query: who played the dentist in little shop of horrors

pos: Little Shop of Horrors (film) and is interviewed on the radio, and Audrey misses the broadcast due to being "hand-cuffed a little" by her sadistic, mean-spirited boyfriend Orin Scrivello (Steve Martin). The three girls suggest Audrey dump Orin and get another man to protect her, like Seymour, but Audrey states she doesn't deserve a nice guy. Despite this, Audrey has feelings for Seymour and secretly dreams of running off with him to the suburbs ("Somewhere That's Green"). Audrey II continues to grow rapidly and Seymour becomes a local celebrity ("Some Fun Now"). Seymour soon attempts to ask Audrey out, but she turns him down because

pos: Little Shop of Horrors (film) contained the reprise of "Suddenly, Seymour". This scene was re-shot and the reprise was placed later in the new ending. In the final theatrical cut, the only miniatures that are retained are the New York City streets passing behind Steve Martin's motorcycle ride at the beginning of "Dentist!" "When we did re-shoot the ending, the crowd reaction went over 50 percent in our favor. Before it was a point where they hated it so much, Warner probably wouldn't even release the movie," Oz said. "Little Shop of Horrors", after a delay needed to complete the revised ending, was released on

pos: Little Shop of Horrors (film) Little Shop of Horrors (film) Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American rock musical comedy horror film directed by Frank Oz. It is a film adaptation of the off-Broadway musical comedy of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman about a geeky florist shop worker who finds out his Venus flytrap can speak. Menken and Ashman's Off-Broadway musical was based on the low-budget 1960 film "The Little Shop of Horrors", directed by Roger Corman. The 1986 film stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II.

pos: 200 (South Park) the celebrities are discussing who to bring in to help capture Mohammed, Barbra Streisand is referenced as "her," to which the discussion goes "her who?" "her" "oh...her." This is slightly reminiscent of the movie Little Shop of Horrors when Rick Moranis and Steve Martin are talking about Audrey, who the dentist had physically abused, where Steve asks "what did I ever do to you" and Rick answers "it wasn't what you did to me, it was what you did to her" Steve: "her? oh...her" In its original American broadcast on April 14, 2010, "200" was watched by 3.33 million viewers,

pos: Little Shop of Horrors (film) who turned it down. Barbra Streisand was also rumored to have been offered the part. Since Greene was the original off-Broadway Audrey, the role was given to her. "She's amazing," Oz said. "I couldn't imagine any other Audrey, really. She nailed that part for years off-Broadway." The character of the masochistic dental patient, Arthur Denton, played in the original film by Jack Nicholson under the name "Wilbur Force", and cut from the stage version, was added back to the story and played by Bill Murray, who improvised all of his dialogue. It supposedly took Steve Martin six weeks to film

neg: Franc Luz the sadistic dentist in the original off-Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors". For this, he was nominated for the 1983 Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical category. The voices of Luz, Lee Wilkof, Jennifer Leigh Warren and others are featured in the 1992 CD release "Little Shop of Horrors Soundtrack - Original Off-Broadway Cast". Along the way, he joined other daytime soaps; in 1983, he played Tommy Lobo on "One Life to Live". Shortly after, he appeared on "Ryan's Hope" for a particularly heated story arc in 1984; he played Steve Latham, lover of

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) she has a date with her boyfriend, revealed to be a dentist ("Dentist!"). After Seymour closes up shop, Audrey II begins to talk to Seymour, demanding more blood than Seymour can give. The plant proposes that Seymour murder someone in exchange for fame and fortune: Seymour initially refuses, but agrees after witnessing Orin beating Audrey ("Feed Me (Get It)"). After Orin finishes with his masochistic patient, Arthur Denton (Bill Murray), who requested "a long, slow, root canal", Seymour books an appointment with Orin and arms himself with a revolver; however, he cannot bring himself to use it. Orin, who abuses

neg: Ben Richards (actor) the Cadillacs". Guest roles followed in the BBC television series' "Doctors" and "Holby City". In 2002 he played Jerry in "The Full Monty" and, in the following year, played the Dentist in the "Little Shop of Horrors". In 2004, Richards joined the cast of ITV's "Footballers' Wives" in the role of Bruno Milligan. He also appeared in the ITV2 spin-off "". In early 2006, it was announced that Richards had joined the cast of "Holby City" playing new character Justin Fuller, remaining in the series for four months. Richards then played Sky Masterson in the UK tour of "Guys and

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) The setting is moved from Skid Row, Los Angeles to Skid Row in New York. Seymour's hypochondriacal Jewish mother is omitted in the musical, and Seymour becomes an orphan in the care of Mushnik. Also dropped is the subplot involving the two investigating police officers. The characters of Mrs. Siddie Shiva and Burson Fouch are also omitted, although Mrs. Shiva is mentioned as being the shop's biggest funeral account. The gleefully masochistic dental patient, originally played by Jack Nicholson, is not in the musical but is in the 1986 film, played by Bill Murray. In the musical, the sadistic dentist,

neg: Rhydian Roberts of Police), "Grease" (40th anniversary tour, playing "Teen Angel") and "Rocky Horror Show" (Rocky). He has played pantomime leads in "Beauty and the Beast", acclaimed for carrying the show "rather spectacularly" with "remarkable gravitas", and "Cinderella". In 2015 he played Pontius Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar" and in 2016 the Dentist in "Little Shop of Horrors". During Christmas 2017 he appeared in "Aladdin" at the SSE Arena, Belfast. 2008's highest-selling album by a male newcomer (600,000 copies), was Rhydian's eponymous debut, "Rhydian", incorporating material by Jim Steinman. His second, "O Fortuna" (2009), co-produced by composer Karl Jenkins, included duets with

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) Little Shop of Horrors (musical) Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film "The Little Shop of Horrors". The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour". The musical

