Little Shop of Horrors at Olney Theatre Center

Little Shop of Horrors

Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. Olney

Little Shop of Horrors, composed by Alan Menken and written by Howard Ashman, is about a hapless florist shop worker, Seymour, who finds and raises a mysterious plant that brings the florist attention from everyone, including his crush. In an attempt to keep all eyes on him, Seymour gives in to the plant’s appetite for human flesh and blood. Soon the plant, Audrey II, grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, carnivore and Seymour has more than he bargained for. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman.

Thru - Sep 9, 2012

Price: $44-$54

Show Type: Musical

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Washington Post - Somewhat Recommended

"... Yet music is hardly the strength of the Olney’s production. The small pit band is muffled and the singers are often overbearingly overmiked; if the Olney is going to continue producing a couple musicals a year, someone ought to figure out how to create alluring sound each time out. Nobody moves with verve, either, despite the dance-ready beats of Menken’s score."

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- Nelson Pressley

Washington Examiner - Recommended

"...It's just a silly rock musical about an overgrown, flesh-eating plant from outer space. And while its strange, cosmic plot drips with an ultramod sensibility marked by black humor and a flair for indulgent histrionics, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's seedy little foray into science fiction is as all-American as apple pie and alley cats."

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- Jolene Munch Cardoza

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

"... Director Mark Waldrop has staged a solid production of the 1982 musical by Howard Ashman (book and lyrics) and Alan Menken (music), with strong performances across the board. If anything, it's rather tame and lacking in edge: for example, James Fouchard's scenic design resembles a diorama in its elaborate details, from a two-dimensional elevated railroad track to reversible set pieces. But even the gory scenes that audiences know to expect, emphasized with foreboding music and spooky lighting, don't deliver much more than a shiver."

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- Susan Berlin

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

I’m not a set designer or a director, but if forced to guess, I’d say there’s nothing easy about putting on a solid staging of Little Shop of Horrors. When one of the main characters is a giant talking/singing/murdering plant, it logically follows that this is going to take some creativity.

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- Travis Andrews

Little Shop of Horrors at Olney Theatre Center