Little Shop Fantasy Cast

So, I am a huge lover of Little Shop of Horrors. The 2003 revival didn't really do justice to the original off- Broadway production. One of the main problems was the fact that the theatre was too big for a show that's supposed to be more intimate. So I had an idea that Roundabout should pick it up for a limited engagement revival at Studio 54, and I felt this cast would be perfect:

Seymour-Ben Platt

Audrey-Betsy Wolfe

Mushnik-Danny Burstein

Orin-Andy Karl

Audrey II-James Monroe Iglehart (or Eddie Cooper from the City Center Encores! Production).

Obviously a fantasy, but still very exciting to think about, especially imagining Ben Platt and Betsy Wolfe singing Suddenly Seymour.

Updated On: 7/5/17 at 12:23 AM

Seymour: Ben Platt

Audrey: Annaleigh Ashford

Audrey Two: Chuck Cooper

I don't think he's too young for the part, especially if he were cast alongside someone like Annaleigh. I mean Gyllenhaal and Greene had quite an age gap between them and it wasn't a problem.

GeorgeandDot said: "Seymour: Ben Platt Audrey: Annaleigh Ashford Audrey Two: Chuck Cooper

I don't think he's too young for the part, especially if he were cast alongside someone like Annaleigh. I mean Gyllenhaal and Greene had quite an age gap between them and it wasn't a problem."

I like that casting. Going back to the OP, I think Platt and Wolfe would each individually be great for those parts - just not together. Ashford is a better fit - though still older.

And for me, Gyllenhaal and Greene didn't work at all. They didn't fit together, Jake was miscast, and Ellen was way to old. But it was a concert version, so you forgive a lot of that.

I don't think I could improve on the Encores cast.

StephieElise said: "...I think he could also be able to pull off doing what Brent Hill in the recent Australian tour did and also sing Audrey II...."

Kind of Little Shop meets Hand to God. I could see Ben doing that.

HamilHansen said: "Seymour- Ben Platt

Audrey 2- James Monroe Iglehart or Michael James Scott

Orin- Rory O'Malley



"I still think Andy Karl would be a better choice for Orin. He is PERFECT for the role. I think he could get a Tony nom for it!

Also, Ashford is 32 and Wolfe is 35. Only a 3 year age difference. I still stand by Wolfe.

And Alison is much closer in age to Ben than Betsy and Annaleigh.

Seymour--Ben Platt

Audrey--Taylor Louderman

Mushnik--Danny Burstein

Orin--Andy Karl

Audrey II--James Monroe Iglehart

RogerMoore said: "Again, there's a man-eating plant that sings and we just can't believe that Ben Platt and Betsy Wolf can fall in love because of the 12 year age difference?"

Good point about the talking plant. My problem isn't about the number of years, it's about a teenager (which is all Ben has ever played because he looks younger than he is) romantically involved with a thirtysomething woman. Not that there's anything wrong with that - but that's a different story for me. A 30 year old Seymour and a 45 year old Audrey don't have the same cradle-robbing feeling to me. But that's just me.

Apparently the Australian production characterized the urchins as NuYorican prostitutes instead of black high school dropouts.

^If you saw Annaleigh in Sunday, you would see why she's the best choice for Audrey. She's beautiful, funny, and has an incredibly strong voice. She actually really reminds me of Ellen Greene.

I love Betsy Wolfe, but she's not enough of a strong character actress to pull of Audrey. She'd be good, but Annaleigh would be significantly better in the role.

Anyways, I would actually love to see this in an intimate off Broadway house again. I think it would be very successful and would probably run for quite a while.

Seymour- Adam Kantor

Audrey- Megan Hilty

I also love the idea of Andy Karl as Orin, I hadn't thought of that before!