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70-397: Cadac may refer to: Companies [ edit ] Cadac Group , a software and information technology company Cadac Electronics , a manufacturer of sound mixing desks Cadac (South Africa) , a manufacturer of gas and outdoor equipment People with the name [ edit ] Cadac-Andreas , an Irish scholar Topics referred to by

140-542: A CDC six console in the Miejskie Centrum Kultury in the Polish town of Płońsk , in an effort to help modernise the town's cultural centre. The CDC Six consoles, which are manufactured by the company, sold well across Europe, with the first two shipments selling out. It has also been shipped to Asia. The console was praised for its simplicity and easy to use features. 2020 beam steering loudspeakers were launched under

210-508: A Hobby") cut during the development process of the musical were included as bonus material for the album. The production closed on August 22, 2004, after 40 previews and 372 regular performances. The closing Broadway cast included Joey Fatone as Seymour. On August 10, 2004, a U.S. national tour of the Broadway production began, with Anthony Rapp starring as Seymour, Tari Kelly as Audrey, Lenny Wolpe as Mushnik and Michael James Leslie as

280-412: A data stream to avoid losing audio channels. It could carry up to 128 channels of 24-bit, 96 kHz audio, in addition to control data, using two RG6 coaxial cables. It also allowed for phase-aligned clock distribution via embedding markers in the data stream, which in turn allows synchronisation of multiple hardware elements within the network. Cadac have been used on several theatre productions around

350-558: A difficult, exhilarating art. And all this from a campy cult classic. What magic." From October 24 to 28, 2018 Little Shop was performed as a part of the 2018 Broadway Center Stage series at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . It starred Josh Radnor as Seymour and Megan Hilty as Audrey. It also featured Lee Wilkof , the original Seymour, as Mr. Mushnik, Nick Cordero as Orin and Michael James Leslie reprising his role as

420-662: A physical release on the day of reopening. Some performances were cancelled, due to the pandemic, off and on during December 2021. The revival has gone on to have a long run: later players in the role of Seymour have included Conrad Ricamora , Skylar Astin , Rob McClure , Matt Doyle , Corbin Bleu , Darren Criss , and Andrew Barth Feldman . Drew Gehling , Bryce Pinkham and James Carpinello have played Orin, and replacements for Mushnik have included Stuart Zagnit , Brad Oscar and Stephen DeRosa . Audrey has been played by Lena Hall , Maude Apatow , Joy Woods , who originated

490-474: A rose thorn, which draws blood, and Audrey II's pod opens thirstily. Seymour realizes that Audrey II requires blood to survive and allows the plant to suckle from his finger ("Grow For Me"). As Audrey II grows, it becomes an attraction at the flower shop and starts generating brisk business for Mushnik. As the caretaker of the plant, the timid Seymour is suddenly regarded as a hero ("Ya Never Know"), while Audrey secretly longs to leave her abusive boyfriend. Her dream

560-415: A shark-like aspect when open and snapping at food. The creature is played by a series of increasing[ly] large puppets". In productions, the first puppet is a small potted plant "less than one foot tall" held by the actor portraying Seymour. He manipulates the plant himself with his hand and then sets it down, where it is moved by an unseen hand from beneath a shelf. The second puppet is slightly larger than

630-516: A social commentary of commodity fetishism. In 2003, an $ 8 million revival of Little Shop of Horrors was planned with the goal of opening on Broadway . A pre-Broadway production debuted at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, Florida on May 16, 2003. Lee Wilkof, who originated the role of Seymour in 1982, was cast as Mr. Mushnik. The production was directed by Wilkof's wife, Connie Grappo, who

700-415: A thief into looking for money inside the plant, which eats the thief. In the musical, Seymour tricks Mushnik in the same way when Mushnik plans to turn Seymour over to the police. The two neighborhood girls in the film are replaced in the musical by a chorus of three street urchins: Crystal , Chiffon and Ronette , named after (and reminiscent of) girl groups of the 1960s. The plant is named "Audrey II" in

