LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Reaction - Ep. 45 of Musicals I Know Nothing About
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- Reacting to Little Shop of Horrors was like discovering that band you just knew you'd be obsessed with for months on end. Not one single skip on this cast recording, I said what I said.
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Alan Menken wrote the evil dentist part because basically all the men in his family are dentists and he never wanted to be 😂
Hahahaha love that for him
There is a dentist character in the original Roger Corman film, too. But instead of being Audrey's evil boyfriend, he's just oblivious (or uncaring) of his patients' pain. Weirdly enough, he's one of the flower shop's regular clients before the plant shows up.
Howard Ashman tightened up the disconnected -vignettes loosely sewed together- screenplay of the original film and made a modern faust story.
So the entire team from this (Producer an the two writers) went on to become the music writing team for all of the Disney renaissance films (until Ashman's death in 1991), including Little Mermaid, Beauty the Beast, and Aladdin, and thereby creating the template for most Disney animated films going forward. In a sense, Little Shop of Horror is one of the most important musicals in history.
"Part of Your World" was jokingly referred to as "Somewhere that's Wet" when they were working on it.
@@cameronlapp9306 That’s hilarious. XD Although she’s singing about wanting to be on land, so wouldn’t “Somewhere that’s dry” make more sense?
Hmm... "Place called Slaughter Race" sounded familiar.
The amount of fun I had filming and editing this should be criminal
That caught me off guard, it was hilarious. And as always loved the commentary
Still waiting for Bonnie & Clyde 😜 also if you’re looking for a really obscure one, Ordinary Days has some absolute bops, plus “I’ll Be Here” is one of the most heartbreaking songs ever from a musical.
You should react to the Off-Broadway revival soundtrack and let the fun continue!
"What's the deal with the chorus?"
Okay, so the Greek chorus is introduced as these street urchin girls who hang out outside the shop. There are supposed to be three, but depending on the production, there might be more (I was in one where there were 5, and I was one of them :) ). But they do sort of just turn up to sing at points like you said, so they do defy logic a bit, as a Greek chorus does (Legally Blonde). The film had them wear fancy dresses whenever they were sort of defying logic to be there, and some productions do this as well. They are named after popular girl groups from the 50s and 60s, who inspired their sound - The Crystals ("Then He Kissed Me" "Da Doo Ron Ron"), The Ronnettes ("Be My Baby"), and The Chiffons ("One Fine Day")
The greek chorus is meant to be somewhat etherial. Not really there in the story, just on the sidelines kinda witnessing/showing the events going on onstage. Think of them like the ghosts from A Christmas Carol, and the audience is Scrooge being shown what has unfolded.
I just have to point out, Starkid's The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is ENORMOUSLY influenced by this show, in its tone, its musical style, and its tragic, end-of-the-world storyline. The Langs and Jeff Blim wear this influence on their sleeves for the whole show, and I love it!
When he's gone the world will be yours. My favourite line in the show. The audience is lead to believe it means 'once Mushnik is gone the world will be Seymour's'... but ultimately... Once Seymour was gone, the world was a giant buffet for the plants... with Audrey 2 leading the massacre... (more obvious in the movie because A2 is LOOKING IN A MIRROR as it says the line)
I love this show so much. I would definitely recommend listening to the 2003 cast recording too! It’s much bigger and a little less indie, but pretty fun too! It also included the heartbreaking Somewhere That’s Green Reprise at the end after Suppertime reprise which is like the culmination of Audrey’s arc! (Also featuring Kerry Butler as Audrey!)
Kerry Butler as Audrey sounds fantastic! I'll look into it, thank you :)
@@Barbara2.0 The best part of that casting is she is was born and raised in Brooklyn, and spent her early theatrical training to lose her accent, then got cast in this and had to recreate one for the role
That's the version I grew up on, so happy to see it repped :)
That's crazy! Haha
I was watching an older slime tutorial from 2003, that had the audience fully freaking out and invested during feed me and don't feed the plants because of the puppetry involved and no one expecting the plant to move as well as it did. and it's just so awesome to see an audience fully appreciate all the work that goes into the design and stuff
Omg I saw that production!!
"Suddenly Seymour" is, no lie, one of my favorite love ballads of all time. I have listened to so many versions of that one because it's so sweet and powerful.
