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C. ARRIE .
Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
on the novel by
Stephen King)
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UP! DOWN!
GO TO TOWN!
GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT!
LEFT! RIGHT!
KEEP IT TIGHT!
KEEP THOSE MUSCLES HOT!
ONE! TWO!
SHAME- ON YOU!
OVERWEIGHT'S A SIN!
THREE! FOUR!
MAKE IT SORE!
KEEP THOSE BODIES THIN!
Every day
I just pray
Every move I make is right
PROLOGUE
PERCUSSIVE RHYTHMS surround us,
building into an OVERTURE OF SOUND.
Just as the very floor beneath us
seems to be shaking, the LIGHTS
reveal the stage full of GIRLS in
the middle of an arduous workout
with MISS GARDNER:
GIRLS
[chant]
[they sing]
Where I go
Who I Imow _
How I'r/\.iear my
hair ~ Saturday night
And I worry _
What if all my ends should split?
I worry
What can I possibly do
To fit
IN!
Smack!
Right on track!
What comes close to that?!
Until you've
BEEN
In
You ain't where it's at!

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Cuz when you're
OUT
It's
Just the pits
You can never
There's no
DOUBT
That
win
Life .just doesn't begin
Until you're
PROLOGUE-2
GIRLS (cont)
[chanting - GARDNER against them]
IN! OUT!
SCREAM AND SHOUT!
KEEP THOSE BUNS IN SHAPE!
GRUNT! GROAN!
P ANT AND MOAN!
THERE IS NO ESCAPE!
[singing]
Bought the clothes
Did my nose
Gawd, I've followed every rule
--..

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All the while
There's too much at stake to think about school
I go crazy
Nobody cares what it does to me
It's crazy
I would go out of my mind .
To be
IN!
Smack!
Right on track!
What comes close to that? !
Until you've
BEEN
In
You ain't where it's at!
Cuz when you're
OUT
It's
Just the pits
You can never win
There's no
DOUBT
That
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And some day
PROLOGUE-3
[DANCE SEQUENCE - sport in musical
form -- follows. Then]:
GIRLS
If I don't standout one bit
Oh, some day
I may be normal enough -
To fit
IN
Smack!
Right on track!
lfuat comes close to that?!
Until you've
BEEN
In
You ain't where it's at!
Cuz when you're
OUT
It's
Just the pits
You can never win
There's no
DOUBT
That
Life just doesn't begin
Until you're
IN!
Carrie!
Carrie!
CARRIE! ! !
FATHER ABOVE
HEAR MY PLEA
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN
NOT TO ME
TAKE ME AWAY FROM
ALL OF THIS AGONY
[The GIRLS form a -HUMAN PYRAMID --
fast!
Then it COLLAPSES, scattering the
GIRLS in slow-motion]:
GIRLS
[screaming, overlapping, echoing]
[CARRIE emerges from_the rubble.
As the LIGHTS -CHANGE -and the
other GIRLS freeze, _she sings]:
CARRIE
PROLOGUE-4
CARRIE (cant)
DEAR LORD
NOTHING I DO IS EVER DONE RIGHT
THAT ' S ALL THAT I HEAR
OH , DEAR LORD
I'D LIKE TO FADE INTO THE SUNLIGHT
AND JUST DISAPPEAR
[MOMMA, I'M LOST
WHAT WENT WRONG?
CAN ' T YOU COME HOLD ME?
MAKE ME STRONG?
ISN'T THERE SOMEWHERE
I CAN BELONG?
MOMMA
EVERYTHING'S BETTER WHEN YOU ' RE NEAR ME
YOU'RE BRAVE WHEN I'M NOT
OH, MOMMA
IF I CRY OUT I HOPE YOU HEAR ME
YOU ' RE ALL THAT I'VE GOT]
Carrie White eats shit!

Jesus, Carrie . . .
What a loser
' Thanks, Carrie ...
Wouldn't choose her
What a mess
How she's dressed.
Shh, she'll hear --
Such a clod
Look at that bod
What a freak
Stupid geek. ..
Pain in the ass . . .
Late for class .. .
God, Carrie .. .
God .. ..
[From the mass of GIRLS, one
voice rings,-out):
CHRIS HARGENSEN
[The, class bell RINGS - an end
to the period and a return to
As the GIRLS pick
themselves up and begin move
al"ay - overlapping' rhubarb]:
GIRLS
[And so on -- tapering off,
fading now ... J '
GIRLS
ACT I
SCENE 1: SHOWERS, LOCKER ROOM
The GIRLS undress and enter the
showers. From behind the glass
partitions, they sing of their
hopes and aspirations, their se-
cret thoughts and dreams:
GIRLS
(1) SILVER. LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE
(2) CALL ME BACK BUT HE NEVER DID
(3) ALMOST THREE IN THE MORNING
(4) DON'T YOU HATE WHEN YOU HATE YOUR BODY?
(5) TREATING ME LIKE I'M STILL A KID
(6) . TOUCHING ME WITHOUT WARNING
(7) FIXING ME UP CUZ HE'S GOT THIS FRIEND
(8) PROMISED ME MAYBE HE'S TAKING ME TO THE PROM
(ALL) DREAM ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
(9) TOLD HIM 'NO,' BUT HE KEEPS INSISTING
I SAID. 'NO,' BUT HE DOESN'T HEAR
(6) I DON'T KNOW WHY HE TRIES
(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME
(10) YOU COULD DIE FROM HIS EYES
( 9) I SAID 'YES' BUT HE KEPT RESISTING
SO I GO, ' DO YOU WANT A BEER?'
(3 GIRLS) WITH YOUR PARENTS AT HOME?
(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ~ ! E
(CHRIS) DREAM ON
(11) I WAS HIS FIRST - (8) HE TOLD ME THAT, TOO
(11) I'VE GOT HIS RING - (8) WELL, HE'S TAKING ME TO THE PROM
(ALL) DREAl-1 ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
(4) BUT HE SAYS IF I STOP EATING
SWEETS I CAN LOSE 20 POUNDS
BY JUNE
- [We highlight CARRIE in the shower]
CARRIE
WHY'D THEY LAUGH WHEN THEY KNOW I'M TRYING
MOMMA SAYS 'EVERYBODY SINS'
SAINTS AND ANGELS ABOVE ME
CARRIE (cont)
I WOULD DIE IF THEY CAUGHT ME CRYING
I WOULD LOVE IF I HAD A TWIN
SOMEONE TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
SOMETHING IN PINK WITH ORCHIDS TO WEAR
SOMEONE TO CARE AND MAYBE I'D FINALLY BELONG
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
ALL THE GIRLS
(1) SILVER LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE
I-1-2
(9) SO I TOLD HIM HE DOESN'T DESERVE ME
(4) BRACES SUCK BUT I'M ALMOST DONE
(5) I GOT DRESSES TO BURN
(3 GIRLS) WHY ME?
(3 GIRLS) BILLY NOLAN'S A PERVERT
(7) HE'S ~ O T SO MUCH TO L E A . ~
(CHRIS) .NO SHIT!
(10) MAKES, ME SICK - (5) AND HE'S IN HIS FORTIES
(4) WHAT A SLOB
(2) HE'S'GOT HIS NERVE
(3) WHAT A PRICK - (8) GET A JOB
(6) BUT IT'S NEVER FUN
(VARIOUS GIRLS) .. NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FUN
... WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN
... FUN, FUN, FUN
(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME
(3 GIRLS) LOVES ME!
. ~ GIRLS) HE ALWAYS SAYS THAT HE'S MINE (3 OTHERS) YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIM!:
,3 MORE) WELL, HE SHOULD MAKE UP HIS MIND (3 MORE) IF HE'S TAKING ME
(3 MORE) OH, LISTEN,TO THE PROM
(ALL) DREAM ON
DREAM ON .
DREAM ON
DREAM ON
Carrie?
-What's going on?
Look, it's blood!
-Oh, gawd ..
HE TURNED ME DOWN (3 MORE) HE TURNED. ME DOWN
BUT HE'LL COME AROUND BUT HE'LL COME
AROUND
[CARRIE looks down at her hand:
it's full of blood. She screams.
The GIRLS come over to see what'S
wrong]:
GIRLS
Help me! Please help me!
What'd she do now?
-She's hurt.
Jesus . . .
-Somebody help
No, wait ...
-It's just --
I'm bleeding!
her period.
Bl eeding! ! !
CARRIE
GIRLS
CHRIS
CARRIE
SUE
For God's sake, Carrie -- you've got your period.
CHRIS
Hey, everybody -- Carrie'S got the curse!
Clean yourself up ...
.. curse . .. ?
SUE
CARRIE
(confused)
CHRIS
(taunting, a chant)
Carrie'S got the curse! Carrie's got the curse!
CARRIE
I'm .dy-ingggg!!!
SUE
Don ' t be stupid, it's just
CHRIS & NORMA
-- the curse! Carrie's got the curse!
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[Led by CHRIS, the GIRLS crowd
around CARRIE, encircling her,
shrieking with laughter as the
chanting becomes a jungle of
echoes):
THE CURSE!
GIRLS
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PLUG IT UP! PLUG IT UP!
THE CURSE! THE CURSE!
GIRLS (cont)
(moving into)
PLUG IT UP!
(against which)
THE CURSE!
(seesawing through)
1-1-4
CARRIE! CARRIE! CARRIE!
CARRIE!
CARRIE!
CAR-REE! ! !
Help me!
Damn' it!
Carrie?
Gawd ...
-Didja see that?!
What the hell ... ?
-Jesus H.
Omigod ...
I'm bleeding!
(CARRIE runs from one to the other --
her bloody hand oustretched for
help . The GIRLS are a choreographed
. mob: treating it as a joke, forming
a chain, throwing her back, chanting):
GIRLS
(tossing her back)
(one final lunge)
(The chain breaks, revealing GARDNER.
Hysterical, CARRIE reaches up and
clutches her white shorts leaving
a bloody handprint)
CARRIE
GARDNER
(To calm her, GARDNER slaps CARRIE.
At the same instant, there ' s a
BRIGHT FLASH OVERHEAD as a NEON LIGHT
sizzles and explodes like a FLASH OF
LIGHTNING -- SPARKS FLYING DOWN from
above. A long beat -- everyone
freezes as it sizzles out. Then):
GARDNER
GIRLS
CARRIE
GARDNER
Stand up and take care of yourself.
It . . hurts.
C'mon now, it's just your period.
-- period?
You don't ...
Oh, Carrie.
~ period?
Yes. Yes.
You're okay, y o u ~ r e safe .
What's the matter?
-Didn't her mother tell her?
Looking so dumb
. -Not a clue
Look at her
-Just her period
Don't you all have a class?
1-1-5
CARRIE
GARDNER
CARRIE
GARDNER
(realizing she doesn't know)
CARRIE
(wondermen t)
GARDNER
(a beat)
GIRLS
(buzzing, .in a ripple)
GARDNER
[The GIRLS start to move off
just CHRIS and SUE remain]
CHRIS
Do you believe it?' The stupid bitch never knew
Chris!
But Chris IS right, Miss Gardner.
Sue, I'm surprised at you.
GARDNER
(sharply)
SUE
GARDNER
I CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE NEVER LEARNED
ACT I
SCENE 2: LOCKER ROOM
GARDNER, SUE, CHRIS arid CARRIE remain :
each in her separate world, lost in
her private thoughts. Only occasion-
ally do they address each other di-
rectly.
GARDNER
SHE'S SO NAIVE ~ ~ D SO AFRAID
CHRIS
D'you believe her? Bleeding like that? She got what she deserved.
SUE
HER MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER
CHRIS
That holy-roller mother of hers ...
GARDNER
SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER
CHRIS
always ranting how everybody's going straight to hell except
her and her precious little Carrie
SUE
MY GOD, ~ H A T HAVE WE DONE HERE?
I'D NEVER TRY TO HURT HER
CHRIS
Remember the time she got down on her knees? Praying in the cafe-
teria? On her goddamn knees!
GARDNER
THE GIRLS WENT WILD
I WAS SHOCKED THE WAY THEIR FACES BURNED
CHRIS I'D EXPECT BUT NEVER SUE
CHRIS
Goddamn prayin' Carrie ...
SUE
SHE CRIED LIKE SHE WAS BROKEN
CHRIS
And that light bulb breaking it was perfect!
SUE & GARDNER
SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

