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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSBook and Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken
Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith PERFORMANCES
Thursday, March 21 at 7pm Friday, March 22 at 7pm Saturday, March 23 at 2pm and 7pm TICKET INFO
ADULTS: $15 in advance, $18 at the door STUDENTS: $10 (BHS Students get half price tickets on Thursday) Tickets will be on sale at Champions in Belmont Center in early March. Tickets for students/staff will be sold in school during select Lunch Mods the week of the show. |
ABOUT THE SHOW |
An off-Broadway hit in the early 1980s, which was turned into a cult-favorite film, Little Shop of Horrors has become a contemporary musical theater classic. The show featured a catchy score inspired by 60’s rock, doo-wop and Motown, written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the duo responsible for Beauty & the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.
Set in the fictional, run down “Skid Row,” Little Shop tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, a down-on-his-luck orphan employed at Mushnik’s flower shop. Seymour is in love with Audrey, his co-worker at the shop, but she is in a relationship with a sadistic, evil dentist, though she also has feelings for Seymour. Everything changes when Seymour finds an unusual looking venus flytrap plant which feeds on blood. As the plant grows bigger, it begins attracting attention, giving Seymour the chance to get out of poverty and realize his dreams. However, to satisfy the plant’s thirst for blood, Seymour must Little Shop of Horrors spoofs 1960’s horror and Sci-Fi film with a blend of dark humor, campy comedy and upbeat musical theater magic. The show features a giant, talking plant puppet, a chorus of singing and dancing street Urchins and a crowd-pleasing score, including “Suddenly Seymour,” “Somewhere That’s Green,” the Dentist’s over-the-top rock song (made famous in the movie by Steve Martin) and more. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW WHO IS LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS APPROPRIATE FOR? Little Shop of Horrors is appropriate for Upper Elementary age and older audience members. While the show contains some moments with mature/scary content, it is primarily a comedic spoof of 60s/70s pulp-horror movies. Parents may want to read a synopsis before deciding to bring young children. Scenes depict death, mild violence, mild language. |
Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director). Originally Produced at the Orpheum Theatre, New York City by the WPA Theatre, David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Shubert Organization
"Little Shop of Horrors" is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) www.mtishows.com
"Little Shop of Horrors" is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) www.mtishows.com