Ellen Greene, who plays Audrey, went on to star in a little series called "Pushing Daisies", which also starred Kristin Chenoweth. With that level of talent in their cast, they did give the stars a couple of opportunities to perform. Ellen got a solo called "Morning Has Broken" (which was gorgeous) and a duet with Kristin called "Birdhouse in Your Soul". Worth looking up if you get a chance!
Definitely will
I fucking LOVE Suddenly Seymour! If you haven't checked out the new recording of it with Joy Woods on the YT channel for the Off-Broadway revival, I highly HIGHLY recommend it. It's genuinely one of the best versions of the song out there!
It's also kinda fucked up because he had JUST killed her abusive boyfriend and is still lying to her. He wants so badly to be the man he's singing about being but he's in denial about where Audrey 2 will lead him
In terms of the theme or message, Howard Ashman (the writer and lyricist of LSoH) intentionally made the relationship between Seymour and Audrey II a sort of "deal with the devil" sort of thing, which was not the case in the original 60s movie the musical was based on.
The whole "Faustian deal" still inspired the original 60s movie, with Seymour feeding Audrey Jr. blood from himself first.
Seymour gets famous, the girl until the plant scares it off - similar to Mephisto scaring of Gretchen in the play Faust - and it causes the death of the protagonist when he tries to fight it.
The Greek Chorus absolutely makes the show as they wend their way through the entire show - into and out of almost every scene - commenting and expanding on everything that's happening. Cleverly named, too: Ronette, Crystal, and Chiffon.
No one but Seymour knows (at least, not until Mr. Mushnick catches him chopping up the dentist) that the plant is carnivorous and even, beyond that, responsible for their change in fortune. HOW the plant makes good things happen for them is never explained.....but for a show this campy and fun, does it really need to be? lol
So the movie was directed by Howard Ashman, who did the lyrics and book for this show! To answer your questions:
- the woman who joined Seymour in “Skid Row” near the end is Audrey, who the plant is named after and who Seymour is in love with.
- the role of the chorus is that they act as both an ensemble, playing “street urchins” as well as Fate / Destiny. They are ambivalent commentators to what’s happening unless directly talking to Seymour or other characters. They usually have costume changes from like ratty clothes for when they’re “in the world” vs fantastic, loud, bright colors for when they’re commenting on the events
- Regarding the transition into “Mushnik and Son”, it’s is a bit clearer in the 2003 recording, but essentially there is a comment made about how much Seymour can make with the plant by leaving the shop, and the owner of the shop, Mr. Mushnik, wants to keep Seymour and the plant there so he can keep making money. Mr. Mushnik took in Seymour when he was a kid, which Seymour briefly mentions in “Skidrow”.
- The Dentist at the top of the show and most of act 1 is dating Audrey and is an abusive terrible person. It’s also less a commentary on dentists as a whole but that a very sick man who enjoys inflicting pain chose a career where he can get away with it. I think it’s very purposeful considering this is a medical provider written in part by a gay man during the AIDS crisis when a lot of medical providers would just…turn them away. This role was played by Steve Martin in the movie!
- no one knows the plant is murderous! The plant only talks to Seymour until it speaks directly to Audrey, they just assume it’s a massive plant
- it usually ends with all the victims emerging from the plant in some form to sing the warning but shows do a bunch of different things!
Correction: The movie adaptation was directed by Frank Oz; Howard Ashman directed the original Off-Broadway production.
Sweet! Thank you so much!!
The 2019 cast version of this with Jonathon Groff and Christian Borle is SO good. I highly recommend a listen!
This entire musical slaps from beginning to end. Audrey is played by Ellen Greene in this recording as well as in the movie, and I personally have never been able to get used to another Audrey. She is just absolutely wonderful, and I love her. This musical is written by the absolute legends Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, who shortly after the film version would go on to work for Disney and write the music for the little mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. There is a wonderful (and very sad) documentary about Howard that goes into detail about the production of this musical, and all their subsequent works together before his death in 1991. He was brilliant and I will take any opportunity to sing his praises.
The first line of this comment: FACTS
@@Barbara2.0 Ellen Green from the original recording AND the movie, has been in productions even fairly recently (with Jake Gyllenhall as Seymour!) and she looks and performs like time has not touched her at all! It’s amazing!
I've watched the Howard Ashman documentary so many times; it's so good!!!!