770-608: A vine pulls her into the plant's gaping maw (" Sominex /Suppertime II"). Seymour arrives and pulls her out, but Audrey is mortally wounded. Her dying wish is for Seymour to feed her to the plant after she dies so that they can always be together. She dies in his arms, and he reluctantly honors her request ("Somewhere That's Green" (reprise)). The next day, Patrick Martin from the World Botanical Enterprises tells Seymour that his company wishes to sell leaf cuttings of Audrey II in florist shops across America. Seymour realizes

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840-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cadac Electronics Cadac Holdings Limited are a manufacturer of sound mixing consoles for live music productions, theatres, recording and broadcast. Cadac desks presently are best known for their use in large-scale musicals such as Phantom of the Opera (from 1984 till 2008), The Lion King , Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You but historically from

910-399: Is omitted in the musical, and Seymour becomes an orphan in the care of Mushnik. Also dropped is the subplot involving the two investigating police officers. The characters of Mrs. Siddie Shiva and Burson Fouch are also omitted, although Mrs. Shiva is mentioned as being the shop's biggest funeral account. The gleefully masochistic dental patient, originally played by Jack Nicholson , is not in

980-473: Is only a matter of time before Audrey II will kill again and that he is morally responsible, but he does nothing over fear that Audrey will no longer love him if he is not successful ("The Meek Shall Inherit"). As Seymour works on his speech for a lecture tour, Audrey II again squalls for blood. Seymour threatens to kill it just as Audrey walks in asking when Mushnik will return from "visiting his sick sister". Seymour learns that Audrey would still love him without

1050-435: Is stuck in the "on" position, and he suffocates while asking Seymour to save him. Though Seymour cannot bring himself to shoot Orin, he lets him die of asphyxiation ("Now (It's Just The Gas)"). Seymour feeds Orin's body to the now huge Audrey II, and the plant consumes it with ravenous glee ("Act I Finale"). The flower shop is much busier, and Seymour and Audrey have trouble keeping up with the onslaught of orders ("Call Back in

1120-503: Is to lead an ideal suburban life with Seymour, complete with a tract home, frozen dinners, and plastic on the furniture ("Somewhere That's Green"). Meanwhile, the employees at Mushnik's are sprucing up the flower shop because of the popularity of the rapidly growing Audrey II and the revenue that it is bringing in ("Closed for Renovation"). Audrey's abusive boyfriend, Orin Scrivello, a sadistic dentist ("Dentist!"), encourages Seymour to take

1190-628: The Theatre Royal in Sydney from November 7, 1984, and the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne from February, 1985. A 1985 Canadian production starred Sheila McCarthy as Audrey and Michael Crossman as Seymour. Gerry Salsberg was Orin. The musical is based on the basic concept and dark comic tone of the 1960 film, although it changes much of the story. Seymour's hypochondriacal Jewish mother

1260-471: The 1960 film, Mushnik and Audrey survive, and the plant's carnivorous activities are discovered when its flowers bloom with the faces of its victims, including Seymour, imprinted on them. The musical references this ending in its finale, in which the Plant's four victims' faces are seen in its blooming flowers. The change in ending of the musical contributes to its portrayal of class struggles and moral values. While

1330-475: The 1986 film shows Seymour and Audrey escaping to the dream suburban house, encapsulating ideals of the 1950s American Dream , the musical hints to a metaphorical portrayal of Seymour's greed as the plant. Seymour's greed gradually consumes himself and Audrey. The musical engages with ideas relating to human values in the face of capitalist culture, disempowering those who are enveloped with motivations of personal monetary gain and overlook moral values. It serves as

1400-586: The Broadway production was cancelled. Nevertheless, within weeks, they ousted Grappo in favor of veteran Broadway director Jerry Zaks , who fired everyone in the cast, except Foster, and redirected the production from scratch. New casting was announced in July. The musical made its Broadway debut at the Virginia Theatre on October 2, 2003, with Foster as Seymour, Kerry Butler as Audrey, Rob Bartlett as Mr. Mushnik, Douglas Sills as Orin, Michael-Leon Wooley as

