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Little Shop of Horrors
By Mark Lowry
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Suddenly, Theatre Arlington is 35 years old. My,
how they do grow up. And could there be a more fitting way to
open the season than with a musical about a man-eating plant
that grows up way too fast -- aka Little Shop of Horrors? At
least artistic director B. J. Cleveland and his staff aren't
sustaining themselves by eating people. At least not that we
know of ...
Little Shop of Horrors
Sept. 14-Oct. 14, 2007
Theatre Arlington, 305 W. Main St., Arlington
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'Little Shop' not horrible, not great
By MARK LOWRY
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
ARLINGTON -- Theatre Arlington opened its 35th season with a
revival of the Alan Menken/Howard Ashman spoofy musical Little
Shop of Horrors, directed by B.J. Cleveland with musical
direction by Don Powers.
The musical, based on Roger Corman's 1960 film, concerns a
struggling florist shop that booms after an unusual plant
catches the public eye. Here are some thoughts about the
production.
Somewhere in between: When you're doing a show that's
revived as much as this one is, it's important to find some way
to make it stand out. Thus, one of the biggest letdowns of this
Shop is that it is unremarkable. It's a decent, faithful
production -- not bad, but not great. Chad Peterson seems to be
going out of his way -- and struggling in the process -- to make
the plant's caretaker Seymour more nerdy than usual. Carrie
Slaughter finds more to do with Seymour's love interest, the
delightfully dippy and unlucky-in-love Audrey. Both of them sing
their roles respectably. Steven D. Morris has a ball as the
sadistic dentist Orin.
Pump up the volume: Carleen Kirksey, Megan Phillips and
Octavia Thomas are the singers modeled after '60s Motown girl
groups, but their one fault is that we don't get enough volume
from their vocals.
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Click pictures to see full size
Photos by Eric Younkin
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Feed these plants: The brightest spot in the show is the
alien, blood-loving plant, Audrey II. It is maneuvered by Chris
Blake, and strongly voiced backstage by the young powerhouse
singer Major Attaway, a regular at Jubilee Theatre.
Be advised: Some scary business
Runtime: Two hours with one intermission
Best reason to go: Major Attaway's vocals as Audrey II
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Little Shop... in Arlington
I just
noticed that Theatre Arlington's Little Shop of Horrors,
which opens on Friday, stars Chad Peterson and Carrie Slaughter.
They're very good casting for Seymour and Audrey.
Posted by Lawson Taitte at 4:44 PM September 10, 2007 |
Customer Feedback
"Delightful!"
"I'm never going to water my plants again!"
"DON'T FEED THE PLANTS!"
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Daytime box office is
located at 316 W Main St, across the street from Theatre Arlington, in
downtown Arlington |
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