The hit Off-Broadway revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors celebrated its 1,500th performance at the Westside Theatre December 8. To mark the occasion, a party was held at Miss Nellie's, where the cast also performed a few songs from the show.
Go inside the celebratory evening in the photo gallery below. Guests included Donna Murphy, Bonnie Milligan, J. Harrison Ghee, Drew Gehling, Peppermint, Orfeh, and more.
Amber Ardolino
Peppermint, Ari Groover, Bonnie Milligan, and Amber Ardolino
Drew Gehling, Amber Ardolino, and Weston Chandler Long
Aaron Arnell Harrington and Camryn Hampton
Jeff Sears, Christine Wanda, and Savannah Birdsong
Abby Mueller and Drew Gehling
Stephen DeRosa, James Carpinello, Donna Murphy, and Bonnie Milligan
Nicholas Christopher, Rob Ahrens, and Major Attaway
Nicholas Christopher and Major Attaway
Nicholas Christopher and Major Attaway
Nicholas Christopher
Company of Little Shop of Horrors
Company of Little Shop of Horrors
Orfeh
Drew Gehling
Jackie Hoffman
Nicholas Christopher and Sherie Rene Scott
Bonnie Milligan
J Harrison Ghee
Donna Murphy
Peppermint
Trisha Paytas
Tom Kirdahy
Rob Ahrens, Michael Mayer, and Austin Regan
Company of Little Shop of Horrors
Company of Little Shop of Horrors
Tiffany Renee Thompson, Morgan Bryant, and Daria Pilar Redus
Major Attaway
James Carpinello
Nicholas Christopher
Sherie Rene Scott
Tony nominee Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton, Miss Saigon) currently play Audrey and Seymour, respectively.
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, Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, and Daria Pilar Redus as Crystal plus Weston Chandler Long, Teddy Yudain, Johnny Newcomb, Jeff Sears, Camryn Hampton, Melissa Victor, Christine Wanda, Savannah Lee Birdsong, Zakiya Baptiste, Hailey Thomas, and Michael Iannucci.
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, Sarah Hyland, Andrew Barth Feldman, 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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