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Little Shop of Horrors by J*Company 
There's something big, green, leafy, and hungry lurking on the J*Company stage these days, and young
actors are disappearing left and right. What can you do to save them? Go cheer
them on if you get the chance. But in any event, no matter what you do, and no
matter how hard they plead, and no matter what they may offer you – Don’t
Feed the Plants!!!Yes, fellow humans/future plant food, the green menace has arrived, and it’s in the form of a man-eating Venus Flytrap-like alien with an unquenchable thirst for fresh flesh. The plant lands in the hands of Seymour – a poor, meek flower shop worker from skid row. A lucky break, or a tragic accident of fate? This musical spoof of early sci-fi films is a comedy gem full of hilarious characters, situations, and music. And it’s currently getting an exciting, high-energy performance at J*Company with a stellar cast including Adam Covalt as the nerdy Seymour who becomes a botanical sensation with his discovery of the mysterious flytrap. But what price is he willing to pay for his newfound fame??? Adam’s awkward walk, stance, and mannerisms are terrific for the part, and he’s got a fantastic voice to boot. Not to be outdone is his counterpart Audrey. Karen Gorodzinsky, who has been participating in J*Company since its beginning ten years ago, demonstrates her acting experience and talent (which includes an unbelievable voice) in this choice role – a dumb blonde with low self-esteem and really bad taste in men who dreams of getting out of Skid Row and moving to Somewhere That’s Green with a nice guy, kinda like Seymour. Other incredible voices and comedic actors include some remarkable solos and harmonizations by the three Ronnettes (Tatiana Holthaus, Tiffany Scarritt, and Tess Mengle) who doo-wop and sha-boom us throughout as both amusing narrators and chatty skid row residents.
Rob Hopper ~ Cast ~
Ronnette: Tatiana Holthaus Crystal: Tiffany Scarritt Chiffon: Tess Mengle Mr. Mushnik: Phillip Bowen Seymour: Adam Covalt Audrey: Karen Gorodzinsky Orin (the dentist): Justin Peck The Plant (Audrey II): Perry Lee Bernstein: Parnia Ayahri Skip Snip: Riley Faison Customer: Amitai Zuckerman Street Urchins: Ashley Abed Michael Andersen Parnia Ayahri Rachel Barton Meryn Beckett Eleanor Bernstein Mary Bozigian Justin Canelias Adam Carver Alice Cash Shereen Cohen Riley Faison Cory Felder Natasha Feldman Alexandra Field Mariah Finkel Jackie Gaylis Dorothy Guthrie Natalie Hein Josh Herren Sara Jacobs Veronica Jensen-Chavez Alejandra Jimenez Tova Katz Cailene Kilcoyne (Ronette u/s) Jesse Levine Andre Levy Mallory Olian Meagan Rossin Cameron D. Ruiz Alyssa Schechter Laurel Swerdlow Amitai Zuckerman Director/Choreographer: Becky Cherlin Musical Director/Conductor: Andy Ingersoll Stage Manager: Mitchell Simkovsky Set Design: Louis Vener Lighting Design: Mitchell Simkovsky Costumer: Becke Shulman Sound Design: Peter Hashigan and Jandro Kirkish |
Great work by the sinisterly entertaining voice of the plant
named Audrey II (Perry Lee), an insanely sadistic dentist (Justin
Peck), a to-greedy-for-his-own-good flower shop owner (Phillip Bowen),
and a couple dozen street urchins round out this terrific cast. In a brilliant
touch, Director Becky Cherlin had the urchins loitering and stumbling
and panhandling among the audience members before the show and during
intermission, drawing us completely into skid row. Backed up by a crack band
(conducted by Andy Ingersoll), this group kept the comedy and
electricity blooming throughout!