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors 2003 Broadway revival, all of which have attracted attention to the 1960 film. Penny-pinching Gravis Mushnick owns a florist shop which is staffed by himself and his two employees, the sweet Audrey Fulquard and clumsy Seymour Krelboyne. The rundown shop gets little business. When Seymour fouls up the arrangement of Dr. Farb, a sadistic dentist, Mushnick fires him. Hoping Mushnick will change his mind, Seymour tells him about a special plant that he has grown from seeds he got from a "Japanese gardener over on Central Avenue." Seymour admits that he named the plant "Audrey Jr.", a revelation that delights

neg: Edda Heiðrún Backman acting jobs. In 1985 she starred in two Icelandic films: "Svart og sykurlaust" and "Eins og skepnan deyr". That same year she also starred in the play "Milli skinns og hörunds" and as Audrey in the Icelandic adaption of the "Little Shop of Horrors". The little Shop of Horrors got very popular and played over a 100 times before closing. This was also Backman's singing debut. When The Little Shop of Horrors ended Backman starred as a wrestler in a play called Rauðhóla-Ransí. In 1987 she starred in a TV-movie for RÚV. After that she had a large role in

neg: James Michael Gregary "Beau Jest" at the Lamb's Theatre. He also performed the role of Orin, the dastardly dentist in "Little Shop of Horrors". Besides guest starring on CBS' "Legwork" in 1987, he appeared on most soaps in New York City at the time, most notably as Art Mueller on "Ryan's Hope" and Inspector Pappas on "As the World Turns". After his initial stint as Clint Radison on Y&R, Gregary appeared on "Guiding Light" from 1992 to 1994 as Jory Andros, the brother of Eleni Andros, played by Melina Kanakaredes. He also portrayed the role of Dr. Ken Fontana briefly on "The Bold

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) bringing in ("Closed for Renovation"). Orin Scrivello, a sadistic dentist, is Audrey's abusive boyfriend. Modeled after the "Leader of the pack" characters of the 1950s, Orin drives a motorcycle, wears leather, and enjoys bringing other people pain ("Dentist!"). Orin encourages Seymour to take the plant and get out of Skid Row. Realizing that his store's sudden profitability is completely dependent on the plant (and therefore on Seymour), Mushnik takes advantage of Seymour's innocence by offering to adopt him and make him a full partner in the business. Having always wanted a family, Seymour accepts, even though Mushnik has always yelled

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors The Little Shop of Horrors The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. The film's concept is thought to be based on a 1932 story called "Green Thoughts", by John Collier, about a man-eating plant. However, Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's sci-fi short story from 1956, "The Reluctant Orchid" (which was in turn inspired by the 1905 H. G.

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors autograph cards by both Jonathan Haze and Jackie Joseph. The Little Shop of Horrors The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. The film's concept is thought to be based on a 1932 story called "Green Thoughts", by John Collier, about a man-eating plant. However, Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's sci-fi short story from 1956, "The Reluctant Orchid" (which

neg: The Dentist in a psychiatric hospital, is carted off to his regular dental appointment. The dentist working on him is revealed to be his toothless wife Brooke, who works violently on his mouth. "The Dentist" was shot in Los Angeles in a residential home. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 0% of seven surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 2.9/10. Allmovie wrote, "this parody is pretty subpar even by the standards of "Saturday the 14th" and "Swamp Thing". Plenty of earlier films have played with the peculiarities and anxieties of the dental world, from the lighthearted "Little Shop

neg: Central Operatic Society - Jesus Christ Superstar; 2001 - My Fair Lady; 2012 - The Drowsy Chaperone; 2013 - Little Shop of Horrors Outstanding Achievement: 2006 - 'The Chorus' in Chess Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical: 2012 - Nigel Taylor, The Man in the Chair (The Drowsy Chaperone); 2013 - Craig Arme, Seymour Krelborne (Little Shop of Horrors) 2015 - Adrian Redfern, The Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 2016 - Rachael Wyatt, The Witch (Into the Woods) The 2005 production of Calamity Jane won the NODA Regional Award for 'Best Production of a Musical'. Little Shop of Horrors was nominated

neg: Alex Ferns 2006 movie "Shadow Man", as Schmitt, also starring Steven Seagal. His theatrical work includes the role of the "tapeworm" (a hallucination) in "I.D.", a play about Dimitri Tsafendas and his assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the 2008 national tour of Agatha Christie's murder mystery "And Then There Were None", and "Little Shop of Horrors" as the Dentist. In 2011 he took the role of Scottish gangster Jimmy Boyle in the play about his life, "The Hardman", during a Scottish tour to positive reviews. He also made a brief appearance in the Smirnoff Vodka advert in 2009. Ferns

neg: Dan Chameroy the Woods. He released a CD of Broadway show tunes entitles "me" in 2003 and can be heard in the cast recording of Tristan. Dan will return to Stratford in 2019 as Dad in Billy Elliot the musical and the dentist in Little Shop of Horrors. For Soulpepper Theatre Company: The Barber of Seville, Farther West. Other Theatre: 12 seasons with Stratford, including Outside Looking In, Wanderlust, The Winter's Tale, A Funny Thing Happened..., Pentecost, Oklahoma, Palmer Park, Cymbeline, Camelot, The Arsonists (Canadian Stage Company); The Magic Fire, High Society (Shaw); The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables

neg: Ellen Greene Ellen Greene Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American singer and actress. Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films—notably "Little Shop of Horrors", and television series. From 2007 to 2009, she starred as Vivian Charles on the ABC series "Pushing Daisies". Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a guidance counselor, and her father was a dentist. Greene is Jewish. She attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors AIP distributed the film as the B movie for their release of Mario Bava's "Black Sunday". Despite being barely mentioned in advertising (it was only occasionally referred to as an "Added Attraction" to Bava's film), "Black Sunday"'s critical and commercial success resulted in positive word of mouth responses to "The Little Shop of Horrors". The film was re-released again the following year in a double feature with "Last Woman on Earth". Because Corman did not believe that "The Little Shop of Horrors" had much financial prospect after its initial theatrical run, he did not bother to copyright it, resulting in

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors the audience "laughed so hard I could barely hear the dialogue. I didn't quite register it right. It was as if I had forgotten it was a comedy since the shoot. I got all embarrassed because I'd never really had such a positive response before." The film's popularity slowly grew with local television broadcasts throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Interest in the film was rekindled when a stage musical called "Little Shop of Horrors" was produced in 1982. It was based on the original film and was itself adapted to cinema as "Little Shop of Horrors", in 1986. A short-lived

neg: Steve Martin up to that point. In 1986, Martin joined fellow "Saturday Night Live" veterans Martin Short and Chevy Chase in "¡Three Amigos!", directed by John Landis, and written by Martin, Lorne Michaels, and singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It was originally entitled "The Three Caballeros" and Martin was to be teamed with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. In 1986, Martin was in the movie musical film version of the hit Off-Broadway play "Little Shop of Horrors" (based on a famous B-movie), playing the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello. The film was the first of three films teaming Martin with Rick Moranis. In 1987, Martin