My mom saw the original off-Broadway production and she always talks about how cool it was during the finale when they dropped plants down from the ceiling onto the audience.
Yep, I saw the original Sydney production and they did the same thing. So much spontaneous screaming!
You should get out the movie from the 80s. Performances are great with Rick Moranis as Seymor and Steve Martinnas the dentist. and I believe the same actress plays Audry from the original play
Recommend the Rick Moranis version of this film it's the stage show brought to life. Sure some of the songs are left out but still it captures the story perfectly.
But It's Just The Gas is missing, and that's a tragedy
@@cammybaby01 That's what I meant that song was missing which was sad
And before I forget, this was written by the same team that wrote Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid for Disney. Compare the last lines of Somewhere Thats Green to A Part of Your World from Mermaid
I don’t want to repeat any comments, but I’m not seeing anyone who mentioned that the musics was also originally based on a super low-budget movie from 1960. The movie was directed by Roger Corman, king of the B-pictures, and was filmed in 2 days because they had some sets leftover from the movie A Bucket of Blood.
Fun fact: Audrey 2 is technically preformed by two people one is the voice whilst the other is the puppeteer and is folded in half is side the mouth of the puppet like this: > and just chills for the entire show
Fun Fact: Little Shop is one of the most produced musicals, particularly for high schools, of all time in the U.S. Which is pretty amazing when you think about how annoying it is to either make or rent out an Audrey II puppet.
Also, this is based on a movie! A black-and-white 1960s b-movie sci-fi called "The Little Shop of Horrors" with Jack Nicholson. 12-year-old me was very confused when I thought I was going to watch the film version of the musical and got a weird black-and-white movie instead...
At least when my school did it, the licensing required you to have Audrey on stage (not just a pretend plant off stage) so that you have to either rent or build it.
This is one of that rare group of musicals where the movie version is fantastic. (They still made a few changes though). Highly recommend.
Ellen Greene who originated the role of Audrey on stage, also plays her in the movie. She is an icon for it - no one else can compare. She stepped back into the role for a weekend in 2015, when she was 64 years old. When she first walked on stage she was greeted with a 10 minute ovation.
We did this show in my high school when I was a junior and I have loved it ever since. It communicates its themes so brilliantly, such a classic it never grows old
That is so cool!! I am auditioning for it at my local theater soon and I am a sophomore in high school
Thank you SO MUCH for doing the subtitles! Love this musical! I highly recommend the musical Daddy-Long-Legs, too, if only because of Megan McGinnis. ❤
yessssss, the proshot is one of my favorite things, it's so sweet 🥺
@@theaudiobookaficionado Absolutely! She and Adam have such delightful chemistry, and when I found out they were married, I felt a stupid amount of happiness. I will say that RAH added an unmatchable eccentricity to Jervis, though.
OMG YES I love Daddy Long Legs It's so good
this made me so happy! little shop is one of my top 5 musicals of all time. like the score just SLAPS, the end. the film is really good too, I would recommend the directors cut over the theatrical release (which gives it a happy ending because audiences didnt like the original ending)
Closed for Renovations is meant to demonstrate that since he's feeding Audrey Too his life is getting better, so you know he's gonna keep doing it until everything goes wrong.
Also, this probably became obvious but Little Shop of Horrors refers to the number of horrible things that happened in the shop rather than the number of horrible things inhabiting it
Also, “Somewhere that’s Green” is an in front of curtain song so that you can do a set change behind the curtain and then they pull off the covers during “Closed for Renovations”
i feel myself slipping back into my little shop of horrors phase haha!! i even went as seymour for halloween a couple years ago (with my own handmade audrey ii puppet)
I grew up with this musical and it’s always been one of those like “I love it, it’s so fun and wacky and out of pocket.” I have a lot of fond memories of it so I’m glad it continues to be revived.
I love the song Somewhere That's Green! It always makes me cry.
If you eventually see the movie, a few songs were cut, and the producers made them give it a happy ending so it is different. The new finale song, Big Green Mutha from Outer Space is fun
I'm definitely watching it. Gotta consume all the Little Shop content I can
@@Barbara2.0 I'd suggest you'd watch the director's cut of the movie. It features the original ending and it's done brilliantly.
