Tony nominee Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton, Miss Saigon) have announced their final performance date in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre.
Scott and Christopher, who stepped into the roles of, respectively, Audrey and Seymour October 22, 2024, will end their run February 23. Replacements for Audrey, Seymour, as well as the role of Dr. Orin Scrivello will be announced soon. Teddy Yudain is covering the role of Orin through January 26.
The Off-Broadway cast also currently features Reg Rogers as Mushnik, Major Attaway as The Voice of Audrey II, Tiffany Renee Thompson as Ronnette, Daria Pilar Redus as Crystal, and Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon plus Camryn Hampton, Michael Iannucci, Weston Chandler Long, Jeff Sears, Teddy Yudain, Melissa Victor, Noel MacNeal, Johnny Newcomb, Jonothon Lyons, Christine Wanda, and Savannah Lee Birdsong.
Check out the production's stars in the photo gallery below:
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 Pamela Remler.
Visit LittleShopNYC.com.