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) and Audrey. The musical engages with ideas relating to human values in the face of capitalist culture, disempowering those who are enveloped with motivations of personal monetary gain and overlook moral values. It serves as a social commentary of commodity fetishism. In 2003, an $8 million revival of "Little Shop of Horrors" was planned with the goal of opening on Broadway. A $1 million pre-Broadway production debuted at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, Florida on May 16, 2003. Lee Wilkof, who originated the role of Seymour in 1982, was cast as Mr. Mushnik. The production was directed by Wilkof's

neg: Harvey Atkin on "Little Shop", loosely based on the movie "Little Shop of Horrors". He also played characters in other series such as "Beetlejuice", "Bad Dog" and "Ruby Gloom". Atkin appeared in more than 75 films and on many television series. He did voice-over work in approximately 3,000 television and radio commercials, notably for the Leon's Furniture chain, for which he won three Clio Awards. He appeared in 95 episodes of "Cagney & Lacey" as Sergeant Ronald Coleman. Atkin played Judge Alan Ridenour in a recurring role on the television drama "", a role he also played in "" and "Law &

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) and even bigger. Actors and stage hands are often used to move larger branches and roots, which, in the original off-Broadway production, spilled off the stage and into the audience. In some productions, dangling vines over the house enhance the effect of Audrey II menacing the audience. Amateur productions of "Little Shop of Horrors" receive designs for building the puppets from MTI, as part of the rental scripts and scores, based on the original Martin P. Robinson designs. Some companies who have produced the show in the past and built their own puppets rent them out to other companies to

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors some distributors, including American International Pictures (AIP), felt that the film would be interpreted as anti-Semitic, citing the characters of Gravis Mushnick and Siddie Shiva. Welles, who is Jewish, stated that he gave his character a Turkish Jewish accent and mannerisms, and that he saw the humor of the film as playful, and felt there was no intent to defame any ethnic group. The film was finally released by its production company, The Filmgroup, nine months after it had been completed. "The Little Shop of Horrors" was screened out of competition at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. A year later,

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) one". Roger Ebert said in his review: "All of the wonders of "Little Shop of Horrors" are accomplished with an offhand, casual charm. This is the kind of movie that cults are made of, and after "Little Shop" finishes its first run, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it develop as one of those movies that fans want to include in their lives". Oz's friend and Muppet colleague Jim Henson praised the film and said "the lip sync on the plant in that film is just absolutely amazing". The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, one

neg: Don Austen He played the role of Haggis providing the voice whilst inhabiting the enormous orange furball. Colleague David Collins controlled the animatronic eyes from off camera. Don Austen Don Austen (born 1958 in London, England) is an English puppeteer. He began his career in 1981 at Cannon Hill Park's puppet theatre in Birmingham. Austen joined the Jim Henson Creature Shop in 1986 for the movie "Labyrinth". He was a puppeteer for other blockbuster movies including "" (1985), "The Little Shop of Horrors" (1986), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "The Bear" ("L'ours") (1988), "The Witches" (1990), and "" (1999). Most notably he

neg: Little Shop example, calling him a 'meathead' or 'pest,' and saying he'd "rather be talking to a termite." Brace-faced neighborhood bully Paine Driller replaces the character of Orin Scrivello, the dentist. Audrey, Seymour's love interest, is a bow-wearing brunette who is always thinking about what job she wants when she grows up. She is the daughter of Mr. Mushnik in this version. Little Shop Little Shop is a 1991 American/French animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids TV network in 1991, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. "Little Shop" was based on the

neg: Marc Routh Live, What’s Wrong With This Picture?," and "Love Letters". In the West End his productions have included "Young Frankenstein", "The Producers, Hairspray, Smokey Joe’s Café," "Porgy and Bess, Flashdance, This Is Our Youth," "Little Shop of Horrors", "Simply Heavenly", "Dolly West’s Kitchen, Oleanna," and "Immodesty Blaise and Walter’s Burlesque". From 2000 to 2005, along with partners Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel, and Steven Baruch and British partners Edward Snape and Paddy Wilson ran The Arts Theatre in the West End, presenting such productions as The Pet Shop Boys Musical "Closer to Heaven." Routh co-produced "Little Shop of Horrors", which was announced

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) set the scene ("Little Shop of Horrors") and comment on the action throughout the show. Seymour Krelborn is a poor young man, an orphan living in an urban skid row. Audrey is a pretty blonde with a fashion sense that leans towards the tacky. They lament their stations in life and the urban blight in their neighborhood ("Skid Row (Downtown)"). They are co-workers at Mushnik's Skid Row Florists, a run-down flower shop owned and operated by the cranky Mr. Mushnik. Seymour has recently obtained a mysterious plant that looks like a large venus flytrap. While he was browsing the wholesale

neg: Bran Ferren effects for the Paul McCartney World Tour, R.E.M, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, and visual effects for Little Shop of Horrors. He was a technical consultant for the films "Impostor" and "Fat Man and Little Boy", and designed the titles for "Simon, Dirty Rotten" "Scoundrels", "Guilty as Sin", and "Little Shop of Horrors". In addition to special effects, they were considered leaders in advanced projection, simulation and laser effects technology, and provided customized equipment for dozens of major road tours, and stationary installations. He also produced, directed, and was the cinematographer for the movie "Funny", which received a Nomination for a

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) The film's original 23-minute finale, based on the musical's ending, was rewritten and reshot after test audiences did not react positively to it. For years only available as black-and-white workprint footage, the original ending was fully restored in 2012 by Warner Home Video. In the early 1960s, a three-girl "Greek chorus"—Crystal, Ronnette, and Chiffon—introduce the movie, warning the audience that some horror is coming their way ("Prologue: Little Shop of Horrors"). Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) and his colleague, Audrey (Ellen Greene), work at Mushnik's Flower Shop in a run-down, rough neighborhood in New York City referred to as "Skid Row".

neg: Little Shop Little Shop Little Shop is a 1991 American/French animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids TV network in 1991, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. "Little Shop" was based on the 1960 Roger Corman film "The Little Shop of Horrors"; Corman served as a consultant. The concept of the adaptation is credited to Ellen Levy and Mark Edward Edens, and the series was produced by Tom Tataranowicz. The horror elements in previous versions of the story, in which characters are eaten by the plant, are toned down for children in this

neg: Kerry Shale Kerry Shale Kerry Shale is a Canadian actor, voice actor, singer and writer based in London, England. Shale's film appearances include Barbra Streisand's "Yentl", Michael Winterbottom's films "Genova", "Code 46", "Jude" and "Welcome to Sarajevo", the Emmy-winning HBO film "RKO 281" as well as "102 Dalmatians", "Max", "Little Shop of Horrors", "", "The Special Relationship, The Jacket", "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared", "Final Portrait", "Show Dogs and Angel Has Fallen". He played Adolf Eichmann in the short film "Incognito", external link below. Shale has played roles in Patrick Melrose, Living The Dream, "The Trip To

