"Sue Snell, haunted witness and tour guide to our story, struggles to recount the incidents leading up the tragic night of May 28. As she’s questioned about the past, figures from her life in high school appear. Whatever their differences – be the good girl Sue; her varsity-athlete boyfriend Tommy Ross; her spoiled-rotten best friend Chris Hargensen; Chris’s trouble-maker boyfriend Billy Nolan– they are all wrestling with the same insecurities and united in their desire to belong.
Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it.
Set in the small New England town of Chamberlain, Maine, Carrie: The Musical features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic film), music by Academy Award winner Michael Gore (Fame, Terms of Endearment), and lyrics by Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford (Fame, Footloose)."
