Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember

"Chapter Thirty-One:
A Night to Remember"
Riverdale episode
Promotional poster
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Directed byJason Stone
Written by
  • Arabella Anderson
  • Tessa Leigh Williams
Featured music
Cinematography byBrendan Uegama
Production codeT13.20818
Original air dateApril 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)
Running time42 minutes
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"Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American television series Riverdale and the thirty-first episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Jason Stone and written by Arabella Anderson and Tessa Leigh Williams and choreographed by Heather Laura Gray. It centered around the stage musical Carrie by Lawrence D. Cohen and Michael Gore, which is based on the 1974 book of the same name by Stephen King.

The episode was first screened at the PaleyFest LA Spring Season in March 2018.[1] It originally aired on The CW on April 18, 2018,[2] and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 1.10 million viewers.

It is also the first musical episode in the series. It is followed by six other musical episodes in the series, with some of them also based on stage musical: "Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" (season 3; on Heathers: The Musical),[3] "Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" (season 4; on Hedwig and the Angry Inch),[4] "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (season 5; on Josie and the Pussycats),[5] "Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" (season 5; on Next to Normal),[6] "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" (season 6; on American Psycho: The Musical)[7] and "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical" (season 7; on Archie the Musical).[8]

  1. ^ "A special screening of Riverdale's Carrie musical episode at PaleyFest". Twitter. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Highhill, Samantha (April 18, 2018). "Riverdale recap: 'Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Stack, Tim (January 17, 2019). "Riverdale to tackle Heathers: The Musical". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Swift, Andy (January 28, 2020). "Riverdale Sizes Up Hedwig for Season 4 Musical Episode — See Who's Singing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Riverdale to Rock Out with a Josie and the Pussycats Musical Episode". August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "RIVERDALE Releases Songs from NEXT TO NORMAL Episode". Broadway World. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Nemetz, Dave (April 9, 2022). "Riverdale: Kiernan Shipka to Return as Sabrina – Plus, Season 6's Musical Episode Will Tackle American Psycho". TVLine. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Nemetz, Dave (June 21, 2023). "Riverdale: Final Season Musical Episode to Feature All Original Songs Get Details and an Exclusive First Look". TVLine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.