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Little Shop of Horrors

A Comedy to Die ForJuly 25 – 31

A delicious comedy for the heart of summer! Little Shop of Horrors is a campy thriller that follows meek floral assistant Seymour on his quest to win over the love of his life, Audrey. A total eclipse of the sun and a scheming man-eating plant threatens his dream and takes over Seymour’s life. Expect the unexpected and get ready to feed your inner quirkiness with this hangry tale. Whatever you do, do not feed the plant!

Performances begin at 8:15pm

Running Time: 1:55 Including Intermission

CAST

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ROBIN DE JESÚS

Seymour Krelborn

is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actor for In the Heights, La Cage Aux Folles and The Boys in the Band. Other Broadway: Rent, Wicked. Muny: Disney’s Aladdin (Aladdin). Regionally, Robin starred in Grease and Godspell (Paper Mill Playhouse) and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey). Most recently, he joined the cast of HULU’s Welcome to Chippendales as Ray Colon (opposite Kumail Nanjiani). Robin can be seen in the Netflix adaptation of Tick, Tick…Boom! (2021), directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, opposite Andrew Garfield, as well as the Ryan Murphy-produced Netflix film, The Boys in the Band (2020). Moreover, he played George in the acclaimed indie-film Milkwater (2020). He is also lovingly known for his breakout role in the cult-classic feature, Camp (2003).

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PATTI MURIN

Audrey

is thrilled to be back on the Muny stage after playing Paulette in last year’s Legally Blonde. Other Muny credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Chicago (Roxie) and Holiday Inn (Linda Mason). Patti is best known for originating the role of Princess Anna to critical acclaim in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway. Other Broadway/national tour credits include the title character in Lysistrata Jones, flying by bubble as Glinda in Wicked and roller skating her way to Broadway in Xanadu (Euterpe). Off-Broadway: Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare in the Park), Fly By Night (Playwrights Horizons), Lady Be Good! (NY City Center Encores!). Almost Broadway: Nerds (Sally). TV: Many Hallmark Channel movies including In Merry Measure, Love on Iceland and To Catch A Spy, and recurring roles on Chicago Med and Royal Pains. Patti is also an audiobook narrator for bestselling authors such as Jodi Picoult, Christina Lauren and Katherine Center.

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MICHAEL MCGRATH

Mr. Mushnik

Muny: A Funny Thing…Forum, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, South Pacific, Side By Side By Sondheim. Broadway: Plaza Suite, Tootsie, The Front Page, She Loves Me, On The Twentieth Century, Nice Work If You Can Get It (Tony Award), Born Yesterday, Memphis, Is He Dead?; Spamalot (Tony nomination), Wonderful Town, Little Me, The Goodbye Girl, My Favorite Year, Swinging on a Star. Off-Broadway: The Government Inspector, The Cocoanuts, The Butter and Egg Man, Exactly Like You, Forbidden Broadway. Stock and Regional: A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine; You Never Know, 1776, Room Service, The Music Man, Tomfoolery, George M! and The Robber Bridegroom to name a few. Along with his coveted Tony Award, Michael is the recipient of The Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. During the 1996 Broadway season, McGrath received The Theatre World Award for his outstanding Broadway debut in Swinging on a Star.

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RYAN VASQUEZ

Orin Scrivello and Others

Broadway: Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton; standby for Aaron Burr, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson and Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Waitress (original Broadway cast), Wicked. Off-Broadway: The Wrong Man (The Man in Black, Drama Desk nomination). World premiere productions of The Notebook (Noah Calhoun, Chicago Shakespeare Theater), The Outsiders (Darrel Curtis, La Jolla Playhouse) and Water for Elephants (Jacob, Alliance Theatre). Film/TV: The Good Fight (CBS), The Code (CBS), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) and Tick, Tick…Boom! (Netflix). Voice work: Vivo (Netflix), In the Heights (film).

