“An intensely emotional show... Carrie: The Musical tells the story of what happens when high school bullying goes horribly wrong.” – Johnna Leary, DC Metro Theatre Arts. Continuing into its second weekend of performances in the 2025 NEXTstage Repertory season, Carrie: The Musical, runs through May 4 at Centenary Stage Company located in Hackettstown.
Taken from a book written by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic 1976 film), lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore, Carrie: the Musical, brings Stephen King’s novel to the stage. Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power, and if pushed too far, she's not afraid to use it.
The cast alternates between two groups for the roles and includes Katie O’Shea, Olivia Tomlin, Amanda Ackerman, Kylie Smith, Erin Clark, Luis Rodriguez, Matt Steen, Amanda Whitmore, Cody Jackson, Chris Rice, Miah Moore, Raelyn Menon, Mark Squindo, Kai Vialva, Daniel Paternina, Maximus Klevence, Madisyn Rojas, Fianna Roberts-Squier, Madison Rhine, Taylor Albrecht, Kayleigh Pitts, Aurelia Shanga, Malakii Layton, Evan Flick, Tyler McGeough, and Osaivbie Igiebor.
Co-Directing the students in their production are Carl Wallnau and Lea Antolini-Lid, who also serve as professors in the theatre department in varying roles, and are directors and actors within CSC and regionally.
All cast members are Centenary University students, with additional students making up a large portion of the creative and stage management team. These students are part of the NEXTstage Repertory, as well as part of CSC’s Professional Theatre Company. Centenary students play an active and vital role in all professional productions from cast to crew, participating in all facets of production, providing networking opportunities with artists who come to work with CSC throughout the year. These opportunities allow them to make important personal connections with working professionals.
Tickets are $25 - $27.50 for adults with discounted tickets for students and children on select performances. Remaining performances include Thursday, May 1 at 7pm; Friday, May 2 at 8pm; Saturday, May 3 at 2 and 8pm; and Sunday, May 4 at 2pm. A special Buy-One-Get-One ticket offer is available for Thursday evening’s performance, in person at the box office beginning at 5pm on the day of the show.
Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at 908-979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1-5pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers.
The 2024-25 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and grantors like the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Explore Warren, the House of the Good Shepherd, Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Fulton Bank, and
Carrie: The Musical @ CSC
Based on the novel by Stephen King comes Centenary's musical performance of Carrie, a teenage outcast who longs to fit in and is continually bullied at school by the popular crowd. What none of them know is that Carrie has just discovered her special power, and if pushed too far, she's not afraid to use it.