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CARRIE the musical

Blair Peters / October 13, 2013

Think Spring Awakening set in the digital age, with a tinge of High School Musical ensemble pop, and with the ending of a horror story.

Co-presented by Balagan Theater and Seattle Theater Group and directed by Louis Hobson, CARRIE the Musical is not the starkly eroticized thriller of its literary and cinematic namesakes, but it is tons of fun. With ensemble numbers like “The World According to Chris,” about how important it is in adolescence to hurt others before they hurt you, CARRIE makes impeccable use of teenage-angst to tell a lively—if a little hokey—story of tragic almost-happiness.

Balagan’s Les Miserables Marches onto Capitol Hill

Les Miserables is a big, big show. It requires multiple settings, an ample orchestra, and a whole lot of powerful voices. Here’s to the Balagan for taking on this daunting musical theatre icon; the local crew has succeeded on many levels. It is quite a treat to see such a major production in the smallish confines of the Erickson Theater, something like catching The Rolling Stones at a local pub.