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Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
#575Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 6:22pmThe Distinctive Baritone said: "Scott and Christopher are supremely talented, but having Seymour and Audrey be in their 40's/50's is an odd choice."
Why? I don't see why it matters. If anything I thought ABG and Sarah Hyland were too young...
#576Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 6:22pm
Personally, I’ve always preferred an older Audrey for the reasons Kad laid out.
#577Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 6:26pm
It was definitely the case when Greene reprised the role at City Center in her (I believe) mid 60s.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 9/19/24 at 06:26 PM
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#578Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 6:43pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Scott and Christopher are supremely talented, but having Seymour and Audrey be in their 40's/50's is an odd choice."
I mean, I thought Rob McClure was pitch perfect in the role and he’s 42, Nicholas Christopher is only, what, 34?
#579Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 7:38pm
I didn’t know Nicholas Christopher is only 34. Huh. Anyway, I love SRS, but 57 is definitely too old for the part. Ellen Greene did it in a concert version, and having originated in the role and played it in the movie, it was kind of a special event. Rob McClure was also a great Seymour I’m sure, but with the whole “Mushnik and Son” subplot, a 42 year old seems a bit of a stretch.
Speaking of Rob McClure, I recently saw him in the Mrs. Doubtfire tour, and whatever he is getting paid to hold that mess together should be doubled.
#580Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 8:06pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Ellen Greene did it in a concert version, and having originated in the role and played it in the movie, it was kind of a special event.''
Some would say Sherie Rene Scott returning to an NYC stage is kind of a special event as well...
I'm thrilled for this casting.
#581Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 8:11pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "I didn’t know Nicholas Christopher is only 34. Huh. Anyway, I love SRS, but 57 is definitely too old for the part. Ellen Greene did it in a concert version, and having originated in the role and played it in the movie, it was kind of a special event. Rob McClure was also a great Seymour I’m sure, but with the whole “Mushnik and Son” subplot, a 42 year old seems a bit of a stretch.."
You would not assume Sherie is pushing 60 for one. Seymour is still supposed to be a whole ass adult in the story, 'Mushnik and Son' is always supposed to come off hokey and (on Mushnik's part) insidious. It's not a sincere song. Nobody in this show (save for Audrey) is a good person and Audrey is the only victim in the show.
Plus it's theatre, let it roll.
#582Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 8:20pm
I think recent years have demonstrated that Little Shop is such a strongly written show that it basically always just works, with performers of different backgrounds bringing new things to it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#583Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 10:01pm
Kad said: "I think recent years have demonstrated that Little Shop is such a strongly written show that it basically always just works, with performers of different backgrounds bringing new things to it."
This is the right answer. Audrey works as a clueless young'n, and is a different kind of tragic as an older woman still in this vulnerable position. SEYMOUR, however, doesnt make sense to me as an older guy- his nebbish naivete seems more hardwired into the role. And I still think of Christopher as so strapping, bold, its hard to imagine him here.
All that said, this is a show with great bones that will work with various casting iterations and these are two incredibly talented performers. The team casting this has been phenomenal from a creative and business/ticketsellign perspective.
romain2
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/10
#584Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/19/24 at 11:31pm
According to the script Seymour is supposed to be 25. Andrew Barth Feldman is 22 and yes looks younger. But his casting worked for me. He looked vulnerable, not pumped, like the world could swallow him whole. But he has dynamic presence too. Sarah Hyland is in her early 30s, around the same age Ellen Greene was when she originally played Audrey. She captured Audrey’s vulnerability while also nailing the humor.
#585Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/20/24 at 12:43am
Sherie doing this is beyond my wildest dreams exciting!!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Quinn Wilson
Understudy Joined: 10/25/21
#586Little Shop...Who Leads? Anyone know?
Posted: 9/21/24 at 3:55pm
PipingHotPiccolo said: "Kad said: "I think recent years have demonstrated that Little Shop is such a strongly written show that it basically always just works, with performers of different backgrounds bringing new things to it."
This is the right answer. Audrey works as a clueless young'n, and is a different kind of tragic as an older woman still in this vulnerable position. SEYMOUR, however, doesnt make sense to me as an older guy- his nebbish naivete seems more hardwired into the role. And I still think of Christopher as so strapping, bold, its hard to imagine him here.
All that said, this is a show with great bones that will work with various casting iterations and these are two incredibly talented performers. The team casting this has been phenomenal from a creative and business/ticketsellign perspective."
I was just making this rant to a friend. I think Audrey is actually one of the best written musical theatre ingenues ever, simply because her story and background can be approached by a wide variety of different performers. Sherie will be amazing!
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