A Night We'll Never Forget!

Okay, one more time... A visitor named Craig offered up the original files for the 2009 "Carrie" reading, so if you downloaded the You Tube rips I recently shared, chuck 'em.

Carrie the Musical
November 20, 2009 Reading

01. Intro/Our Father
02. In
03. The Shower/In (contd.)
04. Her Mother Should Have Told Her
05. Carrie
06. After Basketball Practice
07. Open Your Heart
08. Something Awful Happened
09. And Eve Was Weak
10. We Were Kids
11. The World According to Chris
12. Evening Prayers
13. Fourth Period English
14. Tommy's Poem
15. Comments/The Aftermath
16. Apologies
17. Unsuspecting Hearts
18. Parent/Teacher Conference
19. Do Me a Favor
20. The Invitation
21. Invited
22. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
23. A Night We'll Never Forget
24. What About Us?
25. You Shine
26. Why Not Me?
27. Carrie (reprise)
28. When There's No One
29. A Night We'll Never Forget (reprise)
30. Unsuspecting Hearts (reprise)
31. Tommy's Poem (reprise)
32. I Believe in Getting Even
33. Alma Mater/The Destruction
34. Trail of Destruction
35. Carrie (reprise)/Our Father (reprise)
36. Bows

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And as a p.s., if there's any other recordings or memorabilia from this staging circulating, I'd appreciate a share!

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CineMagic

Just to bump down my last post (Zac Levi day can't last forever), here's 24 issues of CineMagic Magazine. CineMagic began as an independent 'zine in 1972 which gave filmmakers instructions on how to achieve special effects for movies. In 1979, Starlog bought the rights to the CineMagic name and began putting out their own version -- which was far more polished and accessible than the original. Although many of the techniques covered are now out of date, there's still a lot of timeless tips as well as info on how they achieved effects in many now-classic movies and TV shows and information on a variety of now-forgotten no-budget indies (like "An American Werewolf in High School!").


Included is issue #1 of the original 1972 'zine as well as issues #1-21 & 23-24 of the Starlog version. Not my scans; thanks to the original uploaders!

CineMagic - 24 issues
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I'm Going Slightly MAD!

Tonight's the night that Cartoon Network premieres "Mad," a new series based on "Mad Magazine." This is the fourth attempt to transfer "Mad" to television. Last time around it was "Mad TV" which was, unfortunately, a pale imitation of its short-lived predecessor "Saturday Night Special" and the long-running "Saturday Night Live." And that was exactly the problem with "Mad TV" -- aside from the occasional animated "Spy Vs Spy" short, there wasn't a good connection with the comics; it was simply a sketch comedy show.


In 1973, ABC commissioned a pilot for a "Mad" series. Titled "The Mad Magazine TV Special," this pilot was everything that "Mad TV" wasn't: it was completely animated, it fairly accurately captured the essence of the comics, and it was often funny (the hospital sketch in particular is a hoot). Not to imply that it was truly great (and "The Oddfather" sketch drags on far too long), but it certainly had a lot of potential for greatness. Unfortunately the honchos at ABC didn't feel the same way, they deemed the show too risqué for television.


Writer Dick DeBartolo once noted, "Nobody wanted to sponsor a show that made fun of products that were advertised on TV, like car manufacturers" (the target of the opening skit). According to most sources the pilot never aired, but according to Wikipedia (we all know how accurate that can be) and the remembrances of others it ultimately aired in syndication (I once heard someone state "memory's an inexact science," and that's stuck with me) . I've done studious research and, although it was announced in '73 that it would air on ABC in during the '73/'74 season, I can't find any concrete proof that it ever aired on any network, in syndication or not (I couldn't find it in any newspaper listings and it's not cited in Vincent Terrace's "Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials," which is shockingly thorough, even with syndicated specials).

In 1987, Hanna-Barbera took another crack at bringing an animated "Mad" to TV. Cartoonist Scott Shaw mentioned the HB special was much worse than the '74 special, which probably explains why it's never seen the light of day. But, the internet being what it is, that's not to say that it'll never surface... like "The Mad Magazine TV Special" has! This is not my rip, I picked this up on a torrent. Many thanks to the original uploader, as well as the person who leaked it in the first place!