1470-779: The Clash 's London Calling , the Sex Pistols ' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols , AC/DC 's Highway to Hell , and Queen 's A Night at the Opera were all, or had tracks, mixed on a Cadac recording console. In 2009, Cadac was purchased by Xianggui Wang of the Soundking Group Company Limited of Ningbo, China, and Bob Thomas was appointed as the general manager of Cadac Holdings Limited. All of Cadac's employees were retained and Soundking invested $ 6 million into

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1540-458: The Morning"). Audrey confides to Seymour that she feels guilty about Orin's disappearance, because secretly she wished it. The two admit their feelings for one another, and Seymour promises that he will protect and care for Audrey from now on ("Suddenly, Seymour"). Before they can go, Mushnik confronts Seymour about Orin's death. Seymour denies killing Orin, but Mushnik wants him to give a statement to

1610-516: The Shubert Organization. An original cast recording, released in 1982, omitted the songs "Call Back in the Morning" and the reprise of "Somewhere That's Green", and had abridged versions of "Now (It's Just the Gas)", "Mushnik and Son", and "The Meek Shall Inherit". It also shifted the location of the song "Closed for Renovation," appearing in the show after "Somewhere That's Green" while appearing on

1680-789: The cast album after "Now (It's Just the Gas)" to serve as an upbeat bridge from Orin's death to the Act II love ballad, "Suddenly, Seymour". The recording features Leilani Jones, who originated the role of Chiffon at the WPA and replaced Marlene Danielle two weeks after the musical opened off-Broadway. A London West End production opened on October 12, 1983, at the Comedy Theatre , produced by Cameron Mackintosh . It ran for 813 performances, starring Barry James as Seymour, Greene reprising her role as Audrey and Harry Towb as Mr. Mushnik, with Sinitta (then surnamed Renet) understudying Chiffon, Crystal and Ronette. Zeeteah Massiah took over as Chiffon in 1984. Greene

1750-570: The city of Hoboken , New Jersey. The US headquarters was subsequently relocated to Minneapolis , Minnesota . On 21 October 2015 Richard Ferriday, who has worked for the company since 2013 as a brand development manager, was appointed as Cadac's new director of sales and marketing. He later participated in two sessions at the Live Sound Expo in New York, to help promote the company. The company's Polish distributor, Tommex, installed an installed

1820-521: The company. In 2011, Cadac appointed David Kan as company CEO and Nick Fletcher as director of research and development. Fletcher had previously been working for Cadac for 20 years, starting as a test engineer before becoming a console design engineer. Kan had previously worked with Cadac's product development engineers. In the same year, Cadac also partnered with the US company LIFT Distribution to help sell its products to American consumers. In 2014, Rob Hughes

1890-534: The desk for Brown, and got together with Kerridge, David Bott an engineer from "TVT", and Charles Billet of Audix (who made the frames for the desks). The brand name Cadac came from the combination of their first names (Clive, Adrian, David and Charles). The first Cadac mixing console, an 8-track split console design with no automation and transformer balanced inputs and outputs, was delivered to Morgan Studios, who later purchased and installed additional Cadac desks. Many Cadac desks are still in operation in studios all over

1960-546: The expanded version of the title song heard in the 1986 film, and expanded "You Never Know" with a "WSKID" radio introduction, and a revised Act I Finale and added Entr'acte before "Call Back in the Morning." The orchestrations were beefed up for the bigger theatre to add reeds, trumpets and percussion to the original 5-piece combo. The cast recording , recorded on September 15, 2003, was released on October 21. Demo recordings to five songs ("A Little Dental Music", "The Worse He Treats Me", "We'll Have Tomorrow", "Bad" and "I Found

2030-803: The faces of Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik and Orin, who beg that the plants must not be fed ("Finale Ultimo: Don't Feed the Plants"). Audrey II slithers towards the audience threateningly. The musical had its world premiere off-off-Broadway on May 6, 1982, at the Workshop of the Players Art Foundation (WPA Theatre), playing there until June 6, 1982. It opened off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in Manhattan's East Village on July 27, 1982. The production, directed by Ashman, with musical staging by Edie Cowan,

