Carrie the Musical: Memorabilia/Print

This is not a sale/trade list, this is merely meant to document memorabilia that's circulating amongst fanatical 'bleeders' who collect materials associated with the musical version of Carrie. However, you might find some goodies for download if you keep your eyes peeled...

Click here for information about recordings. If you know of something that's not listed, please let me know!

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Memorabilia

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R.S.C. Poster

Poster for the initial production, featuring Barbara Cook in the cast list.

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R.S.C. Souvenir Programme

Oversized program for the Royal Shakespeare's initial production of the play. Includes lots of behind-the-scenes, black and white photos of the cast at rehearsals, though the photos are oddly cropped and there's no photos of the cast in character. 36 pages (including cover), 15 pages about the play, 21 pages of advertisements.

For purists, the R.S.C. logo is actually placed further up on the program cover; I had to do heavy photo correction to the pic after I scanned it.

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R.S.C. Flyer

1988

The flyer from the R.S.C. production of the play.

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Broadway Flyer

1988

An early flyer for the Broadway run of the show. It's not unusual for these sorts of flyers to show up in lobbies months in advance of a production, which explains why Barbara Cook appears on it. Cook quit during the U.K. run and was replaced on Broadway by Betty Buckley. It's most probable that another variation of this flyer exists with Buckley on it.

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Broadway Posters

1988

There are several variations of the poster from the Broadway version. The one above features the cast list, just like the U.K. poster, but it features Buckley's name and The Virginia Theatre. I believe that photo came from an eBay auction, and it was an oversized Subway poster (though I could be wrong). Another version is identical to the front of the Broadway flyer (further above), with the words "There's Never Been a Musical Like Her."

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Playbill

The Virginia Theatre
1988

Playbills are a piece of theatre memorabilia that frequently survive and are highly collectible. They're given away at most professionally staged performances, and include scene and cast lists, bios, plot, and frequently, a page or two about the specific production, as well as ads and other stories about the theatre world.

The playbill includes one photo of Linzi Hateley and Betty Buckley. Two different versions exist: the one from the initial previews has a black-and-white logo, the one from the handful of official performances has the normal red logo.

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Broadway Souvenir Program

Unlike the RSC program, this one features a bevy of full color pictures of the cast in character, performing numerous scenes from the show.

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Stephen King: Carrie

1988

There have been countless editions of King's novel over the years. Sissy Spacek's mug graces the cover of many, there are artists renderings of Carrie on most -- and one was marketed as a tie-in with the musical.

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Theater Week Magazine
1988

Theater Week devoted an entire issue to Carrie, which included profiles on Hateley, Love and Allen. If someone could provide a scan of the cover, or at least a specific date/issue number, it would be appreciated.

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Not Since Carrie: 40 Years of Broadway Flops

By Ken Mandelbaum
1992, 372 pages

Using "Carrie" as the mold for Broadway's all-time worst musical, Mandelbaum goes on to document the details of countless other "flop" musicals. 16 pages of the book (the first chapter and most of the last) are devoted to "Carrie," with 9 black and white photos, as well as the colour cover photo of Hateley. The book is out of print but can be purchased for reasonable prices by online retailers who sell second-hand merchandise.

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My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story

1998

Oft-neglected songstress Love discusses her role as Miss Gardner in her autobiography. Apparently it's more technical information (rigorous rehearsal, her own weight loss, etc.) than juicy details about the goings on behind the scenes of the play.

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Untitled 'Behind the Scenes' Book
2009 (??)

In May of 2008, one of original cast members from the RSC/Broadway staging contacted me and expressed an overwhelming interest in writing a book telling the story of the legendary show. Sorry, I'm not at liberty to reveal their identity at this time. No commitments have been made as of yet, but I have a feeling it's going to happen... and probably very soon.

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Workshop Script
1984

Complete script for the play as it was originally envisioned... which barely resembles what it became.

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Script - Work Draft

1988

Text script for the Stratford version which was once owned by ensemble player Scott Wise. Quite a few copies of this have sold on eBay. This version includes the dialog and lyrics that were dropped when the show moved to Broadway as well as "Her Mother Should Have Told Her" and "White Star"... but strangely, it jumps right from the reprise of "Heaven" to the final reprise of "Carrie," skipping "The Destruction."

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Score - Stratford

March 3, 1988

Score for the play as staged in Stratford Upon Avon. Huge chunks of this one are hand written.

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Score
1988

The unused score that was written as the show transitioned from England to New York.

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Score - Broadway

May 1988

Score for the show on Broadway. This version is professionally typed and appeared in a plastic binding (which is quite evident in the crooked scans that are floating around) complete with cast list and a song title index.

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Act 1 Broadway Transcript

Fan-written transcription that has appeared for many years on the Unofficial Carrie [the musical] Site.

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(New) Workshop - Act 1

2006

This one is very iffy, but I have seen numerous references to a new workshop (most recent rumors say it will be workshopped in late 2008) and there are supposedly scripts floating around. This new version is said to bear more of a resemblance to the original workshop than what the Stratford/Broadway version became -- several songs have been dropped, new scenes have been written and "In" has been replaced with "Ain't It a Bitch," which was in the original workshop in 1984. In the past few years there have been countless rumors that the playwrights are working on a new version, so it's probable that's there's numerous scripts that are circulating underground. Here's the song list from the 2006 script that's alleged to exist:

Overture, Ain't It a Bitch?, Dear Lord, Unnamed Shower Scene Song, Carrie, The Light That Guides Me (Margaret), Eve Was Weak, Don't Waste the Moon, Evening Prayers, Unnamed English Class Song (Tommy), Unsuspecting Hearts, Do Me a Favor, Revenge So Sweet (Chris, Billy & Norma), I've Been Invited to the Prom, I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance.

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