| Reg Rogers to Join the Cast of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | |
| Last Edit: Official_Press_Release 10:00 am EST 12/16/24 | |
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| LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS WELCOMES OBIE AND LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD WINNER REG ROGERS AS MUSHNIK BEGINNING PERFORMANCES ON DECEMBER 23 AT THE WESTSIDE THEATRE (New York, NY) The three-time Best Musical Revival Award-winning production of Little Shop of Horrors is thrilled to welcome Reg Rogers (The Dazzle, Merrily We Roll Along) to Skid Row in the role of Mushnik, beginning performances on December 23. The smash hit production continues its run Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street), currently starring three-time Tony Award Nominated star Sherie Rene Scott (Last Five Years original production, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Everyday Rapture) as Audrey and thrillingly versatile Broadway star Nicholas Christopher (Jelly's Last Jam, Sweeney Todd) as Seymour, alongside James Carpinello (Rock of Ages) as Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS (through January 5, 2025), and Major Attaway as The Voice of Audrey II. Completing the current cast are Tiffany Renee Thompson as Ronnette, Daria Pilar Redus as Crystal, Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, as well as Camryn Hampton, Michael Iannucci, Weston Chandler Long, Jeff Sears, Teddy Yudain, Melissa Victor, Noel MacNeal, Johnny Newcomb, Jonothon Lyons, Hailey Thomas, Christine Wanda, and Savannah Lee Birdsong. With a book and lyrics by Grammy and Academy Award winner Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), and music by Tony and Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Aladdin, Newsies), the 2020 Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Award-winning Best Musical Revival of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Spring Awakening). LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS began previews at Westside Theatre on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 and opened to widespread critical acclaim on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Ben Brantley of The New York Times deemed the show a "Critic's Pick," declaring that "a certain carnivorous plant has been repotted in Hell's Kitchen, and I am delighted to report that it's thriving there. Michael Mayer's delicious revival…summons the shivery elation I felt seeing the musical at the East Village's Orpheum nearly four decades ago. It restores the show to its original scale and sensibility, reminding us of the special potency of grisly things that come in small, impeccably wrapped packages." The Hollywood Reporter describes the production as "wildly exuberant and irresistible. This terrific revival will only deepen the devotion for those lucky enough to catch it." Time Out gives the musical "Four Stars! A deeply satisfying revival… with a marvelous cast. What kind of deal with what kind of devil are you willing to cut to see it?" Following the theater industry's extended suspension of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production re-opened its doors on September 21, 2021, to sold-out audiences hungry for the thrill of live theater again. Washington Post critic Peter Marks wrote in 2022, "I'm back at Little Shop of Horrors because, friends, I needed to laugh today. Hearing the glorious Menken/Ashman score sung by this cast fills the prescription. [A return trip] is WORTH IT." Seymour is a down-on-his-luck florist with a crush on his co-worker Audrey. When he discovers a mysterious – and voracious – plant, suddenly Seymour and Audrey are thrust into an epic battle that will determine the fate of the entire human race. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS first premiered Off-Broadway in 1982, where it made audiences laugh, scream, and give up gardening for good. The musical has since catapulted into a global phenomenon, with productions across the world from Broadway to London's West End, to Asia and Australia – plus a hit 1986 film adaptation directed by Frank Oz that starred Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene and Steve Martin. Now, the musical has made its highly-anticipated return home to Off-Broadway, in an intimate new production directed by Michael Mayer that offers an unprecedented opportunity to get close — maybe too close — to an incredible plant with an insatiable appetite. The LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS design team features Tony-nominated Scenic Designer Julian Crouch (Hedwig and the Angry Inch); Two-time Tony-winning Lighting Designer Bradley King (Hadestown, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812); Emmy-winning Costume Designer Tom Broecker (Everyday Rapture); Tony-winning Sound Designer Jessica Paz (Hadestown); Emmy-nominated Puppet Designer Nicholas Mahon (Pyeongchang Olympics Opening Ceremony) and Hair and Makeup Designer Tommy Kurzman (My Fair Lady). Original puppet design is by Martin P. Robinson, Puppets are by Monkey Boys Productions, and Grammy nominee Will Van Dyke (Pretty Woman) serves as Music Supervisor, Orchestrator & Arranger. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is produced by Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Mickey Liddell, Caiola Productions, Curt Cronin, John Joseph, DDM Productions, DeSantis-Baugh Productions, Elizabeth Dewberry & Ali Ahmet Kocabiyik, Wendy Federman, Roy Furman, Deborah Green, Kayla Greenspan, Marguerite Hoffman, Sally Cade Holmes, Latitude Link, Seriff Productions, Silva Theatrical Group, and Eric Gelb/Oliver Roth. Casting is by Jim Carnahan, C.S.A./Jason Thinger, General Management is by Live Wire Theatrical/ Chris Aniello, Production Management is by Juniper Street Productions and Production Stage Management is by Sara Sahin. TICKETS: Tickets are currently on sale through January 4, 2026, at Telecharge.com/212-239-6200. The regular performance schedule is Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Wednesdays at 7:00pm, Thursdays at 7:00pm, Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00 & 7:30pm. Holiday Week schedules may vary & the schedule is subject to change. www.LittleShopNYC.com @LittleShopNYC REG ROGERS (Mushnik) Recently: Merrily We Roll Along at The Hudson Theatre and at NYTW (Lucille Lortel Nomination). Theatre Includes: Tootsie and The Royal Family (Outer Critics Circle Nominations),The Iceman Cometh, Present Laughter, You Can't Take It With You, Holiday (Tony and Drama Desk Nominations),The Dazzle (OBIE and Lucille Lortel Awards). TV and Film includes: I Shot Andy Warhol, Runaway Bride, Analyze That, Igby Goes Down, "Friends", "The Americans", "The Knick", "Hell On Wheels", "YOU", "The Blacklist". |
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