Review: T3’s ‘Carrie’ can be scary but don’t overlook the compelling drama
Jordan Lage in the title role of Theatre Three’s ‘Carrie the Musical.’ (Photos by Jeffrey Schmidt) Theatre Three was one of many theaters that kicked off the Halloween season by bringing horror to the stage this month.
For its mainstage, T3 treats its audiences to Carrie the Musical based on the Stephen King novel. Once considered a disaster of a show from its first run in the late ’80s, the glow-up revival with a revised music and lyrics by its original composers Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford with writer Lawrence D.
Cohen reflected some of the original story and movie’s darkness mixed with drama and just enough laughs for some levity. A co-production with SMU, Theatre Three opened Carrie in previews on Oct.
3 and opening night last Monday, Oct 7. There was a palpable buzz in the building before the start that Monday evening. With such an already enthusiastic audience, it felt as if they had been waiting for this show to hurry up and open.
