Definitely a big mistake taking out "god has seen your sinning just beginning, pray for your salvation from damnation"of this song in 2012, that was the scariest and spookiest oart, it's ironic because they will burn anyways.
I was so confused by the revival. Instead of going after things that genuinely needed to be fixed (mostly the book, some lyrics, and staging), they cut and rewrote things that actually WORKED in the original. It was probably done to pander the show to high school and fans of "High School Musical" and "Glee," which I find to be rather creatively bankrupt.
I think they should reinsert Carrie singing the "God has seen your sinning just beginning" verses, it's a nice, creepy echo of her mother's power now given to her in a newly sinister way that gives me the chills as Hateley sings it, almost giving the kids a chance to repent to "Pray for your salvation, from damnation", then stretching out the words "He Will Burn You!" into a perfect death sentence for the whole school.
It also gives it the "judgement day" that the book gives her character when she traps them in the school, and especially with the reverb/blinding silohuette
One thing I really like about this is that the mocking is much more personal and vindictive. They don't just dump blood on her, they throw her back and forth and scream in her face. Sadly reminds me of things I saw in school playgrounds. It makes her revenge much more satisfying in the end.
@@luissantiago2816 I liked the 2013 movie version where they played the period video on big screens beside the stage, and the prom photographers were filming her humiliation at the same time. It adds extra layers of sadism and humiliation and makes the following destruction extra satisfying and justified
@@morganalabeille5004 ...no, they cost her only chance of happiness and friendship when they tortured her for years then laughed at her getting humiliated and covered in a potentially deadly biohazard.
The thing I like the most about how this is done, better than the revival, is the reactions from everyone else. I love how you can see Tommy constantly fighting the other guys to get to Carrie, but they hold him back. And then there's the others; laughing at the horridness of it all.
In a local version I saw, after the blood got dumped, they had Tommy yell "What the hell?" while the prom went in hysterics, and also a bit before when Carrie said "His name is Tommy Ross mother," the empty bucket fell on Tommy knocking him out (probably using cords or something to make it look like the bucket fell), with Carrie looking in shock at an unconscious Tommy when she said her line.
@@CornerLog I dunno, it could be possible if the bucket was made of metal and hits you in the right place, especially depending on how high it is. If Myth Busters were still on, this would be an interesting thing to test out.
@@CornerLog In the movies the bucket kills him, in the book it just knocks him out and Carrie thinks he’s dead but he actually dies when the oil tanks near the school explode
LeanneVlogzFilmz I thought the lyrical part was more intense here, and the choreography/instrumental part in the 2012 Destruction was more intense because it almost seemed like she was torturing them by throwing them down and then seemingly pinning them.
I have forgiven the 2012 version because . . . i think they made it more easily-performed and have affected its longevity. That said, i am in love with 1988, i feel them in my soul. I'm eternally grateful for what footage exists. It's IMAX to-me. 💕 🏆
@@geraldgeraldson1038 the Instrumental of 2012 is genuinely weak. The I remember how those boys could dance motif is totally unrelated to the main case of the destruction. 1988 is definitely superior in full pit orchestra and instrumentality.
I think the original score for this scene is WAY more engaging. The music for the 2012 destruction has no emotional punch to it, it barely even has a tune...it's just filler. This really feels like a musical SCORE. The brass entrance at 2:35 is full of fury, then the "doesn't anybody" melody returns, and he "pray for your salvation" melody coming back once everyone is dead is absolutely chilling. There was so much right here, that just needed to be polished.
@@Quackervoltzno bc in the workshop for the revival they kept the destruction pretty much the same i believe it was a last minute decision to change it unfortunately 😭
I agree with the consensus that the creative team of the 2012 production could have kept the "God has seem your sinning..."etc., however, I think it would have been best if, in the 2012 "The Destruction", she could have done the verse with "they will laugh at you, they will break your heart...... Watching you fall apart", the music break that's there, minus the buildup, THEN sung this version's "God has seen your sinning..."etc, THEN the small music break with a buildup, THEN sung the 2012 key of the final "Doesn't anybody ever get it right? Doesn't anybody think that I hear?" Because I think those two lines are the best and most powerful way to end it, the best final notes and words from Carrie as her absolute final message before she kills everyone.
I wish they had done that too! Both versions are so good but a mashup of both would just make the scene perfect :) Also I just wanted to say that I saw your version of Carrie and you did so well!! 🙂
THE WHITE STAIRCASE. AHH. I did a confessed version of Carrie (we took elements from the original and revival productions) for speech competition and our directors would always talk about the infamous white staircase. I've seen photos, but this, this is something.