Squealing like a stuck pig ...
Chris ...
Well, she was. She was ...
CHRIS
(addressing SUE)
SUE
CHRIS
SUE
You're my best friend but sometimes I don't understand you.
CHRIS
What's to understand? She's a pig.
SUE
C'mon, think of Carrie.
CHRIS
My heart bleeds for he.r.
GARDNER
Carrie, go home for the rest of the day.
1-2-2
(As SUE begins to exit, CHRIS calls
out after her):
CHRIS
You know what Norma calls her? Norma calls her Scary White!
Chris, please.
It ' ll be all right, Carrie ..
I just .call . her stupid bitch!
That's enough, Chris.
You'll see, trust me ..
Scary White -- do you love it?
I'll make it right, I prbmise.
Scary White! Scary White!
SUE
GARDNER
CHRIS
SUE (leaving)
GARDNER
CHRIS
GARDNER (leaving, too)
CHRIS
(as she leaves)
(And now on tape, pure . CACOPHONY , .. '
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1-2-3
from the period, a catalog of fears
and nightmares -- and through them
all, Chris ' voice] ;
CHRIS (o.s.)
Scary White! Scary White! Scary White!
CARRIE
That's not my name! That's not my name!
(singing)
THAT'S NOT MY NA.\fE!
DOESN'T ANYBODY EVER GET IT RIGHT?
CARRIE!
WHY DON'T THEY REMEMBER I AM CARRIE WHITE?
CARRIE!
IS THAT ANY HARDER TO SAY THAN GODDA.\!N TOAD AND
AND WEIRDO AND DUMB BITCH
DOESN'T THINK THAT I CAN HEAR?
I HEAR!
SPECIALLY WHEN I THEM SCREAMING IN MY EAR
I HEAR . .
WHEN DID EVERYBODY DECIDE I THE ONE WHO'S THE FLOP?
IF I HAD A WISH, GOD, I WISH THEY'D STOP
I WISH THEY'D STOP
HOW I WISH THEY'D ' STOP
[LIGHT CHANGE now, taking us to]:
I WILL NOT CRY
I' M OKAY
I TRY SO HARD
TO PLAY THEIR WAY
ACT I
SCENE 2B: THE STREET
CARRIE continues:
CARRIE
WHY DO THEY FIND IT SO HARD TO SAY
CARRIE
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS TREAT !>IE SO BAD?
THEY ALL KNOW MY NAME
IT'S CARRIE
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ALL GET SO MAD
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME
WHAT'S GOING ON
DEEP IN :'IE?
THERE'S SOMEONE NEW. WHERE I
USED TO BE
ONE OF THESE DAYS
THEY'RE GONNA SEE
CARRIE
SOMETIMES THEIR HATRED IS OUT OF CONTROL
GOD, HOW THEY HATE ME!
!-IOMMA SAYS SUFFERING IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
BUT THEY HURT ME!
AND IF I COULD
I ' D BRING THEM ALL
DOWN TO THEIR KNEES
I'D MAKE THEM SORRY FOREVER FOR TEASING
. CARRIE
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CARRIE
I WISH I WAS BLESSED
WITH SOMEONE
WHO'S NOT LIKE THE REST
I'D CLOSE MY EYES
AND SUDDENLY HE'D BE THERE
HANDSOME AND WISE
AND PROB'LY A PRINCE WHO CAN DANCE ON AIR
AND HE'D ASK OUT EVERY NIGHT
I'D SAY, 'ALL RIGHT.'
AFTER A WHILE
HE'D ASK ME TO WEAR HIS RING
WOULD SMI LE
AND GIVE US HER BLESSING FOR EVERYTHING
"'uc ""'Dl n 1""T1T n SEE THIS IS LOVE A.a. y\,.
CARRIE (cont)
CARRIE
THEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO SCREAM NIGHT AND DAY
'POOR, PRAYIN' CARRIE'
THEY'D SEE ME WITH HIM AND THEY MIGHT EVEN SAY
'HELLO, CARRIE' ,./
AND FINALLY
I'D HEAR THAT WORD
SOUNDING SO SWEET
THOUSANDS OF VOICES FOREVER REPEATING CARRIE
CARRIE
CARRIE
I AM THE SOUND OF DISTANT THUNDER
THE COLOR OF FLAME
T'M CARRIE
I AM A SONG OF ENDLESS WONDER
THAT NO ONE WILL CLAIM
BUT SOMEDAY
OH, MY
SOMEDAY
SOMEONE WILL KNOW MY NAME!!!
I-2B-2
(SHE continues on her way home.
The MUSIC changes -- beautiful,
hymnlike now, as we go to):
OPEN YOUR HEART
LET JESUS IN
OPEN YOUR HEART
LET JESUS IN
ACT I
SCENE 3: THE WHITE BUNGALOW
We reveal the White living room
dominated by a large CRUCIFIX of
Jesus -- and we then see MARGARET
WHITE, She sings with the purity,
ecstasy and reverie-like devotion
of a true believer:
MARGARET
LORD, YOU HAVE FOUND ME, A-WANDERIN.' IN THE DARKNESS
LIGHT MY WAY WITH YOUR TRUE FAITH
AND I'LL SING WHH JOY OF MY NEW FAITH
(Carrie appears, watches MARGARET)
JESUS, POSSESS ME: SWEET SAVIOUR BE MY SHEPHtRD
BLESS EACH ENDEAVOR
TIL'I -FINALLY JOIN YOU FOREVER
Hello, !-Iomma.
Carrie, come sing with mw,
OPEN YOUR HEART
Lift up your voice , Carietta.
LET JESUS IN
OPEN YOUR HEART
LET JESUS IN
CARRIE
MARGARET
.
CARRIE
(quietly)
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
(joining her)
& CARRIE (counterpoint)
LORD, I WILL SEE CHOIRS OF SAI:-JTS AND SINGING
FINALLY FREE FROM.
AND THE FLAME OF HELL'S DEVASTATION
THEN HE WILL TAKE AND WASH ME IN THE RIVER
I WILL CELEBRATION
IN THE JOY OF FINAL
THE LIGHT OF FINAL
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MARGARET & CARRIE (cont)
(OPEN YOUR HEART) - orchestra
LET JESUS IN
OPEN YOUR HEART
LET JESUS IN
(They embrace)
CARRIE
I love you, MOlmna.
MARGARET
I love you, Carrie.
CARRIE
1-3-2
(slowly, tentatively) r
Something happened at school today, Momma. Something terrible.
MARGARET
Terrible things are our way of being tested, Carrie.
CARRIE
I know, but the other girls
MARGARET
You're not like the othei girls.
CARRIE
But I am, /v!o!JllJ\a - - I am! r never thoughts 0, but --
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You're not, Carrie -- you're special.
CARRIE
You're not listening to me, Momma.
HARGARET
I've heard all I want to hear.
CARRIE
In .. in the shower ...
MARGARET
You are forbidden to shower with the other girls.
CARRIE
I know, but Momma
MARGARET
(softly, implacable)
Forbidden.
CARRIE
Momma ... I started to bleed.
1-3-3
MARGARET
(a long beat; then)
What ... ?
CARRIE
I started to bleed, and the other girls, they laughed at me --
MARGARET
What else?
CARRIE
Miss Gardner, Miss Gardner came ih, and she slapped me --
MARGARET
What else?
CARRIE
A lightbulb broke.
[FULL STOP. Silence. Then]:
MARGARET
God! Oh, God!
CARRIE
Momma, what is it?
(no answer)
Why are you look at me like that?
(still no reply)
Momma, you're frightening me.
MARGARET
The Curse of Blood, the Curse of Power!
CARRIE
Momma --
_ -~ 1 A R G A R E T
Bow your head and pray. 'And God made Eve from the rib of Adam.
And Eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world.'
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CARRIE
Momma, don't shut me out!
MARGARET
'And the Raven was called Sin. And the first Sin was the Sin of
Lust. And the Lord visited Eve with a Curse, and the Curse was
the Curse of Blood.'
. MARGARET
AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM'S RIB
AND EVE WAS WEAK
AND EVE WAS WEAK
AND EVE WAS WEAK
(MARGARET begins to sing while
CARRIE entreats her):
CARRIE
l-Ionuna, how could you know?
Why didn't you tell me?
AND GOD MADE EVE TO BEAR THE CURSE
THE CURSE OF BLOOD
It's not a curse! Momma,
It's something all girls
go through THE CURSE OF BLOOD
THE CURSE OF BLOOD
Bow your head and pray, woman!
Momma, I'm changing ...
You should have told me!
(MARGARET' 5 hand flashes out and
' strikes CARRIE. The music kicks
in; as the vamp plays through,
she instructs CARRIE):
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
Pray to heaven for your wicked soul!
(singing)
THE RAVEN CAl-IE TO PLAGUE THE WORLD
ITS NAME WAS SIN
ITS NANE WAS SIN
ITS NAME WAS SIN -- begin!
AND LUST WAS HOW THE SIN BEGAN
.. THE SIN WAS MAN
UNDERSTAND?!?
THE SIN WAS l>1A.'l!
GOD HAS SEEN YOUR SINNING
JUST BEGINNING
PRAY FOR YOUR SALVATION
FROt-1 DAl-INATION
PRAY OR
HE WILL BURN YOU
HE \ ~ I L L BURN YOU
THE SEED CONVEYS THE POWER A.'<D
IT'S COME
TI'S COME AGAIN
IT'S COME AGAIN
1-3-5
MARGARET (cont)
UNTIL THE SEED IS CRUSHED THE POWER
NEVER ENDS
IT NEVER ENDS
IT NEVER ENDS
YOU'LL BECOME SATAN'S BRIDE
PRAY FOR MERCY, GET DOWN ON
YOUR KNEES
YOU'VE GOT JEZEBEL'S PRIDE
AND YOUR SOUL IS A HOLE OF _
DISEASE
I SEE YOU -INSIDE
I CAN SEE HOW YOU'VE LIED
.
THAT'S HOW LUCIFER FELL
AND HEADED FOR HELL
I LET YOU GO!!!
HEAVEN HATES A SINNER
HATES A SINNER!
SAVE YOUR SOUL FROM BURNING
GOb, SHE'S BURNING
PRAY OR -
HE WILL- BUR.>.J YOU!
HE WILL BURN YOU!
CARRIE
MOMMA, I WAS SO SCARED
AND THEY ALL STARED
I THOUGHT I WAS DYING
I STARTED CRYING MOMMA!
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! Oh, Momma
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME
DON'T BELIEVE WITH YOUR EYES
BUT I NEVER TOLD LIES!
NOW>IA, COULD I KNOW?
MOMMA, LET ME GO!!!
(MARGARET drags CARRIE toward a
trap door in the floor)
I'M NOT A SINNER
NOT A SINNER!
STOP, THAT'S BURNING!
STOP, IT'S BURNING