neg: Alan Menken for his musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater". The musical opened in 1979 at the WPA Theater to excellent reviews and modest box office. It transferred after several months to the Off-Broadway Entermedia Theater, where it ran for an additional six weeks. Menken and Ashman wrote their next musical, "Little Shop of Horrors", for a cast of only 9 performers, including a puppeteer. This musical is based on the 1960 black comedy film "The Little Shop of Horrors". It opened at WPA Theater in 1982 to warm reviews. It moved to the Orpheum Theatre in

neg: Shelley Regner the sorority Kappa Delta. In Baton Rouge, she performed at the "Theatre Baton Rouge" in productions of "Rent" as Maureen and "The Producers". While at LSU, she performed in the musical "Spring Awakening". In 2010, she played the role of Crystal in "Little Shop of Horrors" at the Ascension Community Theatre. She performed in the musical "Spank", a spoof of "Fifty Shades of Grey", in 2014. Regner also performed in "Bronies: The Musical", a show about "My Little Pony". Regner played the role of Nadia in the pop-opera Bare in Los Angeles and the role of Cecile Caldwell in a

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) wife, Connie Grappo, who was the assistant to Howard Ashman during the original production. Muppeteer Martin P. Robinson, who designed the original Audrey II puppets, enlisted friends at The Jim Henson Company to create new, high tech puppets for the show. Hunter Foster and Alice Ripley played Seymour and Audrey, and the prologue was recited by Robert Stack. Critics complained that by expanding the show to fit a larger theatre, its intimacy was lost; they also judged several actors as miscast, although the "Miami Herald" declared that "Alice Ripley's Audrey – part lisping Kewpie doll (a la Ellen Greene, who

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors face of Seymour, which pitifully moans, "I didn't mean it!" before drooping over—apparently ending the life of Audrey Jr. "The Little Shop of Horrors" was developed when director Roger Corman was given temporary access to sets that had been left standing from his previous film, "A Bucket of Blood". Corman decided to use the sets in a film made in the last two days before the sets were torn down. Corman initially planned to develop a story involving a private investigator. In the initial version of the story, the character that eventually became Audrey would have been referred to as

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors from "A Bucket of Blood". The film slowly gained a cult following through word of mouth when it was distributed as the B movie in a double feature with Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" and later with "Last Woman on Earth". The film's popularity increased with local television broadcasts, in addition to the presence of a young Jack Nicholson, whose small role in the film has been prominently promoted on home video releases of the film. The film was the basis for an Off-Broadway musical, "Little Shop of Horrors", which was notably made into a 1986 feature film and enjoyed a

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors from Amazon Video on Demand, without Nelson's commentary. In November 2006, the film was issued by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in a double feature with "The Cry Baby Killer" (billed as a Jack Nicholson double feature) as part of the Roger Corman Classics series. However, the DVD contained only the 1987 colorized version of "The Little Shop of Horrors", and not the original black-and-white version. It was announced on April 15, 2009, that Declan O'Brien would helm a studio remake of the film. "It won't be a musical" he told Bloody Disgusting in reference to the Frank Oz film from

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors work. And they needed something to bridge that moment. They found in the editing room a nice shot of the moon, and they cut it in, and it worked. Twenty years go by. I'm at the studio one day. Chuck comes running up to me, says, 'You've got to see this!' It was a magazine article—eight pages on the symbolism of the moon in "Little Shop of Horrors"." According to Corman, the total budget for the production was $30,000. Other sources estimate the budget to be between $22,000 and $100,000. Corman had initial trouble finding distribution for the film, as

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) December 19, 1986 and was anticipated to do strong business over the 1986 holiday season. The film grossed $39 million at the box office, which, from the viewpoint of the studio, was considered an underperformer. However, it became a smash hit upon its home video release in 1987 on VHS and Beta. Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give it a score of 90% based on reviews from 48 critics, the general consensus states: "Remixing Roger Corman's B-movie by way of the Off-Broadway musical, "Little Shop of Horrors" offers camp, horror and catchy tunes in equal measure—plus some inspired cameos

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) Comedy/Musical (losing to "Hannah and Her Sisters") and Best Original Score (Miles Goodman) during the 44th Golden Globe Awards. The Score went to Ennio Morricone for "The Mission". "Little Shop of Horrors" was the first DVD to be recalled for content. In 1998, Warner Bros. released a special edition DVD that contained approximately 23 minutes of unfinished footage from Oz's original ending, although it was in black and white and was missing some sound, visual and special effects. Producer and rights owner David Geffen was not aware of this release until it made it to the stores. Geffen said, "They

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) The film also featured special appearances by Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19, 1986. "Little Shop of Horrors" was filmed on the Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage at the Pinewood Studios in England, where a "downtown" set, complete with overhead train track, was constructed. Produced on a budget of $25 million, in contrast to the original 1960 film, which, according to Corman, only cost $30,000, it was well received by critics and audiences alike, eventually developing a cult following.

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors recalled "at first they told me it was a detective movie; then, while I was flying back [to make the movie], I think they wrote a whole new movie, more in the horror genre. I think over a weekend they rewrote it." The screenplay was written under the title "The Passionate People Eater". Welles stated, "The reason that "The Little Shop of Horrors" worked is because it was a love project. It was "our" love project." The film was partially cast with stock actors that Corman had used in previous films. Writer Charles B. Griffith portrays several small roles. Griffith's

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors Wells story "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid"). Mythology about man-eating plants dates back to at least the 1800s, and probably much earlier. The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, all of whom had worked for Corman on previous films. Produced under the title "The Passionate People Eater", the film employs an original style of humor, combining black comedy with farce and incorporating Jewish humor and elements of spoof. "The Little Shop of Horrors" was shot on a budget of $28,000, with interiors being shot in two days utilizing sets that had been left standing

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors was interested because of "A Bucket of Blood" and said the development process was similar to that of the earlier film, when he and Griffith were inspired by visiting various coffee houses: We tried a similar approach for "The Little Shop of Horrors", dropping in and out of various downtown dives. We ended up at a place where Sally Kellerman (before she became a star) was working as a waitress, and as Chuck and I vied with each other, trying to top each other's sardonic or subversive ideas, appealing to Sally as a referee, she sat down at the table

neg: Howard Sings Ashman about a beauty pageant and was not given a cast album, which gives "Howard Sings Ashman" a true rarity. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Bad is an unused song for the 1986 Movie, Little Shop Of Horrors. It was replaced by Mean Green Mother from Outer Space. The song didn't make it past the demo stage, but the sequence was storyboarded for the film Howard Sings Ashman Howard Sings Ashman is a two-disc album compiled by PS Classics as part of their "Songwriter Series". The album features Howard Ashman singing selections from his musicals, including "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" (1979), "Little Shop of Horrors"

