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They're not afraid to bring back 'Carrie'

Linda Winer

Newsday theater critic and arts columnist Linda Winer. Linda Winer

Winer is chief theater critic and arts columnist for Newsday,

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Many claim it, but I did it. I saw "Carrie" on Broadway. And, yes, it was that deliriously, stupendously terrible.

In fact, for those lucky few who actually saw the infamous floppola in its 16 previews and five performances in 1988, "Carrie" -- currently in previews for a much-anticipated revision at MCC Theater -- became an exclusive bonding experience.

The musical, adapted from Stephen...

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