The lasers for the "fire" is so, SO '80s! XD I love it. You can tell from the orchestrations and the set design this was trying to compete with the likes of "Phantom".
Musically, this has lots of potential. The song is powerful and portrays the right emotions. Very effective. Its really the visual that fails. The set reallly makes no sense and the special effects were used poorly. If the set looked more like a gym and there was a better visual of Carrie's power, it very well could have worked. I'm definatly for a revival.
I think he collapsing roof/ descending enormous staircase is the best technical effect and set piece in that show. It's awesome but u really cannot ignore the truly terrible production design of the show.
This part of the musical is without doubt the best in the original and the revival. I absolutely love the effects they are just beautiful and add another layer to what is happening. Without doubt this was perfect as it was in the original.
I love the revival but the one thing that bugs me is that they didn't keep "God has seen you sinning from the beginning! Pray for your salvation from damnation pray or he will burn you"
One of the infamous stories about this production is that they couldn’t dump the blood on her from above like in the movie because Linzi Hateley’s mic would cut out, so this was the (poor) alternative they came up with.
you see, i understand where they were going with the mirrors. I think the idea was that it made the 'auditorium seem more full, and the lasers could bounce off it and make the scene feel more widespread. i think it was a good idea, but iti didnt pan out'
CHRIS: Now Billy, now! CARRIE: Ohhhh! IT'S BLOOD!!! Why'd they laugh, when they know I'm crying? Mama says "Everybody sins" CHRIS: There's the curse! Carrie's got the curse! CARRIE: And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak. And Eve was weak! "His Name's Tommy Ross, he's a very nice boy!" Hopes and dreams can vanish with the dawn. And God made Eve to bear the curse, the curse of blood. "He's not like other boys!" The curse of blood. They make fun of you, then they break your heart, Then they laugh at you, watching you fall apart. Doesn't anybody ever get it right? Doesn't anybody think that I Hear? God has seen your sinning just beginning, pray for your salvation from damnation! Pray or... He will burn you! He will burn you!
The way the lighter curtain falls at 1:52 is a great addition beacuse it reallys hows that sue is trapped outside and you can see her reacrion in the moment which i love
I'm glad this musical was revived but it really needs this budget, staging, and most importantly this arrangement of the song to shine. The staircase is absolutely spectacular. The pyrotechnics and laser work was perfect. This is DRAMA at so high a level it just couldn't be appreciated in its time.
@kaijumovies96 This is true. Incredibly Terry Hands, THE SHOW'S DIRECTOR also had no idea what a prom was. He had also never directed a musical before. Kinda explains a lot doesn't it?
At 1:02 when she sings "Doesn't any body get it right?" I love the bad ass music that follows then with "Doesnt anybody know that Im heeeere!" Is so beautifully haunting. I actually like this more than the 2012 version!
I think it's so bittersweet that they have her almost angelically glowing. Because all along she hadn't done anything to deserve this. Her murders are still wrong, of course, but it looks almost like righteous indignation from a certain angle. Plus the "God has seen you sinning just beginning...pray for salvation from damnation"...her singing that line almost sounds like "I wield the power of life and death now...pray all you want; you never listened to me begging you to stop, so why would I ever listen to you?!". A good kid who was stepped on her whole life and finally snapped and went mad.
God, the taunting is definitely better than the 2012 revival. The uneven laughing, Carrie got the curse, Scary white, and plug it up really serve the scene.
I think the best set design is when Carrie kills everyone. Everything goes from angelic white to blood red. The lasers, and the flashes are cool to look at. And I think the last person she kills is Tommy. It looks like a man, and Sue moves suddenly when he moves onto the platform. Plus, the music there means that person was a valuable part of the story
its actually in the revival cast recording if you losten closely after she says “his name is tommy ross mama he’ll have me home by midnight” but this is so much better idk why the hell they changed it
@@loveandwar007 i have and its really not that bad i actually love it i felt like people where just doing too much it makes me mad that musicals like this close in 3 days and flop but nowadays we have musicals like mean girls and bad cinderella that get whole cast recordings😭
I would like the sheet music! I am doing a condensed version of this for my senior direct! And I am using the 1988 Destruction rather then the 2012! I love both but the "He will burn you" part isn't in the revival! So if you could send it to me!
What I think would have been great when she begins her revenge have the doors to the theatre shut when she stretches out her arms. And the God has seen ur sinning bit would have been so good in the 2012
1:52 I liked that scene. That thing (don't know what it is, sorry) coming down representing Carrie closing the doors of the prom is a very nice touch, but there is a con though, people can barely see what's going on actually on "The Destruction".
