Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theatre)

See it if you enjoyed the movie musical, the Broadway runs, or the soundtrack.

Don't see it if you don't like the campy B-horror movie style shows.

Also First and foremost Groff's physicality took him from a very attractive man to the hunched and awkward Seymour so easily. His physical comedy and nuanced reactions were solid gold. I was surprised that Blanchard chose to focus more on Audrey's accent than her singing ability. I know she is capable of so much more so it was a little disappointing. This show is intended to be smaller scale, limited cast, intimate venue. They did an excellent job of maintaining the authenticity of the original show and added their own quirks to it as well. The puppeteers should be commended for their exhaustive work making the plant come alive. I will definitely be trying to see this again before it closes!... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy a funny show. You like the actors - Jonathan Groff is great as always, and Christian Borle is hilarious. You like a small house.

Don't see it if you don't like intimate theater - this is a small house. You don't like funny shows or over-the-top humor.

See it if You at all remember the original off-Broadway production, the 1980's movie, or any high school production. Or, if you love Jonathan Groff.

Don't see it if You don't like campy fun. Or if you lack any sense of humor.

See it if You like any of the (many) stars in the cast.

Don't see it if You liked the ending of the movie.

See it if if you'd like to see wonderful urchins & Groff (heartbreaking, lovely, butter-voiced) and Borle (hilarious, decadent) in absolute top form

Don't see it if you are hoping for a replica of Ellen Greene, or even a serviceable Audrey performance, because you will definitely not find that here

See it if You want to see a production of Little Shop with crazy good Urchins and an amazing new interpretation of Orin (and others) by Borle

Don't see it if You don't like the campiness of the material: this production feeds on it even more than previous New York productions.

Also Great venue for this show. Amazing singing and Groff was surprisingly believable. I was a little confused by Tammy's interpretation of Audrey, however... She seemed to be really playing into the rough and spacey side of Audrey so much so that it made me think that this Audrey is a drug addict. This is the only explanation I could think of, but even then I didn't get that until the second act where the Sominex is mentioned (once). Things to note were I was in the front row (seemed to be a performance for the back half of the house) and that it was a preview. She may have been sick, Somewhere That's Green was all in headvoice. This does not ruin the production at all, just thought it was worth a warning.

New orchestrations also very exciting, lots of cool synth and guitar fills. Seriously though, Borle is off the charts and the Urchins sing you to the wall and those two things make this Little Shop perhaps the definitive one (with the help of Michael Mayer's direction of course!!!!)... Read more Read less

See it if If you love the campy and ridiculous, if you want to see Christian Borle play multiple roles, love Little Shop, or hate the dentist

Don't see it if If you want something serious or melodramatic - or need a huge Broadway stage and show to be happy.

See it if The show is fun but the real fun was watching the star studded cast have a ball. Christian Borle was hysterical and Jonathan Groff was great

Don't see it if You can't get there during the short run

Also The theater is very small so the sightlines were great, no one is far away. The Urchins were fabulous. We had a great time.... Read more Read less

See it if You’re a fan of the 1980s original production, the 1980s movie, it’s very true to the Little Shop you know and love

Don't see it if You have trouble with stairs. The off-Bway theater is intimate and great for the show but there’s no elevator and it’s on the 2nd floor

See it if you want to see Little Shop the way it was meant to be seen.

Don't see it if If you're looking for completely polished big Broadway. It's intimate and delightful.

See it if Classic- saw the original and this version does not disappoint.

Don't see it if Might be scary to children.

See it if You could tell that the cast was having a blast doing the show and the audience was in on the fun!

Don't see it if You can't suspend your imagination for a quirky far out story

See it if You’re into “classic” musicals, like camp and over dramatized characters.

Don't see it if You’re not into old school musicals or camp this might not be for you.

See it if you love a funny, subversive, intelligent show done with a first-tier cast and production.

Don't see it if I think folks will love this show