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Clamman27, I have a ticket for Sunday the 12th!

This is such a heartrending, beautiful song. All the music for Margaret White is superb. Agree with HollywoodHillsCookie, though: Buckley is better suited to the role.

Actually the reference to Cracker Jacks wasn't nonsensical, though it was obscure and did require really listening to the lyrics. Billy Nolan tells Chris that maybe she doesn't know what she's getting into, that you never know what "prize" you'll get when you open the box. And in fact she doesn't...

The dancing is technically accomplished, song is OK, but the choreography, costumes, sets and lighting all wrong for the story. Doesn't matter how good a performance or staging element is if it doesn't serve the story. These are high school kids. That's the traged: Kids don't see the consequences...

I itch to restage this, recostume and redesign the whole prom and especially this. I'm sorry, it just does not work. I also like better the movie/book in which Tommy tries to defend her from the mockery but is hit on the head by the bucket and knocked out. It shows him more as a decent guy, which...

I have never forgotten this poignant episode of an excellent series and never thought I'd see it again. Thank you for putting all these up. thebaby2436, I can't see how you can compare this to a piece of crap like Mannequin.

I have NEVER forgotten that creepy opening. This was a great show and absolutely needs to be on DVD. If I could see "Eve" again I would die happy.

It would have been nice if her interviewer had even the remotest acquaintance with either the story or the history of the musical stage. 1988? And he's still thinking all musicals are Oklahoma! And apparently completely forgot that there are two love stories going on (both involving Tommy) ... as...

End desperately needs dialogue to explain how Carrie kills her mother (stops her heart telekinetically, as in the book). As it is, she just falls over. Lots of people either know only the movie or don't know the story at all. It's really got the makings of a good, moving musical on the order of ...

Good song. Awful choreography, as was all of Debbie Allen's choreography for this show. Thanks for all these Bway Soundboard clips; the lyrics come out crystal clear. One problem which I hope the OB revival solves is that the kids didn't come across as kids. The tragedy of Carrie is that they di...

Unsalvageable number. We've already established in Do Me A Favour what Chris is up to; this blows all suspense. Also, too many people along, too much noise, for trespassing/property damage/theft in the middle of the night. Improbable. Stage with no dialogue, just silhouettes behind a screen, sugg...

I especially like adding material for the boys, but I do miss the gym teacher, especially her "burn burn burn, burn it off or you turn off the boys." Original communicated the metaphor of fire = sexual desire and hellfire. If they kept the gym class as part of long opening number, then at the en...

Good, but I prefer the velocity of the Cook/Buckley; communicates Margaret's desperation as she sees her daughter slipping away from her and (ironically, she's right) disaster ahead. Also agree the duet is more powerful; I hope they restore Carrie's part. I like the change up on "your father came...

20poundsbyjune and CarrieWillLive, good comments. Laurie's approach to role was that sex drove Margaret insane and part of her hates Carrie b/c the child is a reminder of her "sin." This is a different, more complex approach, more heartbreaking b/c she does love Carrie: "You are the love I was be...

Set just doesn't look like a gym, doesn't set scene. Not everyone knows the story. Great song tho. First time I really heard the lyrics clearly. "Burn Burn Burn!" very thematic; Carrie's flaming hands in Act I finale continued theme of sexual awakening = kindling flame => hellfire and destruction...