In 1988, the Stephen King horror film Carrie...

was made into a musical. Darlene Love played a gym teacher.

It's one of Broadway's uncelebrated failures, remembered on a new blog about musical theatre called Blogway Baby. Also noted is the new Beach Boys-inspired musical, "Good Vibrations" - especially this scathing review in Hollywood Reporter.

...an insipid story about a group of restless teens who travel from their drab East Coast town in search of the fun, sun and beautiful blondes of Southern California.

Normally, more plot information would be provided here, but the coma that set in almost immediately after the opening number prevents memory of further details.

via BoingBoing.net

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