2100-433: The fame and resolves that following an upcoming LIFE magazine interview at the shop, Audrey II must die. Audrey is confused and frightened by Seymour's ramblings, but she runs home by his order. That night, unable to sleep and distressed by Seymour's strange behavior, Audrey goes to the flower shop to talk with him. He is not there, and Audrey II begs her to water it. Not sensing the danger, she approaches to water it, and

2170-480: The first and is operated by Seymour during the song "You Never Know". A fake arm in a sleeve matching Seymour's jacket is attached to the plant's pot, while the actor's real arm operates the plant. The third puppet sits on the floor and is large enough to hide a person inside, who moves the plant's mouth in sync with Audrey II's voice, which is supplied by an offstage actor on a microphone. The puppeteer's legs are clad in green tights with "leaf" shoes that serve as part of

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2240-600: The late 1960s to the mid-1980s were installed in famous recording studios around the world including Lansdowne Studios , Manor Studios , Wessex Studios , Scorpio Studios and George Harrison 's Friar Park Studio. Clive Green retired in 2001. In early 2009 the assets and IP of the company were purchased by Xianggui Wang of the Soundking group, China. In 1967 Clive Green started working with Adrian Kerridge at London's Lansdowne Studios in Holland Park , working on replacing all

2310-404: The musical but is in the 1986 film, played by Bill Murray . In the musical, the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello, is killed by suffocation from laughing gas instead of being stabbed with a dental instrument as in the film. His abusive relationship with Audrey is added to the musical to give Seymour a motive to kill him. In the film, Seymour murders several innocent bystanders, and Mushnik tricks

2380-423: The musical, rather than the film's "Audrey Junior", and instead of being a crossbreed of a butterwort and a Venus Flytrap , in the musical it is a creature from outer space intent on taking over the world. Perhaps the biggest difference is the ending. The musical ends with Orin, Mushnik, Audrey and Seymour all eaten by the plant, and the three girls report that Audrey II's progeny continues to consume people. In

2450-429: The name of Cadac Technologies. Little Shop of Horrors (musical) The musical premiered off-off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre off-Broadway , where it had a five-year run. It later received numerous productions in the U.S. and abroad, and a subsequent Broadway production. In part because of its small cast, it has become popular with school and other amateur theatre groups. The musical

2520-503: The original WPA cast were Lee Wilkof as Seymour, Ellen Greene as Audrey, Hy Anzell as Mr. Mushnik, Franc Luz as Orin, Jennifer Leigh Warren as Crystal, Sheila Kay Davis as Ronette and Leilani Jones as Chiffon; Ron Taylor was the voice of Audrey II, and Martin P. Robinson was the Audrey II puppeteer, who also designed the puppets. The production ran for five years. When it closed on November 1, 1987, after 2,209 performances, it

2590-416: The original off-Broadway production, spilled off the stage and into the audience. In some productions, dangling vines over the house enhance the effect of Audrey II menacing the audience. Amateur productions of Little Shop of Horrors receive designs for building the puppets from MTI , as part of the rental scripts and scores, based on the original Martin P. Robinson designs. Some companies who have produced

2660-409: The plant and get out of Skid Row. Realizing that his store's sudden profitability is completely dependent on the plant (and therefore on Seymour), Mushnik takes advantage of Seymour's innocence by offering to adopt him and make him a full partner in the business ("Mushnik and Son"). Seymour accepts, even though Mushnik treats him poorly ("Sudden Changes"). When Seymour, running out of blood, stops feeding

2730-665: The plant's evil plan: world conquest. He tries shooting, cutting, and poisoning the plant, but it has grown too hardy to kill. Seymour, in desperation, runs into its open jaws with a machete planning to kill it from the inside, but he is quickly eaten ("Bigger Than Hula-hoops"). Patrick, Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon search for Seymour. Not finding him, Patrick tells the girls to take the cuttings. Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon relate that, following these events, other plants appeared across America, tricking innocent people into feeding them blood in exchange for fame and fortune. Audrey II, bigger than ever, appears with opened new flowers revealing

