Little Shop of Horrors (PREVIEWS) — Page 4

I’m very much look forwarding to this. My upcoming (c’mon Friday, hurry up and get here!) is an embarrassment of riches. I’m actually glad to hear that they might be the keys for Blanchard. This reminds me of when I saw Elena Roger in the last Broadway revival of Evita. I overall loved the production but her high notes were torture to the point that strangers on either side of me were discussing it with me at intermission. Luckily, it got better in Act 2 when Eva gets sick and has less occasion for high notes. That production would’ve benefited from lowering the keys a bit for her. It would’ve been the generous thing to do for her, the audience and the production as otherwise her acting and dancing were very good.

Updated On: 9/23/19 at 11:04 AM

" I expect to see someone in a lead role who can SING especially in the heartbeat of NYC's theater world. She didn't deliver in that dept hence the criticism. BTW, if she indicated that she cant hit the higher register (or lower for that matter) without straining that should tell you she was miscast for a role that demands those kinds of vocal chops."

Thank you, this isn't the middle of nowhere dinner theater. It's NYC and I expect a person who can SING the songs. It's not like we are setting the bar high, I don't care about comparing her with anyone, just wanted someone who can do the job. Disappointing,

ModernMillie3 said: "Can anyone please describe the merch? Particularly what the image is on the magnet and t shirts? Thank you in advance!"

The magnet and one of the shirts is just the logo from the marketing/marquee/Playbill plus the Audrey II plant below it. The two other shirts have "Suddenly Seymour" with Seymour's glasses below that and "Whatever They Offer You... ... Don't Feed The Plant" with a hand feeding blood to Audrey II that is crossed out.

I saw this a couple days ago and enjoyed it a lot! Little Shop wasn't actually a musical I'd been familiar with before so I thought this was a good opportunity to get into it, and I'm glad I did. I don't think Alan Menken has written another rock score since this show which seems a bit of a shame (apart from a few songs in Galavant that I can recall).

Christian Borle was definitely the standout for me, and I think I enjoyed his performance more than Jonathan Groff's, who almost seemed a bit weak in the first act until Feed Me (though one of my friends mentioned that could've been part of Seymour's character). In general, do they normally double (or triple) cast Orin in other productions? The mix seemed a bit off for the urchins in the first couple numbers, but it seemed to get itself sorted out as the show went on (I was also sitting A103 and have found being close up can do weird things to the sound levels sometimes).

We saw just about everyone at stage door afterwards (were amazed at how different from the nerdy Seymour Jonathan Groff managed to look off stage), and I bought a plant from the merch table to take home. Definitely a fun time, and I might try for the lottery during Gideon Glick's run to see how different it is.

amoni said: "How dare Tammy Blanchard not be Ellen Greene! The nerve!"

Unlike others who replied to this comment I'm opting to believe you're being sarcastic. After all, it's in quotes.

One other point, I think the sound is still an issue. This was confirmed by the person still next across the 4th row aisle working on her ipad during the 1st act. She was constantly working with 2 ipads to adjust the sound levels. Luckily, the brightness on the ipads was low so it was not too distracting. I was however, a bit appalled that she was secretly vaping during the show. She would hide it under her jacket and vape. She did not come back during the 2nd act. 2 hours including an intermission.

Updated On: 9/26/19 at 09:42 AM

Gpvegas said: "One other point, I thinkthe sound is still anissue. This was confirmed by the person still next across the 4th row aisle working on her ipad during the 1st act. She was constantly working with 2 ipads to adjust the sound levels. Luckily, the brightness on the ipads was low so it was not too distracting. I was however, a bit appalled that she was secretly vaping during the show. She would hide it under her jacket and vape. She did not come back during the 2nd act. 2 hours including an intermission."

That's insanely unprofessional on both levels; I would have complained to the House Manager or written the producers and asked for my money back.

No, it's not gross, it's very common among theater actors. And if you have ever read a thread about him you know he spits when he sings live. Common knowledge among the community, and widely talked about on here for years.

He has openly joked about his excessive sweating and spitting. It’s nothing new with him. I have friends who bought tickets in the front row knowing they would be in Groff’s “spit zone”. It’s definitely common knowledge with him.

Updated On: 9/29/19 at 07:50 PM

ModernMillie3 said: "No, it's not gross, it's very common among theater actors. And if you have ever read a thread about himyou know he spits when he sings live. Common knowledge among the community, and widely talked about on here for years."

He also spits when he is not singing. I sat front row at Deathtrap in London. I was lucky I wasn't hit.

ArtMan said: "ModernMillie3 said: "No, it's not gross, it's very common among theater actors. And if you have ever read a thread about himyou know he spits when he sings live. Common knowledge among the community, and widely talked about on here for years."

He also spits when he is not singing. I sat front row at Deathtrap in London. I was lucky I wasn't hit."

Well God help the person opposite during a love song. There are tablets to stop you wanting to pee[I know I took them when working a responsive crowd-selling], so surely there must be a tablet excessive production of 'juice'--as long as you don't get a dry mouth. I think it gross even if he is pretty.