Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical

Broadway Podcast Network

CARRIE THE MUSICAL has long been considered the Queen of Broadway Flops. It closed in record time, losing millions of dollars. But can the rumors of backstage chaos, on-stage accidents, audience hysterics and killer reviews really be true? Prepare to discover the surprising story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run as two obsessive fans, Chris Adams and Holly Morgan, dust off their bootleg VHS tape and decide to find out the truth. They meet the cast, crew and creators, sift through the mysteries and urban legends, chat to some famous super-fans, and find out how Carrie rose from the dead and reinvented itself as a mainstream musical success story. An all-new and exclusive 10-part miniseries on the Broadway Podcast Network.

"Compulsory listening... an audio autopsy of what went wrong with Carrie the Musical" - BritishTheatre.com

"We are absolutely obsessed with Out for Blood..." - BroadwayBox.com

"After listening to the first five minutes I was like “oh hell yes” and went and added 3 more episodes to my queue... the premise had me immediately hooked, but the amazing content kept me listening" - Podcast the Newsletter

"Very detailed oral history of an infamous Broadway disaster" - The Listener

New: Chris's book Out for Blood: a Cultural History of Carrie the Musical is published this July! Pre-order now from the publisher or all good book stores.

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20 episodes
Updated Sep 29, 2025
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Sep 29, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Out for Blood book event at the Drama Book Shop!
Enjoy this episode of The Drama Book Show! Out for Blood's Chris Adams is interviewed by David Rigano and joined by very special guests Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat) and Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) as well as some VERY special audience members and a big surprise finale! Get Chris' Out for Blood book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2024 · 6 min
Listen Now - Singular Sensation: The Podcast
Join us for an extraordinary deep dive inside the most transformative decade on Broadway through gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers - shows that changed the history of the American theater. Host Michael Riedel, author of the best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, has created a companion podcast featuring his never-before-heard, taped audio interviews with legendary artists from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, and so many more. Michael presents the drama behind the decade’s mega-hits and shocking flops, bringing readers into high-stakes premieres, fraught rehearsals, tough contract negotiations, intense Tony Award battles, and more. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into Singular Sensation. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on. Enjoy Singular Sensation: The Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts or use http://bpn.fm/singularsensation to listen and learn more, and be sure to get the book here: https://amzn.to/4cNdfO3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 1, 2023 · 39 min
Bonus! The Wrong Cat Died x Out for Blood
Chris joins THE WRONG CAT DIED host Mike Abrams to talk CATS, Carrie and other chaotic musicals of the 80s...
Jul 26, 2023 · 27 min
Bonus! The Book
Chris has written a book. It's about Carrie the Musical.
Feb 13, 2023 · 50 min
Bonus! 35 Years of Carrie
We celebrate a special anniversary!
Nov 30, 2021 · 51 min
Bonus! Burnt
We catch up with 'Burnt' host Blake Ross to share notes on our two favourite Broadway disasters
Apr 13, 2021 · 52 min
Bonus! Fan messages
We called out for messages from fans of Carrie the Musical - and the fans delivered!
Apr 7, 2021 · 1 hr 30 min
Bonus! The Aftermath
Chris and Holly are back with a special all-new bonus update, partly because they haven’t got anything else to do, and partly because so much has happened in the Carrie-verse since the series launched!
Mar 31, 2021 · 29 min
Bonus! Playing Carrie
In this special mini episode featuring bonus interview footage, Holly and Chris chat with six of the talented performers who have played Carrie in the landmark productions of this legendary show, and find out what it’s like to bring to life this iconic character to life on stage.
Mar 24, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
Chapter 10: Someday, someone will know my name
It’s been quite a journey. Holly and Chris look back at their Carrie adventure and try and answer some burning questions.
Mar 17, 2021 · 1 hr 17 min
Chapter 9: Back from the dead
Carrie the Musical is back. It’s been revived in New York, it has an official cast recording with millions of streams, and it’s about to hit the mainstream. How did this famous flop end up being the focus of a big-time teen drama series? Riverdale showrunner and Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa joins us to explain all.
Mar 10, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
Chapter 8: A sturdy little battleship
By 2012, over two decades had passed since Carrie the Musical’s high-profile Broadway car crash, and the last thing its creators wanted was to resurrect the show that haunted them. But the requests for a revival kept coming in.
Mar 3, 2021 · 58 min
Chapter 7: Are you a Friend of Carrie?
With an epic standing ovation on closing night, and urban legends already forming about its turbulent journey to the stage, Carrie the Musical had become an instant cult classic. If you’d missed Carrie’s all-too-brief run on Broadway, you just weren’t ‘in’. But the show was over and - like most flops - it should have slowly faded into oblivion.
Feb 24, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Chapter 6: Act Two: Sh*t! Look at all these pigs!
We continue our deep, deep dive into Broadway’s most infamous flop as we charge head-first into the madness and mayhem of Act Two! And mayhem it really is! Leather outfits! Dead pigs! Is that a medieval sword? A rap! A giant disco ball! Lasers! Oh my!
Feb 17, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Chapter 5: Act One: Cardboard cars and unitards
In the first of two special episodes, we take a close look at the original 1988 staging of Carrie, examining it song by song and scene by scene to try and work out exactly where things go wrong and why this show became so infamous in Broadway history. We’re re-assessing Carrie from all angles!
Feb 10, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
Chapter 4: Broadway: They’ll make fun of you, they will break your heart
The eager Carrie cast arrives in the Big Apple only to discover that very little has been done to address the show’s major problems, and that the show’s set has been lost in transit. But there is one major addition: Betty Buckley, a big-name Broadway star has joined the company.
Feb 3, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
Chapter 3: Stratford: Doesn't anybody ever get it right?
Rehearsals for Carrie the Musical continue in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. But as the show hurtles towards its opening night, the cast soon feel like they’re working on two very different shows, and the frustration of the writing team grows as they’re cut out of the creative process.
Jan 27, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
Chapter 2: Make it like Greece!
Holly and Chris’s dreams come true as they chat with members of the original cast of Carrie the Musical over wine, including Charlotte D’Amboise (Chris), Sally Ann Triplett (Sue) and legendary OG Carrie White herself, Linzi Hateley, not to mention several members of the half-British, half-American ensemble and crew.
Jan 27, 2021 · 49 min
Chapter 1: From Page to Stage
In 1988 the Royal Shakespeare Company teamed up with the creators of Fame to turn Stephen King's horror novel ‘Carrie’ into a musical. The result was one of Broadway's most infamous disasters. For fans Holly and Chris, an obsession was born.
Dec 1, 2020 · 3 min
Official Trailer
Out now! Join hosts Chris Adams and Holly Morgan (Big Diva Energy), as they deep dive into their 20-year obsession with Carrie: The Musical, unearthing the crazy story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run, only to discover how Carrie rose from the dead to truly embrace its title as Queen of Flops.@outforbloodpod