NO! NO! PLEASE! MOMMA,
LET
NO! PLEASE, MOMMA! NO!
PLEASE.
GO!
(screams)
NO!
manages to whirl CARRIE
into the small cellar space below
locking the door on top of her.
As she does so, the CRUCIFIX be-
gins to bleed. Then):

AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM'S RIB
AND EVE WAS WEAK
AND EVE WAS WEAK
AND EVE WAS WEAK
AND GOD EVE TO BEAR THE CURSE
THE CURSE OF BLOOD
THE CURSE OF BLOOD
THE CURSE OF BLOOD
FATHER, DON ' T FORSAKE HER
FATHER, TAKE HER
CLEANSE AND PURIFY HER
WITH THE FIRE
AND THE POWER
AND THE GLORY
FOREVER
AND EVER
AND EVER!! ! ! !
AHEN! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
1-3-6
ACT 1
SCENE 4: DRIVE-IN MOVIE
The latest teen horror MOVIE is be-
ing projected to an audience of what
appears to be empty cars . -- the KIDS
in them making out like crazy, in
various stages of undress. Then an
angry BILLY NOLAN shoots into view:
BILLY
HEY, BABY, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
I'M JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU HOW I FEEL
WHY DID WE COME HERE IF YOU'RE GONNA FIGHT?
CHRIS
ME FIGHT?
BILLY
THAT'S RIGHT, THAT ' S RIGHT!
CHRIS
SURE! SCREW ROMANCE!
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO GET INTO MY PANTS
HOW CAN YOU RUIN SUCH A PERFECT NIGHT?
BILLY
OH, RIGHT
CHRIS
YOU MIGHT
BILLY
NOT QUITE
CHRIS
SEE? BOYS LIKE YOU
YOU DON'T EVEN CARE FOR LOVE
ME?! THAT ' S NOT TRUE
I NEVER GET ENOUGH
BILLY
(TOMMY and SUE pop up into view in
the next car):
SUE
TOMMY, WON'T YOU TAKE ME HOME?
I THINK I WOULD RATHER BE ALONE
I'VE STILL GOT HOMEWORK AND IT'S TEN O'CLOCK
TmlMY
OH, GREAT!
SUE
NOW WAIT!
HEY, BABY DON'T GET MAD
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEEL BAD
BUT YOU SHOULDN'T TREAT ME LIKE I' JUST A JOCK
SUE
LIKE WHEN?
JUST THEN
SUE
OH, MEN!
SEE? BOYS LIKE YOU
NEVER THINK OF SOMEONE ELSE
THAT'S NOT TRUE
I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP
SO, BABY
DON'T WASTE THE MOON
TOMMY
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS
DON'T BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON THE STARS
TOMMY
Is it something I did?
SUE
It's not you .. it's Carrie.
CHRIS
Goddamn Scary White . . .
BILLY
Who the hell:is Scary White?
CHRIS
YOU DON'T HEAR A WORD I SAY
MAYBE CUZ YOUR BRAIN GETS IN THE WAY
I THINK YOU'RE THE VICTIM OF AN ACTIVE GLAND
BILLY
OH, YEAH?
CHRIS
OH, YEAH.
BILLY
OH, YEAH?
YOU! A TWISTED MIND!
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT BOYS ARE GOING BLIND
CUZ THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL LEND A HAND
142
CHRIS
THAT'S
BILLY
HEART!
CHRIS
DON'T START!
SEE! BOYS LIKE YOU
IVHA.\I AND BAM MiD THANK YOU MA'
ME? THAT'S NOT TRUE
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?
SO BABY
DON'T WASTE THE
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS
. DON'T, BABY, DON'T
BILLY
BILLY & TOMMY
WASTE THE MOON THE STARS
We were hurting her.
It was a joke.
God, Billy -- what a scream!
Oh, baby
don '.t talk --
BILLY & TOl>!MY
NO, BABY
DON'T WASTE THE MOON
SUE
TOMMY
CHRIS
BILLY
OTHER BOYS
GEE! WHAT'D I DO?
1-4-3
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS
WHY'D YOU HAVE TO BE SO MEAN?
DON'T, BABY, DON'T
WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS
OTHER GIRLS
SEE?! BOYS LIKE YOU
. WE SHOULD JUST WATCH THE SCREEN
ALL GIRLS
DON'T YOU TREAT ME LIKE SOME LITTLE TOY
OR I'M JUST GONNA TREAT YOU LIKE ONE OF THE BOYS
. .
ALL BOYS
WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A mN
GODDANN! I DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN!
."
(DANCE BREAK here; back into):
I G0
DON'T WASTE THE MOON ). S
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS
DON'T, BABY, DON'T .
WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS
C/
GIRLS
ALL WE EVER DO IS PARK
THEN FOR HOURS YOU GROPE ME IN THE DARK
WE WOULD GO BOWLING IF YOU REALLY CARED
YOU DON'T
BOYS
I DO
GIRLS
YOU DON'T!
. BOYS
'KAY. WAY
GOOD GIRLS GO TO HEAVEN, SO THEY SAY
BUT BAD GIRLS; THEY GO. EVERYWHERE
GIRLS
NO FAIR!!
BOYS
SO THERE!
GIRLS
I SWEAR!
GIRLS
SEE! BOYS LIKE YOU
YOU DON'T EVEN CARE FOR LOVE
.(
BOYS
\ .
1-4-4
? THAT' 5 NOT TRUE!
I NEVER GET ENOUGH
I . /. __ __
1.
GIRLS
SEE? BOYS 'LIKE YOU
( .
.)J . BOYS .
YOU BARK BUT YOU WON'T BITE
ME -- . I'LL COME THROUGH
IF YOU JUST TREAT RIGHT
ON' T DCl..r ,\-, ____
/ NOW THAT emIt THIs FAR I
I
r DON'T, BABY, DON'T
. '\ WASTE THE THE
",
ALL - ------____ ---- . .-----
(a capella)
8. /-
c' (. ,,{!-
===----
DON'T WASTE THE MOON
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS
DON'T, BABY, DON'T
.
OURS -
WASTE THE AND THE 5T AR5
1-4-5
ALL (cont)
DON'T WASTE THE MOON
NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS j.
DON'T, BABY, DON'T 0.
0
WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS I C ~ /"
~ _ : t ~ 7
...

