Age & Hometown: 22; New York City

Current Role: Getting even with classmates as the bullied girl with telekinetic powers in MCC Theater's off-Broadway revival of Carrie.

Inside Osage County: As a student at LaGuardia High School (where the fictional film Fame was set), Ranson specialized in musicals. In fact, she had never appeared in a play until her Broadway ...

In 1988, the musical adaptation of Carrie made Broadway history when it closed after five performances. In spite of the premiere production's fast exit, Betty Buckley’s performance as terrifying mom Margaret White is still revered by fans of the cult musical. MCC Theater's new off-Broadway production of Carrie got a very special visitor on February 10, when ...

Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie has played the loving mother in Ragtime, the troubled mother in Next to Normal and now the misunderstood mother in Carrie. The big-voiced star stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to dish about her star turn in MCC Theater's reimagined Carrie. Highlights of their gab session include Marin dressed as the world’s ...

In 1988, Carrie cemented its place in Broadway history when the $8 million musical flopped after five performances. Since then, Carrie has been not been seen in New York…until now. MCC presents an updated revival of the musical about a bullied girl with telekinetic powers featuring new music, new book and an overhauled vision by director Stafford Arima. Get ...

MCC's reworked production of the notorious musical Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, began previews this week at off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre. As King's first book to be published, Carrie kick-started the author's prolific career, which includes bestsellers The Shining, Misery, Pet Sematary, It and many more. Carrie may be the ...

The infamous musical Carrie, based on the novel by Stephen King, received new life on January 31 as MCC Theatre's re-imagined production began previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The sold-out performance was the first glimpse New York audiences have seen of Carrie since its abbreviated Broadway run in 1988. The first preview drew one very special guest: Piper ...

MCC Theater’s reworking of the musical Carrie, starring Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson, begins performances off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning January 31. The updated and re-imagined production, directed by Stafford Arima, officially opens on March 1.

Joining Mazzie (as Carrie’s mother, Margaret) and Ranson (in the title role) are Christy Altomare as Sue Snell, Carmen Cusack ...

Tony winners Laura Benanti, Norbert Leo Butz and Nikki M. James, Smash stars Megan Hilty and Christian Borle and Broadway veteran Steven Pasquale are among the stars slated to perform at Miscast 2012, MCC’s annual gala featuring actors performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. The stars join previously announced performer Jonathan Groff. Hosted by ...

Based on Stephen King’s horrific novel, Carrie the musical has not played in front of New York audiences since its infamously short Broadway run in 1988. Now 24 years later, MCC is bringing a new, updated Carrie to the Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning January 31. This resurrected Carrie stars three time Tony-nominee Marin Mazzie and newcomer Molly Ranson and ...

It’s ba-ack! Rehearsals have begun for MCC Theater's updated revival of the cult musical Carrie, starring Molly Ranson (Jerusalem) as Carrie and three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie (Ragtime, Next to Normal) as Margaret White. Directed by Stafford Arima, performances of the production, adapted from Steven King's novel, begin on January 31, 2012 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre ...