LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LBHS Musical: February 22-24, 2013
INFO/PLOT
Two Acts, Book Musical, Pop/Rock, Rated PG
Original Off-Broadway Version (1982); New Broadway, Revised orchestration (2003)
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic
plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foulmouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing
appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!
*Please note: This show is rated PG, and there are a few profane word choices in the script/score that
the Director has edited.
CASTING
Cast size: Small (2-10) plus ensemble (We will cast no more than 24 students)
Cast type: Ethnic roles, star vehicle - male, female (one of each)
Dance requirement: minimal
Casting notes: 3 male, 4 female, 1 voice for Audrey II, Puppeteer (plus small roles & small ensemble)
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Seymour Krelbourne: Mid-20s and perhaps balding a little; our insecure, naïve, put-upon, florist’s clerk
hero. Above all, he’s a sweet and well-meaning little man. He is not a silly, prat-falling nerd, and therefore
should not be played as the hero of a Jerry Lewis film.
Range: Low A to High G (Tenor)
Audrey: The bleach-blonde, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour’s life. If you took Judy Holiday, Carol
Channing, Marilyn Monroe and Goldie Hawn, removed their education and feelings of self-worth, dressed
them in spiked heels and a low-cut black dress, and then shook them all up in a test tube to extract what’s
sweetest and most vulnerable – that’d be Audrey. She speaks with a ‘Jersey’ accent.
Range: Low A to High D (mezzo-soprano)
Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette: Three black female street urchins who function as participants in the action
and a Greek Chorus outside it. They’re young, hip, smart, and the only people in the whole cast who
REALLY know what’s going on. In their “Greek Chorus” capacity, they occasionally sing to the audience
directly. And when they do, it’s often with a “secret-smile” that says: “we know something you don’t
know.”
Ranges: Low A to High G (1st soprano, 2nd soprano, alto)
Mr. Mushnik: Seymour & Audrey’s Jewish boss, a failure of an East Side florist. His accent, if he has one,
is more of middle class New York than Eastern Europe. He seldom smiles but often sweats.
Range: Low A to High G-flat (bari-tenor)
Orin: A tall, dark, handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic tendencies. He is NOT,
however, a leftover from the movie version of Grease. Think instead of an egotistical pretty-boy – all got
up like a greaser but thinking like an insurance salesman and talking like a radio announcer.
Range: Low G to High E (bari-tenor)
The Plant (Audrey II): An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado. It has a huge,
nasty-looking pod which gains a shark-like aspect when open and snapping at food. The creature is played
by a series of four increasing large puppets, manipulated by one Puppeteer. The first time we see The
Plant, it is less than one foot tall. The last time we see it, it fills the entire stage.
Voice of The Plant: Provided by an actor on an offstage microphone. It is important that this actor have
clear visual access to the puppets onstage, so that he can provide accurate lip-synch. The sound is a cross
between Otis Redding, Barry White, and Wolfman Jack. Think of The Voice as that of a street-smart,
funky, conniving villain – Rhythm and Blues’ answer to Richard the Third.
Range: Low G to High G (Bass-baritone)
Ensemble: Skid Row townspeople, bums, winos, floral shop customers, TV/radio/magazine personalities
Ranges: Open (SATB)
 Roles:
o A Voice Not Unlike God’s (non-singing)
o Radio Announcer (non- singing)
o Mr. Bernstein
o Mrs. Luce
o Skip Snip
o Patrick Martin (non-singing)
o Winos/Bums
o Customer(s)
Songs:
1) Prologue/Little Shop of Horrors (The Voice, Crystal, Ronnette, Chiffon) [Girls choreo]
2) Skid Row (Downtown) (Full Cast: Girls, Mushnik, Audrey, Seymour, Wino #1, Ensemble)
3) Da-Doo (Seymour, Girls)
4) Grow for Me (Seymour)
5) WSKID Radio Jingle (Ensemble) [Pre-recorded]
6) Ya Never Know (Mushnik, Girls, Seymour)
7) Somewhere That’s Green (Audrey, Girls) [Pantomime Audrey’s dream?]
8) Closed for Renovation (Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik)
9) Dentist! (Orin, Girls)
10) Mushnik & Son (Mushnik, Seymour) [Mushnik/Seymour choreo]
11) Sudden Changes (Seymour)
12) Feed Me (Git It!) (Audrey II, Seymour, Girls)
13) Now (It’s Just the Gas) (Seymour, Orin)
14) Act I Finale (Girls, Audrey II, Seymour)
15) Entr’acte [Ensemble dance? Or just Pit feature]
16) Call Back in the Morning (Seymour, Audrey)
17) Suddenly Seymour (Seymour, Audrey, Girls and/or Ensemble?)
18) Suppertime (Audrey II, Girls, Seymour, Mushnik)
19) The Meek Shall Inherit (Girls, Mr. Bernstein, Mrs. Luce, Skip Snip, Seymour)
20) Sominex/Suppertime II (Audrey, Audrey II, Seymour)
21) Somewhere That’s Green reprise (Audrey, Seymour, Girls and/or Ensemble)
22) Finale Ultimo (Don’t Feed the Plants) (Girls, Full Cast) [ending choreo?]