@@Barbara2.0 Please watch the theatrical cut. Audrey 1 deserves to get her happy ending. Then you can watch the original ending / director’s cut with the play ending if you want the ‘unhappy ending’ that test audiences hated (because they fell in love with Ellen Green’s Audrey and didn’t want to see her get eaten). The unhappy og ending is here on youtube.
“If we fight it there’s still a chance but whatever they offer you don’t feed the plants.” The fact that many gave so much blood for the plant for power consumed nearly the world
Sure, Seymour is *sweet* but I’ve never seen him as *good*.
To paraphrase Jenny Nicholson, “Maybe Seymour isn’t a nice boy, maybe he’s just a quiet boy.”
Interesting point! That made me think of Into the Woods too- “you’re not good, you’re not bad, you’re just nice”
(Personally I’ve always thought of him as good and misguided overall, but you make a very valid point)
My high school did this my freshman year as our spring musical! In March of 2020...
Proud to say i was one of the few who went to see it opening night (the only night it played)
i love this musical so much!! i won’t lie there was a time last year where i only listened to listen shop (my personal faves are the 2003 and 2019 versions) i also just truly love your reactions and energy in these videos, i find myself constantly rewatching them :)
Aaaww thank you so much, that warms my heart 🥰 I genuinely had a blast with this one!
Fun fact - my friend was recently in Little Shop with an amateur(ish) group in London.
For the "voice not unlike god" they had heard Ian McKellan saying on the radio that he loves musicals and really wanted to do one (we ignore Cats in this house)
So the production team emailed his agent on a punt, and he agreed to just pre-record that so he could be involved. So this tiny little amateur group had Sir Ian McKellan opening their show every night lol
Hmmmm I think I watched that production actually 😅
@@Barbara2.0 oh cool I didn't know you were London based?
Well I might be running a production of Bare next year if you're interested...
I am. And yes, would love to see that so let me know 😉
There's also an Off-Broadway recording with Christian Borle and Jonathan Groff!
Sounds divine tbh
This has some of my favorite theatre villain songs, I also just love the horror-comedy stuff like Seymour deciding to feed the plant blood and the campy villain songs.
Little Shop is one of best musicals ever!
For the movie they had to change the ending cause test audiences loved Audrey and Seymour so much they couldn’t bear for them to die and they only had a 20% approval rating so it would have been left on the cutting room floor if they didn’t change it
I’m glad you enjoyed! I wound up playing Seymour a year and a half ago in my local theater’s first production since covid, and it was a life changing experience. The 2003 cast recording has a cut song called We’ll Have Tomorrow that is referenced in the finale despite not making the cut, but when I discovered it it hit me super hard. Love your content!
That's so cool! And thank you for your kind words, truly appreciate it 🥰
ooh also npr has a tiny desk concert of little shop of horrors! i highly recommend checking that video out for some performances of a few of the songs and some other facts from alan menken
Adding a request to react on camera to the movie. It's absolutely brilliant and you shouldn't have too much of an issue with it.. others have been able to successfully react to it. Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene are just unforgettable and adorable together.
In the "don't feed the plants!" Song, yes, the they do use inflatable vines in the theater (or at least in the one i went to) everyone singing also puts on a plant costume and goes into the crowd to sing. And yes, it's glorious
I didn't even know this particular recording.
I don't think you have reacted to "Avenue Q" or Sondheim's "Assassins" yet?
Nope, but hoping to do Assassins this year
Yes! Avenue Q is another great one. You're gonna love it! Think: Sesame street for adult life.
Great reaction! Thanks for sharing it.
The 3 background singers are street urchins. They are named Crystal, Chiffon and Ronette, and their names are taken from girl groups of that Era.
My high-school did this show when I was in 11th grade. We set up this effect at the end that was triggered when they sang and this theatre! and a few dozen fake vines dropped down from catwalks to just above the audience. I had to help design that and it was my best work in HS theatre above anything I did o. Stage
According to my parents, who saw the original off-Broadway production, that's sort of what the original show did!
Many of the songs are doo-wop, which had a brief heyday between Elvis and the Beatles, the time the show is set. Check out "Jersey Boys" for more!
I love Little Shop of Horrors. I had no experience with it until a friend of mine showed me the movie a few years ago and then I listened to the music for weeks. I also wanted to say that your hair is looking incredible lately!
