![]() Ricamora only joined the cast a couple weeks ago and still seems to be finding his way a bit in the role. It makes warped sense that a Faustian bargain with Audrey II is his only way out, at least to his mind. By the time his Seymour meets the talking hungry plant, Ricamora has established his own powerlessness to shift his life. Ricamora’s Seymour is also more about the internalized shame and doubt that keep him bound to his situation, which helps to explain the connection they feel for each other. This Seymour is quite handsome and athletic looking as embodied by Asian-American actor, Conrad Ricamora. Christian Borle Tom Alan Robbins, Aveena Sawyer, Joy Woods and Salome SmithĪnother immediately noticeable change is that Seymour is no longer a chubby schlub. That this the only way to truly escape abuse for her is a hard truth to see - but it’s probably a familiar consideration for many real-life Audreys. Her reprise of “Somewhere That’s Green” towards the show’s end, before she literally goes somewhere that’s green, is as sad as it is darkly funny. This revelation of Audrey’s psychic and emotional pain is almost too much for us to bear but Blanchard reveals it anyway, while still hitting all the required comic beats. Coming out of Blanchard’s mouth, the song is simultaneously a painful acknowledgement of how bad her situation is, her desperation to leave it and a resignation that she can’t change it. Her rendition of “Somewhere That’s Green” nearly stops the show. Her Audrey is very much a real human being, trapped in a cycle of abuse and, to her mind, powerless to change her situation. Blanchard does not present a cartoon, musical comedy version of an abused woman. One immediately noticeable change is Tammy Blanchard’s stunning, deeply felt portrayal of human punching bag, Audrey. ![]() Conrad Ricamora Conrad Ricamora and Audrey II plant can be, that is) and, perhaps, a bit more poignant. But there are some changes in this production that make it a bit more realistic (as realistic as a man-eating E.T. Crisply directed by Michael Mayer and comically choreographed by Ellenore Scott, the show retains its popular elements - the clever songs, the comic book skid-row set, the lovable Urchins girl-group, the absurdly horrific story and hilarious performances (two words: Christian Borle). ![]() And an energetic new production from which the plant continues to grow and grow – until it achieves World Domination! Joy Woods, Salome Smith and Aveena SawyerĬurrently playing off-Broadway at the Westside Theater in New York City, this welcome revival of Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken is a joyous production that may help us to escape our own little shops of horrors created by two years of COVID restrictions and isolation. Audrey II is back and New York’s got……Him? Her? It? Hard to tell, especially since this giant-alien-Venus Flytrap has an insatiable appetite for human flesh. ![]()
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