Carrie: The Musical with Joe Iconis
Episode 138, Aug 10, 2022, 08:00 AM
Vespe and Wampler and joined by Tony-nominee Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) to get all the backstory of the original Broadway production of Carrie the Musical as well as its more recent revamp. As usual the conversation goes down some blind alleyways as well, most notably a fantastic tangent in what other King stories Mr. Iconis thinks would make a great musical. Also, why the hell were there togas in the original conception of Carrie: The Musical? You get the answers to that and much more!
Before Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark burned a mountain of cash, the poster child for high profile Broadway failure was a stage adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. Ten million dollars down the toilet for a show that was a critical disaster and closed in a week. However there is a vocal contingent that holds that Carrie the Musical is a misunderstood masterpiece so it's about time The Kingcast boys take a hard look at this baffling adaptation.