Can't wait to watch the movie! And thank you so much, lovely 🥰
Well, if you haven't discovered it already, you might enjoy having a go at Chicago.
There was a movie a while back that made some interesting choices in the way they translated a stage show into a film - and a few people who were (surprisingly) amazing... and a few where you could tell musical was not in their background. If you haven't seen/heard it I'd say get a stage recording to start...
Also if you are up for musicals in foreign languages... Elisabeth might be something for your inner history nerd th-cam.com/video/Lr8z-yyGqF8/w-d-xo.html
If I could suggest ANY one show, I’d suggest Dolls of New Albion. Very obscure, but really, really, REALLY good!
Also, in the production of this I saw live in Granbury, TX, the choir were standing outside the shop in most of the songs, befitting their status as street urchins, but during Feed Me and Suppertime, they came out of the set to sing their parts. During Feed Me, there were three windows in the top right of the back wall of the theatre that they opened, and during Suppertime, they came out of a dumpster at the left of the stage. They also were the workers after Bigger than Hula Hoops. Just some clarification.
The Little Shop movie was directed by original Muppet performer Frank Oz aka Yoda, Piggy, Fozzie, Cookie Monster, Grover.
You need to see the movie! It’s so good. There are two endings and either is good. They also added a song for the plant at the end which is a lot of fun.
Ah yes, the sci-fi movie turned musical turned back into a movie (and this was one of the better broadway show movies). Even though they changed the ending, I liked the movie more than most of the broadway productions I've seen of this.
The bit at the end, when you see it live instead of saying and where you live, they say and this theatre!! And yes there are plants all over, it's brilliant. (We did this show when I was in high school, I still automatically do the harmonies and choreo when I hear the soundtrack lol)
One of my favorite shows
I finished listening to a podcast episode about this show today and I just showered listening to Grow for me, now I'm ready for you xp
Already said this in a longer comment, but to summarize, im pretty sure the message of the musical isnt actually about personal failings, because that is an individualistic view of a much larger problem that shifts the blame onto each person instead of the system that enables and encourages it. Dont feed the plants doesnt refer to something we should do individually and internaly, but something we must do societally and as a group, to change a corrupt system that takes advantage of vulnerabilities like greed, self doubt, jealousy, etc.
...I mean, considering the inspiration for this was Faust, particularly Faustian bargains, I think there is some individual decision-making involved too...
@@kateorgera5907 i know, after all, individual decision making is the only way we have of interacting with the world, but the lyrics "if we fight it weve still got a chance", to me implies the need for communal action. Of course to do that we must deal with our own demons first, but we shouldnt stop there because the root of the problem still lies outside.
I love this show so fucking much. I wouldnt say audrey 2 represents people whod do anything to get what they want, but a systems that sucks you dry, forces you to put aside your morals if you want to succeed or even survive, and once you realize it, its too late. Somewhere thats green always felt incredibly depressing to me, mainly the fact that audreys dreams are literally what she reads in a house and furniture catalogue, which if you go by the interpretation i mentioned, would also be part of what audrey 2 represents. Another reason i think its the system and not just evil people that lsoh talks about is because of the lyrics of dont feed the plants. Its very important to understand that when an issue is systemic, you cant fix it by going after the people who take advantage of it, rather, the whole system needs upheaval. On another note, its just the gas is such a horrifying song, with the actor writhing in the floor singing, crying, and laughing uncontrollably. Like im pretty sure that not being able to stop laughing to the point you asphyxiate qualifies as body horror. But yeah, lsoh is one of my favorite musicals, you should definitely watch a stage version because theres a lot you can miss in the cast recording. Also the movie (original version, not the theatrical cut, which changed the ending) to get the movie original banger mean green mother from outer space. I think there was a remake in the works with taron egerton as seymour in 2020 but it was postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic and probably wont be made. Also, might just be me but i think that lsoh would fit really wel in the hatchetfield universe, both thematically amd narratively.
Totally see where you're coming from, still believe personal decisions on whether or not to "feed the plants" should be part of the interpretation given they're part of the circle where we feed a system that may actively drive us to feed it. It's a vicious circle, although many other factors can play a part too. I think because Seymour had the choice to feed the plant and only kept going to pursue a personal goal (have a life with Audrey/make sure she didn't stop loving him), it's ultimately about personal choices, but we can't turn a blind eye to how individuality and the collective are connected. And so true about Hatchetfield! Haha
@@Barbara2.0 makes sense
@@Barbara2.0 This is a great read, especially since a lot of productions of this show have the characters come back in the finale dressed as (or with puppets of) little mini-plant buds. It's camp as hell, but also kind of drives home the fact that feeding the system not only leads to you getting destroyed by it, but becoming a part of it as well.