The Mad Magazine TV Special
1974. Not Rated. 26 mins.

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Carrie and More Fabulous Flops!

In 2006, BBC Radio launched a month-long series called "More Fabulous Flops," which highlighted the worst of musical theatre (this was a followup to a 2004 series that I don't have which was simply called "Fabulous Flops"). Each episode (humorously) chronicled a set of different shows, with remembrances by various cast/crew members. Huge thanks to whomever ripped and originally shared these (I snagged 'em from a private forum that's since closed). Here's an episode breakdown:


Episode 1
Original Airdate: February 5, 2006
Elaine Stritch tells all about Goldilocks, John Barr reveals the delights of Batboy, Eric Stern spills the beans on One Night Stand (which lasted, predictably, one night only), and Judy Kaye remembers the part she played in the Middle-Eastern comedy musical Oh Brother! They also seek out the creative team behind Bingo - The Musical. Will it prove to be the real home of genuine applause?

Episode 2
Original Airdate: February 12, 2006
We mourn the death of Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge, draw blood from Dance of the Vampires; Nichola McAuliffe spills the beans on Murderous Instincts; and we get details of a show called Rex about the life of Henry the VIII which costarred Glenn Close.

Episode 3
Original Airdate: February 19, 2006
God is the theme, including the cringeworthy In My Life, a show about a boy with Tourette's Syndrome in which God appears as a jingle writer. Disbelieve in Fire Angel, the god of comedy Ray Cooney's musical based on The Merchant of Venice; cover your ears at Wilde, DJ god Mike Read's flop that crashed and burned; and delight in our look at Stephen Sondheim, god of musicals, the genius composer who just can't get a hit on Broadway.

Episode 4
Original Airdate: February 26, 2006
We go Behind The Iron Mask, look at Legs Diamond and into then into the mind of Carrie with star Sally Ann Triplett (Sue Snell), who sings a few songs from the play.

More Fabulous Flops
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Okay, before we get to "Carrie" (which wasn't initially going be the focus of this post) here's a soundboard recording from "Annie 2."

Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge
(Closing Night)

01. Overture
02. Tomorrow is Now
03. Changes
04. Just Get Me Out of This One
05. The Lady of the House
06. Changes
07. A Younger Man
08. Changes (reprise)
09. But You Go On
10. But You Go On (reprise)
11. He Doesn't Know I'm Alive
12. You! You! You!
13. When You Smile
14. Coney Island
15. My Daddy
16. Cortez
17. A Tenement Lullaby
18. I Could Get Used to This
19. When You Smile

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Now back to "Carrie..." Most of these appeared on my Carrie site until I lost the domain with all the files (long, uninteresting story). I've had countless requests to re-up, but that site became an overwhelming nightmare (for reasons I won't go into), then I lost most of the files on a corrupt harddrive and couldn't find a way to transfer them off my Zune (thank you, Microsoft). Fortunately, however, I saved the harddrive and finally got around to rescuing these files. So without further ado...

Carrie the Musical
(Authors' Demos)

01. In
02. Unsuspecting Hearts
03. Crackerjack
04. Once I Loved a Boy
05. Heaven
06. Carrie
07. Unsuspecting Hearts (Pop Demo)

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Carrie the Musical
(1986 Workshop)

01. Introduction
02. Thou Art in Heaven
03. Ain't It a Bitch?
04. Dream On
05. I Can Hear My Heart/Carrie
06. Open Your Heart
07. And Eve Was Weak
08. Don't Waste the Moon
09. Evening Prayers
10. An Eagle's Just Another Bird
11. Gym Scene
12. Do Me a Favor
13. It Only Has to Happen Once
14. I Never Dreamed/I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
15. Curtain Call

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Carrie the Musical
(Stratford Upon Avon)

