LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Stray Cat Theatre

Stray Cat proudly concludes season 23 with a distinctly Stray Cat approach to a beloved favorite - the camp-tastic sci-fi classic musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. This production promises even more of the humor you’re used to - just with a decidedly more adult edge. This production will also lean into the ‘horror’ and hopefully land darker than past revivals - a ghoulish, yet undeniably hilarious - nightmarish descent into violence and the monstrous hunger for validation. 

Some monsters are born. Others are just waiting to bloom.

aThe full press release is below. Please let me know if you need anything additional.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
music by Alan Menkin
directed by Ron May
musical direction by Mark 4man
choreographed by Stephen Hohendorf
Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre
May 2 - 17, 2025

Feed me, Stray Cat!

The characters are the same. The songs are the same. But the show won’t be. We have watched this long-time favorite on local stages for decades and accrued a whole rolodex of thoughts in the vein of, “…what would happen if we did a production Stray Cat style?” Welp. Time to find out! We’re about to do everything we can to put the ‘horrors’ back into the little shop y’all know and love.

Please be aware the show contains adult language and situations and comic depictions of over-the-top gore. Often this is a show that is considered family friendly - but we would exercise caution and strongly encourage treating this production as at the very least PG-13.

WHEN: 
FRIDAY 5.2.25 at 7:30pm – OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT
SATURDAY 5.3.25 at 7:30pm
SUNDAY 5.4.25 at 2:00pm 

THURSDAY 5.8.25 at 7:30pm
FRIDAY 5.9.25 at 7:30pm
SATURDAY 5.10.25 at 7:30pm
SUNDAY 5.11.25 at 2:00pm]

WEDNESDAY 5.13.25 at 7:30pm
THURSDAY 5.14.25 at 7:30pm
FRIDAY 5.15.25 at 7:30pm - ASL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE 
SATURDAY 5.16.25 at 7:30pm - CLOSING PERFORMANCE

WHERE:       
Tempe Center for the Arts
STUDIO THEATRE 
700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ  85281
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING AVAILABLE!**

**THE PARKING GARAGE RIGHT NEXT TO THE VENUE IS OPEN. ALL PATRONS WILL RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY VALIDATION.

TICKETS: 
$50 ADULTS
$45 SENIORS 65+
$30 STUDENTS W/ VALID, CURRENT ID
$35 GROUPS 10+
prices do not include service or convenience fees
Buy online 24/7 at http://straycattheatre.org or call 480.350.2822

CAST:

SEYMOUR - ISAAC GREENLAND
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

AUDREY - ESTRELLA PARRA
(Stray Cat’s LA RUTA)

MUSHNIK - HECTOR CORIS
(Stray Cat’s SILENCE : THE MUSICAL)

ORIN SCRIVELLO DDS - NATHAN SPECTOR
(Stray Cat’s ANYTHING YOU HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE, AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL)

AUDREY II - CHANEL BRAGG
(Stray Cat’s ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BIG GAY DANCE PARTY, THE TOMKAT PROJECT, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL; Director: SWEAT)

CRYSTAL - KEILANI AKAGI
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

RONNETTE - ARIELLE TUFFENTSAMER
(Stray Cat’s FAIRVIEW)

CHIFFON - LEIA FOEHR
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

ENSEMBLE/SEYMOUR U/S - FERNANDO RUBIO
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

ENSEMBLE/AUDREY U/S - TAYLOR CAPRARA
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

ENSEMBLE/MUSHNIK & ORIN U/S - TAYLOR HUDSON
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

ENSEMBLE/URCHINS U/S - AMAYA COOKS
(Stray Cat DEBUT!)

Authors

• Alan Menken
• Charles Griffith
• Howard Ashman
• Roger Corman