Teen drama Riverdale will unveil its first musical episode later this season, as Riverdale High’s drama department mounts a production of Carrie: The Musical. The episode — airing Wednesday, April 18 at 8/7c — will feature the cast singing a whopping 11 songs.
The school’s production of the Stephen King horror classic will be directed by Betty’s BFF Kevin Keller (referred to as a “future Tony winner” — ha! — by the tongue-in-cheek press release), with snarky redhead Cheryl Blossom playing the lead role of telekinetically blessed teen outcast Carrie White. (Good thing red is her color.) Veronica will play mean-girl antagonist Chris, with Betty and Archie playing golden couple Sue and Tommy.
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard the Riverdale cast hit a high note: Along with the aforementioned Josie and the Pussycats, Archie has performed a few singer-songwriter numbers of his own, and Veronica has sung a handful of duets with him, too.
