Stage
- 1987: Carrie is notorious for its history as a flop on Broadway, and has gained a cult following in recent years. The musical was revived at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, directed by Stafford Arima from January until April 2012. In September 2012, the first official cast recording is set for release. Tt has also been announced that it will be licensed for amateur production in the near future as well.
- 1990: Ghost Stories was an adaptation of Stephen King's short stories The Story of Timmy Baterman about zombies; Strawberry Spring about a campus serial killer; Gray Matter, a black comedy about a hideous mutation caused by a bottle of beer; Uncle Otto's Truck, The Boogeyman, about a distraught father's chilling tale of a child-killing, closet monster as well as selections from Pet Sematary. Premiered by the Arts Center Theatre at Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey. Directed and Adapted by Robert Pridham. The play toured throughout the United States in the mid-90's.
- 2005: Misery Stage play by Simon Moore based on 1987 novel. A musical version also exists.
- 2010: The Shawshank Redemption was dramatized by Dave Johns and Owen O'Neill, directed by Peter Sheridan which had its world premiere at the Peter Sheridan Theatre in London in September 2010.
- 2012: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, an original musical with Stephen King writing the book and John Mellencamp writing the score. It premiered at the Alliance Theatre in May 2012.
There have also been dramatizations of many of Stephen Kings short stories, including Nona, Quitters, Inc., In The Deathroom, Strawberry Spring, Harvey's Dream, The Man Who Loved Flowers, Mute, The Ten O'Clock People and King's poem, Paranoid: A Chant. There have also been alleged stage production of Stand By Me and Rage although there is not much evidence surrounding these claims.
Read more about this topic: List Of Adaptations Of Works By Stephen King
Famous quotes containing the word stage:
“If we ever feel discouraged by the apparent constraints on humanity, about its lack of elbowroom and freedom of action, we should think of the Jews and the Greeks, insignificant, powerless, and tiny in the age of the dinosaur empires, yet providing the growing points for the next stage in human destiny.”
—Barbara Ward (1914–1981)
“A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.”
—Paul Valéry (1871–1945)
“A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.”
—Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)