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| Isaac Greenland and Chanel Bragg Photo by John Groseclose |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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" The musical's success lies in its balance of laugh-out-loud comedy paired with genuine heart and just enough bite in its dark humor to make the cautionary tale resonate. Stray Cat Theatre's production adds several original touches to the familiar story but, while it has a talented cast and impressive creative elements, most of the additions either fall flat or never truly land....Despite the uneven conceptual choices, the cast gives it their all. (Chanel) Bragg is simply superb as Audrey II, with a commanding and sweet, yet also sinister, delivery and vocals that soar and hit every corner of the theater. As Seymour, Isaac Greenland is appropriately endearing and navigates the character's shift from awkward underdog to desperate accomplice with sincerity. Audrey is portrayed with warmth and vulnerability by Estrella Parra. " - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)
"When one of our brightest theater companies announced “Little Shop of Horrors” as their 24/25 season closer, the question was “Why are they producing that overdone but lovable show?” The only reason to do it would be to make it especially amusing and Stray Cat Theatre claimed it would be twisted and turned to a very adult sensibility. The mediocre result is a pleasant production but one that never quite coleuses into wild hilarity in SCT’s producing artistic director Ron May’s staging. What was hoped to be an infectiously delicious and adult slanted spin never quite develops." -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)
"As directed by Ron May, the show is a wild, weird, dark ride; a freaky mashup of music, puppet mayhem, and heartbreak. ...What sets this fun but heavily flawed Stray Cat production apart is how it sheds the usual layers of camp and cartoonishness associated with musical. Despite it still taking place in New York, those Nu-Yawk Skid Row accents are miles away. Here, the black humor bubbles up sneakily, like a grin you can't suppress." - David Appleford, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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