After starring opposite Ruth Wilson in Constellations on Broadway, Jake Gyllenhaal will soon make his musical theater debut as the nerdy florist Seymour in Encores! Off-Center production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors. According to New York mag's Vulture, Gyllenhaal appears to be getting more comfortable on stage. Fortunately for proto-Gyllenhaal fans, Little Shop of Horrors is reminiscent of Gyllenhaal's more kooky and quirky works such as Bubble Boy and even Donnie Darko. Originally slated as a one-night-only performance, the Dick Scanlan-directed concert production will now play three performances at New York's City Center on July 1 and 2, 2015 according to Entertainment Weekly.
EW also reports that Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam will join Gyllenhaal as Orin Scrivello, better known as the sadistic dentist played by Steve Martin in the 1986 film. Ellen Greene, who originated the role of ditzy bombshell Audrey in the original stage production and film, will reprise her role, and Chuck Cooper will lend his voice to Audrey II, the carnivorous plant who tempts Seymour with promises of fame, glory and the heart of his Audrey's otherwise unrequited love.
The cast also includes Tracy Nicole Chapman as Chiffon, Marva Hicks as Crystal and Ramona Keller as Ronnette. And the amazing Patricia Wilcox will choreograph the entire affair.
Classicalites, look below to view a clip from the original movie, starring none other than everyone's favorite funny man, Rick Moranis.
Off-Broadway, Gyllenhaal made his stage debut proper just two and a half years ago in If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet. Little Shop of Horrors marks Killam's professional stage debut, although his theater roots do run deep.
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