CARRIE Reviews
CARRIE Reviews
#1CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:25am
Today is Thursday, March 1, marking the official opening night performance of the 'revisal' of the original 1988 flop pop musical, CARRIE, based on Stephen King's novel about a young woman with telekinetic powers. In a newly-revised Off-Broadway production, produced by MCC Theater, the staging will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre under the direction of Stafford Arima.
Molly Ranson and Marin Mazzie star as Carrie and Margaret White respectively in the new staging. With previews that began January 31, the production was just recently extended through April 22.
Let's wish the girl luck at her second chance at prom!
Best,
- M 
Updated On: 3/1/12 at 04:25 AM
#2CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:34am
Good luck!!
I want to be the first one to say that if the reviews claim that Mazzie is not intense enough, it will be difficult to know whether this is because of her performance or because she was sick - the reviewers may have attended performances where Mazzie could not belt "Eve Was Weak" as she usually does.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#2CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 6:36pm
2.5 stars from Matt Windman.
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/theater-review-carrie-2-5-stars-1.3571426
#3CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 7:26pm
I know its not a review from a legit theatrical source, i just thought it was awesome that a horror site has reviewed the show
Fear.Net - Positive
http://www.fearnet.com/news/reviews/b25592_getting_carrie_right_revival_of_carrie.html
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#4CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 7:29pm
"Alas, Stafford Arima's new Off-Broadway staging is not so much a revival as it is an unnecessary apology for the excess, mess and insanity of the bizarre original production."
What an excellent, accurate description from Matt Windman.
#5CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 7:29pm
Backstage - Mixed
http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/ny-theatre-reviews/e3ie4fced1dc87e9e7a4cba3c6da3446f3a
I think this is how the reviews will go tonight
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#7CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 8:09pmI'm sure Manson, Mazzie, and the cast will mostly receive positive notices.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#8CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 8:32pm
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/03_01_12.html
Cranky Murray basically slams Ranson and Mazzie.
#9CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 8:46pm
I am still waiting for the day that Murray comes out and says he hates theatre lol
Hollywood Reporter - Negative
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/carrie-theater-review-296385
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#10CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 8:48pmMurray is crankier than necessary, but he is also right on the money here.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#11CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:01pmOh, I get it. The critics stole the bucket of the blood to pour all over this production.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#12CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:15pm
Just a little flashback to Frank Rich's review of the original:
"As choreographed by Debbie Allen, who shouldn't wait another moment to
return to her performing career..."
Wondering if Brantley will top THAT.
#13CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:23pmNormally Matthew Murray is a boob but I have to say I completely agree with that review
#14CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:23pm
The AP calls it a "bloody mess." Ouch.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/03/01/entertainment/e174519S98.DTL
#15CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:23pm
Newsday - Positive
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/a-bloody-prom-returns-to-new-york-stage-1.3567985
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
TheColorOfFlame
Featured Actor Joined: 8/31/04
#16CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:36pm
From TalkinBroadway:
"As played by Molly Ranson, Carrie is now a spiritual nonentity, neither a woman about to break free of her girlish confines or a monster in demure clothing. She comes across as little more than an empty receptacle for schoolmates' taunts in one half of the plot and her mother's dominance in the other. Ranson does little to explain who she is, and hints at none of the playfulness, sauciness, and rage that events demand from the character. Her only adequate singing voice, and an unfortunate tendency to clench her eyes shut while singing, make it even more difficult to relate or sympathize with her.
Marin Mazzie, on the other hand, has consciously chosen to portray Margaret as an Everywoman. That's fine in theory, but it has major deficits in execution, as it does not give Margaret the psychological underpinnings she needs for her increasingly appalling actions over the course of the show. Deploying a careful mix that avoids either full soprano or full belting and thus fails to convey a committed personality, Mazzie's Margaret seems so milquetoast in demeanor and even reasonable in her demands that her behavior cannot stun or outrage, and her songs cannot impress."
Yup.
"I am the sound of distant thunder, the color of flame."
CARRIE the Musical
TheColorOfFlame
Featured Actor Joined: 8/31/04
#17CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 9:51pmAnd the Hollywood Reporter review is pretty brilliant. I love the wonderful writing that can emerge from annoyingly bad shows. Can't wait for Scott Brown's words on the topic.
"I am the sound of distant thunder, the color of flame."
CARRIE the Musical
#18CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:06pm
Theater Mania is mixed-to-positive
Theater Mania reviews CARRIE
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"Sometimes – there's God – so quickly!"
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#19CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:09pm
Brantley likes Mazzie, seems to think the rest is unfortunately lazy.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/theater/reviews/mccs-carrie-the-musical-at-the-lucille-lortel.html?pagewanted=2
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#20CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:11pmI was expecting a pan from The Times but whilst not good is not terrible
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#21CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:12pmAll these reviews are overall not good.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#22CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:15pmI find it hard to believe anyone thought this show would get great reviews.
#23CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:19pm
I know it's fun to smack Carrie down (by some on here) but i dont think anyone thought the show would walk away with raves. However instead of saying none of the reviews are good lets be honest so far shall we. Its had a couple of positives, a few mixed and a few negative. So far much of an improvement over the last run. The show also has a positive review coming from The Stage in the UK. So instead of acting like Carrie has just been trashed out and out let's try sticking to facts.
I have to say the reviews are more varied than i thought they would be.
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#24CARRIE Reviews
Posted: 3/1/12 at 10:19pmI just wish they could have found someone with more of a vision and a better understanding of the piece.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
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