ACT I
SCENE 5: THE WHITE BUNGALOW
Absolute stillness -- just candles
illuminating the crucifix of Jesus.
CARRIE is in the small cellar space
where has locked her.
CARRIE
JESUS WATCHES THE WALL
BUT HIS FACE IS COLD AS STONE
IF HE LOVES ME
WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL ALONE?
BABY SAVIOUR, MEEK AND MILD
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH PRAYERS?
IF YOU HEAR ME
WHY DO I FEEL THAT NO ONE CARES?
THERE'S A MOVEMENT IN MY HEAD
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE?
SOMETHING'S SHIFTING
SOMETHING'S LIFTING
WHY DO I FEEL IT'S SOMETHING STRANGE?
stands in the doorway
opposite the figure of Christ]:
MARGARET.
FATHER ALMIGHTY, SHE'S ONLY A CHILD
BUT THE WOMAN IS WAKING INSIDE HER
HE WILL BE LOST IF HER PASSION RUNS WI LD
SO I CAN'T LET HER STUMBLE AND FALL
AS YOU HELPED YOUR CHILD DIVINE
GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO HELP MINE
CARRIE
SEES INSIDE SOUL
BUT HER FACE IS COLD AS STONE
IF SHE LOVES ME
WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL ALONE?
MARGARET
You can go to bed now.
[CARRIE comes over to her, kneels):
CARRIE
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE
I-5-Z

I NEVER WANTED TO CAUSE YOU SUCH PAIN
BUT THERE'S TIMES WHEN MY LIFE IS SO FRIGHT'NING
I DO THE BEST I CAN UNDER THE STRAIN
BUT I'M LEARNING AS I GO ALONG
YOU ARE STILL MY PRECIOUS ONE
YOU FORGIVE WHAT I'VE DONE?
CARRIE
Morruna, you don't need forgiveness from me
Oh, I know that you do what you have to
I want to dry all your tears so you'll see
That I'm sorry for letting you down
Won't you bless me now?
n you look inside your heart?
Have you no mercy? .
I!l my life there's only one thing true
I will always love you
MARGARET
I was Wrong
Oh, it hurts me to have to hurt you
I'd rather die than see you suffer .
One day you' 11 bless me for lighting the way
Can you look inside your heart?
Have you any mercy to
In my life there's only one thing true
I love you .
[They embrace, and the enormity of
their love is so .overwhelming for
CARRIE that her power spills over:
the flames in the candles
r1se; grow1ng 1n fie1gfitl .
ACT!
SCENE 6: GYMNASIUM
Same as I, 1. GIRLS in their gym
outfits, GARDNER striding in front
of them:
GARDNER
You're going to tell Carrie White you're sorry.
GIRLS
What?!?!
GARDNER
Each and everyone of you is going to tell Carrie you're sorry
for what you did.
,,--- --_.
You're joking.
Try me.
That goddamn Carrie ...
Let it go, Chris.
The hell I will.
. What'd she ever d ~ to you?
CHRIS
. GARDNER
(SHE exits to get CARRIE).
CHRIS
SUE
CHRIS
SUE
CHRIS
Hey, hey -- who was that in there with the rest of us?
SUE
Me.
(deep swallow)
Me. But I'm sorry.
CHRIS
Oh, you're sorry.
SUE
Can it , Chris .
CHRIS
Hey, everybody, Sue's sorry!
(chant)
1-6-2
(The GIRLS giggle -- just as
GARDNER re-enters with CARRIE)
GARDNER
Okay, class, you have something to say to Carrie .
Miss Ga.rdner, please --
Who's going to be first?
(Silence)
CARRIE
GARDNER
SUE
Carrie .. about the other day .. I'm serry.
Next.
I'm Carrie.
Your turn.
Sorry , Carrie .
Girls. . .
Sorry, Carrie .. . .
Sorry; Carrie .. .
Sorry, Carrie . . .
Carrie, sorry .. .
Chris.
Chris .. .
Ple ase, it's okay .. .
GARDNER
FRIED1\.
(a glam!e at Sue)
GARDNER
(to .Norma)
NORMA .
(a look at CHRIS; mutters)
GARDNER
(addressing all of them)
(ALL OF THE GIRLS minus CHRIS --
join echoing):
GIRLS

(Long beat. Then):
GARDNER
(CHRIS says nothing)
CARRIE
1-6-3
GARDNER
We're waiting, Chris.
(CHRIS mutters something unintelligible-
What?! Speak up!
Carrie , I --
You don't have to --
We're still waiting!
Carrie White eats shit!
CHRIS
CARRIE
GARDNER _
CHRIS
(The GIRLS react: giggles, nervous
laughter . Over which):
GARDNER
That's it, Chris -- you' -re out of the Prom.
CHRIS
What?!
GARDNER
You heard me.

CHRIS
What the hell did you say?
GARDNER
You are out of the Rrom.
----
CHRIS
You can't get away with this, you bitch!
GARDNER -
Class dismissed - - get moving.
CHRIS _
She can't get away with this. If we stick together, we can
(theY're all leaving)
Norma ... Helen ... Sue . ..
Shut up, Chris. Just shut up.
You're going to be sorry.
You're all going to be sorry.
SUE
CHRIS
(striding past GARDNER;
past CARRIE as well)
ACT I
SCENE 7: THE SAME
Just CARRIE and GARDNER now - -
and SUE, overhearing.
GARDNER
Shh -- Carrie -- shh it's okay.
CARRIE
They laughed at me! They've always laughed at me!
GARDNER
Carrie, I'm sorry. I didn't think Chris would go this far.
Oh, Miss Gardner, please
CARRIE
you can't!
GARDNER
Don't worry, Carrie, she won't hurt-you.
No , you don't understand.
just K.! to!
What do you mean?
CARRIE
You've just got to let her "go!
GARDNER
CARRIE
The Prom . . the Prom's very important to Chris.
GARDNER
And what 's ri ght is important to me.
CARRiE
But the Prom -- the Prom is everything.
(haltingly, then) "
You've
It's the one night ... everybody gets all dressed up ... and they look
beautiful ... all starry and grawn-up ... and they dance with each other,
and oh, it'S like a dream, the most perfect dream of all!
GARDNER
Who are you going with?
CARRIE
Me? I'm not

