You think there should be a Little Shop Of Horrors revival? — Page 2

Definetly not, as someone said it was only two years since the last production. LSH was a small Off Broadway show that did well in the 1980's. If it is ever done again in NY that is the scale and place for it. It was never a big show.

I agree it is too soon for another revival. Yet, I did love the last revival. I am guilty of seeing it twice...

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The production last year in London was excellent. I saw it before it transferred to the West End, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and the setting and intimacy of the venue was perfect. The show was faithful to the original incarnations - none of the script was changed, but the humour was updated and the actors were so talented that they incorporated excellent character traits and funny bits that aren't in the stage directions. It didn't run for long enough, in my opinion.

Little Shop is such a good show, yet never runs for very long, guess it's difficult to market!

P.S - Sheridan Smith was phenomenal as Audrey, Ellen Greene (as much as I used to like her), admittedly sound like she's trying to blow her nose when she sings high. Her voice changes completely. I was completely put off by her after seeing the Cameron Mackintosh concert DVD. She sounded AWFUL.

The revival was too slick and had no heart. All the actors are AMAZING performers, but weren't able to capture the sweetness that's necessary to rope you in. And while the plant was amazing to watch, I thought it was one of the things that sort of destroyed the show. The source material is B-grade horror and everything about the piece has to feel like that or it doesn't work. I'm a HUGE fan of the piece and was extremely excited about the Broadway mounting, but left feeling somewhat empty.

And anyone who doesn't like Ellen Greene in this role needs to see her perform some of the songs live. I was at her concert at Joe's Pub a few years ago and she was AMAZING in everything she did. What makes her so incredible as Audrey is that she BECOMES a real, live, breathing embodiment of her. She really has you in the palm of your hand!

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The original, in the little theatre next to CBGBs was a masterpiece. Ellen Greene was a gift from the theatrical Gods. The staging was superb. Every other bloated version is the suck.

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"Little Shop is such a good show, yet never runs for very long, guess it's difficult to market!"

How about the original production? It ran 5 1/2 years.

"P.S - Sheridan Smith was phenomenal as Audrey, Ellen Greene (as much as I used to like her), admittedly sound like she's trying to blow her nose when she sings high. Her voice changes completely. I was completely put off by her after seeing the Cameron Mackintosh concert DVD. She sounded AWFUL."

Get the original Off-Broadway CD. She's pretty much pure power belting there. It's phenomenal. I think the more she did the role the more she was encouraged to play up the "voice" and especially in the singing it really made the quality decrease.

And for the person asking about the 3D comic book, two notes. That's not the Off-Broadway production. That is a production that toured Japan in 86 or 87 (hence the Japanese location said in the finale instead of New York). It's pretty close to what played New York and does feature the original plant, but other things had to be adapted and it was not a re-creation of Howard Ashman's direction or the original choreography.

Regardless, I have always loved the 3D comic book. It is SUCH a kitschy campy 60's reference that just perfectly sets up the tone of the rest of the show.

And while we're talking about excellent Audreys.. how about Marsha Waterbury, who is featured in that Japanese tour video and also played her Off-Broadway for several years. Fantastic fantastic performance.

I love Kerry, but I thought she wasn't very endearing in the role. I never felt for her. The character should break your heart, and I didn't get any of that.

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I love Ellen Grrene but have to say Sheridan Smith here in the UK has to be the best i have seen in that role

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Does anyone else see the irony in SpellingBeeFan's spelling?

That being said, I don't see any need for a "revival", until a director can come up with a concept on how to make it work in a larger broadway house.

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My friend had the Florida bootleg, invited to watch it. I watched it and LOVED it. The plant was better then Broadway, IMO. I didn't like Mr.Mushnnik though.

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Interesting that Marsh (Skaggs) Waterbury played Audrey in the first tour, she succeeded Ellen Greene in the tour of THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, hmmm type casting?

Thanks for clearing up the info about the Japanese tour! Marsha Waterbury is indeed phenomenal as Audrey and I think she's a very close second next Ellen Green. I would have loved to have seen the original production!