FIRST LOOK: Little Shop Of Horrors at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Little Shop Of Horrors Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Take a look at Johan Persson’s wonderful first look production photos from Regent Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Little Shop Of Horrors. For the misfits of Skid Row, life is full of broken dreams and dead ends. But there’s hope on the horizon for flower shop assistant, Seymour, when he discovers a mysterious new plant with killer potential. Will his newfound fame and fortune win the attention of kind, sweet, delicate Audrey? Can he finally break free and be happy…whatever the consequences? Marc Antolin and Jemima Rooper (Death in Paradise, Trauma) play Seymour and Audrey, with Forbes Masson in the role of East Side florist Mr Mushnik. Matt Willis (Busted) takes the role of sadistic dentist Orin, and the plant, Audrey II, is played by U.S. drag queen Vicky Vox. Little Shop Of Horrors has book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, based on the … Read more

Is Hamilton Headed To A Movie Screen Or A TV Near You?

Hamilton musical

A bidding war is currently underway for a specially recorded presentation of Broadway’s mega-hit musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Wall Street Journal has reported that rather than making a new movie musical at this stage, a recording of the original Broadway production Hamilton made over two nights may well be the first wer see of the musical on screen. The recording features the Original Broadway cast with Miranda in the title role and according to reports even includes an interval. The interesting question at the moment is whether we will see the special recording on the big screen or through an online streaming service like Netflix on our own screens at home. Hamilton, a musical about American founding father Alexander Hamilton, which melds traditional musical theatre with hip hop tapped the cultural zeitgiest from the moment it opened in 2015. The show has already grossed more than $USD400,000,000 on … Read more