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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#325
Posted: 1/13/23 at 11:27am
Really well put bdn223. My initial reaction to this was "why are they casting such a young girl to play a woman who should be pushing 40" which is a credit to Tammy Blanchard (and, I guess, Ellen Green playing this role in perpetuity), that I so think of her as much older/worn out.
I will say that Blanchard not being a vocal powerhouse worked (or at least was passable) because of how incredibly rich her portrayal of desperation was.... a *young* girl is gonna need to sing, so heres hoping Maude Apatow can, you know, do that?
Stand-by Joined: 11/9/15
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#326
Posted: 2/7/23 at 6:15pm
Is anyone gonna be at Maude’s first show tonight?
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#327
Posted: 2/7/23 at 6:29pm
bdn223 said: "Alex M said: "Very out of left field! Interested to know how she is!"
I wouldn't say she's out of left field, she is the traditional Audrey, a young ingenue with a slight edge/sadness.
Its more so interesting for the fact that the there are only 2 things that didn't make this a paint by numbers replica revival that countless schools, regional, and community theaters put on every year. One was it was built around Seymour, making him the shows focal point with all other characters being supporting, as opposed to most productions having Audrey being either the co-lead or star. The way this was done which leads to the second point was that Audrey was no longer a fresh faced naïve ingenue, she's an older middle aged woman beat down by life. In doing so it makes Seymour the sole spark of hope for change on Skid Row.
Audrey knows she's in an abusive relationship, she simply thinks she can't do better, which is much easier to portray when you are in your late 30s to early 40s as opposed to being 25. It transformed Audrey from a Tracey Turnblad/Ellen Green caricature into a Sally Bowles, which is why many could overlook the fact that Blanchard did not have the traditional vocal chops for the role. I am not saying I don't think Maude Apatow will do a good job, it just seems like a complete 180 for what this revival was created to be."
Wasn’t she in her thirties in the original production? Ellen Greene is a broken record in her interviews saying she was the one who made Audrey ‘over the hill’ and that she improved on the writer’s original concept. She also claims to have designed the look and bought the wig herself.
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#328
Posted: 2/7/23 at 6:56pm
Greene 31 when the original production opened, and Faith Prince was 26 when she took over
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#330
Posted: 2/8/23 at 9:48am
I guess no one went to see Lexi’s play. 
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#332
Posted: 2/9/23 at 12:16pm
I went to see Matt Doyle, I had no idea he was on vacation. Oh well, Evan was great. Maude was cast so Gen Z will see this and so ticket sales will be strong for the next two months. That's about it. She looks very young in the part, and she doesn't strike me at the "Ive been through and seen some sh*t" kind of Audrey. Her singing was very average, but she settled in towards the end of the show.
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#334
Posted: 2/9/23 at 12:27pm
Sutton Ross said: "I went to see Matt Doyle, I had no idea he was on vacation. Oh well, Evan was great. Maude was cast so Gen Z will see this and so ticket sales will be strong for the next two months. That's about it. She looks very young in the part, and she doesn't strike me at the "Ive been through and seen some sh*t" kind of Audrey. Her singing was very average, but she settled in towards the end of the show."
Matt tested for Covid last week and had to do the 10 day protocols.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#335
Posted: 2/9/23 at 12:54pm
Matt was sick when I went to see the show in December. I also went to see Rob over the summer an he was out with covid!
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#336
Posted: 2/21/23 at 6:29pm
Sutton Ross said: "I went to see Matt Doyle, I had no idea he was on vacation. Oh well, Evan was great. Maude was cast so Gen Z will see this and so ticket sales will be strong for the next two months. That's about it. She looks very young in the part, and she doesn't strike me at the "Ive been through and seen some sh*t" kind of Audrey. Her singing was very average, but she settled in towards the end of the show."
Does anyone know who is taking over for Maude? We got tickets ages ago for first week of April, but it’s our first trip back post-Covid and we are not flying or 9 hours to see Maud. Rather see d’arcy carden in thanksgiving play.
thanks!
Stand-by Joined: 11/9/15
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#337
Posted: 2/21/23 at 9:19pm
JaggedLittlePal said: "Sutton Ross said: "I went to see Matt Doyle, I had no idea he was on vacation. Oh well, Evan was great. Maude was cast so Gen Z will see this and so ticket sales will be strong for the next two months. That's about it. She looks very young in the part, and she doesn't strike me at the "Ive been through and seen some sh*t" kind of Audrey. Her singing was very average, but she settled in towards the end of the show."
Does anyone know who is taking over for Maude? We got tickets ages ago for first week of April, but it’s our first trip back post-Covid and we are not flying or 9 hours to see Maud. Rather see d’arcy carden in thanksgiving play.
thanks!"
No one has been announced, but rumor is Joy Woods, OG Chiffon turned Catherine Parr will be coming in for a run
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#338
Posted: 2/21/23 at 10:02pm
No one has been announced, but rumor is Joy Woods, OG Chiffon turned Catherine Parr will be coming in for a run "
Rumor has it the next Seymour will make sure the whole cast is ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#339
Posted: 3/4/23 at 8:37pm
Just saw on Instagram that Apatow has extended her run until April 30.
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#340
Posted: 3/5/23 at 4:52pm
7thbighero said: "Was anyone there tonight?"
Nope. The theater was empty.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#341
Posted: 3/5/23 at 6:06pm
Dollypop said: "7thbighero said: "Was anyone there tonight?"
Nope. The theater was empty."
get a life
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#342
Posted: 3/5/23 at 6:10pm
Who is going to be the next Seymour?
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#343
Posted: 3/5/23 at 6:12pm
Robbie516 said: "Who is going to be the next Seymour?"
hearing its someone whos going to be needing to get their head in the game 
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#345
Posted: 3/5/23 at 10:16pm
hearing its someone whos going to be needing to get their head in the game
INDEED 
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#346
Posted: 3/6/23 at 12:01am
Drew Gehling will be the next dentist. A predictable, obvious, but lovely choice xo
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#347
Posted: 3/6/23 at 10:47am
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpc9-OVuuB2/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=
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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#348
Posted: 3/7/23 at 10:32am
Matt Doyle posted he will be with Little Shop until July 16th
Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?#349
Posted: 3/8/23 at 1:26pm
Alex M said: "Robbie516 said: "Who is going to be the next Seymour?"
hearing its someone whos going to be needing to get their head in the game
"
Major thanks to all of you for the updates! We were so excited to see this and had front-row tickets. But there is no way we are sitting through Maud trying to channel angst as Audrey. Tired of nepo babies on broadway.
We were able to return our tickets. No more buying in advance to shows that stunt cast. Managed to get great seats to The Thanksgiving Play instead.
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