CARRIE THE MUSICAL has long been considered the Queen of Broadway Flops. It closed in record time, losing millions of dollars. But can the rumors of backstage chaos, on-stage accidents, audience hysterics and killer reviews really be true? Prepare to discover the surprising story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run as two obsessive fans, Chris Adams and Holly Morgan, dust off their bootleg VHS tape and decide to find out the truth. They meet the cast, crew and creators, sift through the mysteries and urban legends, chat to some famous super-fans, and find out how Carrie rose from the dead and reinvented itself as a mainstream musical success story. An all-new and exclusive 10-part miniseries on the Broadway Podcast Network.
"Compulsory listening... an audio autopsy of what went wrong with Carrie the Musical" - BritishTheatre.com
"We are absolutely obsessed with Out for Blood..." - BroadwayBox.com
"After listening to the first five minutes I was like “oh hell yes” and went and added 3 more episodes to my queue... the premise had me immediately hooked, but the amazing content kept me listening" - Podcast the Newsletter
"Very detailed oral history of an infamous Broadway disaster" - The Listener
New: Chris's book Out for Blood: a Cultural History of Carrie the Musical is published this July! Pre-order now from the publisher or all good book stores.
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CARRIE THE MUSICAL has long been considered the Queen of Broadway Flops. It closed in record time, losing millions of dollars. But can the rumors of backstage chaos, on-stage accidents, audience hysterics and killer reviews really be true? Prepare to discover the surprising story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run as two obsessive fans, Chris Adams and Holly Morgan, dust off their bootleg VHS tape and decide to find out the truth. They meet the cast, crew and creators, sift through the mysteries and urban legends, chat to some famous super-fans, and find out how Carrie rose from the dead and reinvented itself as a mainstream musical success story. An all-new and exclusive 10-part miniseries on the Broadway Podcast Network.
"Compulsory listening... an audio autopsy of what went wrong with Carrie the Musical" - BritishTheatre.com
"We are absolutely obsessed with Out for Blood..." - BroadwayBox.com
"After listening to the first five minutes I was like “oh hell yes” and went and added 3 more episodes to my queue... the premise had me immediately hooked, but the amazing content kept me listening" - Podcast the Newsletter
"Very detailed oral history of an infamous Broadway disaster" - The Listener
New: Chris's book Out for Blood: a Cultural History of Carrie the Musical is published this July! Pre-order now from the publisher or all good book stores.
Chapter 4: Broadway: They’ll make fun of you, they will break your heart
Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical
1 hour 16 minutes
4 years ago
Chapter 4: Broadway: They’ll make fun of you, they will break your heart
The eager Carrie cast arrives in the Big Apple only to discover that very little has been done to address the show’s major problems, and that the show’s set has been lost in transit. But there is one major addition: Betty Buckley, a big-name Broadway star has joined the company.
As the team nervously prepares for opening night, will New York audiences and critics be kinder to the show? We follow the journey from previews to press night to the shocking announcement that will shape Broadway history.
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Out for Blood is hosted by Holly Morgan and Chris Adams, edited by Tom Moores, with original music by Odinn Orn Hilmarson and artwork by Rebecca Pitt.
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Thanks this week to Dean Pitchford, Linzi Hateley, Sally Ann Triplett, Charlotte D’Amboise, Georgia Otterson, Michelle Du Verney, Shelley Hodgson, Suzanne Thomas, Joey McKneeley, Kenny Linden, Eric Gilliom, Michelle Nelson Manne, Jeremy Sturt, Wendi Peters and Mark Shenton.
THIS WEEK’S LINKS:
Bootleg audio from a rehearsal of Linzi Hateley joined by new co-star Betty Buckley, and bootleg video of Betty’s infamously epic performances of ‘Eve Was Weak’ and ‘When There’s No One’.
A bootleg audio recording of the show on Broadway, and a bootleg video of Act 1.
The only known (and very blurry) footage of ‘The Destruction’ on Broadway, from an unaired German documentary, shot from the control booth.
“You could take your money and throw it”... some TV reviews of the Broadway production. It ain’t pretty, folks.
Some very grainy footage of the cast backstage on their final day.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s shady feedback at the opening night party.
Please note that we don’t own any of the content above and we’re not responsible for the content of third-party links – enjoy!
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Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical
CARRIE THE MUSICAL has long been considered the Queen of Broadway Flops. It closed in record time, losing millions of dollars. But can the rumors of backstage chaos, on-stage accidents, audience hysterics and killer reviews really be true? Prepare to discover the surprising story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run as two obsessive fans, Chris Adams and Holly Morgan, dust off their bootleg VHS tape and decide to find out the truth. They meet the cast, crew and creators, sift through the mysteries and urban legends, chat to some famous super-fans, and find out how Carrie rose from the dead and reinvented itself as a mainstream musical success story. An all-new and exclusive 10-part miniseries on the Broadway Podcast Network.
"Compulsory listening... an audio autopsy of what went wrong with Carrie the Musical" - BritishTheatre.com
"We are absolutely obsessed with Out for Blood..." - BroadwayBox.com
"After listening to the first five minutes I was like “oh hell yes” and went and added 3 more episodes to my queue... the premise had me immediately hooked, but the amazing content kept me listening" - Podcast the Newsletter
"Very detailed oral history of an infamous Broadway disaster" - The Listener
New: Chris's book Out for Blood: a Cultural History of Carrie the Musical is published this July! Pre-order now from the publisher or all good book stores.