2800-408: The plant's tendrils. In Act II, the largest puppet again hides an actor inside, who manipulates the puppet's mouth and often some of its branches. By this point, the head is at least six feet long and capable of "swallowing" characters. For the finale, additions can be made to make the plant appear taller and even bigger. Actors and stage hands are often used to move larger branches and roots, which, in

2870-400: The plant, Audrey II demands blood and promises that, if fed, it will make sure that all of Seymour's dreams come true ("Feed Me (Git It)"). Seymour sets up a late-night appointment with Orin, intending to kill him for his cruel treatment of Audrey. However, Seymour loses his nerve and decides not to commit the crime. Unfortunately for Orin, who is getting high on nitrous oxide , the gas device

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2940-495: The police, who have begun investigating. Audrey II tells Seymour that he has to be rid of Mushnik or he will lose everything, including Audrey. Seymour tells Mushnik that he put the days' receipts inside Audrey II for safekeeping. Mushnik climbs inside the plant's gaping maw to search for the money and screams as he is devoured ("Suppertime"). Seymour now runs the flower shop, and reporters, salesmen, lawyers and agents approach him, promising him fame and fortune. Seymour realizes that it

3010-474: The production was nominated for Best Musical Revival. The production toured the UK in 2009 with a cast including Damian Humbley as Seymour, Clare Buckfield as Audrey, Alex Ferns as Orin, Sylvester McCoy as Mr Mushnik and Clive Rowe as the voice of Audrey II. A UK tour began on August 4, 2016, directed by Tara Wilkinson, starring Sam Lupton as Seymour, Stephanie Clift as Audrey and Rhydian Roberts as Orin. It

3080-409: The removal of Mr. Mushnik's adoption proposition and a new ending, in which Seymour is able to save Audrey from Audrey II and then electrocutes the plant after it has destroyed the shop. Seymour and Audrey marry and move to the tract home of her dreams, but a small Audrey II-type bud is seen in their garden, which portends a possible spread of the alien plants. An ending more faithful to the stage version

3150-422: The role of Chiffon in the revival, Constance Wu , Evan Rachel Wood , drag performer Jinkx Monsoon and Sarah Hyland . In October 2024, Nicholas Christopher and Sherie Rene Scott are set to take over the roles of Seymour and Audrey, respectively. The character of Audrey II is described as being "An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado. It has a huge, nasty-looking pod that gains

3220-406: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cadac . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cadac&oldid=915119279 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

3290-460: The show in the past and built their own puppets rent them out to other companies to recoup some of their construction costs. A film version of the musical was made in 1986. Directed by Frank Oz and noted as the only film written by Howard Ashman , it starred Rick Moranis as Seymour, Ellen Greene as Audrey, Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Mushnik, Steve Martin as Orin Scrivello, DDS, and the voice of Levi Stubbs as Audrey II. Bill Murray played

3360-484: The show transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre , where it ended its run on September 8, 2007. The West End cast featured Paul Keating as Seymour, Sheridan Smith as Audrey, Alistair McGowan as Orin, and Mike McShane providing the voice of Audrey II. Barry James, who portrayed Seymour in the original West End production, was Mr. Mushnik. Smith and McGowan received 2008 Laurence Olivier Award nominations, and

3430-432: The small comic role of the masochist, Arthur Denton. The 1986 film follows the plot of the musical closely but omits the songs "Ya Never Know" (rewritten as "Some Fun Now," a trio for Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon), "Mushnik and Son", "Now (It's Just the Gas)", "Sudden Changes," "Closed for Renovation" and "Call Back in the Morning"; the final cut ending also omits "Finale Ultimo (Don't Feed The Plants)". Other changes include

3500-445: The song " Mean Green Mother from Outer Space ", written for the 1986 film , as an encore number. A three-performance Encores! concert staging at New York City Center as part of its Off-Center series ran in July 2015. Directed by Dick Scanlan , the production starred Jake Gyllenhaal as Seymour, and Ellen Greene reprising her role as Audrey. Taran Killam played Orin, with Tracy Nicole Chapman , Marva Hicks and Ramona Keller as

