Ep. 45: "Little Shop of Horrors," 1986

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

On the twenty-first day of the month of September in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence... and Alex and Daisha are here to talk about it! Join the Broadway Babies as they continue their Spooky Halloween season with a musical about a mean green mother from outer space: "Little Shop of Horrors." Alex and Daisha watch the 1986 cult classic in all its grungy glory and discuss the sheer craftsmanship of Audrey II, the tightness of the plot, and a comparison of the two endings to the story.

Cast recording: Amazon | Spotify

Film: YouTube | Amazon

Songs:

• "Little Shop of Horrors” (performed by Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell)
• "Grow for Me” (Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell)
• "Feed Me (Git It)” (Rick Moranis, Levi Stubbs, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell)
• "Suddenly Seymour" (Ellen Greene, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell)
• "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” (Levi Stubbs and Chorus)

Music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Distributed by UMG Recordings Inc. Show Notes:

• Since we were pressed for time: The story of the Broadway revival’s butchering and fixing.
• Frank Oz recounts the story of the original ending and its re-release.
• "Suddenly Seymour" from the Pasadena Playhouse production on the Late-Late Show.
• Ellen Greene doing Audrey live at Encores in 2015, get it gurl!
• The Encores version with Audrey II’s actor actually on stage.
• A first look at the new off-Broadway revival
• A cute Groff interview
• Would Gaga be a good Audrey?

Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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