Little Shop is ON

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 3:41pm

If 3 audition notices for Little Shop posted today on actorsequity.org are any sign, the production will begin previews in September, open in October, under the director of Jerry Zaks!

All roles are (supposedly?) open.

Updated On: 6/4/03 at 03:41 PM

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 3:50pm

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 3:55pm

this is good new, but i it is also sad because of all the wonderful actors that were already in the show. i hope they dont recast the leads!!!!! do you think they will???

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:02pm

Who knows? I have a feeling Hunter and Alice will get in--but who knows? To be honest--a dorky Houston boy like me hopes and dreams to have the chance to be cast as an unknown--but more realistically--to just be the understudy--or 3rd swing--or wino #5 or SOMETHING! lol

Updated On: 6/4/03 at 04:02 PM

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:08pm

O wow, this is great news!! Little shop on again, woo-hoo! But an open casting??!?! I hope they cast Hunter, Alice, Billy, and Lee again!!!! I can't wait for the cd if that's the case!!


LITTLE SHOP PICS

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:13pm

i think we should all write to the producers saying that we want the same cast in the leads!!!!!! :)
i agree with you robactorguy i would love to hear alice, hunter and billy sing these songs on the cast recording!!!!!!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:14pm

well--open casting is probably a formality--they are either looking to resign the Florida cast or find new stars. OR, maybe a dorky, extremely talented unknown....lol

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:16pm

you you say resign the fl cast do you mean keep the show running in fl while the current cast practices for the broadway prodution???

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 4:20pm

no--cast the Florida cast for the bway production Rehearsals don't start until end of July.

Updated On: 6/4/03 at 04:20 PM

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 6:02pm

I think Lee Wilkoff might be the only major problem, because his wife was involved in the production they pulled.

Posted: 6/4/03 at 6:05pm

Oh that sucks, it's like a dream come true to return to the show you created, only to play another character, like Andrea McArdle did Star to Be in Annie film. Poor Lee, if that's the case...
LITTLE SHOP PICS

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 6:16pm

but why would they have audtions if lee was the problem??

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 6:21pm

no--lee wasn't necessarily the problem, but he prob won't be attached if Connie is not involved. Who knows who Zaks wants replaced? Who knows if they are really looking to cast all those parts? If anything, they are looking for the understudies and swings. If anything, they are obligated by Equity to hold an audition for the show--all those auditioning could be doing so in vain. =)

[MusicMan]

Posted: 6/4/03 at 8:06pm

Don't believe what you read---this show is dead in the water. Period.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 6/5/03 at 1:03am

Audition notices on the Actor's Equity web site are hardly bits of gossip. They are obviously moving ahead with Zaks on board and doing so quickly.

Updated On: 6/5/03 at 01:03 AM

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 6/5/03 at 1:22am

i hope you are right jrb_actor

[tbrean]

Posted: 6/6/03 at 7:51pm

I certainly hope the show survives. The production I saw in FL last week was terrific, even if it did look and sound almost identical to the original.