soon announced that Carrie would be produced on Broadway in 1986. Funding was not raised until late 1987.