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"Carrie the Musical" Celebrates 35 Years, Sitting Down with playwright Erik Champney About His Love and Obsession with "Carrie" (Part One)
On February 13th, 1988, "Carrie the Musical" premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Stratford, and on April 28th, it would begin previews at the Virginia Theater on Broadway (now the August Wilson). To celebrate 35 years of this enigma powerhouse of a musical, Andrew welcomes Erik Champney, a NYC playwright, screenwriter, and director, who created "Carrie: The Master Cut" which is the first professional cinematic reconstruction of the 1988 musical!
Right away Erik explains his origin story for discovering the Broadway musical, and like Andrew, it all started with their first encounter…
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