Friday, September 10, 2004
Little Shop of Horrors, revival tour, Ahmanson Theatre - LA (2004)
Cast: Anthony Rapp (Seymour), Tari Kelly (Audrey), Michael James Leslie (voice of Audrey II), Yasmeen Suliman (Chiffon), Amina S. Robinson (Crystal), Latonya Holmes (Ronnette), and other talented actors.
As a huge Rent fan, it was great to finally see Anthony Rapp in a musical live. He does a really good job as Seymour and the rest of the cast is very good, too. After seeing Douglas Sills (another of my favorites) in the Broadway cast, it was hard for James Moye to compete with his Dr. Orin and other characters, but Moye does a good job. Had I not seen Douglas Sills in it first, I'm sure I would have enjoyed him even more.
Little Shop of Horrors has always been one of those cute and funny shows. The revival did a lot of great things with the choreography of the Ronnettes and I highly recommend seeing this revival on tour. It's still a very fun show with good music by Ashman & Menken and it's very well directed.
Grade: B+Labels: 2004, Anthony Rapp, comedy, drama, musical, revival, tour