Posted 3:36 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts SummerStage opens with “Little Shop of Horrors."
Don’t Feed the Plants!
The UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts SummerStage opens with “Little Shop of Horrors,” a hysterical musical satire of “B” movies, science fiction and musical comedy.
Little Shop of Horrors, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, will show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday June 27 through Saturday, June 29 and Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6. Matinee performances are at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30 and July 7. All performances are in Toland Theatre in the Center for the Arts at 16th and Vine streets.
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Students rehearse for "Little Shop of Horrors."[/caption]
A doo-wop spoof of 1950s sci-fi disaster movies, “Little Shop of Horrors” follows the misadventures of Seymour, a down-and-out floral assistant who longs to get the girl of his dreams and escape life on skid row. When a plant from outer space turns up in Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists shop, Seymour decides to nurse the drooping plant back to health and name it Audrey II in honor of the woman he secretly loves.
Mysteriously, an accidental finger prick excites Audrey II, and Seymour realizes the plant needs blood to thrive. Soon, Audrey II turns into an ill-tempered, R & B singing carnivore who offers Seymour fame and fortune if he continues to feed its growing appetite for human flesh and blood. Extreme and hilarious circumstances ensue, poising Audrey II for global domination.
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Students rehearse for "Little Shop of Horrors."[/caption]
Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, June 24. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before show times. The box office will be closed on July 4. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for senior/non UW-L students and $10 for UW-L students. For tickets call 608.785.8522.