@Jimsteinman Ooooh, wait... Maybe it is Chris... The body frame does look kinda small... and now that I rewatch it... near the end (prior to Billy jumping onto the platform) i'm pretty sure Tommy and maybe Gardener are at the scrim with Sue and Carrie 'shoots' whoever the woman is and Tommy picks her up and heads of stage... But I think Carrie then 'shoots' him before he can make it
Personally, I think this version is better than the 2012 version. It's very haunting and a bit scare. It just gives the impression that something horrible is about to happen. Also, the lyrics. Not only amazing vocals from this girl but amazing acting. You put all those together you can here she's finally had enough, and now that she knows she has power, she's going to use it to literally take her metaphorical power back. The lazars were not needed, but the fact everything goes dark and all you can hear is screams with flashing lights and sparks is good enough. It leaves a lot to your imagination.
@writingsketch they used the mirror box to emphisize that there is no possibal way out for the actors in the scean not even by running off stage which i think is a lot better than having a bunch of doors just slam shut
the original stephen king book is so good.... i personally didn't expect carrie to kill the kids how she did it O_O i like the use of the gauze :) but she's meant to be wearing a red dress :P (I know the blood shows up better on white though :? ) Linzi Hateley is so awesome and i think they should revive the show :D xx
@RadioCityChristmas And where exactly do you think they could get the insurance to have explosions in the audience? Do you have any idea how dangerous/how much of a liability that would be?
I still dont get the whole lazer thing, i know its supposed to be kinda like Carrie's power-ish thing but i didnt get the lazers, they seem off to me. Loved the god has seen your sinning part I think everyone agrees they shouldve kept it. I loved the way the "light bulbs" popped several times i just wish they wouldve had it look more like a gym and not just carrie on a platform
Not to be offensive but yall gotta give the 1988 version a break when it comes to comparing the effects with the 2012 revival, it was the 80's for crying out loud, technology still was improving then. Yes I agree they could've done something more " realistic " ( if you want to say ) to match carrie's telekinetic powers, but there were limited options for the effects at the time.
I do really love the singing, lyrics, and orchestration, but I'm not a fan of the over minimalistic stage or the rock concert effects. The revival, in my opinion, felt more personal with the lights going out and you really only see Carrie illuminated in red lighting. They build the tension beautiful since you just see the shadow of the bucket for a bit before you see it spill over and turning the lights red. You get a moment in her head as her thoughts are racing and she struggles to remain calm or wonders if she should let her powers run wild. Here, I know they had trouble with the mic and the blood dropping on her, but there is just no tension at all, and then when Carrie snaps, it feels unearned.
@DrNoYes9 Well right after the blood is poured a couple of the boys drag him up state and in the mirrors you can see him fighting to get to her (rather lamely)... Then once the destruction starts at the very beginning he can be seen up at the scrim that random falls, trying to get to Sue (You can actually her Sue cry 'Tommy look out' or 'get out'... Something like that) And then he is the last person Carrie kills, he crawls onto the platform at the end and she kills him
I get that this was the 80’s, but they figured out how to land a helicopter on stage in Miss Saigon. Yet somehow stringing a bucket of blood in the rafters so that it can be properly dumped on Carrie was impossible?? Having Chris and Billy just run on and throw it over her head just looks so silly and dumb. Thank goodness the revival and the new productions have corrected this!
It's supposed to be Sue, the one who has her boyfriend ask Carrie to prom, but isn't allowed to go to prom after doing so because you had to have a date. And, yes, those are supposed to be the stairs of the school, but the bigger implication is that Carrie is collapsing the roof of the gym on the participants.
Don't think it's wise to put your email in a public comments place, but at any rate, check your email and enjoy! Wish you the best of luck with your senior direct!
This has to be the most spectacularly awful set design I've seen in my life. Why was everything done in a giant mirrored box when realism would have been even more powerful? Like in "And Eve Was Weak" or the other songs in the White household? I now understand why this show flopped. The score is beautiful, the cast is talented, but there was no way to overcome such strange design.
The set and costumes alone killed this show. The jarring whiplash between the high school scenes and the Carrie/Margaret scenes, coupled with the script being so hacked to bits by the director that anyone in the audience unfamiliar with the book/movie had no idea what was even going on, buried it.
@writingsketch I feel like there are more reasons than that. Just for example, the fact that they never bothered to explain Carrie's powers, leaving everybody in the audience not familiar with the movie/book baffled.
@babeandandy I´m not sure but to me the one crawling on the platform after Billy looks like a female shape.. I think you´re right about Tommy and maybe Gardener, he seems to be trying to reach out to Sue before making his (failed) escape..