Sure you are. You just said - - everybody's going to be there.
CARRIE
I'm .. different.
GARDNER
Not that different.
1-7-2-
CARRIE
I am!
GARDNER
Everybody feels that way.
CARRIE
No, they don't. They've all got someone.
(MUSIC underneath)
GARDNER
So wi ll you, you never know.
CARRIE
Yes, I do.
GARDNER
Oh, come on! I'll tell you what -- let's pretend --
Oh, Miss Gardner --
CARRIE
GARDNER
(overriding)
-- -pretend -- that a certain young Charming comes up to
you --
CARRIE
He ,,'oul dn ' t
GARDNER
So there is someone. And this really cute guy -- he's probably
really shy, too -- he says, 'Carrie, will you be my date for the
Prom? '
Well? What ,.;ould you say?
No.
Cirrie ! Why not?
I'm .. . not pretty .
(a long pause; CARRIE almost
. caught up in the fantasy)
CARRIE
GARDNER
(!ARRIE
GARDNER
Yes, you are. That's a pretty girl .
SO MANY YEARS
YOU CRIED YOUR TEARS ALONE
rRIGHTENED THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY
THEN HE APPEARS
SOMEONE WHO CARES FOR YOU
_ _- .,.. , . .... .,..TUt: Tn WHY
GARDNER
LOVE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT
FUNNY HOW TWO LIVES CONNECT
THAT'S HOW IT STARTS
TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
CARRIE
Oh, I don't think so, Miss Gardner.
GARDNER
1-7-3
You'll never know if you don't take the chance. Listen to me --
you have beautiful eyes ---
CARRIE
Me?
. Yes, you, silly -- you.
lipstick --
GARDNER
And your lips the right shade of
L
t k"r
~ p s ~ c . . But my mother --
CARRIE
GARDNER
Shh -- if you fixed your hair up -- and with the right dress --
oh, Carrie -- it could just be heaven!
(sings)
LET YOURSELF GO
GIVE SOMEONE HALF A C ~ ~ C E
MAYBE HE ' S WAITING JUST FOR YOU
' YOU NEVER KNOW
THIS COULD BE PARADISE
MAYBE YOUR DREAMS JUST MIGHT COME TRUE
IT'S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS
ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS
THAT'S HOW IT STARTS .
TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
(DANCE BREAK -- as GARDNER moves
CARRIE into the spell. Then
back into):
GARDNER
IN A WORLD WHERE NOTHING'S SURE AND NOTHING'S EVER GUARANTEED
YOU SHOULD TRUST THE WAY YOU FEEL
THAT ' S THE ONLY THING THAT'S REAL
IS IT MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS
ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS
ACT I
SCENE 8: THE CAVALIER
A night spot where the KIDS hang out.
TOMMY comes upon a pensive SUE.
SUE
I'VE JUST NOT BEEN FEELING RIGHT
I'M SO ASHAMED OF HOW WE'VE ALL BEEN TREATI NG CARRIE WHITE
AM I CRAZY? AM I GETTING TOO UPSET?
I'D NEVER DREN-I OF ASKING BUT YOU'VE NEVER FAILED !-IE YET
DO ME A FAVOR . . .
(CHRIS zeroes in on BILLY):
CHRIS
Oh, Billy ...
BILLY
What now?
CHRIS
I want you to do something for me:.
BILLY
Why don't you ask your Daddy?
CHRIS
DADDY CAN BUY ME ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WON'T
DADDY SUPPLIES ME WITH THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T
THERE'S NOTHING
THAT DADDY
EVER DENIES ME
THERE'S JUST ONE WAY THAT DADDY NEVER. SATISFIES ME
ONLY YOU CAN DO IT
ONLY YOU CAN REALLY GET DOWN TO IT
THIS GIRL
IS DESP'RATE
C'MON AND SAVE HER
BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY
DO ME A FAVOR
OH, BABY
DO t-IE A FAVOR
SAY MA.YBE
DO t.IE A FAVOR
OBEY t-IE
DO A FAVOR
UH-HUH
l-lI-
---'
Do me a favor
Do me a favor
Do me a favor
Do me a favor
TOMMY
C'monl Nothing's too good for my
girl Sue
What's wrong? Ask me for anything
I'll do
My best. I've been so worried
cuz you're too
Depressed. I would do anything
for you.
You know, I only want you to
feel free
Let go! I can assure you
. it'.ll be
No sweat! Anything you could want
from me
You'll get. You say the word and I'll
agree.
/
/L.---'
(OPEN UP SECTION
"DO ME A FAVOR"
HERM'or GIRLS &
- - AND REPLIES)
BOYS
If you help me
I could even up this debt
And we could all give Carrie White
A nigh't she won't forget.
Only you can do it
Only you can really pull me through it .
That girl
Desp'rate!
Come on. and save her
To:nmy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy
Do me a favor
You know I can do it
Let' 5 g.et down to i.t
..... yeah
yeah
."
,-
CHRIS BILLY
-
There's something
White will just
If she plays with
she's. gonna get
I want her
To pay up
that Carrie <
have to learn j
fire then "

For all that she's cost me
And make her good and sorry
that she ever crossed me
Youive got to help me!!
.:. .

- " .
. i "-
V ... /. :. . ," ..
" 5' r;-
I
-----"
You always" ama"ze me with the
way that" you think
Only you can do it
Only you can really
pull me it
This girl
"Is desperate
C'mon arid save her
Billy. Billy, Billy.
Do me a favor
If I was your Daddy I would
buy you a shrink
But okay
I'll do it
You're my inspiration
Just make sure you show me.
your appreciation
"You know I can do it
Let's get down to it
Yeah .... .
Yeah " .... .
llilly"
I
/
/
GIRLS
"- .
Do me a favor!
,
..
I
Do me a f3.vor!
(cont.)
1-8-3
Think of C a r ~ i e ;
Carrie's really ' had it rough
I told her I was sorry
But that's just not good enough
If you help me
I could even up this debt
And we could both give Carrie
White
A night she won't forget
'1'OMMY
Do what? I Who 'do you want
me to invite?
I thought you'd be with me
on Friday night
But noll I know you're try-
ing to do what's right
But whoa I! I won't be taking
Carrie Whi te J J
No go!
I know!
I may
. . ,
Okay . OKAY! OKAY!! !
You know, I only want you to
feel free
Let go! I can assure you
it'll be
No sweatl Anything you could want
from me
You'll get. You say the word and baby
i
,
CHRIS
"BILLY
Do"me a favorl
Do me a favor!
There's something that Carrie
White will just have to learn
If she plays with fire then
Only I can do it! Do me a favor!
she's gonna get burned!
I want her
1'0 pay up
For all that she's cost me
And make her good and sorry
that she ever crossed me
ALL
Only I can really
get down to it
I'll be your white knight
- .. . ... - ... . :
I'll be your savior
Baby, baby, baby, baby
I'll do your favor
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH
WHO CAN YOU TURN TO WHEN YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH?
I'M BEGGING
I'M PLEADING
I 'MDOWN ON MY KNEES
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME WELL, THEN, BABY! BABY!
PLEASE!! - - ~ [) ~ r'o'
- ---
(suspending, holding as we envelope
the following scene, going right
into -- )
ACT I
SCENE 9: THE INVITATION
As TOMMY addresses CARRIE:
TOMl-1Y (cont)
. I know this is late notice, but if you don't have a date for
the Prom, would you want to go with me?
CARRIE (astonished)
What? What?
TOMl-1Y
To the Prom. It's next Friday, and --
DO ME A FAVOR ...
KIDS (softly, b.g.)
CARRIE
(softly)
I don't like to be tricked. I know who you go around with.
Just try ...
Look, Carrie, I'm asking you.
Why are you doing this?
Do it for me ...
DO ME A FAVOR ...
I don't know. Just say yes.
Make her say yes ...
DO 14E A FAVOR .
. J _ Do me a favor ...
Say yes.
(TOMMY looks over to :SUE, shrugs:
see?)
SUE
TOMMY

CARRIE
SUE
KIDS (b.g.)
T b ~ ! M Y .
SUE
KIDS (a little louder)
CHRIS
TO).jj\1Y
MARGARET
Say yes. Do it for me.
Do it for me ...
Dome a favor . . .
Carietta!
DO ME A FAVOR!
Yes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
1-9-2
TOMMY
SUE
CHRIS
MARGARET
KIDS (whispered)
(And in that instant, CARRIE decides) :
CARRIE
(LIGHTNING and THUNDERCLAP)
-SUE
CHRIS
CARRIE
ACT I
SCENE 10: WHITE BUNGALOW
CARRIE joins MARGARET. Outside,
the storm worsens -- LIGHTNING,
CLAPS OF THUNDER.
CARRIE
Momma?
Yes?
MARGARET
CARRIE
DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME
I SHOULD TRY TO GET ALONG?
MARGARET
lfuatever are you going on about, Carrie? Now quiet down and let
us just sit here in peace.
CARRIE
.1 DON'T HAYE A LOT OF FRIENDS
I WISH I COULD FIT RIGHT IN
MARGARET
CARL ETTA
Being different is the Lord!s blessing. It is written 'He who
hears my voice alone shall be saved. '
CARRIE
MOMMA, CAN ' T WE STOP AND TALK
THERE ' S THIS BOY NAMED TOMMY ROSS
MARGARET
CARIETTA!
CARRIE
I'VE BEEN INVITED TO THE PROM
MARGARET
PROM?
CARRIE
HE ASKED HE TWICE
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I SAID YES:
GOSH, HE'S SO NICE
BUT, MOMMA, I STILL HAVE TO DRESS
NOW I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
SOHETHING IN PINK? .
MOJ.IMA, I'M 5 CARE D
I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DANCE !
I'M SO UNPREPARED
SO IYHA T SHOULD ! DO WHEN HE TAKES MY HA.NDS?
CARRIE (cont)
THIS IS ALL I DREAMED IT COULD BE
MOMMA, WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME?
1-10-2
(MARGARET leaves CARRIE -- turns
her back on her)
CARRIE
His name is Tommy Ross and he's a very nice boy ... He's promised
to stop in before and meet you .. and he'll have me home by midnight.
It's next Friday ... I've said yes, Momma Momma, I've said yes.
Momma?
MARGARET
(quietly, as if entering
a trance)
I REMEMBER HOW THOSE BOYS COULD DANCE
PRESSING CLOSE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS
THEY COULD SWEEP ME AWAY
CARRIE
MARGARET
OH, HOW THOSE BOYS WERE DEJ.IONS OF ROMANCE
IN THEIR CARS WE'D CHASE THE LIGHTS
I KNOW JUST HOW BOYS WILL BEHAVE
CARRIE
You'll like this boy, Momma - - he isn't like the others. He's so
sweet and so .. so polite .. he's nice, Momma: You'll like him,
you'll see, really you will.
Everyone isn't bad, Momma
(silence from
everything's not a sin.
MARGARET
OH, HOW YOUR FATHER WHISPERED IN EAR
FIRST THE KISS- AND THEN THE TOUCH
MIXING LIES WITH THE TRUTH
HE WOULD SIGH AND TRY TO DRAW ME NEAR
OH, HE'D SWEAR HE -CARED SO
THAT'S WHAT THE BOYS DO
THEY'LL MAKE PR01-1ISES
THEY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
THEN THEY'LL LAUGH AT YOU WATCHING YOU FALL APART
DON'T YOU THINK THAT I KNOW?
DON'T YOU THINK THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE?
IT'S THE SMELL OF THE BLOOD THAT WILL DRIVE THEM MAD
CHASING YOU LIKE A WHORE
YES! ! !
DON'T YOU K."IOW THE I R GAME?
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
MARGARET (CORt).
CAN'T YOU SEE SAT.II.N'S PASSION HAS ~ l A D E YOU BLIND?
AND THIS BOY'S LI KE THE REST
AND THEY'. RE ALL LIKE THE SERPENTS wHO CRAWL
YOU CAN BEG ALL YOU WANT TO BUT I RECALL
HOW YOUR FATHER CAME TO ME THAT NIGHT
LIKE THE SNAKE WHO CAME TO EVE
WITH THE LUST IN HIS EYES
AND HE TOOK ~ l E AND TOUCHED ME I TRIED TO FIGHT
SATAN ~ ~ D E YOUR FATHER LEAVE
BUT THE SIN NEVER DIES
CARRIE
Momma, please stop!
MARGARET
You're not going.
CARRIE
I've already said yes, Momma.
MARGARET'
1-10-3
Then say no. Say no or you'll never go back to that school again.
Don't say. that, Momma.
The subject is closed.
Please talk to me, Momma.
Go to your closet.
No, Momma.
Go to your closet and pray.
CARRIE
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
(SHE opens the cellar door -- only
for CARRIE to flex: it slams shut.)
CARRIE
No more praying, Momma. No more.
t-IARGARET
Spawn of the devil!
(coming toward her threateningly)
Witch!
1-10-4
(As she storms toward her, CARRIE
flexes -- and with one further
WHoosH OF POWER, she levitates
MARGARET into the air -- high over
the apron of the stage).
MARGARET
(hissing)
(louder, a bloodcurdling shriek)
Wiiitch!!!!
(FLAMES burst from CARRIE's hands.
Then) :
CARRIE
I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AT ALL
I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
I HAVE POWER I CAN USE
NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO WILL EVER STOP
ME AGAIN!
CURTAIN
ACT II:
PROM NIGHT