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) audience where they knew the two people who played Audrey and Seymour were still alive. They loved those people, and they hated us for it." Oz and Ashman scrapped Audrey and Seymour's grim deaths and the finale rampage, and Ashman rewrote a happier ending, with Jim Belushi replacing Paul Dooley (who was unavailable for the re-shoot) as Patrick Martin. The musical number "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" was left mostly intact from the original cut, with new shots of Audrey observing from a window added in. A brief sequence from the "Mean Green Mother" number was also removed in

neg: Ryan Sampson Little Shop of Horrors. Sampson began his career at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Prior to "After You've Gone", he appeared in "Wire in the Blood", in 2003, "In Denial of Murder", "Heartbeat" and "Holby City" in 2006. He appeared in the BBC Three pilot "The Things I Haven't Told You" and had a role in two episodes of the 2008 series of "Doctor Who", playing the child genius Luke Rattigan in "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky". In 2008 he worked at the National Theatre. In 2011 he played a small part in Channel 4 comedy series "Fresh Meat". In

neg: Andrew Lynford in "The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole" and Hal in "Loot", among others. He is also a veteran of musical theatre, starring in "The Little Shop Of Horrors"; "Oliver!"; "The King & I" and "Anything Goes". In 1996 Lynford joined the cast of "EastEnders" where he played Simon Raymond, the homosexual brother of Martine McCutcheon's character, Tiffany Raymond. His character made headlines in the British press, following a gay kiss with the show's resident bisexual, Tony Hills (Mark Homer), who happened to be dating his sister at the time. Both Lynford and Homer left the show in 1999. After leaving

neg: Clare Buckfield as Sally Ann-Stubbins in 2001. In 2006 she returned to "Doctor Who", starring alongside Paul McGann and Stephen Gately in the radio adventure "The Horror of Glam Rock" and then again in 2007 (released in 2008) in "Dead London". She most recently played Audrey in "The Little Shop of Horrors" (2009 UK Tour). Buckfield gained second place in the second series of the hit ITV show "Dancing on Ice". Her partner was the Russian skating star Andrei Lipanov, whom she regarded as a 'gentle giant'. She was the last female celebrity contestant left in the competition, and was in the

neg: Brittney Karbowski Brittney Karbowski Brittney Marie Karbowski (born June 26, 1986) is an American voice actress who has voiced in a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series for ADV Films, Funimation, and Sentai Filmworks, most notably Black Star from "Soul Eater" which aired on Adult Swim. In Houston, Texas, Karbowski had been working in theater productions such as "Little Shop of Horrors", "Seussical", and "Pirates of Penzance". She got into the anime business from a director contact when she played Janet in a local stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show". She voiced in "Yumeria", "Madlax", and

neg: Spectreman English dubbing was co-written and performed by character actor Mel Welles, who is best known for his performance in the original film version of "The Little Shop of Horrors". While the US version is faithful to the original show for the most part, the most notable change is the new theme song created by a song writing team using the song "The First Day of Forever" from the album "Awakening" by the Mystic Moods Orchestra. The instrumental version was used as a substitute for the Japanese language theme song, and was played over action scenes. The instrumental version of the

neg: Sister Act (musical) with composer Alan Menken on the 2003 Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors") with Douglas Carter Beane rewriting the book. Patina Miller, who originated the role of Deloris in the West End production, reprised the role on Broadway, making her Broadway debut. The original cast featured Victoria Clark (Mother Superior), Fred Applegate (Monsignor), Sarah Bolt (Sister Mary Patrick), Chester Gregory (Eddie), Kingsley Leggs (Curtis), Marla Mindelle (Sister Mary Robert) and Audrie Neenan (Sister Mary Lazarus). On October 12, 2011, Clark left the production for unknown reasons. Her understudy, Jennifer Allen played the role after her departure. Carolee Carmello took

neg: David Burt Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White" at the Palace Theatre ("005) and was featured as Captain Andy Hawks in "Show Boat" at the Royal Albert Hall. He played nefarious prison officer Jim Fenner in "" at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End (2007). He toured the UK Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott in G. M. Calhoun's "The Last South" (2008). Other London credits include Anatoly in "Chess", Orin Scrivello DDS in "Little Shop of Horrors", Captain Harkness in the world premiere musical adaptation of "The Far Pavilions", Vic Christian in the Pet Shop Boys' musical "Closer to Heaven", and

neg: Patricia Zentilli CanStage to star in their production of "Little Shop of Horrors". Ron Pederson played "Seymour", and Ted Dykstra directed. Patricia's portrayal of "Audrey", the bruised flower shop girl with a heart of gold, garnered numerous accolades from esteemed theatre critics across Toronto as well as a nomination for a 2007-2008 Dora Mavor Moore Award. Patricia performs as a singer and has sung jazz, cabaret, folk and musical theatre in venues in both Toronto, Edmonton and Halifax. She performs regularly with pianist Patti Loach and together, "Patti with an ‘i’ & Patty with a ‘y’" recently headlined in the TD CANADA

neg: Donna Murphy musical/opera "The Human Comedy" in April 1984 and played various roles in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" from 1985 to 1987. She also played Audrey in Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's "Little Shop of Horrors." In 1994, she played the role of Fosca in Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's "Passion", winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance. A year later she appeared in Lapine's revival, "Twelve Dreams". In 1996, she played Anna Leonowens in the revival of "The King and I" alongside Lou Diamond Phillips, also recording a cast album. The role earned her

neg: Tichina Arnold to 2017, she played the lead role of Cassie Calloway on "Survivor's Remorse". Arnold was born in Queens, New York, to a middle-class African-American family. Her mother was a sanitation department worker and her father was a police officer. She was raised in the Church of God in Christ. She attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1986, Arnold appeared as Crystal, one of the three chorus girls who perform R&B numbers in Frank Oz's film musical "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) along with future "Martin" co-star Tisha Campbell. Arnold was only

neg: Aberdeen Student Show Talking; 'Fittie Woman' (2005) - Pretty Woman; 'Yokel Hero' (2006) – Local Hero; 'Invasion of the Doric Snatchers' (2007) – Invasion of the Body Snatchers; 'Date Expectations' (2008) – Great Expectations; also based on the Cilla Black TV show 'Blind Date'; 'Dial 'M' For Mastrick' (2009) – Dial M For Murder; 'Back To The Teuchter' (2010) – Back to the Future; 'Sleepless in Seaton' (2011) - Sleepless in Seattle; 'Mary Torphins' (2012) - Mary Poppins; 'Spithole Shop of Horrors' (2013) - Little Shop of Horrors; ' Wonky Willie and the Creampie Factory' (2014) - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory;