It is a metaphor for a staircase to heaven, also resonant with the number 'heaven' sung before the alma mater. In reality it might've been a school staircase or in front of the Whites bungalow.
Metaphorically, It is a stairway to heaven, seeing as how Carrie was going to die soon. But realistically, it is the staircase in front of the school entrance.
4:03 What is that noise? Was this Barbara almost getting decapitated by the staircase?? I've always heard rumors about this. Some sources say that it happens right now (at 4:03) but some other sources say that it happened at a different time. Does anyone have any info?
The sound there is a lady sneeze/coughing. The near-decapitation happened during the set transition between "Don't Waste the Moon" and "Evening Prayers". The walls were moving & Barbara wasn't in her place and almost got it!
@WizardofOzFan123 Just saw the revival on Tuesday. Sadly, they did not do everything right and this scene was a particular disappointment. There were many improvements to the show, but it still wasn't a great musical unfortunately.
Definitely a big mistake taking out "god has seen your sinning just beginning, pray for your salvation from damnation"of this song in 2012, that was the scariest and spookiest oart, it's ironic because they will burn anyways.
They added it back at the La Mirada production. Taking it out of a big mistake in my opinion.
It was also a mistake to change the instrumental accompaniment to the destruction itself.
It's a shame.... This part represent many things
Represents how Margaret messed Carrie's mind
I was so confused by the revival. Instead of going after things that genuinely needed to be fixed (mostly the book, some lyrics, and staging), they cut and rewrote things that actually WORKED in the original. It was probably done to pander the show to high school and fans of "High School Musical" and "Glee," which I find to be rather creatively bankrupt.
I think they should reinsert Carrie singing the "God has seen your sinning just beginning" verses, it's a nice, creepy echo of her mother's power now given to her in a newly sinister way that gives me the chills as Hateley sings it, almost giving the kids a chance to repent to "Pray for your salvation, from damnation", then stretching out the words "He Will Burn You!" into a perfect death sentence for the whole school.
YES!!!! Now, hopefully there is or will be a cast recording with that.
+Alex Mancheno That´s always been one of my major gripes w/the revival. I´m happy that LA put it back where it belonged
From the book: "But she was going to take them with her, and there was going to be a great burning...until the land was full of it's stink."
It shows how much her mom had an effect on her and how much it hurt her mentally
It also gives it the "judgement day" that the book gives her character when she traps them in the school, and especially with the reverb/blinding silohuette
One thing I really like about this is that the mocking is much more personal and vindictive. They don't just dump blood on her, they throw her back and forth and scream in her face. Sadly reminds me of things I saw in school playgrounds. It makes her revenge much more satisfying in the end.
What grade?
I always imagine is their a way to incorporate the taunting and mocking into the new version?
@@luissantiago2816 I liked the 2013 movie version where they played the period video on big screens beside the stage, and the prom photographers were filming her humiliation at the same time. It adds extra layers of sadism and humiliation and makes the following destruction extra satisfying and justified
I don’t think the revenge is supposed to be satisfying. It’s supposed to be tragic. Her revenge cost her her only chance at happiness and friendship.
@@morganalabeille5004 ...no, they cost her only chance of happiness and friendship when they tortured her for years then laughed at her getting humiliated and covered in a potentially deadly biohazard.
The people who got to see this live and then slammed it didn't know how lucky they were
i thought you meant the people who got litteraly slammed in the destruction XD
Haha
@@pixsdomain4886 XXDDDDDDDDDD lol my punny side awoke
I'm salty at those critics . . .
Very salty.
I've always found it much creepier that we can barely see anything going on.
The thing I like the most about how this is done, better than the revival, is the reactions from everyone else. I love how you can see Tommy constantly fighting the other guys to get to Carrie, but they hold him back. And then there's the others; laughing at the horridness of it all.
In a local version I saw, after the blood got dumped, they had Tommy yell "What the hell?" while the prom went in hysterics, and also a bit before when Carrie said "His name is Tommy Ross mother," the empty bucket fell on Tommy knocking him out (probably using cords or something to make it look like the bucket fell), with Carrie looking in shock at an unconscious Tommy when she said her line.
any video of that LOL Sorry I love this song and of course the visuals XD
@@CartoonPrincess15 Actually, the bucket kills him. It’s the dumbest thing in the world, I know. But it does
@@CornerLog I dunno, it could be possible if the bucket was made of metal and hits you in the right place, especially depending on how high it is. If Myth Busters were still on, this would be an interesting thing to test out.
@@CornerLog In the movies the bucket kills him, in the book it just knocks him out and Carrie thinks he’s dead but he actually dies when the oil tanks near the school explode
I found the orchestra style of the destruction scene is even more un-nerving and suspenseful than the 2012 version but hey that's just me.