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NICHOLAS WARD

The Voice of Audrey II

is excited to return to his Muny family. Muny: Jesus Christ Superstar (Caiaphas). Most recently seen in the Broadway revival of The Music Man (Oliver Hix) with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Broadway: The Lion King (Mufasa), Frozen, (King Agnarr, OBC), In Transit (Chris, OBC), On the Town (Workman, Announcer). NY City Center Encores!: Brigadoon, Cabin in the SkyPipe DreamThe Golden Apple, 1776, Zorba, Paint Your Wagon, Annie Get Your Gun. Lincoln Center: Camelot, I Am Harvey Milk, Symphony Space’s A Little Night Music. Tours: Show Boat, Porgy and Bess. Film/TV: Schmigadoon!; Frozen 2, Ricky and the FlashThe Tony AwardsThe Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonGood Morning America, One Night Only: The Best of BroadwayThe Disney Holiday Singalong. Regional: RagtimeMan of La Mancha, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Cast Recordings: The Music ManFrozenIn Transit. Currently touring with The Doo Wop Project.

TAYLOR MARIE DANIEL

Chiffon

recently had the privilege of being a part of Mary Poppins and Legally Blonde at The Muny and is so thankful to be back for another summer! A recent graduate from the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Program (Class of ‘22), her credits include Bulda in Frozen (national tour) and Deena Jones in Dreamgirls (Paramount Theatre).

STEPHANIE GOMÉREZ

Ronnette

Muny: On Your Feet! (Rachel, Ensemble). Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Swing). Off-Broadway: Green Card: A New Musical (Ensemble). Regional: Miss You Like Hell (Olivia), In the Heights (Vanessa), Mamma Mia! (Sophie), Spring Awakening (Thea). TV: New AmsterdamInventing Anna.

KENNEDY HOLMES

Crystal

is beyond thrilled to be returning to The Muny for her eighth season! Regional credits: The Color Purple (Olivia, Ensemble, u/s Nettie), Sweeney ToddSmokey Joe’s CafeFootlooseGodspell (Singer), NewsiesAll Shook UpJesus Christ SuperstarJames and the Giant Peach (Aunt Sponge), Snoopy (Snoopy), A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit), AidaAnnie and Hairspray (Little Inez). Educational Theatre credits: Chicago (Velma) and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona Lisa Peretti). TV: Season 15 Finalist on The Voice and A New Holiday.

TRAVIS PATTON

Manipulation of Audrey II

Muny debut! Broadway: Disney’s Frozen (u/s Sven, OBC). National tours: FosseDirty Rotten ScoundrelsCan-Can de Paris. Regional: A Chorus LineCatsChicagoPippinFosse, Swing!The Wedding SingerLittle Shop of HorrorsA Christmas Carol. Las Vegas: Viva ElvisZarkanaJubileeSimply Ballroom. Film: Tick, Tick… Boom!  Make sure to catch Travis as “A” in the first season of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin on Max.

CREATIVE TEAM

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MAGGIE BURROWS

Director

is thrilled to be returning to The Muny after directing On Your Feet! and Legally Blonde. She has directed and developed work with Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, WP Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Geffen. Member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab, nominee for Yale’s Sudler Prize, 2018 Sagal Directing Fellow at Williamstown, and the 2018-2020 BOLD Resident Director at Northern Stage. Select credits: Indecent (Juilliard), Man of God (Williamstown, Geffen), TRAYF (Geffen), The Sound of Music (Northern Stage), Spacebar (Wild Project). Film: Condolences and the GOTV video for Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote organization. Associate Director: My Fair Lady (Beaumont), The Taming of the Shrew (Delacorte) and Constellations (Manhattan Theatre Club). Upcoming: Mark Sonnenblick’s new musical Devotion.

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WILLIAM CARLOS ANGULO

Choreographer

is thrilled to return to The Muny where he choreographed On Your Feet! and Legally Blonde. Favorite projects include La Havana Madrid with Teatro Vista (Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre), In the Heights (Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse), Footloose (Marriott Theatre), MICHA: Visions (Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater) and Indecent with the Juilliard fourth years. He serves as Director of Education for Dance Lab New York and is under commission by Portland Center Stage, alongside Isaac Gómez and Micha Rodriguez, to devise a new musical about their families. He is a member of SDC and the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists (ALTA).

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ANDREW GRAHAM

Music Director/Conductor

Muny: Aida and Footloose. New York: Avenue QWickedThe Book of Mormon. Las Vegas: SpamalotAvenue Q. National tours: Moulin RougeThe Book of MormonWickedAvenue QPippin, Thoroughly Modern MillieThe Music ManFootloose. Regional: Signature Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Play House and Alley Theatre. Degrees from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and Trinity College of Music in London.


Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman

Music by Alan Menken

Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith