"Little Shop of Horrors Reunion: Off-Broadway, Broadway and Beyond!" will take the stage in concert at Feinstein's/54Below on Mon, Jun 27: 7:00 pm / 5:15 pm and Mon, Jun 27: 9:30 pm / 8:45 pm,
Conceived by Robby Merkin (orchestrator of the original production and Grammy-nominated cast album; music director & arranger of the Oscar nominated film) and Stephen Nachamie (Associate Director - She Loves Me - Broadway Revival) - who began his career as a 14 year old Production Assistant to the off Broadway production of LITTLE SHOP.
The evening will celebrate those who brought the musical tale of love, fate, and a man-eating plant to life. Lyrics by Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar winner Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) and music of Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winner Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Newsies, Sister Act). Grab your tickets, cry, "Feed me!," and prepare for the excitement of what promises to be a formidable and unforgettable evening.
For the first time ever, Original Company members of the unprecedented 5 year off-Broadway run and the Broadway revival will share a stage.
From the Off-Broadway Company.
• The Original Urchins- Jennifer Leigh Warren ("Crystal") and Sheila Kay Davis ("Ronnette") (Both from the WPA and Orpheum Theatre Productions of Little Shop)
with Nikki Rene ("Chiffon") and Deborah Sharpe-Taylor ("Swing");
• Marsha Waterbury, Katherine Meloche, and Mimi Bessette as "Audrey";
• Brad Moranz, Andrew Hill Newman and Stuart Zagnit as "Seymour";
• Ken Land as "the Dentist"
• Michael James Leslie (both the Off-Broadway, West End and Broadway) and Ira Hawkins as "the Voice of Audrey II";
• Martin P. Robinson, - Original Audrey II Puppet Design Off and on Broadway.
• Original puppeteers Anthony Asbury and Lynn
• and Stuart Zagnit and Howard Pinhasik (the Dentist off Broadway) lending their talents as "Mushnik".
From The Broadway Company
The Broadway Urchins - Trisha Jeffrey ("Crystal"), DeQuina Moore ("Chiffon") and Carla Hargrove ("Ronnette");
• Jonathan Rayson as "Seymour";
• Tari Kelly as "Audrey"
-James E. Alexander - "Voice of Audrey II"
Accompanied by Robby Merkin and the Original Orpheum Theatre Little Shop Band.
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