LeanneVlogzFilmz I thought the lyrical part was more intense here, and the choreography/instrumental part in the 2012 Destruction was more intense because it almost seemed like she was torturing them by throwing them down and then seemingly pinning them.
No, almost everyone prefers the original version of the Destruction. No clue why they changed it. It was one of the few things that actually worked.
Agreed with you on that. The brass, drums, and xylophone fit very well together. It's amazing
I have forgiven the 2012 version because . . . i think they made it more easily-performed and have affected its longevity.
That said, i am in love with 1988, i feel them in my soul.
I'm eternally grateful for what footage exists.
It's IMAX to-me.
💕 🏆
@@geraldgeraldson1038 the Instrumental of 2012 is genuinely weak. The I remember how those boys could dance motif is totally unrelated to the main case of the destruction. 1988 is definitely superior in full pit orchestra and instrumentality.
I think the original score for this scene is WAY more engaging. The music for the 2012 destruction has no emotional punch to it, it barely even has a tune...it's just filler. This really feels like a musical SCORE. The brass entrance at 2:35 is full of fury, then the "doesn't anybody" melody returns, and he "pray for your salvation" melody coming back once everyone is dead is absolutely chilling.
There was so much right here, that just needed to be polished.
I feel like it's because they had a smaller budget than the original
@@Quackervoltzno bc in the workshop for the revival they kept the destruction pretty much the same i believe it was a last minute decision to change it unfortunately 😭
I agree with the consensus that the creative team of the 2012 production could have kept the "God has seem your sinning..."etc., however, I think it would have been best if, in the 2012 "The Destruction", she could have done the verse with "they will laugh at you, they will break your heart...... Watching you fall apart", the music break that's there, minus the buildup, THEN sung this version's "God has seen your sinning..."etc, THEN the small music break with a buildup, THEN sung the 2012 key of the final "Doesn't anybody ever get it right? Doesn't anybody think that I hear?" Because I think those two lines are the best and most powerful way to end it, the best final notes and words from Carrie as her absolute final message before she kills everyone.
Sorry, can't agree there... Structurally it wouldn't have worked.
True this part and when they are laughing are the best it's really shows people making fun to carrie they laugh,push her around and scream making fun.
I wish they had done that too! Both versions are so good but a mashup of both would just make the scene perfect :)
Also I just wanted to say that I saw your version of Carrie and you did so well!! 🙂
wish your Carrie sang that part of the song
Rose! Your rendition of carrie was also great!
The lasers didn't make much sense, but the catwalk/beam falling and the electrical sparks were amazing! It didn't seem realistic altogether, though.
No one Home I think the lasers were supposed to represent fire?
Rachel, I guess that pyrotechnics are a thing in the 1980s but they never used one....
The beams resemblance fire.
In the original libretto, the red beans were suppose to shoot from her eyes but they couldn’t make that happen.
@@evanwall1128 Isn't it from her fingers instead?
1:06 those three notes give me chills.😍 I don’t know why but...
BITCH SAME
YES!! it’s something about the flute-sounding notes
THE WHITE STAIRCASE. AHH. I did a confessed version of Carrie (we took elements from the original and revival productions) for speech competition and our directors would always talk about the infamous white staircase. I've seen photos, but this, this is something.
The lasers for the "fire" is so, SO '80s! XD I love it. You can tell from the orchestrations and the set design this was trying to compete with the likes of "Phantom".
Musically, this has lots of potential. The song is powerful and portrays the right emotions. Very effective. Its really the visual that fails. The set reallly makes no sense and the special effects were used poorly. If the set looked more like a gym and there was a better visual of Carrie's power, it very well could have worked. I'm definatly for a revival.
The director killed the show and any potential it had. Probably the greatest shame in Broadway history.
I think he collapsing roof/ descending enormous staircase is the best technical effect and set piece in that show. It's awesome but u really cannot ignore the truly terrible production design of the show.
Why is it a terrible production design? It's definitely perfect for a Greek Tragedy like Teen drama musical.
I kinda liked it
This part of the musical is without doubt the best in the original and the revival. I absolutely love the effects they are just beautiful and add another layer to what is happening. Without doubt this was perfect as it was in the original.
I love the revival but the one thing that bugs me is that they didn't keep "God has seen you sinning from the beginning! Pray for your salvation from damnation pray or he will burn you"
They incorporated back into the licensed script for future productions.
How delightfully evil. I would have LOVED to see this. Carrie is one of my favorite stories.
Me too
omg did he literally run out and dump the blood over her head himself? good lord.
