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Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical [1] 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 loosely based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors.
Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour (Rick Moranis), a floral shop employee who discovers, nurtures, and commercially exploits a sentient carnivorous plant that feeds on human blood, naming it "Audrey II" after his co-worker and love interest Audrey (Ellen Greene). As the film progresses, Audrey II grows larger and more demanding, and gains ...
Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist and stage director. [1] He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. [2]
Little Shop of Horrors, after a delay needed to complete the revised ending, was released on December 19, 1986, and was anticipated to do strong business over the 1986 holiday season. [13] The film grossed $39 million at the box office in the United States and Canada, [ 14 ] which, from the viewpoint of the studio, was considered an underperformer.
Without “Little Shop of Horrors,” there would have been no “Beauty and the Beast,” no “Little Mermaid” and maybe even no “Frozen.” That’s because this satirical 1982 off-Broadway ...
Jacques Demy's French New Wave musicals with their breezy, quirky, conversational lyrics are an acquired taste. (If you're a fan of La La Land, definitely check them out. The inspo is suuuuuper ...
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about a florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, who had all worked for Corman on previous films.
The author of the book, lyrics, and music of each piece is also noted. 1966 On the Flip Side on ABC Stage 67 by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; 1966 The Golden Screw by Tom Sankey; 1967 Hair written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot. [1] [2] [3] 1968 Your Own Thing by Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar; 1969 Salvation by Peter Link and C ...