Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?- Page 2

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 6:49am

I just really hope that Tammy Blanchard does not return. Her performance was so strange, and while it worked for some people on here, it left me baffled. Excited to see who they announce!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 12:35pm

^ 100%. I cringe whenever I hear her on my cast recording. Would love to see Megan Hilty come back to NYC for a few months, she was a stunning Audrey. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 1:53pm

I'd love to see a less traditional casting of Audrey- didnt see Blanchard, but kudos to MJ Rodriguez and that production for taking Audrey in a totally different direction from Ellen Greene, whose performance can't be matched. 

Leslie Kritzer? Rebecca Naomi Jones? Solea Pfeiffer?

[mxfish1313]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 6:53pm

JDonaghy4 said: "I'd love to see a less traditional casting of Audrey- didnt see Blanchard, but kudos to MJ Rodriguez and that production for taking Audrey in a totally different direction from Ellen Greene, whose performance can't be matched.

Leslie Kritzer? Rebecca Naomi Jones? Solea Pfeiffer?"

I remember Almost Famous being talked about a lot right before the shutdowns... if they’re still getting a Broadway transfer, Solea Pfeiffer might not be available for LSOH if she’s still going to be Penny Lane. 

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 7:13pm

I know I’m in the minority but I’ll be crushed it Blanchard doesn’t continue with the production. I thought she was the highlight of a really lovely, fun revival. She gave a marvelous performance.

[JayElle]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 7:18pm

Alex Kulak2 said: "I just love how the show's reopening on the 21st Day of the Month of September."

LOLOL

[JayElle]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 7:27pm

n2nbaby said: "I know I’m in the minority but I’ll be crushed it Blanchard doesn’t continue with the production. I thought she was the highlight of a really lovely, fun revival. She gave a marvelous performance."

I liked her as well.  I'd prefer the orig cast on return. Groff was incredible...like a Gumby the way he laid around on the floor and slopping mess all over himself.  He and Tammy looked like an odd couple, but I think oddity is the whole context of the show.

 

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 7:33pm

bwayphreak234 said: "I just really hope that Tammy Blanchard does not return. Her performance was so strange, and while it worked for some people on here, it left me baffled. Excited to see who they announce!"

She just wanted to play against the traditional take on the role. I'm always for performers taking risks, but her approach just didn't fit this staging at all.

[tthomas76]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 8:55pm

I'd love to see Megan Hilty play the part.  I didn't really care for Tammy on the recording.  Nothing against, her.  We saw her as Louise in "Gypsy".  Just enjoy more of the traditional take on the part.  Saw the Broadway production with Foster and Butler.  Looking forward to seeing who comes in.  We are going in December!

[rkade21]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 10:02am

Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, and Borle are returning

[ivy3]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 10:17am

EW.com also have information about the rest of the cast 

Tom Alan Robbins as Mushnik, Aaron Harrington as the voice of Audrey II, Salome Smith as Ronnette, Joy Woods as Chiffon, Aveena Sawyer as Crystal, and Eric Wright, Teddy Yudain, Stephen Berger, and Chelsea Turbin. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 10:34am

rkade21 said: "Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, and Borle are returning"

Blanchard is returning. Just what I feared. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 12:53pm

Ah well, at least I will see Jeremy and Christian. Looking forward. 

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 2:26pm

Ah. I’ll wait until they hopefully get a new Audrey down the line, then. I love Tammy as an actress, but that’s a role I want to hear really sung to its full potential.

[joshdog2014]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 3:04pm

Unsurprisingly, it looks like at least some seats and dates have had their prices raised after the cast announcement. I bought tickets a few days ago for $69 before fees and that same section on the same day is $89 now.

Updated On: 5/14/21 at 03:04 PM

[7thbighero]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 6:10pm

I’m curious why Kingsley Leggs and Kris Roberts aren’t returning. Updated On: 5/14/21 at 06:10 PM

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 5/14/21 at 8:34pm

O also really liked Tammy’s performance. I thought she felt like someone who actually grew up on Skid Row. I feel like Ellen based on the movie, despite her definitive performance, feels like someone from a slightly different world than Skid Row.

[massofmen]

Posted: 5/17/21 at 12:57pm

Did Jeremy get to perform it before COvid?

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/17/21 at 12:58pm

Nope, he was like a week shy of performing it for the first time. 

[greensgreens]

Posted: 5/19/21 at 5:31pm

Looking to schedule first part of April. Anyone think Jeremy or Christian will have moved on by then?

[nealb1]

Posted: 5/19/21 at 7:02pm

Got my ticket for Saturday, September 25th, evening performance.  Seeing the first "Moulin Rouge" performance the day before.  This will be fun! 

[Fosse76]

Posted: 5/19/21 at 7:12pm

joshdog2014 said: "Unsurprisingly, it looks like at least some seats and dates have had their prices raised after the cast announcement. I bought tickets a few days ago for $69 before fees and that same section on the same day is$89 now."

The new Broadway ticketing legislation (that won't go anywhere beyond its initial press release) would have made that illegal. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/19/21 at 7:24pm

greensgreens said: "Looking to schedule first part of April. Anyone think Jeremy or Christian will have moved on by then?"

Jeremy has never stayed that long on or off Broadway in over a decade. He will have moved on far before April. 

Updated On: 5/19/21 at 07:24 PM

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 5/21/21 at 12:29pm

Jordan Catalano said: "That’s awesome. I do hope it’s Jeremy, I was really looking forward to seeing him."

YES!!...i just purchased my ticket...and i also Love Christian Borle as the Dentist...cannot wait to see this as i saw the original Off-Broadway production at the old Orpheum Theatre back in the 80's...

[JayElle]

Posted: 5/29/21 at 2:47pm

broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "That’s awesome. I do hope it’s Jeremy, I was really looking forward to seeing him."
YES!!...i just purchased my ticket...and i also Love Christian Borle as the Dentist...cannot wait to see this as i saw the original Off-Broadway production at the old Orpheum Theatre back in the 80's..."

Seen it with Jonathan Groff and Gideon Glick.  You'll love it.  Got tix to see Jeremy.