‘Carrie the Musical’ may be deeper fare, but it has plenty of musical moments and dance about the travails of being a teen, ones familiar to anyone who’s been there. Photo courtesy TheatreZone
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From novel and film, ‘Carrie’ graduates to musical
Let’s get the inevitable response to that headline over with right away: “ Carrie? A musical?” The number of disbelieving question marks may vary. But bear in mind that Stephen King’s maiden novel— and third bestselling among his dozens of books—has all the elements for a great musical story.