Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown

Alan's thoughts: "The Broadway revival of “Little Shop of Horrors” in 2003 was one tough experience to live through. We started with a quirky, dark take on Howard’s and my 1982 production Off-Broadway. The plug was pulled on that production out of town. I will forever live with the pain of how that affected many relationships I cherished. But then, with Jerry Zaks at the helm, a delightful and lovingly faithful production came to Broadway. And as much as I wish we could have seen that first impulse through, I will always be grateful for the great talents who stepped in to bring “Little Shop” back to life at the Virginia Theater."