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors animated television series, "Little Shop", inspired by the musical film, premiered in 1991. It ran for one season on Fox Kids in 1991. Seymour and Audrey were depicted as 13-year-olds, and the plant, "Junior", was a rapping carnivorous prehistoric creature that sprouted from a fossilized seed. Each episode featured a few stylish music video sequences; Corman served as a creative consultant on the show. The film was colorized twice, the first time being in 1987. This version was poorly received. The film was colorized again by Legend Films, who released their colorized version as well as a restored black-and-white version

neg: Dress Circle (shop) who reprised her role as Audrey in the film version of Little Shop of Horrors. The Dress Circle Benefit Concert and producers Stuart Matthew Price and James Yeoburn received Whatsonstage and Broadway World nominations for 'Theatrical Event of the Year' in 2011. Dress Circle announced on 31 July 2012 that it would close on 15 August 2012 after failing to negotiate a lease and citing a decline in sales due to "The downturn in the economy" and "CD’s becoming relics and downloads being more popular" Dress Circle's retail shop finally closed down on February 28, 2013. Dress Circle still continues

neg: Kerry Butler revisited her long-lost childhood Brooklyn accent to play Audrey, the love interest with a sadistic dentist boyfriend and a heart of gold. A fan of "Little Shop" composer Alan Menken,<ref name="Broadway.com 9/24/07">"Kerry Butler - Q&A" Broadway.com, September 24, 2007</ref> who also wrote the music for "Beauty and the Beast", Butler received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for "Little Shop". After leaving the show in the summer of 2004, Butler traveled to San Francisco where she created the role of scheming, foul-mouthed teenager Dedee Truitt in the new musical "The Opposite of Sex", which had its world premiere at the Magic

neg: Lara Teeter "Junior", originally played by Ray Bolger in 1936. He also won the 1983 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. The show ran for 505 performances. Additional Broadway credits include "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "The Pirates of Penzance" (chorus). Off-Broadway and national touring credits include the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz" (in 1998), "The Robber Bridegroom", "She Loves Me" as Kodaly in 1987 at the Ahmanson Theatre, "My Fair Lady" as Henry Higgins at the North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, Massachusetts) in 1999, "Little Shop of Horrors", "Follies" in 2005 as "Buddy" and "Oklahoma!" (national

neg: Trey Parker as chorus member in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Flower Drum Song" and went on to also design sets for the community theater's production of "Little Shop of Horrors". In high school, he also played piano for the chorus and was president of the choir counsel. As Evergreen was nationally known for its choir program, Parker was a very popular high school student, connected to his position as the head of the choir. He was typically the lead in school plays and was also prom king. While in school, Parker had a part-time job at a Pizza Hut

neg: Mel Welles a Hundred Horrors", at the time of his death. Mel Welles Mel Welles (February 17, 1924 – August 19, 2005) was an American film actor and director. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnik in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, "The Little Shop of Horrors". Welles' was born Ira W. Meltcher in the Bronx, New York City, son of Max and Sally Grichewsky Meltcher. He was raised in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania and graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, in 1940. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn

neg: Sarah Earnshaw Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. In 2013, Earnshaw played 'Lady of the Lake' in Spamalot at The Playhouse Theatre, 'Audrey' in Little Shop of Horrors at (Aberystwyth Arts Centre). She created the role of Sam in Payback (at the Riverside Studios) in June 2013, opposite Matthew White, and then in Christmas 2013 saw Earnshaw appear as 'Fairy' in Jack and the Beanstalk at Sheffield Lyceum. In 2011, she took the role of 'Emma Carew' in Jekyll and Hyde on the UK Tour opposite Marti Pellow. In 2012, she played 'The Ghost Of Christmas Past' in Scrooge at the London

neg: Carolin Fortenbacher In the Hamburg performance of "The Magic Flute" she played the Queen of the Night. Musical commitments followed such as Rosalina in "West Side Story", Lucy in the musical "Charlie Brown", Audrey in the "Little Shop of Horrors" or Anne in "La Cage aux Folles". She took part in the Rock Opera "Jimmy Dean" in the Theater Casa Nova in Essen. She took on the roles of Mabel and Kate in the musical "The Pirates of Penzance". In September 1994 she played Aldonza in "Der Mann von La Mancha", and she received the Image Award Germany. She won the "Publikumspreis

neg: Sylvester McCoy the Sheffield Lyceum. Despite being set in Japan, he was able to demonstrate his ability to play the spoons by using his fan. In 2009 McCoy played the character of Mr. Mushnik in the Chocolate Factory's production of "Little Shop of Horrors". He has also made guest appearances in the television series "The Bill", the "Rab C. Nesbitt" episode "Father" as Rab's mentally ill brother Gash Sr. and the "Still Game" episode "Oot" (AKA "Out"), where he played a hermit-type character adjusting to life in modern Glasgow, having remained in his house for over 30 years. In October 2008, he

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (film) off the roof of a building, only to be stopped by Patrick Martin. Martin offers to reproduce and sell Audrey IIs and has already grown a smaller Audrey II from one of the cuttings that he harvested earlier. He also warns Seymour that his consent is not necessary as plants are considered to be in the public domain. Realizing Audrey II is planning global domination, Seymour climbs down from the roof with the resolution to destroy the plant. Returning to the shop, he confronts and tries to kill Audrey II, who tears down the shop, fishes him from the rubble

neg: Lenny Wolpe a national tour of "Little Shop of Horrors", Wolpe was asked to audition for "The Drowsy Chaperone" by producer Roy Miller, with whom he had worked at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Wolpe was cast as Feltzeig, a producer. Wolpe created the role of the Wizard in "Wicked"'s original workshops in Los Angeles. Beginning July 10, 2007, he played the Wizard on Broadway. Wolpe played his final performance as the Wizard in the Broadway company on July 27, 2008 and was replaced by P.J. Benjamin. Wolpe recently reprised the role as The Wizard in the first US National

neg: James Gillan (actor) "The Secret Garden". The show played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. From July 26 - August 31, 2013 James played the role of Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Aberystwyth Arts Theatre, Summer Season 2013) 30 November 2014 - 4 January 2015, Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (The Rose Theatre Kingston) 9 June - 21 August, 2016, Lady Puck in The Donkey Show (Camden Proud Galleries) 8 - 25 February, 2017, Tray Sophisticay in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible) James is currently playing Tray Sophisticay at the West End transfer of Everybody's Talking About

neg: Sheridan Smith the musical "Into the Woods" at London's Donmar Warehouse, and Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. She also played Audrey in the stage production of "Little Shop of Horrors" at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, from November 2006, with the production then transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre in March 2007. Following a successful run the production moved again at the end of June 2007 to the New Ambassadors Theatre, where its played until September 2007. Smith was nominated for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best

neg: Timothy Sheader Opera, Artistic Director Timothy Sheader rediscovered Benjamin Britten's "The Turn of the Screw", receiving acclaimed reviews. Max Webster directed William Shakespeare's "As You Like It". For families, "Dinosaur World Live", a new interactive show played daytime performances. The season concluded with the mean green monster musical "Little Shop of Horrors", which played to critical acclaim. In 2013 Sheader directed a new production of "Barnum" at Chichester Festival Theatre. The previous year he directed "The Magistrate" at the Royal National Theatre which starred John Lithgow. At the beginning of 2015 he directed "My Fair Lady" at the Aarhus Teater in Denmark.