01. Overture
02. In
03. Dear Lord
04. Dream On
05. Taunting
06. Carrie
07. Her Mother Should Have Told Her
08. Are You Going to the Prom?
09. Open Your Heart
10. And Eve Was Weak (Intro)
11. And Eve Was Weak
12. Jesus Watches From the Wall
13. Don't Waste the Moon
14. Don't Waste the Moon (Outro)
15. Evening Prayers
16. Have You Got a Date?
17. Apologies (Intro)
18. Apologies
19. Unsuspecting Hearts
20. Do Me a Favor (Intro)
21. Do Me a Favor
22. Invited
23. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
24. Crackerjack
25. Dream On (Reprise)
26. White Star
27. I'm Not Alone (Intro)
28. I'm Not Alone
29. Carrie (reprise 1)
30. When There's No One
31. When There's No One (Outro)
32. Wotta Night
33. Unsuspecting Hearts (reprise Intro)
34. Unsuspecting Hearts (reprise)
35. Voting
36. Heaven
37. A Tie
38. Heaven/White Star (reprise)
39. Alma Mater
40. Destruction
41. Carrie (Reprise 2)
42. Bows

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Carrie the Musical
May 15, 1988
(Broadway Closing Night)

01. Overture
02. In
03. Taunting
04. Dream On
05. Shower Scene
06. Carrie
07. Hey Tommy
08. Open Your Heart
09. And Eve Was Weak
10. Jesus Watches from the Wall/Don't Waste the Moon
11. Evening Prayers
12. You're Going to Tell Carrie White
13. Unsuspecting Hearts
14. Do Me a Favor
15. I've Been Invited to the Prom
16. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
17. Out for Blood
18. It Hurts to Be Strong
19. I'm Not Alone
20. Give me the Dress/Carrie (reprise)
21. When There's No One
22. Wotta Night
23. Unsuspecting Hearts
24. Heaven
25. Heaven (reprise)
26. Alma Mater/Destruction
27. Carrie (reprise)
28. Bows
29. Exit Music

BONUS TRACKS:

Betty Buckley & Linzi Hateley at Carnegie Hall:
30. Carrie
31. And Eve Was Weak
Barbara Cook & Linzi Hateley Rehearsal Tapes:
32. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance

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Carrie the Musical
(2001 Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Cast)

01. Ouverture
02. In
03. Herre
04. Drom los
05. Han
06. Carrie
07. Tag nu imod - intro
08. Tag nu imod
09. Og hun var svag
10. Jesus ser
11. Lad os nyde natten
12. Aftenbon
13. Miss Gardeners tale
14. To hjerter uden svig
15. Gor mig en tjeneste
16. Finale 1 akt
17. Syndebuk
18. Pigerne og Sue
19. Det' svaert at vaer' staerk
20. Vaek ensomhed
21. Bliv her hos mig
22. Helt alene
23. Sikken' nat
24. To hjerter uden svig (reprise)
25. Himlen
26. Alma mater
27. Haevnen
28. Finale 2 akt
29. Bows

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Carrie the Musical
(2009 Workshop)

01. Intro/Our Father
02. In
03. The Shower/In (contd.)
04. Her Mother Should Have Told Her
05. Carrie
06. After Basketball Practice
07. Open Your Heart
08. Something Awful Happened
09. And Eve Was Weak
10. We Were Kids
11. The World According to Chris
12. Evening Prayers
13. Fourth Period English
14. Tommy's Poem
15. Comments/The Aftermath
16. Apologies
17. Unsuspecting Hearts
18. Parent/Teacher Conference
19. Do Me a Favor
20. The Invitation
21. Invited
22. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
23. A Night We'll Never Forget
24. What About Us?
25. You Shine
26. Why Not Me?
27. Carrie (reprise)
28. When There's No One
29. A Night We'll Never Forget (reprise)
30. Unsuspecting Hearts (reprise)
31. Tommy's Poem (reprise)
32. I Believe in Getting Even
33. Alma Mater/The Destruction
34. Trail of Destruction
35. Carrie (reprise)/Our Father (reprise)

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And just because people keep bugging me for them (it's astonishing how many actors use songs from "Carrie" for their auditions), here's the various scripts that are circulating...

Carrie the Musical script
(Stratford)

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Carrie the Musical score
(Stratford)

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Carrie the Musical score
(Broadway)

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Carrie the Musical RSC Program

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Gee, I think I might've gotten a little Carrie-d away here...
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