Little Shop of Horrors
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Stage Door
Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
No public door. Performers leave through the lobby, the same way you did. There is nowhere separate to wait.
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The premise is classic B-movie trash elevated by Menken and Ashman’s tight score. We have Seymour, a Skid Row florist who is chronically overlooked, and his coworker Audrey, who is stuck with a sadistic dentist boyfriend who deserves a one-way ticket to Rikers. The chaos begins when Seymour discovers a plant with an insatiable appetite for human blood. It is campy, dark, and perfectly suited for an off-Broadway house. The puppets are better than most special effects you see uptown. Go for the music and the spectacle, but maybe skip the salad afterward. It is a solid way to kill two hours before the A train gets delayed.
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The man-eating-plant cult classic in an intimate Off-Broadway revival that's arguably the best way to see it — close enough to feel Audrey II breathe. The Ashman and Menken score is wall-to-wall earworms, the doo-wop is tight, and the rotating star casting keeps it fresh. Small room, huge fun.
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