Springfield Little Theatre at the Landers, 311 E. Walnut, presents the stage musical version of "Little Shop of Horrors," with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, based on the cult-classic Roger Corman film. Opening tonight (Friday May 20th), the production continues through June 5th. Corman's 1960 film may be most famous as a very early vehicle for Jack Nicholson (only his third film), who hilariously played the masochist in the dentist's chair. But the musical version has had a life of its own since it first opened in 1982. Interestingly, says director Chyrel Miller, it did not have much of a Broadway run. She actually saw the original production in what she calls "a tiny, tiny theater down in (Greenwich) Village," from which she says it moved straight into regional theaters around the country. Adds actor Seth Hunt, "there was an attempt at a revival (in 2003, for a Broadway production)... at eight million dollars. For Little Shop that sounds a bit excessive!"
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