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| Photo: Heather Litiri |
Should
you purchase a house plant that resembles something between a Venus flytrap and
an avocado, be wary. And if it asks to
be fed, that should definitely send up a red flag. Because this isn’t your garden variety plant;
it could be an alien from another planet sent here to take over the world by
feasting on human blood and possessing incredible powers over earthlings.
That is
the premise behind Little Shop of Horrors—a comedy horror rock
musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard
Ashman
based on the low-budget 1960
B-movie horror of the same title. Not
to be too hyperbolic, but the Olney Theatre Center’s production of this gem,
under the superb direction of Mark Waldrop, is as close to perfection as it can
be.
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