Get a 1st Look at Joshua Bassett and Joy Woods in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway
The hit revival of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical continues at the Westside.
Joshua Bassett and Joy Woods in Little Shop of Horrors
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Prior to the holidays, Tony nominee Joy Woods and Emmy winner Joshua Bassett joined the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
Bassett, who is best known for his role as Ricky Bowen in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is making his New York stage debut as Seymour opposite Woods, who returns to the role of Audrey at the Westside Theatre following her Tony-nominated performance in the revival of Gypsy. The two are playing the roles for 10 weeks, through March 1.
Woods made her New York stage
debut in Little Shop as Chiffon, later returning to play Audrey opposite Matt Doyle and then Jeremy Jordan.Â
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Bassett and Woods currently star alongside Tony nominee Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw, Shucked) as Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS, Christopher Swan (Annie at MSG)
as Mushnik, Christian McQueen as The Voice of Audrey II, Christine
Wanda as Ronnette, Savannah Lee Birdsong as Crystal, and Morgan Ashley
Bryant as Chiffon, as well as Teddy Yudain, Weston Chandler Long, Mecca Hicks, Jeff Sears, Aveena Sawyer, David Colston Corris, Alloria Frayser, Jon Hoche, Michael Iannucci, Jonothon Lyons, Chani Maisonet, and Johnny Newcomb.
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Savannah Lee Birdsong, Morgan Ashley Bryant, and Christine Wanda in Little Shop of Horrors
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Christopher Swan, Savannah Lee Birdsong, Morgan Ashley Bryant, and Christine Wanda in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joshua Bassett, Joy Woods, Christopher Swan, and Andrew Durand of Little Shop of Horrors
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Christine Wanda, Joshua Bassett, Morgan Ashley Bryant, and Savannah Lee Birdsong in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joy Woods, Christine Wanda, Joshua Bassett, Morgan Ashley Bryant, and Savannah Lee Birdsong in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joy Woods, Joshua Bassett, and Christopher Swan in Little Shop of Horrors
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Andrew Durand in Little Shop of Horrors
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Andrew Durand and Joshua Bassett in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joshua Bassett and Joy Woods in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joy Woods and Joshua Bassett in Little Shop of Horrors
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Joshua Bassett and Joy Woods in Little Shop of Horrors
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Previous players in the roles of Seymour and Audrey Off-Broadway have
included Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, Lena Hall,
Maude Apatow, Gideon Glick, Rob McClure, Skylar Astin, Conrad Ricamora,
Matt Doyle, Darren Criss, Milo Manheim, Sherie Rene Scott, Evan Rachel
Wood, Corbin Bleu, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Andrew Barth Feldman, and
RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon, who became first drag queen to play Audrey in a major production of the musical.
The Off-Broadway revival began previews September 17, 2019, prior to
an official opening October 17; the production resumed its run September
21, 2021, after temporarily closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
Director Michael Mayer’s creative team for the Howard Ashman-Alan
Menken musical also includes choreographer Ellenore Scott, scenic
designer Julian Crouch, lighting designer Bradley King, costume designer
Tom Broecker, sound designer Jessica Paz, puppet designer Nicholas
Mahon, original puppet designer Martin P. Robinson, hair and makeup
designer Tommy Kurzman, music supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger
Will Van Dyke, and casting director Jim Carnahan. Puppets are by Monkey
Boys Productions.
General management is by Live Wire Theatrical/Chris Aniello, and production stage management is by Kate Croasdale.