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Little Shop of Horrors

Virginia Theatre, (10/2/2003 - 8/22/2004)
Preview:Aug 29, 2003 Total Previews:40
Opening:Oct 2, 2003   
Closing:Aug 22, 2004 Total Performances:372


Category: Musical, Comedy, Puppets, Original, Broadway
Setting: Mushnik's flower shop on Skid Row.





by opening date




Originally produced by The WPA Theatre; With the WPA Theatre, originally produced at the Orpheum Theatre by David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President); A developmental production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS was presented at The Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (Executive Producing Director: Barbara S. Stein; Artistic Director: David Arisco)

Book by Howard Ashman; Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Based on the film by Roger Corman; Based on the screenplay by Charles Griffith; Musical Director: Henry Aronson; Original Vocal Arrangements: Robert Billig; New Arrangements: Michael Kosarin; Music orchestrated by Danny Troob

Directed by Jerry Zaks; Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall; Associate Choreographer: Vince Pesce; Assistant Director: Marc Bruni

Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Sound Design by T. Richard Fitzgerald; Puppet Design by The Jim Henson Company and Martin P. Robinson; Hair and Wig Design by Robert-Charles Vallance; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll; Assistant Scenic Design: Tobin Ost, Nicholas Keslake, Heesoo Kim and Matt Schultz; Associate Costume Design: Tom Beall; Assistant Costume Design: Patrick Chevillot and Paul Spadone; Associate Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael Jones and Carolyn Wong; Associate Sound Design: Carl Casella and Domonic Sack

General Manager: Richard Frankel Productions and Jo Porter; Company Manager: Sammy Ledbetter; Associate Co. Mgr: Grant A. Rice

Production Stage Manager: Karen Armstrong; Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Stage Manager: Adam John Hunter; Assistant Stage Mgr: Claudia Lynch

Musical Supervisor: Michael Kosarin; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Henry Aronson; Associate Conductor: John Samorian; Music Preparation: Miller Music Services; Assistant Conductor: Georgia Stitt; Keyboard: Henry Aronson and John Samorian; Guitars/Mandolin: John Benthal; Percussion: David Yee; Trumpet: Tony Kadleck; Musician: David Spier; Woodwinds: Matt Hong and Tom Murray; Drums: Rich Mercurio; Bass: Steve Gelfand

Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Press Representative: Barlow-Hartman Public Relations; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Promotions / Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Photographer: Paul Kolnik; Additional Photography: Robert Mitchell; Dance Captain: Carla J. Hargrove


Opening Night Cast

Kerry Butler Audrey (Aug 29, 2003-Jun 20, 2004) 
Hunter Foster Seymour (Aug 29, 2003-Jun 6, 2004) 
Rob Bartlett Mushnik   
Douglas Sills Derelict, Skid Row Occupant   
 Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce and Everyone Else (Aug 29, 2003-Jun 13, 2004) 
Anthony Asbury Derelict, Skid Row Occupant  
 Audrey II (Manipulation)  
Carla J. Hargrove
Broadway debut 
Ronnette  
Trisha Jeffrey
Broadway debut 
Crystal  
DeQuina Moore
Broadway debut 
Chiffon  
Don Morrow Prologue Voice Recorded voice only  
Bill Remington Derelict, Skid Row Occupant  
 Audrey II (Manipulation)  
Martin P. Robinson Audrey II (Manipulation)  
 Derelict, Skid Row Occupant  
Matt Vogel Audrey II (Manipulation)  
 Derelict, Skid Row Occupant  
Michael-Leon Wooley Derelict, Skid Row Occupant  
 The Voice of Audrey II  

Understudies: Ta'Rea Campbell (Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette), Ray DeMattis (Mushnik), Michael James Leslie (The Voice of Audrey II), Jonathan Rayson (Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce and Everyone Else, Seymour), Darren Ritchie (Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce and Everyone Else, Seymour), Jessica-Snow Wilson (Audrey).