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#51

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 11/1/05 at 6:47pm

I loved the revival! I sat in the third row, though, so maybe that had something to do with it...

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#52

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 11/1/05 at 7:27pm

Beats me.

We both loved it

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#53

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 5:18pm

Alice sounds great here

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#54

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 5:35pm

I gotta say...Alice sounds wonderful on that youtube clip. Stunning, actually. How the hell did she get dropped out of town?

#55

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 6:54pm

There was a more recent thread about this here, where I was reprimanded for saying this--but it sounds like Alice leaving the role was largely just a victim of circumstances when they decided to scrap nearly everything (I think Hunter was the main thing that stayed). From the press I've read, she got great reviews in Florida, even if the show got mixed ones. There was other drama--

#56

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 7:30pm

I think Kerry is affecting here; the beauty of her voice is hard to deny. On the other hand, the accent is half baked and she sounds a bit mentally challenged.

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Updated On: 8/31/12 at 07:30 PM

#57

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 8:34pm

I enjoyed the revival, but it lacked the raffish charm of the original smaller production.

#58

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 8:50pm

I think that's a big part of the issue. You can argue abou Zaks making it too "Disneyfied", which has some truth, and how great that ending was in its hugeness, but really I just don't think the show plays as well in a big theatre. I recently saw a very good regional production in a 900 seat house, where they insisted on closing the balcony--and it played like the gem that it is. Ashman fought hard not to have it transfer to Broadway, and I think he was smart to.

#59

re: Little Shop Revival- why didn't it do well?

Posted: 8/31/12 at 8:50pm

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