Little Shop of Horrors
(The Little Horror Shop)

Summary of Little Shop of Horrors :

Seymour Krelborn is a modest and depressed assistant in Mr. Mushnik's flower shop. Seymour grows a strange plant, which he affectionately names “Audrey II” after Audrey with whom he is in love. But the plant will start to grow, sing and develop a thirst for human blood. To meet the plant's increasingly insistent demands, poor Seymour feeds Audrey's sadistic boyfriend and then his boss. Will the all-powerful plant take over the world or be defeated by the growing love of Seymour and Audrey?

Check out the trailer for the cult 1986 film:
General information
  • Style : Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  • Theme : Love, Crime, United States, Horror, Humor
  • year of creation : 1982
Music
  • Composer : Alan Menken
  • Lyricist :Howard Ashman
  • Librettist :Howard Ashman
  • famous songs : "Skid Row (Downtown)" "Grow for Me" "Somewhere That's Green" "Dentist!" "Sudden Changes" "Feed Me (Git It)" "Suddenly Seymour"
  • Famous performers : Hunter Foster, Kerry Butler, Ellen Green, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Vincent Gardenia, Marc Antolin, Vicky Vox, Jemima Rooper, Renée Lamb
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is inspired by the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors (film with dark humor) directed by Roger Corman.
  • Exists in film : A film version of the musical was directed in 1986 by Frank Oz and written by Howard Ashman.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The original production was never transferred to Broadway and was therefore ineligible for the Tony Awards. The 2018 London revival is nominated for 7 Whatsonstage Awards. The 2020 Off-broadway revival won numerous awards including the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Revival.
  • Number of years on display : 5
  • Number of performances : 2209
Currently on stage
  • Paris :

    The Little Shop of Horrors will be on view at the Opéra Comique from 10 to 25 and directed by the geniuses Christian Hecq and Valérie Lesort (Twenty thousand leagues under sea, Fly). The show promises to be as delirious as it is amazing. You can book your tickets here.

  • New York :

    The show opened in October 2019 at Theater Westside Theater Upstairs, an Off-Broadway theater. This new production has won numerous awards. The tickets are on sale here.