I BELIEVE IN GETTING EVEN
THAT'S WHAT I BEL I EVE
ACT II
SCENE 1: HENTY'S PIG FARM
Later that same night. The STORN
rages -- RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNING.
BILLY'S GOON SQUAD tumble out of
the darkness. Followed by BILLY.
And finally CHRIS:
CHRIS
BUT I JUST DON'T FORGIVE AND FORGET
I DON'T TAKE NO ATTITUDE
WHEN I KNOW I'VE BEEN SCREWED
CARRIE WHITE'S GOT A LOT TO REGRET
Shit, look at all these ~ !
Heey, piggies!
-Yo, porkers!
Piggie-wiggie!
-Soo-ee! Soo-ee! Soo-ee!!!
BILLY
GOONS
(interweaving)
CHRIS
SWEET REVENGE REQUIRES PLANNING
I'VE DONE ALL I CAN
BUT NOW I NEED A MAN WITH YOUR SKILL
YOU'VE GOT ALL THE BASICS DOWN
NOW WE CAN GO TO TOWN
SO LET'S START MOVING IN FOR THE KILL
GO
GO
GO
OH, BABY, SHOW ME HOW
I WAI"T . i'r'HAT I WANT NOW!
Keep your tits on, baby.
e'mon, Billy. Do it.
Do what?
What I want.
BILLY
CHRIS
BILLY
CHRIS
BILLY
WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE THAT ROCK YOU CALL A HEART
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO FINISH WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO START?
CUZ THIS IS REAL SICK -
SOME TRICK!
YOU'VE GOT YOUR PLAN PERFECTED
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS
WHEN YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS
AIm OPEN UP THE PRI ZE
IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT?
I BET NOT!
REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK
REMEMBER CRACKERJACK
CRACKERJACK
CHRIS
Please, Billy, now. Do it now!
BILLY
Says who?
CHRIS
Says me ! ! Says me!
THERE'S A STORN INSIDE MY BRAIN
A RAGING HURRICANE
BUT I BET YOU COULD THE FLOOD
YOU KNOW ME: THERE'S HELL TO PAY
I F I DON'T GET MY WAY
AND I'M NOT OUT FOR KICKS, I' M OUT FOR BLOOD
GO Cri1A
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I WANT THAT BLOOD RIGHT NOW! !Yeo-;- .y.,c.- /51o):.;lll'J (l':,!
Pleas e, Billy, I ' ll do' anything . . Anything . Do it i ' c fD J)
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BILLY .
OH, YOU WANT IT NOW, YOU WANT IT SO
SO DAMN BAD THAT YOU'LL GO STABBING
BUT THE SMELL OF BLOOD'LL DRIVr YOU
YOU WANT A REAL SCARE?
A ;, I GHnlARE
WELL, YOU CAN STOP YOUR BITCHIN'
YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU ' VE BEEN WISHING
YOU'LL TH I NK YOU m GHT BE DREAm NG
THE :iirt{ " j ,<,.,r C/-.J / '"
HUNGRY LIKE A SHARK
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BUT NA IT UNTIL YOU WAKE UP SCREAJ-IlNG!!!
BILLY (cont)
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS
II-1-3
YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS OPEN UP THE PRIZE
it IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT??
7
t I BET NOT!!
( REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO .TURNING BACK
REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK
CRACKERJACK
REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK
REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK
CRACKERJACK
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(DANCE into):

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS
WHEN YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS
AND OPEN UP THE PRIZE
IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT??
I BET NOT!!
GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK
REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK
CRACKER,J'ACK
GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK .
RnlEMBER: CRACKERJACK
CR.A.CKERKACK
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CHRIS
Now, Billy -- now! I!!
GO
GO
GO
CHRIS
OH, BABY
SHOW .
ME HOI'l
I WANT . WHAT
I
WANT NOW!
(BILLY raises the over
his head -- the sound of the PIGS
squealing below. One more GIANT
FLASH OF LIGHTNING as the whole sky
turns blood-purple, highlighting
them in a hellish silhouette as
he brings the hammer down) :
NOW!!! ! !
BILLY
(BLACKOUT).
ACT TWO
SCENE 2: GYMNASIUM
Out of the darkness that was the
storm now comes a GIANT STAR --
carried by members of the Prom Dec-
oration Committee. As it's hoisted
up to become part of "Heaven," we
find SUE the center of gossip:
GIRLS
1. Did you hear all the rumors flying?
2. Could you die? 3. Tommy and who?
4. Sue's in tears 6. Tommy said, "So long!"
5. Made her cry
8. I heard Chris might surprise us!
7. What will Carrie
wear?
3. Finally washiIl9
.her hair
9. Gardner's mad cuz she thinks Sue's lying
10. Threw a fit 1. Was ' there a fig!
2. Sue might smile but there's something WRONG
3. What a twit!