3570-519: The urban blight in their neighborhood ("Skid Row (Downtown)"). They are co-workers at a run-down flower shop owned and operated by the cranky Mr. Mushnik. After a sudden eclipse of the sun, Seymour finds a mysterious plant that looks like a large venus flytrap ("Da-Doo"). Seymour, who is secretly in love with Audrey, names the plant Audrey II in her honor. The plant does not thrive in its new environment and appears to be dying, though Seymour takes very good care of it. He accidentally pricks his finger on

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3640-943: The urchins. Joe Grifasi was Mr. Mushnik, with Eddie Cooper as the plant. Reviewers praised Greene, Gyllenhaal and the cast in general. Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times : "A confluence of alchemical elements was at work, converging in ways that made a perfectly charming but small musical feel like a major event." An Australian tour opened at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney on February 22, 2016, before touring to Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide ; The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne ; Canberra Theatre Centre; Queensland Performing Arts Centre , Brisbane , and The Roslyn Packer Theatre , Sydney. It starred Brent Hill as Seymour, Esther Hannaford as Audrey, Tyler Coppin as Mushnik and Scott Johnson as Orin. Hill also voiced Audrey II. The production

3710-413: The valve parts for an old EMI mixing console with solid state technology and modifying the desk for 8-track recording. In 1968, Terry Brown (a sound engineer at Lansdowne and Olympic studios) was asked by Barry Morgan and Monty Bason to set up the new Morgan Studios . Brown asked to buy the designs for the new mixing console that Green and Kerridge had been working on. Green suggested that he build

3780-425: The voice of Audrey II and DeQuina Moore as Chiffon. Although this was the first time it had played on Broadway, the show's success in film and numerous regional productions made it fall under the "Revival" category for the 2003 Tony Awards . Foster was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance. The revival was fairly faithful to the original 1982 production. Changes included

3850-795: The voice of Audrey II from Broadway. Pasadena Playhouse staged a production from September 17 to October 20, 2019, directed by Mike Donahue. The cast included George Salazar as Seymour, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Audrey, Amber Riley as Audrey II, Kevin Chamberlin as Mr. Mushnik and Matthew Wilkas as Orin. An off-Broadway revival at the Westside Theatre began previews on September 17, 2019, with an official opening on October 17, 2019. The cast starred Jonathan Groff as Seymour, Tammy Blanchard as Audrey, Christian Borle as Orin and Tom Alan Robbins as Mr. Mushnik. Michael Mayer directed, with choreography by Ellenore Scott. The lighting designer

3920-734: The voice of Audrey II. The tour closed April 16, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio . The first major London revival began previews on November 17, 2006, at the Menier Chocolate Factory , Off West End . This revival, directed by Matthew White, featured a new Audrey II designed by David Farley, resembling the pitcher plant . The production was a critical and commercial success and transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End in March 2007. In June 2007,

3990-452: The world, including West End performances of Billy Elliot , We Will Rock You , Hairspray , Jersey Boys , Lion King , and Wicked , and Broadway performances of 13 , Avenue Q , Chicago , Guys and Dolls , Gypsy , Hairspray , Jersey Boys , Lion King , Mary Poppins , Pal Joey , and South Pacific . Albums such as Supertramp 's Crime of the Century ,

4060-506: The world. The last studio desk to be installed is still at Air Edel Studios in London. In 1984 a sound engineer, Martin Levan, from Morgan Studios was asked to put on a live show, Little Shop of Horrors , and the first desk was built for live theatre. Cadac launched a digital audio network called MegaCOMMS, that was designed to work with many many complex applications. It embedded control data in

4130-482: Was Bradley King . The plant for this production was voiced by Kingsley Leggs. A cast album was released digitally on December 20, 2019. Gideon Glick began playing Seymour in early 2020. The production suspended performances on March 11, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic , and reopened on September 21, 2021, with Jeremy Jordan as Seymour; Mayer, Scott, Blanchard, Borle and Robbins returned. The cast album received

