The hit Off-Broadway revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors—which celebrated its fifth anniversary at the Westside Theatre with the unveiling of an “Audrey II” statue September 19 in Times Square—welcomed its newest set of Skid Row's unlikely lovers October 22.
Tony nominee Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton, Miss Saigon)
stepped into the roles of, respectively, Audrey and Seymour. They
succeeded Sarah Hyland and Andrew Barth Feldman, who played their final
performances September 29.
The Off-Broadway cast also features Tony nominee Stephen DeRosa as Mushnik, James Carpinello as Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS, Major Attaway as The Voice of Audrey II, Tiffany Renee Thompson as Ronnette, Daria Pilar Redus as Crystal, Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, as well as Camryn Hampton, Michael Iannucci, Weston Chandler Long, Jeff Sears, Teddy Yudain, Melissa Victor, Noel MacNeal, Johnny Newcomb, Jon Hoche, Hailey Thomas, Christine Wanda, and Savannah Lee Birdsong.
Go backstage with the current cast of the long-running revival in the photo gallery below, part of photographer Michael Kushner's Dressing Room Project.
Previous players in the roles of Seymour and Audrey Off-Broadway have
included Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, Lena Hall,
Maude Apatow, Gideon Glick, Rob McClure, Skylar Astin, Conrad Ricamora,
Matt Doyle, Darren Criss, Evan Rachel Wood, Corbin Bleu, Constance Wu,
and RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon, who became first drag queen
to play Audrey in a major production of the musical.
The Off-Broadway revival began previews September 17, 2019, prior to
an official opening October 17; the production resumed its run September
21, 2021, after temporarily closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
Director Michael Mayer's creative team for the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical also includes choreographer Ellenore Scott, scenic designer Julian Crouch, lighting designer Bradley King, costume designer Tom Broecker, sound designer Jessica Paz, puppet designer Nicholas Mahon, original puppet designer Martin P. Robinson, hair and makeup designer Tommy Kurzman, music supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger Will Van Dyke, and casting director Jim Carnahan. Puppets are by Monkey Boys Productions.
General management is by Live Wire Theatrical/Chris Aniello, and production stage management is by Sara Sahin.
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