Someone mentioned a child screaming at the end of Little Shop...
Time for me to tell my LSOH story that is basically a rant of stupid parents who don't know what to and what not to bring young children to. I saw the revival in front mezz, dead center, and a little girl who was probably either 4 of 5 years old was next to me. Now even before the show started she was a bit apprehensive, asking if it was gonna be scary, and the parents kept saying no don't worry. Well she was pretty scared throughout most of the first act and her parents kept trying to tell her no, it's not scary, it's funny, but I don't think a girl that young understands the humor involved. Anyway, after the plant ate Orin the girl was bawling...she already refused to leave her mother's laps. The parents finally wised up and left during intermission. Thank god for that, when I watched the plant eat Mushnik, I kept thinking thank god they left because this one was so much worse and the poor child would have been traumatized. Sometimes, I wish parents would further consider age-appropriateness and realize certain shows are not meant for little children to see. Grr.
End rant.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
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