Carrie: Book To Musical

Cohen Heads Back To Carrie

Lawrence D. Cohen, who wrote the 1976 Carrie screen play, is traveling to Beck Center on Friday, March 7 to see the Carrie musical for himself. He will also host a post-show talk to share his "CARRIE experience."

A broadwayworld.com article related that Choen offered a congratulatory note to Director Victoria Bussert, citing in particular her "creativity" in dealing with some of the technical challenges.

CARRIE, I Didn't Know That

In a one star review of the Carrie remake (not a remake -- remake), filmstalker shared something I had not put together.  Yes, I know this was everywhere, I just missed it.  

So, drum roll . . .

The screen writer for the 2013 Carrie is Lawrence D. Cohen, who co-wrote the 1979 script.  So it's not a remake, but it has the same screen writer?  Okay.  The article picks up on this, noting, "It seems odd then that if this is a new version of the novel and was clearly trying to distance itself from being a straight remake, that they would bring on board the screenwriter from the original film but let’s not be picky, the original Carrie was after all a very good film. The upside is also that since it was such a good film then perhaps the original writer would bring some of the talent he poured through the keyboard back then." www.filmstalker.co.uk

Cohen has links to several Stephen King projects, scripting things like The Tommyknockers, IT and he appeared in a short film titled, "Resurrecting Carrie."  He is also the author of the 1988 musical version of Carrie.  

Cohen has a special connection to Carrie, having written the musical twice and the movie twice -- it would seem he's written more about the kid than King has.