4200-426: Was also made into a 1986 film of the same name , directed by Frank Oz . A trio of 1960s street urchins named Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon set the scene ("Little Shop of Horrors") and comment on the action throughout the show. Seymour Krelborn is a poor young man, an orphan living in an urban skid row . Audrey is a pretty blonde with a fashion sense that leans towards tackiness. They lament their stations in life and

4270-402: Was announced to be the company's UK Sales Manager. At this time, the company also announced that it would be making its UK distribution entirely in-house, rather than shipping in supplies from overseas. This was done in an effort to allow for faster project development, and to build stronger relationships with customers in the UK. In the same year, the company also established a US headquarters in

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4340-410: Was booked through November 26, 2016. A revival at London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre , from August 3 to September 22, 2018, was directed by Maria Aberg, choreographed by Lizzi Gee and designed by Tom Scutt. It starred Marc Antolin as Seymour, Jemima Rooper as Audrey, Forbes Masson as Mr Mushnik, Matt Willis as Orin and American drag performer Vicky Vox as Audrey II. The production included

4410-613: Was critically acclaimed and won several awards including the 1982–1983 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award . Howard Ashman wrote, in the introduction to the acting edition of the libretto, that the show "satirizes ... science fiction, 'B' movies , musical comedy itself, and even the Faust legend". In

4480-466: Was directed by Dean Bryant and choreographed by Andy Hallwsorth The production was nominated for ten Sydney Theatre Awards , winning eight, including Best Production of a Musical, and five Helpmann Awards , winning none. Cassie Tongue wrote of it in The Guardian : "Watching this show feels like a discovery, or a reaffirmation; to be reminded why musical theatre matters, to be assured that musicals are

4550-460: Was filmed, in which the plant eats Audrey and Seymour and then, having grown to massive size and reproduced, goes on a King Kong -style rampage through New York City. It was received poorly by test audiences, and the upbeat alternate ending was used for the theatrical cut. In October 2012, the original ending was restored and released with the film as "The Director's Cut" on DVD and Blu-ray. A new song for Audrey II, "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space",

4620-441: Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Development of a feature film remake was announced in 2016, with Greg Berlanti directing and Matthew Robinson penning the screenplay. Berlanti, David Geffen and Marc Platt were set to serve as producers. By 2020, Taron Egerton , Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson had entered into negotiations to star as Seymour, Orin and Audrey, respectively, while Billy Porter

4690-535: Was replaced as Audrey by Claire Moore (1984) then Sarah Payne (1985). Orin was played by Terence Hillyer (1983), David Burt (1984) and Bogdan Kominowski (1985). Audrey II was puppeteered by Anthony Asbury , and the costumes were designed by Tim Goodchild . It received the 1983 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical and closed on October 5, 1985. An Australian production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Perth on January 14, 1984, starring Christopher Pate as Seymour and Denise Kirby as Audrey. It then moved to

4760-469: Was the assistant to Howard Ashman during the original production. Martin P. Robinson , who designed the original Audrey II puppets, enlisted fellow puppeteers and builders from The Jim Henson Company to create and operate new puppets for the show, ranging from the smallest plant (operated solely by Robinson) to the largest (requiring three additional puppeteers to fully control). Hunter Foster and Alice Ripley played Seymour and Audrey, and Billy Porter

4830-466: Was the third-longest running musical and the highest-grossing production in off-Broadway history. Though a Broadway transfer had been proposed for the production, book writer Howard Ashman felt the show belonged where it was. Since it was not produced on Broadway, the original production was ineligible for the 1982 Tony Awards . The producers were the WPA Theatre, David Geffen , Cameron Mackintosh and

4900-473: Was the voice of Audrey II. Critics complained that by expanding the show to fit a larger theatre, its intimacy was lost; they also judged several actors as miscast, although the Miami Herald declared that "Alice Ripley's Audrey – part lisping Kewpie doll (a la Ellen Greene, who originated the role), part dental punching bag – is heartbreakingly adorable." In June 2003, the producers announced that

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