8. Chris is great at disguises
OTHERS: WRONG
\'1RONG
OTHERS: Something's got to
be wrong
No shit!
SUE
TOMMY STILL LOVES HE . WHAT CAN I SAY?
I ONLY PRAY THAT CARRIE ?.AS FUN AT THE PROM
THE PROM
THE PROM
THE PROM
THE PROM
OTHER GIRLS
SUE
SURE, I KNOW, EVERYBODY'S TALKING
I DON'T CARE; LOOK IT'S JUST ONE NIGHT
THIS MIGBT MAKE CARRIE FEEL GOOD
AFTER ALL, WHAT WE DID WAS SHOCKING
MAYBE NOW I CAN SET THINGS RIGHT
ME? NO ... I'M .. .......... REAL GOOD
OTHERS
THIS IS ONE NIGHT I'LL NEVER FORGET
3 GIRLS
WE'VE NEVER SEEN A SCANDAL AS GOOD AS THIS
3 GIRLS
I WANNA SEE IF TOMMY AND CARRIE KISS
3 GIRLS
I'LL BE THERE EARLY; OH, I DON'T WANNA MISS
ONE SINGLE MOMENT OF BLISS
ALL
THE PROM!!!
GARDNER
II-2-2
You've done the right thing, Sue. A,... rea:)...lY ni.cethin9:
/' /' '
CHRIS
What's the matter, Sue? Trouble in paradise?
TOMMY
You sure you want -to go through with this?
SUE
Yes. Yes.
TOMMY
I'll make it up to you, I promise.
SUE
It's no big deal.
TOMMY
I'll miss you.
- SUE
It ' s what I want.
TOMMY
Yeah, sure.
SUE
Tommy!
TOM.'1Y
But Senior Prom -- of all nights!
SUE
ONE NIGHT
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT
IT'S A SACRIFICE I FEEL I OUGHTA MAKE
I'M OKAY, I'LL BE SWELL AND I SWEAR THAT IT'S NOT LIKE
MY HEART'S GONNA BREAK
II-2-3
SUE (cont)
1'1>1 FINE
LONG AS YOU'RE STILL MINE
(SHE kisses him on the lips; then
gives him a gentle shove, and HE
exits . Alone now) :
SUE
WHITE STAR
WHY AREN'T YOU SHINING?
YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY
NIGHT STAR
COULD YOU BE PINING
FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH?
HEAVEN
THERE'S HEARTACHE IN HEAVEN
I GUESS HEAVEN KNOWS THAT MY -LOVE IS SO FAR AWAY
BRIGHT STAR
MY SILVER LINING
I WISH YOU COULD BRING HIM BACK TO STAY
HOPES AND DREAMS CAN VANISH I-IITH THE DAWN
YOU BLINK AND THEy'RE GONE
IT'S THE CHANCE LOVERS TAKE
BABY BABY WE HAD IT ALL
BUT ANGELS CAN FALL
AND HEARTS CAN BREAK
HEAVEN
YOU PROMISED ME HEAVEN
HOW CAN MY LOVE FIND ME HERE WITH THE MOON SO DIM?
BRIGHT STAR
PLEASE KEEP ON SHINING
AND SHINE- 'TIL I'M FINALLY BACK WITH HIM
I'LL CLOSE MY EYES
ACT TWO
SCENE 3A: CARRIE'S ROOM
Prom Night. A nervous CARRIE
stands in her slip, staring at
herself in the mirror, trying
to work up her courage:
CARRIE
AND SUDDENLY HE'LL BE THERE
HANDSOME ~ ~ D WISE
AND PROB'LY --
[she breaks off]
Oh god, I'm so scared -- so scared
WUAT COULD GO WRONG?
[MUSIC resumes. SHE looks at
herself again]:
I SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ' THE WORST
BUT WHAT IF I'M STRONG
MY LOVELY BALLOON DOESN'T HAVE TO BURST
IF I CONCENTRATE I MIGHT FIND
THAT THE ONLY DEMONS ARE ALL IN MY mND
WAS IT HIS VOICE?
WAS IT HIS SMILE?
[PULSING TEMPO now as she fan-
tasizes]:
I HAVEN'T FELT SO WONDERFUL IN QUITE A WHILE
ALL OF THIS, TIME
THERE WAS JUST ME
MAYBE HE'S A PREVIEW OF HOW GOOD MY . LIFE COULD BE
I'M NOT ALONE
, SOMEBODY' S FREED ME FRO!>! THI S LONELY TOWER
SOMEBODY'S BY MY 'SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN
I'M NOT ALONE
SPEAKING HIS NAME , I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE
cuz I ' ~ I NOT ALONE ANy}!ORE
[As she continues, SHE begins to
use , her powers playfully. She
flexes -- and her hairbrush comes
to 11fe. Then her shoes, her l i p ~
stick. Finally, as the fantasy
reaches its peak, she makes her
PROM DRESS rise and float in the
air, dance with her]
WHERE THERE WAS ONE
NOW THERE ARE TWO
CARRIE (cent)
THAT'S THE KIND OF ONLY LOVE CAN DO
THINKIN' OF HIM
THRILLS ME SO l>IUCH
II-3A- 2
I COULD MOVE A MOUNTAIN NOW WITH JUST A SINGLE TOUCH
I'M NOT ALONE
SOMEBODY'S FREED ME FROM THIS LONELY TOWER
SOMEBODY'S BY MY SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN
I'M NOT ALONE
SPEAKING HIS NAME I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE
cuz I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE
. I KEEP FLOATING
TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND
I FORGET MY FEARS WHEN HE'S AROUND
HEARTACHES, HEARTBREAKS
THEY DON'T BOTHER ME
AS LONG AS THERE'S
SOMEONE WHO CARES
THEN I'LL NEVER BE ALONE
. NO MORE LONELY TOWER
S BY MY SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN
I'M NOT ALONE
SPEAKING HIS NAME I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE
I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE
Give me the dress.
No .
We'll burn it together.
No, Momma.
He's not coming.
He is coming, Momma . .
ACT II
SCENE 3B - SAME
(MARGARET enters -- the DRESS
falls to the floor)
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
CARRIE
MARGARET
He musn't come, don't you understand.
CARRIE
I don't want to fight with you, Momma.
MARGARET
My mother .. she had the power ..
CARRIE
Go away, Momma.
MARGARET
The Devil's power ...
CARRIE
I don't want to hear it; Momma;
MARGARET
Sin ...
CARRIE
It's not sin, Momma -- it's fun. Look
(SHE flexes -- levitates the hand-
mirror, whirls it in a pattern)
MARGARET
God forgive her! The Lord is not mocked!
CARRIE
Fun . Momm" . Fun.
U-3B-Z
MARGARET
You ' re a witch.
CARRIE
I 'm Carrie, Momma.
S VOICE (0. s.)
Carrie!
MARGARET
It's not too late you can stay here with me.
CARRIE
I don't want to stay with you. I want to gd to the Prom.
MARGARET
I'll say you're sick! I'll say you changed your mind!
You'll say nothing, Momma,
I should never have had you.
Why did you, Momma?
..
I should never have let you
Why did you,
Carrie?
I love you,
LOVE CAN BE UNKIND
CAN FALL APART
(CARRIE flexes MARGARET --
pinning her against the wall)
CARRIE
MARGARET
CARRIE

live.
CARRIE
TOMMY (0.5.)
(CARRIE releases MARGARET; then):
CARRIE
(SHE exits with the dress, leaving
MARGARET alone).
",:ARGARET
ONCE I LOVED A BOY WHO BROKE HEART
I WAS SO NAIVE
ALL LI FE I'D SPENT ALONE
SUDDENLY THIS MAN APPEARS AND SPEAKS OF THINGS I'D NEVER KNOWN
MARGARET .(cont)
HE HAD A TOUCH LIKE FIRE
I ONLY I COULD RESIST
AND, Iv"RONG OR RIGHT, I SWALLOWED ALL OF HIS LIES
AND THEN, ONE NIGHT, I LOST MYSELF IN HIS EYES
AND I LIKED IT!
I LIKED IT!
ONCE THE DEED WAS DONE
ONCE YOUR FATHER HAD HIS WAY
NOTHING I COULD DO WOULD MAKE HIM STAY
STILL I FELT HIS HANDS
IN MY DREAMS I CALLED HIS NAME
II-3B-3
IN MY WOl-IB I CARRIED STILL THE FRUIT OF EVERLASTING SHA.\IE
YOU WERE MY ONLY CRIME
ALL OF THE WORLD COULD SEE MY SIN
I FEARED SO LONG THE EVIL MIGHT COME AGAIN
IF I'D BEEN STRONG, I MIGHT HAVE ENDED IT THEN
BUT I LOVED YOU! (GOD HELP ME)
I LOVED YOU!
NOW- I'VE SEEN THE SIGNS
PRAYER HAS FINALLY- MADE ME WISE
I MUST CLEANSE YOUR SOUL IN PARADISE
OR THE SIN NEVER DIES
(FADE OUT on as we go to):
AWRIGHT! V
WOTTA NIGIfI"!
DONCHA FEEL THE
. OH, CH I L);!:
DRIVE WILl).-
DONCHA SEE THE
AWRIGHT!
WOTTA NIGHT!
ACT II
SCENE 4: THE
Transformed now into "Heaven."
We come in on a spectacular DANCE
NUMBER (instrumental) which leads
into the KIDS performing WOTTA NIGHT:
KIDS
V V
SKY
STARS BURNiNi'?

CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?
OH, LA
YO MA MA .
I'M ALIVE AND I'M KICKING TONIGHT
. OH, LA
YO MA 1-1A
-
(The MOTTO resumes -- then back into
the VERSES and hand-clapping CHORUS
which builds to):
I'M ALIVE AND I'M KICKING TONIGHT
Am I all right?
You ' re beautiful.
WOTT A NIGHT! ! !
(Everyone freezes as CARRI E - -
bre.thtaking vision iri her
prom dress -- and TOMMY enter)
CARRIE
TOI-!MY
(And the number culminates):
KIDS
(The GIRLS converge around CARRIE,
the BOYS around TOMMY -- separat- ,
ing them. CRISS-CROSS their buz-
zing -- CARRIE and TOMNY so taken
with each other that they hear
none of it):
\
GIRLS
Carrie???
-God, Carrie
You look great!
-Love your dress, Carrie .
Where'd you buy it?
-Made it?
I"t""S"rea
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... beautiful.
Will you dance?
Not yet.
BOYS
Hey, Tommy --
-Is that Carrie?
Lookin' good
-Who'd have thought ?
How'd you get so lucky?
-Just look at her
She's really
TOMMY
i
(HE the corsage he brought
her . MOsIC of "Unsuspecting Hearts"
begins , and as the other KIDS move
off to dance, they ' re alone agairi).

