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'Carrie' Creators Resurrect A Legendary Flop

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Molly Ranson plays the title role in the off-Broadway reworking of Carrie, directed by Stafford Arima and written by Lawrence D. Cohen, with lyrics by Dean Pitchford and music by Michael Gore.

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Marin Mazzie plays Carrie's deeply religious mother, Margaret, who fears for her daughter's soul as Carrie encounters boys in school and further develops her telekinetic powers.

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To get around some of the special effects-heavy aspects of Carrie's supernatural story, the production employs several more theater-specific strategies.

By Jeff Lunden

Originally published on Thu March 1, 2012 10:18 am

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Broadway history is littered with flop musicals — but if some shows are bombs, then Carrie, based on Stephen King's best-selling 1974 novel, was kind of a nuclear bomb.

The story of a teenager with telekinetic powers who wreaks bloody havoc on her small Maine town had already been successfully adapted as a film starring Sissy Spacek in 1976. But as a musical?

Frank Rich was theater critic for The New York Times when the show opened in April 1988. He called it a musical wreck that "expires with fireworks like the Hindenburg."

2:37 pm

Wed February 29, 2012

My First Crush: A Love Letter To Davy Jones

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Monkees singer Davy Jones, seen here in 1968, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 66.

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Kitty Eisele makes no apologies for her taste in 1960s pop music.

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Originally published on Thu March 1, 2012 6:11 pm

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8:59 am

Wed February 29, 2012

N. Korea Agrees To Nuclear Moratorium, U.S. Says

By Michele Kelemen

Originally published on Wed February 29, 2012 9:03 am

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And I'm David Greene. We have learned this morning that North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear tests and uranium enrichment activities. This is according to State Department officials just back from a trip to China, where they met with North Korean negotiators. NPR's Michele Kelemen has more on what could be a step towards reviving nuclear disarmament talks.

8:00 am

Wed February 29, 2012

Murdoch's Son To Change Posts At News Corp.

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Media baron Rupert Murdoch's son James, 39, is leaving his job as executive chairman of News Corp.'s newspaper arm, the company said Wednesday. He'll focus instead on the international TV business at the company, which has been embroiled in a scandal over phone and e-mail hacking in Britain.

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5:26 am

Wed February 29, 2012

Ketchum Could Be First Female A&M Yell Leader

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