Little Shop of Horrors Cast Recording

[Jera]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 7:18pm

I finally got my Little shop of horrors 2003 cast recording. It feels like i've been waiting for it for months.

Here's my favourite songs:
1. Suddenly Seymour
2. Finale Ultimo (Don't feed the plants)
3. The Meek Shall Inherit

jera

[apdarcey]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 7:19pm

i love the meek shall inherit on this recording!

[Joshua488]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 7:22pm

I love this recording. People might think that Kerry Butler was miscast as Audrey, but I think her voice is phenomenal. Isn't it great to hear "Suddenly, Seymour" actually sung, as opposed to Ellen Greene's version? (I love Ellen's renditions, but it is definitely refreshing to hear it sung well.)

[Jera]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 7:23pm

I'm in love with Kerry Butler. I'd "hop the fence" for her, if you know what I mean.

jera

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 7:31pm

Indeed I love this recording to death! Hunter and Kerry make an awsome pair.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 8:16pm

This is one of my favorite recordings!

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 8:19pm

The 2003 recording is AMAZING.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 8:49pm

I definitely think the 2003 recording is the best overall. And I agree with you on Ellen's version compared to Kerry's....

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 9:55pm

i love this recording! kerry's voice is phenomenal, her suddenly seymour gives me chills and hunter is fabulous too

[timote316]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 9:58pm

I too love this recording. Hunter and Kerry on one disk = heaven. Some will say the original CR is better, but I beg to differ.

[playbill_signer_05]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:03pm

I LOVE this recording! Kerry is really a wonderful Audrey (but I did love Ellen Greene too!). And Hunter Foster is just amazing. I highly reccomend it.

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:04pm

love it so much...listen to it all the time

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:27pm

Yes, their rendition of Suddenly Seymour gave me the chills. Her and Hunter and Anthony and Tari are my favorite Seymour/Audrey duos. I especially loved Kerry adding her own flare in the 2nd chorus (Suddenly Seymour, he purified me, suddeny Seymour, showed me I caaaaaaaaan etc)

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:30pm

I love the 2003 recording.

[Up In Won]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:52pm

Little Shop is definately one of my favorite recordings. It's just so easy to listen to. Eh, does that make sense? Kerry is absolutely amazing, and I love her voice (Someone else mentioned that caaa' part which is by far one of my favorites). I also love Somewhere That's Green. So, Suddenly Seymour and Somewhere That's Green are my favorite songs.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:06am

I like Feed Me and I Found a Hobby!

[sallyfan101]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 10:29am

I luv the recording.I absolutely adore Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler.
Here's my favorites

1. Suddenly Seymour
2. ya never know
3. Meek shall inheirt(sp)
4. Somewhere that's green
5. Now do it now
6. Dentist Music

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:41pm

Maybe I'm just being weird but in the recording, I love Hunter's pronunciation of some of the words. Ex. "Stick with that plant and gee my bank account will thrive" or "And Audrey won't have to put up with that pig for another day, now for the girl now for the plant, now yes I will! etc." Seems to be mostly related to A-words. I noticed that he does the same thing in Urinetown and I really like the sound of it. Anyone else know what I'm talking about? :-P

[aliceripleysnumber1]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:11pm

Does anyone know why Alice Ripley didn't continue the role to Broadway? I know that during previews in Florida, she played Audrey. Did Alice back out of it, or did they want Kerry for the NY run?

[aliceripleysnumber1]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 12:39am

bump

[Marquise]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 2:01am

I saw Little Shop at the Miracle Theatre on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, Florida with Alice Ripley and Hunter Foster. I think she did a phenomenal job. She backed out of the production shortly after this engagement. I remember reading somewhere that they actually intended to scrap the whole idea of Broadway altogether and then some other producers stepped in and re-worked the whole show and cast Kerry Butler as "Audrey" when they were ready to take it to NYC.

At least that's what I think happened. Hopefully someone more familiar with or even closer to the situation can shed some more light. I always thought it was funny that Alice went from playing "Janet Weiss" in "Rocky Horror" to "Audrey" in "Little Shop of Horrors".

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 2:50am

I saw Alice in the Florida prod. as well. She was incredible.

The Florida prod. was to have been on the way to NYC. However after the Fla. run the producers stepped in and got rid of EVERYONE (except Hunter and choreo Kathleen Marshall) including the director, and original Seymour Lee Wilkoff who was playing Muishnik. Jerry Zaks was brought in to direct and the show was re-cast. The NY run met mixed reviews and received only one TONY nod for Hunter/Best Actor.