"Carrie Might Have Saved My Life," Why "Carrie the Musical" Speaks to Those Who Don't Feel Seen (Carrie and Margaret White, Ancient Greek Mythology, It's Not a Broadway Flop!) (Part Two)

Ivory Tower Boiler Room · Feb 25, 2023 · 53m

Welcome back to Part 2 of our "Carrie the Musical" 35th anniversary podcast episode with Erik Champney!

Erik explains how his "Carrie: The Master Cut" film helped Linzi Hateley and others in the cast and the creative team escape 35 years of being haunted by this musical! Right away he counters any notion you have that the 1988 musical was a Broadway Flop! As Erik says, "Why are we still talking about and obsessed with a musical that is a Flop"? Erik and Andrew dig into the complex relationship between Carrie and Margaret White and their abused/abuser relationship...But Erik says there's a…