neg: Tichina Arnold Tichina Arnold Tichina Rolanda Arnold (born June 28, 1969) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) and "How I Got into College" (1989) before being cast as Pamela "Pam" James on the FOX sitcom "Martin", which she played from 1992 until the show ended in 1997. Arnold also played the family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/CW sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Judi Mann in the TV Land original sitcom "Happily Divorced" from 2011 to 2013. From 2014

neg: Tichina Arnold sister created the We Win Foundation, a foundation for people with lupus; her sister, Zenay, has the disease. Tichina Arnold Tichina Rolanda Arnold (born June 28, 1969) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) and "How I Got into College" (1989) before being cast as Pamela "Pam" James on the FOX sitcom "Martin", which she played from 1992 until the show ended in 1997. Arnold also played the family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/CW sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" from 2005 to 2009,

neg: Part of Your World Shop of Horrors" (1982), the songwriters nicknamed "Part of Your World" "Somewhere That's Dry" because they believe it resembles an "underwater version" of the "Little Shop of Horrors" song. Additionally, Ashman had written a song entitled "Disneyland" with composer Marvin Hamlisch for their Broadway musical "Smile" (1986) in which a young girl, much like Ariel, sings about regularly watching Disney anthology series as a means of escaping her troubled childhood. Menken identified the musical motif he composed for the beginning of the ballad as his favorite part of the song. Ashman debuted "Part of Your World" for Clements and Musker

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors Society of Silent Flower Observers of Southern California comes to the shop and announces that Seymour will receive a trophy, and that she will return when the plant's buds open. While Seymour is on a date with Audrey, Mushnick stays at the shop to see that Audrey Jr. does not hurt anyone else. Mushnick finds himself at the mercy of a robber who believes that the huge crowds must indicate the presence of a large amount of money. Mushnick tricks the robber into thinking that the money is with the plant, which crushes and eats him. After Seymour is forced

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors it. Now anemic, Seymour takes a walk along a railroad track. When he carelessly throws a rock to vent his frustration, he inadvertently knocks out a man who falls on the track and is run over by a train. Guilt-ridden but resourceful, Seymour collects the body parts and feeds them to Audrey Jr. Meanwhile, Mushnick returns to the shop to get some cash and secretly observes Seymour feeding the plant. Mushnick considers telling the police, but procrastinates when he sees the line of people waiting to spend money at his shop the next day. Seymour arrives the next morning suffering

neg: Claire Moore (singer) the 1983–85 Comedy Theatre production of "Little Shop of Horrors." In 1986, she was cast as the alternate Christine Daaé in the original cast of "The Phantom of the Opera." She played three shows each week instead of Sarah Brightman. When Brightman left the production after a year, Moore then took on the role full-time. She was voted "favourite Christine" by the Phantom Appreciation Society. In 1989 she left the role to play Ellen in the London production of "Miss Saigon". From 2000 to 2001, Moore played Mrs Anna (as alternate for Elaine Paige) in the London Palladium production of

neg: Rowena Wallace series "Deadly Women". In September 2016 Wallace had a cameo in Wonthaggi Theatrical Group's production of "Little Shop Of Horrors" as the narrator. Rowena Wallace Rowena Wallace (born 23 August 1947) is an English-born Australian actress, most especially in the genre of television soap opera and theatre. She is best known for her Gold Logie-winning role as conniving Patricia "Pat the Rat" Hamilton/Morrell/Palmer in "Sons and Daughters", being the first soap star to win the Gold Logie. From 2000-03 she played Donald Fisher's wife June Reynolds in "Home and Away", and in 2007 briefly played Mary Casey in "Neighbours". Rowena

neg: Paul Keating (actor) on 23 December 2003 (closing 15 February 2004). 2004/5 saw Keating playing Prince of Palma in Don Carlos by Frederick Schiller in a new version by Mike Poulton directed by Michael Grandage at The Crucible Theatre Sheffield and Gielgud Theatre, London. In February 2006 he played Maurice Travis / Jamie Barnes in Gladiator Games by Tanika Gupta at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Keating played the leading role of 'Seymour' opposite Sheridan Smith in the 2006/7 production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The show was a sell out success and transferred to the West End

neg: Dan Tullis Jr. on "Tic Tac Dough", winning more than $15,000 in cash and prizes. In 1987, Dan Tullis Jr. played the role of Sergeant 1st Class Luther Fry in the film, "Extreme Prejudice"; co-starring alongside Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, and Maria Conchita Alonso. Tullis has also worked in theater. He has played Joe in "Show Boat" in over 18 productions worldwide, including Long Island, Europe and Australia. He was featured as the voice of the flesh-eating plant in "Little Shop of Horrors", a California stage production. Tullis has two children: Jillian Tullis and Dan Tullis III. Both are educators. Dan Tullis Jr.

