Carrie the Musical - Song Lyrics

If you'd like to look at the lyrics, click the appropriate titles below or click here for all of the lyrics. Credit where credit's due: some of the lyrics were swiped from the Unofficial Site for Carrie the Musical, but the site didn't have lyrics for all of the songs.... If you spot an error/omission, or if you've got lyrics that I don't, lemme know. These are the lyrics for the Stratford and Broadway versions; I only have one track from the original workshop, so I haven't included lyrics for that version.

Bear in mind that the script was changed on a daily basis, so some of these lyrics may be slightly inaccurate when compared to the recordings -- particularly comparing them to the RSC stagings, which underwent the heaviest rewrites. I've added a separate listing for "Crackerjack," which later became "Out for Blood."

01. In
02. Dear Lord
03. Dream On/Somebody Should Have Told Her
04. Carrie
05. Open Your Heart
06. And Eve Was Weak
07. Don't Waste the Moon
08. Evening Prayers
09. Unsuspecting Hearts
10. Do Me a Favor
11. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
12. Crackerjack / Out for Blood
13. Dream On (Reprise)
14. White Star / It Hurts To Be Strong
15. I'm Not Alone
16. Carrie (Reprise #1)
17. When There's No One
18. Wotta Night
19. Heaven
20. Heaven (reprise)
21. Alma Mater
22. The Destruction
23. Carrie (Reprise #2)











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Carrie the Musical

Yes, believe it or not, Stephen King's novel, Carrie, officially found an extremely brief and legendary life as a musical stageplay. With original music by Michael Gore (Fame) and Dean Pitchford (Footloose) and a script by Lawrence D. Cohen (who wrote the script that was used for the 1976 film), "Carrie" the musical was sure to be a success... though it's now often considered the biggest Broadway flop of all time. However, the play has attained a level of notoriety unlike any other, there's a massive cult following and it's heavily rumored that a revival is in the works.

History

Overview

Souvenir Program

Music

Video

Lyrics

Script & Score

Known Recordings & Memorabilia

Emerson College Production

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Production

My Personal Take

Disclaimer: I can take credit for most of the information about the films, but this wing of the site has been built with the help of many, many enthusiastic 'Carrie bleeders.' Yes, there is some content here that's in a legal gray area (the songs are under copyright but the recordings weren't copyrighted -- or authorized). All of it was acquired through the internet, there's not a thing that I've ripped myself. My feeling is that people have been rampantly trading and selling these materials for two decades and, with or without this site, they're going to continue to be distributed. By putting them here to be freely seen and heard, fans aren't being willingly raped of their hard earned cash (eBay prices are astounding!), bootleggers aren't reaping massive profits and those who are interested are able to learn of this legendary play. As win/win as it can be, all things considered. It's heavily rumored that a new staging is being prepped and, if that happens, I will absolutely not be sharing any unauthorized materials from it.

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