News Release
IWV Campus
Cerro Coso Present's "Little Shop of Horrors"
May 6, 2009
Mark your calendars! Audrey II is here. The Cerro Coso
Community College Theatre Department will present Little Shop of Horrors, a
rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman.
Performances will take place Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th at 7:00
pm and Sunday, May 10th at 2:00 pm in the College Lecture Center.
Tickets are $7 for general admission and $6 for students, seniors, and
military. Tickets are available at Red Rock Books and the Cerro Coso
Business Office.
Little Shop of Horrors features a down-and-out skid row floral assistant who
becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a
mysterious craving for fresh blood. The plant, "Audrey II," grows into
an ill-tempered, R&B singing carnivore who offers the floral assistant fame
and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite.
The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors,
directed by Roger Corman. The show's music, composed by Menken in the
style of early 1960s Rock and Roll, Doo-wop, and early Motown, includes
several show-stoppers, including "Dentist," "Somewhere That's Green,"
"Suddenly Seymour." and the title song "Little Shop of Horrors." In
addition to the original long-running 1982 off-Broadway production and
subsequent Broadway production, this musical has been performed all over the
world. The musical was also made into a 1986 film of the same name,
directed by Frank Oz.
Cerro Coso's production will feature the award-winning Audrey II puppets of
The Puppet Company and Intermission Productions. The life-like puppets come
to us from Northern California, but have been featured in productions across
the country.
The talented cast and crew of forty features Josh Rodriguez as Seymour the
florist and Krysten Coursey as Audrey, his love interest. Becki
Cornett, Theresa Jones and Stacey Shoaf play the Chorus of Street Urchins
who guide the audience on their journey through Skid Row.
For more information about the musical or Theatre courses, contact Melinda
Fogle Oliver in the Cerro Coso Theatre Department at 384-6114.
Cerro Coso's Little Shop of Horrors stars Josh Rodriguez and Krysten Coursey.
Cerro Coso's Little Shop of Horrors street urchins (l to r) Becki Cornett,
Stacey Shoaf, and Theresa Jones.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760)
384-6230
| EVENT DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 8 |
| Time | 7pm |
| Date | May 9 |
| Time | 7pm |
| Date | May 10 |
| Time | 2pm |
| Campus | IWV |
| Location | Lecture Center |
| Cost | $7.00 General $6.00 Students, Seniors, Military |