CARRIE
TOMMY
Do you realize that's the first time you haven't said no?
SO YEARS
YOU CRIED YOUR TEARS ALONE
(HE goes off. CARRIE, very much in
taking in everything, looks
around. Behind her, GARD!liER appear.s;
a gentle reminder in her ear):
GARDNER
THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY
1\011' HE APPEARS
SOl>lEONE WHO CARES FOR YOU
THIS IS NO TO QUESTION hliY
LOVE CAN FIND YOU YOU LEAST EXPECT
FUNNY HOI'I TWO LIVES CONNECT
THAT'S HOI'I IT STARTS
TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
LET I N
GIVE SOMEONE HALF A CHANCE
MAYBE HE'S WAITED JUST FOR YOU
ONCE YOU BEGIN
11 COULD BE PARADISE
MAYBE YOUR DREAMS JUST MIGHT COME TRUE
_ . ... -.
GARDNER
AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LOVE MIGHT GROW
ONCE YOU SHARE YOUR FIRST HELLO
THAT'S HOW IT STARTS
TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
CARRIE
Oh, Miss Gardner -- you look so pretty.
GARDNER
You, too, Carrie. You look beautiful.
CARRIE
I don ' t.. not really but thank you, .anyway.
GARDNER
It's true.
(a beat)
So -- is it everything you dreamed?
CARRIE
11-4-3
EVERYTIME THAT TOMMY SPEAKS TO ME I HAVE TO CATCH MY BREATH
NOW THERE'S FIREWORKS IN MY HEAD
IT'S ALL HAPP'NING LIKE YOU S ~ I D
GARDNER -& CARRI E
IT'S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS
ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS
THAT'S HOW IT STARTS
TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS
(MUSICAL FANFARE ; then)
ANNOUNCER
Ladies and gentlemen -- ladies and gentlemen -- it's time to
vote for the King and Queen. Everyone, please -- we'd like
you all to cast your notes.
C'mon, we're going to dance.
("Heaven" now . as TOMMY returns
back b ~ her side)
TOMMY
CARRIE
I can ' t -- I'd feel out of place.
TOMMY
Not with me, you won't. One dance.
CARRIE
I've ne ver
TOMMY
I'll sh ow you, it's easy.
11-4-4
CARRIE
I can't --
(but he's already got her
out there)
Tommy, 1 can't
TOMMY
TWO HANDS
JOINING IN ONE DANCE
WE OON'T FEEL THE FLOOR CUZ WE FLOAT LIKE A STAR
TWO FEET
MOVING TO ONE BEAT
WE DON'T TRAVEL FAR
AND YET LOOK WHERE WE ARE
HEAVEN
IT'S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN
I'M HERE WITH THE MOON AND THE NIGHT
AND I'M HERE WITH YOU
TWO HEARTS
THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS
IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO
SOMETIMES FEELINGS CATCH US UNAWARE
YOU BLINK AND THEY'RE THERr
AT LEAST THAT'S -IT FEELS
YOU'VE BEWITCHED ME
I DON'T KNOW HOW
SUT RIGHT HERE AND NOW
I'M HEAD OVER HEELS IN
HEAVEN
IT ' S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN
I NEVER DREAMED I COULD FEE L
WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU
TWO HEARTS
THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS
IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO
ANNOUNCER
La dies and gentlemen -- ladies and gentlemen! For the first time
in t he history of the prom, we've gbt a tie! It's between Dave
Majors and Laurie Tyler and Tommy Ross and Carrie White!
(Silence -- shocked, then buzzing;
and then APPLAUSE -- as we _see
BILLY; then):
11-4-5
CARRIE
They're not applauding for us. It can't be for us.
TOMMY
It isn't. It's for you.
ANNOUNCER
We're going to have a run-off ballot. Please vote for your
favorite couple for King and Queen.
SUE
WHITE STAR
WHY AREN'T YOU SHINING?
YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY
NIGHT STAR
COULD YOU BE PINING
FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH?
MARGARET
CARRIE. YOU WERE ALL I HAD
AND ALL I EVER LOVED
GARDNER
TWO HEARTS
THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS
IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS
THE WAY YOU DO .
(As a ballot is handed to TOMMY):
CARRIE
Don' t. ..
TOMMY
What?
CARRIE
Don't vote for us .
. TOMMY
Why not?
CARRIE
Just don't.
NOTE: DELETE 1I_4-5A
SUE

We should vote for ourselves
We should!
But Carrie, you're so pretty, too
-------------------------------------------------------
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'vi!!at's he sayi!!g?
he like her?
I miss him more t ha..'1. I
I'o:l1my, w::at r.. asve I cc!:e?
It's true!
Yes! WelL . "hat should we do?
I say what the hell!
C'mon! (B01li)
:: ';n or. e \.,ri".o si:c'.ll =' ':'s.:-:ce with you!!
CARRIE
We shouldn't!
But they're all so pretty!

Don't say that!
No!
T omny-!
"''HAT 11iE HELL!
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--.----- .----- _._._---
Watch them dancing
How he holds her
can't believe what I see'
Tommy, did you forget
No, I'm gonna stay
I won't let you go
Evervthinv that yOU promised me? CU2 we're on our way t.o
Hopes and dreams can
vanish overnight
I'm scared that they might
Tommy, hold me, tell me
it's so
I won't let you go
CU2 we're on our way to
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Who's the King? Who could be the Queen?
Loorl: around
is Wonderland coming
", _ ' 0 ________ _e _ _ _ 0 " __ _ _ '. ___ '0 ' ,. _ . ___ . _ ___ _ __
Lver-:J
Heartbeat
Lifts us
nigher
Two hearts
That's how true love starts
It starts when-.he feels
The wa)' you do.
Watch them dancing
How he holds her
Carrie, don't you forget
Everything that you learned
from me
.-
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_ __ . __ ._ -.. _ ____ .. . .. . _ .. __ _ . _ .... ______ _ , __ , _ _ _ ,, _ _ .. _ ._ ... _. __________________ . ___ .. __ ___ ...
't.o"'"'r' -
Is the blood in place?
Oh, this, is great l
T that she's smilingl
I hate that she's happy
at all.
Let t he bl ood fall!
I ' ll show her who!s boss
I'll get my kicks '
I 'M sick and I'M eired and
I 'm ready to' rip like a flood
1'm Q\lt for bl ood!
Why can't we wait? \-,ait!
You only think. of you! _
----_ .. _-._-_._--_._--
!
I must 'vi el d his sword
Do you know whae you ' re doing?
This is so sick! Sick!
You'll get \1:::at you deserve!
----- --- _. ----._- ---.-_.-. --- -_ ... -
SUE TOMMY
You told me I-IEAVEN
You loved JIle
What about forever? FINAlLY HEAVEN
What about all the plans we made? ] NEVER DREAl-IED I COOLD
FEEL hrlAT 1 FEEL FOR YaJ
What happens to me?
Wlll you be returning?
And '01111 there be a day
A day we flnally say I do?
HEAVEN
HEAVEN
OH, WOTTA NIGHT:
Two hearts
That's how true love starts
It starts when you feel
the way I do !
HEAVEN
HEAVEN
OH, I.OTTA NIGHT:
FINAlLY HEAVEN
I NEVER DREAMED I cruLD
FEEL \\HAT 1 FEEL FOR YaJ
tvo hearts
That's how true love
start"
It starts when you feel
the way 1 do!
HEAVEN
HEAVEN
OP., WOTTA N ! G ~ T l
I
I
i
I
I
CERIS BILLY
Givc 'cr hcll! .
Cive 'er hell! Carrie, you were
;ch me
&ive 'cr hell ! \latch me give ' er hell ! all I had
I'll lllalte her pay! I'll I!I.l ke her pay! And all I ever loved
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---------------__ -.-- 0_ ... _ .. . -.
:hay' 11 get a real scare, a
nighcmare, so be there on cue
ibi_ queen will be bloody
~ o h o d y does it the wa y
I dol
E E A ~
hLAVEN
OR, WOTTA NIGRTl
Th.y'll get a real scarc, a
nightmare. I'll be there on
cue
Thi5 queen will be bloody
Nobody does it the way
I do!
HEAVEN
HEAVEN
OH, WOTTA NIGHTl
Carric
HEAVEN
EE.A.VEN
I do
Love you
OH, WOTTA NIGh'Tl
MARGARET
BABY, DON'T CRY NOW
NO MORE TEARS
ACT II
SCENE 5: THE WHITE HOME
An enormous white staircase. MAR-
GARET at the top. She descends
. toward CARRIE, at first singing
a capella:
MOMMA WILL SAVE YOU FROl-1 ALL YOUR HARS
LOO LULLABYE
MOMMA. IS HERE
(MUSIC joining)
CARRIE
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU
MY LOVE IS SO DEEP
MY .CARRIE
SI-IILE AT THE ANGELS UP ABOVE YOU
AND SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP
. TENPER AND WARf.1 NOW
SWEET AND MILD
NOTHI NG' 5 50 PERFECT AS MOMf.IA '"S CHILD
SAFE FROM THE STORM NOW
DREAM AWHILE
CARRIE
ALWAYS THAT I LOVE YOU
MY LOVE IS SO DEEP
MY CARRIE
SMI LE AT THE UP ABOVE YOU
AND SLEEP , BABY, SLEEP
CARRIE
I l ove you, Momma.
J l ove you, Carrie.
BABY, DON'T CRY NOW . ...
LOO LULLABYE NOW . . .
BABY, DON'T CRY .. .
' ..
. . .
MARGARET
(stabbing her)
(quieter)
(just a whisper)
CARRIE
(gently)
II -5-- 2
-
---- - -- ...
(SHE r"eaches up and touches MARGARET.
Flexes one last time -- and in a
combination of love and destruction,
kills her. An indelible, incandes-
cent image.
Dying, CARRIE crawls her way toward
us down the 5 tairs; SHE "reaches SUE
who gathers her up in her lap, try-
ing to comfort and soothe her as
best she can. And on this final"
image, as CARRIE reaches out toward
us with her hand
CURTAIN