Her dream is to lead an ideal suburban life with Seymour, complete with a tract home, frozen dinners, and plastic on the furniture ("Somewhere That's Green"). As the caretaker of the plant, the timid Seymour is suddenly regarded as a hero ("Ya Never Know"), while Audrey secretly longs to leave her abusive boyfriend. As Audrey II grows, it becomes an attraction and starts generating brisk business for Mushnik. Seymour realizes that Audrey II requires blood to survive and allows the plant to suckle from his finger ("Grow For Me"). He accidentally pricks his finger on a rose thorn, which draws blood, and Audrey II's pod opens thirstily. The plant does not thrive in its new environment and appears to be dying, though Seymour takes very good care of it. Seymour, who is secretly in love with Audrey, names the plant Audrey II in her honor. After a sudden eclipse of the sun, Seymour finds a mysterious plant that looks like a large venus flytrap ("Da-Doo"). They are co-workers at a run-down flower shop owned and operated by the cranky Mr. They lament their stations in life and the urban blight in their neighborhood ("Skid Row (Downtown)").
Audrey is a pretty blonde with a fashion sense that leans towards the tacky. Seymour Krelborn is a poor young man, an orphan living in an urban skid row.
The musical was also made into a 1986 film of the same name, directed by Frank Oz.Ī trio of 1960s street urchins named Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon set the scene ("Little Shop of Horrors") and comment on the action throughout the show. Because of its small cast, it has become popular with community theatre, school and other amateur groups. and abroad, and a subsequent Broadway production. It later received numerous productions in the U.S. The musical premiered off-off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre off-Broadway, where it had a five-year run. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour". The musical is loosely based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman.
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