And I love how the slummy 1950s poverty aesthetic punches the idea of it being a commentary of cannibalistic capitalism.
Love this! Great stuff
I was gonna say Grow For Me has no sexual undertones, but given the same music is used for Get It, im reconsidering
Also it's interesting how this show is clearly set in New York and yet the plants Invasion starts in Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio
I've always preferred the film version - not just for the excellent cast (Levi Stubbs as Audrey II!) and the addition of Mean Green Mother, but the happier ending works much better for a film adaptation.
You think the dentist song is weird here watch the Steve Martin version you will be freaked out 100%
I wanted to see this with Jeremy Jordan as Seymour when I was in New York, but tickets were crazy! One of my favorite musicals!
This is one of my favourite musicals. The songs are so fun you somehow miss how incredibly dark they get. xD I hope you'll watch the film or a production off camera because knowing how the songs connect will make it even better.
Anyway, it was fun watching you and made me want to listen to the whole soundtrack again.
Then go do it! Hahaha ❤
With you mentioning the sexuell undertones I couldn't help but notice the german version of Feed Me is kinda, ehm... yeah-
It's translated to "Gib's mir" to fit the syllables and it directly translates to "Give it to me" which can be seen as an innuendo for having sex with someone (if you think wrong/naughty enough, of course...)
So, yeah... xD
Also, since you like the greek chorus so much, the current cast on broadway did an unreleased number that was originally written for the show but never made it because they couldn't fit it in naturally anywhere in the story. I am completely obsessed with it: th-cam.com/video/8sELA35X0Pg/w-d-xo.html
Why did I think that you already listened to it?😅
Thank you so much for reacting to this album, it's my favourite even though it was the 3rd that I listened. It has so much charm
On stage During Mushnik and Son they do a tango and it’s honestly so funny and great to watch the choreography, I recommend watching Clayton Lukens video of the song on stage, he plays Mushnik and it’s honestly my favorite iteration of the song I’ve seen lol :D
The plant from the movie is def a better voice imo
It's Levi Stubbs, so it's no wonder. There are some other recordings where the plant has great voice, but this isn't really one of them.
Another wonderful reaction! Such a great show. Love the conversation. Be warned the movie has a completely different ending.
Little Shop is my favorite musical ever. It was thoroughly enjoyable to watch you experience it for the first time. This was my first time at your channel, but I have a feeling I'll be back again. By the way, if you do go on to watch the movie, there are 3 versions out there. The first is the original from the 60s (without music). The original cast recording you listened to was written based on that show. Then you have the 1986 movie musical which was based on the off-broadway show. You have the original version of that (with a re-written happy ending), and the directors cut with the original "plant wins" ending
Welcome to the channel!!! 🥳 Hope to see you back soon :)
Legit watch of Company, the Raul Esparza version. I need it.
This is one of my favourite shows! If you can get a hold of it, the movie adaptation is one of the best of all time, highly recommend it
you've gotta do urinetown. PLEASE. i know the subject matter throws a lot of people off, but it's a hilarious show, and the music is absolutely phenomenal. it's so so great -- i genuinely think u would have a super fun time with it
The first time I saw this I was seated on an aisle and I was given a plant!
You’ve got to do reefer madness!! And with the Broadway revival you should check out Parade as well but if you Do Parade make sure to Do the London Cast version
This is a great first time analysis of one of my favorite shows of all time! Fun Facts: its an Alan Menken & Howard Ashman show, which is the same Duo that wrote the music for the majority of the classic 90s Disney movies. They wrote The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the beast, Newsies, Aladdin, etc.... Basically all of the shows with amazingly banger soundtracks. Actually they wrote this show right before writing The Little Mermaid, and if you listen closely you can absolutely hear a lot of the musical influences mermaid picked up from Little shop of horrors. "Part of That World" is basically the exact same song as "Somewhere Thats Green", just in a different key. Give them a listen side-by-side, and you'll totally one-hundred-percent hear it.