Yes, yes he did.🤦🏻♀️
One of the infamous stories about this production is that they couldn’t dump the blood on her from above like in the movie because Linzi Hateley’s mic would cut out, so this was the (poor) alternative they came up with.
@@loveandwar007 And the bucket he used BARELY had blood in it. 😂
OBSESSED with the staging and the lighting of this production. It's so much more brutal than anything I've ever seen from a revival.
you see, i understand where they were going with the mirrors. I think the idea was that it made the 'auditorium seem more full, and the lasers could bounce off it and make the scene feel more widespread. i think it was a good idea, but iti didnt pan out'
CHRIS:
Now Billy, now!
CARRIE:
Ohhhh! IT'S BLOOD!!!
Why'd they laugh, when they know I'm crying?
Mama says "Everybody sins"
CHRIS:
There's the curse! Carrie's got the curse!
CARRIE:
And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak.
And Eve was weak!
"His Name's Tommy Ross, he's a very nice boy!"
Hopes and dreams can vanish with the dawn.
And God made Eve to bear the curse, the curse of blood.
"He's not like other boys!" The curse of blood.
They make fun of you, then they break your heart,
Then they laugh at you, watching you fall apart.
Doesn't anybody ever get it right?
Doesn't anybody think that I Hear?
God has seen your sinning just beginning,
pray for your salvation from damnation!
Pray or...
He will burn you!
He will burn you!
thank youu
thank you so much !!!
It's the electric guitar for me. Chef's kiss
The way the lighter curtain falls at 1:52 is a great addition beacuse it reallys hows that sue is trapped outside and you can see her reacrion in the moment which i love
Apparently both the scrim and Sue were removed from the scene when the show was tweaked for the Broadway transfer.
Even though the stage may be confusing her singing makes this 10 times better
I'm glad this musical was revived but it really needs this budget, staging, and most importantly this arrangement of the song to shine. The staircase is absolutely spectacular. The pyrotechnics and laser work was perfect. This is DRAMA at so high a level it just couldn't be appreciated in its time.
@kaijumovies96 This is true. Incredibly Terry Hands, THE SHOW'S DIRECTOR also had no idea what a prom was. He had also never directed a musical before. Kinda explains a lot doesn't it?
The musical notes at 2:46 give me chills. One can sense how much it must have echoed through the entire theater.
At 1:02 when she sings "Doesn't any body get it right?" I love the bad ass music that follows then with "Doesnt anybody know that Im heeeere!" Is so beautifully haunting. I actually like this more than the 2012 version!
i have to say Linizi and Emily did a great job with their voices on this and the whole musical !
We're ruined, Andre! RUINED!!!
DarthWill3 Carrie meets Phantom? Yes please.
"See that chandelier? Yeah, I'mma drop it. No, I don't need a saw."
the special effects were WAY ahead of its time wowwwwwwwwww
I think it's so bittersweet that they have her almost angelically glowing. Because all along she hadn't done anything to deserve this. Her murders are still wrong, of course, but it looks almost like righteous indignation from a certain angle. Plus the "God has seen you sinning just beginning...pray for salvation from damnation"...her singing that line almost sounds like "I wield the power of life and death now...pray all you want; you never listened to me begging you to stop, so why would I ever listen to you?!". A good kid who was stepped on her whole life and finally snapped and went mad.
Holy shit. I NEED THIS ON SPOTIFY
God, the taunting is definitely better than the 2012 revival. The uneven laughing, Carrie got the curse, Scary white, and plug it up really serve the scene.
I love the way they used the screen to keep Sue(?) our.
I think the best set design is when Carrie kills everyone. Everything goes from angelic white to blood red. The lasers, and the flashes are cool to look at. And I think the last person she kills is Tommy. It looks like a man, and Sue moves suddenly when he moves onto the platform. Plus, the music there means that person was a valuable part of the story
this is like frigging amazing! for an early 1980s show! look at the technical stuff and the rock underscore before she goes mental! love it!
Also the special effects in this are PHENOMENAL
FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR BETTER THAN THE NEW ONE!
PERIODT so much more power. And the effects... SO GOOD!!
I just adore the sequence here
the 80s guitar shred as she starts rising makes me lose it every time
its actually in the revival cast recording if you losten closely after she says “his name is tommy ross mama he’ll have me home by midnight” but this is so much better idk why the hell they changed it
the blocking may not be the best but this is musically better than the revival by far
they should have kept this song the same i like it so much better! maybe when the it goes back on Broadway they'll change it back to this
i like this version over the 2012 one. It’s so much more scary
I think the only reason this one looks scary is because it’s a video from 1988 and we can hardly see what’s going on
thats pretty cool how they did the lightning effects
how did people think this was bad. HOW.
