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Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors Tickets

Little Shop of Horrors Tickets

New York
17 Sep 2019 -
Catch this celebrated revival of the horror comedy blossoming off Broadway.
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Little Shop of Horrors Information

An Off-Broadway revival of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's cult favorite Little Shop of Horrors, boasting a regularly star-studded cast, has been bringing audiences to Skid Row since fall 2019. Get Little Shop of Horrors tickets now.

The Little Shop of Horrors musical is a campy horror comedy centered on a florist named Seymour. He's sweet, yet clumsy and awkward, and he has a massive crush on his beautiful coworker, Audrey, who's already in a relationship with a sadistic dentist, Orin. His life turns around, though, when he comes upon an unusual plant that he brings into the shop. Suddenly, business is booming. The flower shop owner, Mushnik, warms up to Seymour and becomes the father figure he never had. Even Audrey starts to show interest in him.

But there's a catch. This unusual plant is unusually thirsty — and not for water. It's a flesh-and-blood-eating specimen — sweetly dubbed Audrey II — that soon becomes unsatisfied with Seymour pricking his finger every so often to feed it, and it comes alive to demand more substantial fare. If Seymour's up to the task of getting him some fresh human meat, the plant promises to make all of Seymour's dreams of fame, love, and fortune come true.

Little Shop of Horrors is based on a low-budget black comedy film, The Little Shop of Horrors, which debuted in 1960. It would become a musical more than 20 years later, with the premiere of Little Shop of Horrors off Broadway in 1982. The show played the Orpheum Theatre (currently home to Stomp) through 1987 and was the third-longest-running Off-Broadway show ever at the time. The musical would later transfer to Broadway in 2003, though Ashman initially refused, wanting to preserve the intimate nature of the show. He seems to have been onto something, as the Broadway production ran for just under a year and earned a single Tony nomination. The musical has remained most popular, though, as an Off-Broadway hit, thriving in smaller venues like its current home, the 270-seat Westside Theatre, as well as regional, community, and school theatres.

The 2019 Little Shop of Horrors revival has seen a string of celebrity actors as Seymour, beginning with Jonathan Groff. He's been followed by Gideon Glick, Jeremy Jordan, Conrad Ricamora, Skylar Astin, and Rob McClure. Tammy Blanchard and Christian Borle also starred in the original cast of the revival as Audrey and Orin, respectively.

Who wrote Little Shop of Horrors?

The Little Shop of Horrors musical is by bookwriter/lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. As the show takes place in the 1960s, Menken's score incorporates rock and roll, Motown, and doo-wop styles alongside traditional musical theatre.

Ashman and Menken are best known for their work on Disney musicals including Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid.

Is Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway?

Little Shop of Horrors is off Broadway at the Westside Theatre. The venue is a short distance from many Broadway theatres, but has fewer seats than a Broadway house.

How long is the Little Shop of Horrors musical?

Little Shop of Horrors runs 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an intermission.

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Run time

2 hrs (incl. Intermission)

Opening date

September 17th, 2019

Categories

Musicals

Venue

Westside Theatre

Age

5+

Cast and creative

By: Music by Alan Menken, and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
Director: Michael Mayer
Choreography: Ellenore Scott
Cast list: Matt Doyle (as Seymour), Drew Gehling (as Orin Scrivello DDS), Joy Woods (as Audrey), Brad Oscar (as Mushnik), Aaron Arnell Harrington (as The Voice of Audrey II), D’Kaylah Unique Whitley (as Ronnette), Khadija Sankoh (as Chiffon), Tiffany Renee Thompson (as Crystal), Eric Wright, Teddy Yudain, Chelsea Turbin
Producer: Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Mickey Liddell, Curt Cronin and John Joseph
Design: Julian Crouch
Costume: Tom Broecker
Lighting: Bradley King
Sound: Jessica Paz
Other info: Puppet design by Nicholas Mahon; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Will Van Dyke

Our review

Jonathan Groff in Little Shop of Horrors

The plant at the centre of Little Shop of Horrors that feeds on human blood may have had its sights on world domination, but the musical that was based on the low-budget 1960 comedy sci-fi film of the same name has actually long achieved it, so it ultimately got what it wanted. And now the show has come full circle, 37 years on from its Off-Off-Broadway beginnings at the WPA Theatre (now no more) in May 1982, before moving to the larger Orpheum Theater on Second Avenue in the East Village that...

Latest Little Shop of Horrors News & Features

Find her down on Skid Row! Joy Woods will return to Little Shop of Horrors off Broadway, playing at the Westside Theatre, beginning May 2. Woods is known for starring as Catherine Parr in Six on Broadway in 2022. Her other credits include Dreamgirls, Ratatouille: A TikTok Musical, and the world-premiere musical adaptation of The Notebook. Notably, she originated the role of Chiffon in this Little Shop of Horrors revival, which opened in 2019. Now, she steps into the lead female role of Audrey,...

He is your dentist! Drew Gehling will join the cast of Little Shop of Horrors next week. Beginning March 14, he will assume the role of Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. from Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham. Gehling most recently appeared on Broadway as Jeff Bebe in Almost Famous, and his other best-known stage roles include Dr. Pomatter in Waitress and Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys. In Little Shop of Horrors, Gehling will star alongside Euphoria's Maude Apatow as Audrey, Tony winner Matt Doyle as Seymour,...

She's somewhere that's green! Maude Apatow, best known for her role as Lexi Howard on HBO Max's Euphoria, is currently making her Off-Broadway debut in Little Shop of Horrors, and new photos have been released. Apatow plays Audrey, a downtrodden flower shop worker dreaming of a better life. Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour as he makes a deal with a bloodthirsty plant to win fame and Audrey's love. The current Little Shop of Horrors cast also features Tony Award winner Matt Doyle as...

UPDATE: Maude Apatow will now star in Little Shop of Horrors through April 30. She's going somewhere that's green! Euphoria star Maude Apatow is set to join Little Shop of Horrors off Broadway on February 7. She replaces Tony Award winner Lena Hall, who departs the production on February 5, as Audrey. Little Shop of Horrors marks Apatow's stage debut. Apatow is best known for playing Lexi Howard on the HBO Max series Euphoria. Her other screen credits include the Netflix miniseries Hollywood,...

They're going somewhere that's green! The Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors has announced three new cast members joining the show this month. The show has played the Westside Theatre since 2019 and celebrates its third anniversary September 17.Beginning September 27, two-time Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar will take over the role of Mr. Mushnik from Stuart Zagnit, and Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham will play a six-week run as Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., temporarily replacing Andrew Call...

Little Shop of Horrors is currently scaring and thrilling audiences at the intimate Westside Theatre off Broadway. Night after night, the man-eating plant Audrey II opens its gaping maw to the audience, threatening to eat up everyone in sight. "You can feel the delight," said How to Get Away With Murder star Conrad Ricamora. "I love when there's kids in the audience, because there's such delight around the puppet, even though there's terror as well."Ricamora has loved Little Shop of Horrors ever...

Skylar Astin in Little Shop of Horrors

Suddenly, Skylar! On May 17, Skylar Astin stepped into the role of Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre. The show has been running off Broadway there since 2019, and the Pitch Perfect star is the latest celebrity to lead the show, following actors like Conrad Ricamora, Jeremy Jordan, and Jonathan Groff.The Little Shop of Horrors musical sees Seymour, an awkward flower shop worker, discover a bloodthirsty talking plant that brings booming business to the shop. The plant...