And even if you can't do it on camera, you should absolutely check out the musical movie version from the 80's. Ellen Green is Audrey in the film too. Shes iconic and that role is basically untouchable by anyone else.
Anyway, thanks again for all you do! Love getting to see you discover the brilliance of the musical theater world!
This is awesome, I'll definitely check out the movie. Thank you so much for the info and for supporting my content, it means the world and I'm having the best time discovering these shows with you guys too ❤
Howard Ashman didn't write the lyrics for Newsies, Jack Feldman did.
@@theassortedhobbyist oof. I actually never questioned it. I just assumed. Their names are so ingrained together in my head. Thanks for the fact check!
@@rjenyawd No problem. Alan Menken was working on Newsies around the time he and Howard were just about finishing up “Beauty and the Beast”, who had unfortunately passed away before the film was officially released. This is why Tim Rice was brought on to work with Menken on writing the remaining songs for Aladdin and writing new songs for the Beauty and the Beast stage musical adaptation.
The script of this show contains little funny lines as well, like “they dance around like demented dwarves”
Kinda wanna read it now hahaha
Gee! Where do I find this, and who does it say that about?
Damn, you didn't react to Big Green Mother From Outer Space, not sure if that was a movie-only song but it's a bop.
Yeah it's a movie only song, I think they were listening to the original Broadway cast recording.
I’m not sure if you still take requests, but if you do, Wonderland (2011)! The album is pretty different from the actual show though (entire songs being replaced, or having massive lyrics changes) but there’s some pretty good… slime tutorials on youtube (the plot/book are kind of weak but the rest is all super strong)
Always taking requests. Thank you!
I’d love to see your reaction to the movie and both of their endings. Great reaction as always!
Thank you! I can't wait to watch the movie actually 🤩
@@Barbara2.0 Ahh I hope you enjoy it!! 🥳 It’s a great example of a musical movie adaptation! The puppet work for Audrey 2 is insane! You’re gonna love it!
I haven't been in this (although Seymour is one of my dream roles) so I don't know for sure, but I believe the opening narrator is officially called 'Voice Not Unlike God's' in the script.
It always interests me how new productions handle this. It's traditionally set in the 1960s, but then the opening lines say 'a decade not too long before our own'. When it was written in the 80s that worked, but now we're closer to the 2060s than the 1960s! So do you stick with the traditional approach or update it to a more recent decade?
Best part is there are so many different recordings of this one, so you can really choose your favorite version. Ive seen this show in person, its such a riot. Meanwhile the movie musical is a good adaptation, though they cut some good songs and most importantly CHANGE THE ENDING. Apparently the camp horror was too much for movie going audiences, compared to musicals that can suspend reality better. Though they did FILM the og ending which is so fun to watch on TH-cam
I wonder if they would've kept the original ending if the movie came out now or had a remake. Audiences have definitely changed so they would probably be more comfortable going for it. Would be interesting to see
Great reaction. Please let us know what you think of the director’s cut movie.
Yessss finally I’m so happy, I still want Addams Family haha
You forgot to listen to somewhere that’s green reprise 😡🙄
Idk what production this is but its not the obc
Its interesting
Next do Gypsy by Stephen Sondheim and Julie styne here’s the link to a live performance th-cam.com/video/oUPs_t7HVMM/w-d-xo.html
Are there any limitations to what types of musicals one could recommend?
No limitations at all, the sky is the limit!
@@Barbara2.0 If you'd be interested in listening to it, maybe the songs from Tangled, the Series. A lot of Broadway talent in that. Allen Menkin behind music.
I think the sexual undertone thing might just be you. I've watched this (at least the movie version) a thousand times and I've never picked up on any. There are a couple blatant references but not frequent and nothing I would describe as an undertone.
You should definitely check out the film version though. It had two endings. One that was in line with the theater version... and one that was much much better. (In my opinion anyway)
I definitely recommend listening to the most recent off-broadway cast album! No performances in any version of this show can compare to the original cast, they were just all too perfect, but it includes the songs cut from the original cast recording (and the songs are in the correct order which they aren't on the original album) while avoiding the kinda glossy, overly Broadway orchestrations and singing of the 2003 cast album.
I have a fondness for the 2003 version, but the 2019 is very good. Plus, Jonathan Groff!