Have you see a video of the whole production?
@@loveandwar007 i have and its really not that bad i actually love it i felt like people where just doing too much it makes me mad that musicals like this close in 3 days and flop but nowadays we have musicals like mean girls and bad cinderella that get whole cast recordings😭
“Pray for your salvation”
Holy shoot she pulled a Margaret white.
Love every moment of this
Awesomeness I wish I could have seen the Broadway play in this.
4:03 . . . (god bless you, lady who sneezes 💕
I would like the sheet music! I am doing a condensed version of this for my senior direct! And I am using the 1988 Destruction rather then the 2012! I love both but the "He will burn you" part isn't in the revival! So if you could send it to me!
What I think would have been great when she begins her revenge have the doors to the theatre shut when she stretches out her arms. And the God has seen ur sinning bit would have been so good in the 2012
That was also the creative team's idea as it was written in a working draft.
1:52 I liked that scene. That thing (don't know what it is, sorry) coming down representing Carrie closing the doors of the prom is a very nice touch, but there is a con though, people can barely see what's going on actually on "The Destruction".
Well it was the 80’s and the stuff to record was not that great but im sure people could see them if they went to the show live.
2:46 the GUITAR OH MY GOD
O my god wow.... ive watched the destruction a billion times and NEVER noticed any of thise.... I always wondered where Tommy dissappears to....
Strange as it seems if you speed it up, it sounds and looks really good.
@Jimsteinman
Ooooh, wait... Maybe it is Chris... The body frame does look kinda small...
and now that I rewatch it... near the end (prior to Billy jumping onto the platform) i'm pretty sure Tommy and maybe Gardener are at the scrim with Sue and Carrie 'shoots' whoever the woman is and Tommy picks her up and heads of stage... But I think Carrie then 'shoots' him before he can make it
Goes to show how much a pit can change things
Personally, I think this version is better than the 2012 version. It's very haunting and a bit scare. It just gives the impression that something horrible is about to happen. Also, the lyrics. Not only amazing vocals from this girl but amazing acting. You put all those together you can here she's finally had enough, and now that she knows she has power, she's going to use it to literally take her metaphorical power back. The lazars were not needed, but the fact everything goes dark and all you can hear is screams with flashing lights and sparks is good enough. It leaves a lot to your imagination.
reminds me of hello mary lou prom night 2 1987
BITCH!!!!!! THAT STAIRCASE!!!!! IM S H A K E N
1:07 I love the music
@writingsketch they used the mirror box to emphisize that there is no possibal way out for the actors in the scean not even by running off stage which i think is a lot better than having a bunch of doors just slam shut
the original stephen king book is so good.... i personally didn't expect carrie to kill the kids how she did it O_O
i like the use of the gauze :) but she's meant to be wearing a red dress :P (I know the blood shows up better on white though :? )
Linzi Hateley is so awesome and i think they should revive the show :D
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@RadioCityChristmas And where exactly do you think they could get the insurance to have explosions in the audience? Do you have any idea how dangerous/how much of a liability that would be?
Pray for your salvation!
I still dont get the whole lazer thing, i know its supposed to be kinda like Carrie's power-ish thing but i didnt get the lazers, they seem off to me. Loved the god has seen your sinning part I think everyone agrees they shouldve kept it. I loved the way the "light bulbs" popped several times i just wish they wouldve had it look more like a gym and not just carrie on a platform
ัthe lazer is supposed to comes out of Carrie's fingers. It represents both fire and Carrie's psychic power breaking through her.
Not to be offensive but yall gotta give the 1988 version a break when it comes to comparing the effects with the 2012 revival, it was the 80's for crying out loud, technology still was improving then. Yes I agree they could've done something more " realistic " ( if you want to say ) to match carrie's telekinetic powers, but there were limited options for the effects at the time.
@@rogermaglayo1325they stay attacking the 80s version effects but the revival had no effects at all except the projection 😭💀
I do really love the singing, lyrics, and orchestration, but I'm not a fan of the over minimalistic stage or the rock concert effects. The revival, in my opinion, felt more personal with the lights going out and you really only see Carrie illuminated in red lighting. They build the tension beautiful since you just see the shadow of the bucket for a bit before you see it spill over and turning the lights red. You get a moment in her head as her thoughts are racing and she struggles to remain calm or wonders if she should let her powers run wild. Here, I know they had trouble with the mic and the blood dropping on her, but there is just no tension at all, and then when Carrie snaps, it feels unearned.
I don't understand why Carrie was raised on a lift. Is to give the allusion of Carrie rising off the floor?