neg: Ron Pederson Awards. Following his departure from "MADtv", Pederson wrote and performed sketches on CBS's "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" for one season before returning to theatre in Canada. He moved to Toronto in 2007 and played Seymour in "Little Shop of Horrors" at The Canadian Stage Company. Pederson has since worked at Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, The Summerworks Festival and The Toronto Fringe Festival. He played Quasimodo in Catalyst Theatre's "Hunchback" in Edmonton and Vancouver, and James in the world-premiere of the award-winning play "Extinction Song" in Edmonton (Sterling Award), Toronto (Summerworks Spotlight Award) and Halifax (Merritt Award

neg: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre World Live", a new interactive show played daytime performances. The season concluded with the mean green monster musical "Little Shop of Horrors", which played to critical acclaim. 2018 also saw Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" play at Chicago's Lyric Opera. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's 2019 Season will open with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town" (16 May – 8 June), directed by Ellen McDougall, Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre (London). Continuing their collaboration with English National Opera, they present Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)’s opera "Hansel and Gretel (opera)" (14 June – 22 June)

neg: Don Austen Don Austen Don Austen (born 1958 in London, England) is an English puppeteer. He began his career in 1981 at Cannon Hill Park's puppet theatre in Birmingham. Austen joined the Jim Henson Creature Shop in 1986 for the movie "Labyrinth". He was a puppeteer for other blockbuster movies including "" (1985), "The Little Shop of Horrors" (1986), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "The Bear" ("L'ours") (1988), "The Witches" (1990), and "" (1999). Most notably he performed in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992), inside both the Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. He also managed

neg: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy spider son Jeff. On October 12, 2008, a third and final spin-off movie, titled "Underfist: Halloween Bash", premiered. The movie's primary focus is on Irwin, Jeff the Spider, Hoss Delgado, General Skarr, and Fred Fredburger accidentally coming together to defeat an invasion of chocolate bar monsters, led by an evil marshmallow bunny, on Halloween night. The score composers for the series are Gregory Hinde, Drew Neumann and Guy Moon. In addition, two songs were made for the show by Aurelio Voltaire, the episode "Little Rock of Horrors", which parodies the musical "Little Shop of Horrors", features a song titled "BRAINS!"

neg: Cabaret Concert Theatre the larger Las Palmas Theatre, and subsequently to Broadway. Among the many talents whose careers benefited from being seen at the Cabaret Concert Theatre were Ann B. Davis (who was cast as "Schultzie" in the long-running Robert Cummings series, "Love That Bob"), Jackie Joseph ("Audrey" in the 1960 version of "The Little Shop of Horrors"), Ann Morgan Guilbert ("Millie Helper" on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"), Joyce Jameson ("The Steve Allen Show"), Bert Convy (the Broadway productions of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Cabaret") and Ken Berry ("F Troop"). The performers, who received little or no pay for their work,

neg: The Little Shop of Horrors remembers that "When [Welles] and I forgot my lines, I improvised a little, but then I was the writer. I was allowed to." However, Welles states that "Absolutely none of it was ad-libbed [...] every word in "Little Shop" was written by Chuck Griffith, and I did ninety-eight pages of dialogue in two days." According to Nicholson, "we never did shoot the end of the scene. This movie was pre-lit. You'd go in, plug in the lights, roll the camera, and shoot. We did the take outside the office and went inside the office, plugged in, lit and rolled. Jonathan

neg: Little Shop of Horrors (musical) appointment with Orin, intending to kill him. However, Seymour loses his nerve and decides not to commit the crime. Unfortunately for Orin, who is getting high on nitrous oxide, the gas device is stuck in the "on" position, and he overdoses while asking Seymour to save him. Seymour cannot bring himself to shoot Orin but lets him die of asphyxiation ("Now (It's Just The Gas)"). Seymour feeds Orin's body to the now huge Audrey II, and the plant consumes it with ravenous glee ("Act I Finale"). The flower shop is much busier, and Seymour and Audrey have trouble keeping up

neg: Dee Roscioli a Secret" and "Everything Changes". Roscioli was cast in the principal role of "Grizabella" in a national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" from 2002 to 2003 and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2003, she participated in the off-Broadway US debut of George Gershwin's "Primrose" which was presented in a concert format. In 2005, she played "Audrey" in "Little Shop of Horrors" at Northern Stage. She also participated in the workshop sessions of "Behind the Limelight" and "Dangerous Beauty" in New York City. After leaving "Wicked", Roscioli worked on a new musical called "". In this show,

neg: Rob Evan his leading ladies. After a few community theater roles, his first professional role was in the ensemble for "South Pacific" in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. He appeared in multiple productions of "Les Misérables", including on Broadway and at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. His roles include Jean Valjean and Enjolras. Off-Broadway, he created the roles of "The Dancin' Kid" in "Johnny Guitar", and "Miles Hendon" in the musical "The Prince and the Pauper". In 2004, he played "Orin Scrivello" in "Little Shop of Horrors" with Joey Fatone on Broadway. He also performed the role of the Count von Krolock

neg: Christine Anu film starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan. She then appeared in an Australian production of the stage musical "Little Shop of Horrors" in the same year. Anu's stage career developed with a starring role in the original Australian production of "Rent" in 1998 and 1999. Anu was offered a role in a Broadway production of this musical but had to decline due to commitments in recording her second album. Her links with Baz Luhrmann led to him offering her a part in "Moulin Rouge!". In 2003, she appeared as Kali in "The Matrix Reloaded" and played the character on the

neg: David Cantor (1987); Seymour in "Little Shop of Horrors" (1987); Vernon Gersch in "They're Playing Our Song" (1988); Benny in "The Desert Song" at North Shore Music Theatre (1988). Cantor has performed principal roles in all of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas in the U.S., Great Britain, and Italy. Cantor appeared in the films "Prince of the City" (1981), "So Fine" (1981), "The Chosen" (1981) and "Working Girl" (1988). In the early 1980s, he played a number of television soap opera roles in "All My Children", "Loving", "Another World", and "Ryan's Hope". Cantor owns and operates SmartStaff Personnel, a staffing and

neg: Jackie Joseph Jackie Joseph Sammie Jacqueline “Jackie” Joseph (born November 7, 1933) is an American character actress, voice artist, and writer known for portraying Audrey Fulquard in the original version of "The Little Shop of Horrors" (1960), as well as Charlene Hensley in "Hogan's Heroes" (1966), Sheila Futterman in "Gremlins" (1984) and "" (1990), Mrs Kirkland in "" (1985) and "" (1987), and the voice of Melody in the animated series "Josie and the Pussycats" and "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space". She was a regular on "The Doris Day Show" as Jackie Parker. She played the love interest of Ernest

neg: Mitchell Butel Mitchell Butel Mitchell Patrick Butel (born 2 October 1970) is an Australian actor, singer, writer and director. He is best known for his work in theatre, including musical and opera productions. Butel became interested in theatre as a child after seeing the musical "Song and Dance" and later "Little Shop of Horrors". Butel attended the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and studied for a degree in Arts/Law, majoring in Theatre Studies and working as a paralegal in a law firm between terms. He was part of the original Australian "Avenue Q" cast in 2009. He played the roles of

neg: Amy Walker Amy Walker Amy Frances Walker is an American actress, singer, director, and artist. Amy Walker was born in Seattle, Washington. Growing up, she performed in a wide variety of plays and musicals, including Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors", Hero in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker". Amy studied acting and singing at the University of Wollongong in Australia. From Australia, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where she played Joan in the wartime love story short film "Dead Letters" by Paolo Rotondo. Amy has worked as a voice actress for the character Lunara