So scary to imagine her doing that infront of me!!
It was supposed to represent Carrie on the stage, I think
The music is as good as the climax of the prom scene in the movie, if not better omg
1:07 chills
Linzi Hateley should've played Carrie's mother in the revival. She was done dirty in this show.
She explained in an interview that she has no interest in playing Margaret White because she "has always felt like a carrie"
@DrNoYes9
Well right after the blood is poured a couple of the boys drag him up state and in the mirrors you can see him fighting to get to her (rather lamely)... Then once the destruction starts at the very beginning he can be seen up at the scrim that random falls, trying to get to Sue (You can actually her Sue cry 'Tommy look out' or 'get out'... Something like that) And then he is the last person Carrie kills, he crawls onto the platform at the end and she kills him
I get that this was the 80’s, but they figured out how to land a helicopter on stage in Miss Saigon. Yet somehow stringing a bucket of blood in the rafters so that it can be properly dumped on Carrie was impossible??
Having Chris and Billy just run on and throw it over her head just looks so silly and dumb. Thank goodness the revival and the new productions have corrected this!
It's supposed to be Sue, the one who has her boyfriend ask Carrie to prom, but isn't allowed to go to prom after doing so because you had to have a date.
And, yes, those are supposed to be the stairs of the school, but the bigger implication is that Carrie is collapsing the roof of the gym on the participants.
im so happy Carrie Got rid of some of her bullies ! :D and the people who just plain ingored her , she did the right thing !
Wait why id this really good? Better than the revival
Because the original is actually amazing.
@@fatak5106 You guys are easily impressed by shiny Broadway magic tricks
Im guessing this is the 1980 version............................?
Rebekah Brown its actually the 1988 version the flop
Don't think it's wise to put your email in a public comments place, but at any rate, check your email and enjoy! Wish you the best of luck with your senior direct!
This has to be the most spectacularly awful set design I've seen in my life. Why was everything done in a giant mirrored box when realism would have been even more powerful? Like in "And Eve Was Weak" or the other songs in the White household?
I now understand why this show flopped. The score is beautiful, the cast is talented, but there was no way to overcome such strange design.
The set and costumes alone killed this show. The jarring whiplash between the high school scenes and the Carrie/Margaret scenes, coupled with the script being so hacked to bits by the director that anyone in the audience unfamiliar with the book/movie had no idea what was even going on, buried it.
Wow
Some regional production put it back. :)
I think the one crawling on the platform at the end is Chris...
I have a question.
Is it beautiful to put Gregorian chants to the "he will burn you" parts and the rest to make it more sinister yet powerful?
1:00 YAS
@writingsketch I feel like there are more reasons than that. Just for example, the fact that they never bothered to explain Carrie's powers, leaving everybody in the audience not familiar with the movie/book baffled.
This gets so epic at 1:02
@DarthWill3 I laughed hard with your comment xD A great observation
@babeandandy
I´m not sure but to me the one crawling on the platform after Billy looks like a female shape.. I think you´re right about Tommy and maybe Gardener, he seems to be trying to reach out to Sue before making his (failed) escape..
Dawg this is so creepy lol
It kind of looks like 1976 film
@blackberryjuice1 What exactly makes it "obvious" that the person was joking, and not simply speaking without thinking?
Where's Miss Gardner?
Can someone reply to this explaining the stairs part? Is she imagening herself in heaven or wut lol
It is a metaphor for a staircase to heaven, also resonant with the number 'heaven' sung before the alma mater. In reality it might've been a school staircase or in front of the Whites bungalow.
Metaphorically, It is a stairway to heaven, seeing as how Carrie was going to die soon. But realistically, it is the staircase in front of the school entrance.
@@JessaProjects ohhh ok! Thankyou!!
what happened to tommy??
Th1ag0 # You can just barely see Billy’s goons holding him back from getting to Carrie. Interesting choice, but gets lost in the chaotic staging.
From what I can see, it is staged pretty well...
4:03 What is that noise? Was this Barbara almost getting decapitated by the staircase?? I've always heard rumors about this. Some sources say that it happens right now (at 4:03) but some other sources say that it happened at a different time. Does anyone have any info?
The sound there is a lady sneeze/coughing. The near-decapitation happened during the set transition between "Don't Waste the Moon" and "Evening Prayers". The walls were moving & Barbara wasn't in her place and almost got it!
@@this_Joe_Smith Oh okay! Thanks!
Don't forget dropping a big shower curtain over them all!
@WizardofOzFan123 Just saw the revival on Tuesday. Sadly, they did not do everything right and this scene was a particular disappointment. There were many improvements to the show, but it still wasn't a great musical unfortunately.