Grand Opening...
And believe me... with THIS cast... we have MANY "grand openings"...
But I am talking about our production of Little Shop Of Horrors! I think that for the most part it went well. I played 4 roles for opening night. I was an working class bum in "Down On Skid Row", a customer in a few of the flower shop scenes, one of the plant leaves during the finale, and my personal favorite... the sadistic Dentists' Nurse. I gotta admit, I love being beaten up by Bart (last night) and Jeff (tonight).
Tonight I get to play Mr. Mushnik, the Skid Row Flower Shop owner. I am very excited about this role... and have been told by several people how screen accurate I have been during rehearsals. Our other Mushnik was asking me for advice all night during the show last night. I only worry that somehow that is going to make me truely suck tonight... lol. But I got a major compliment when one of our cast members gave me a huge hug last night after the show, and whispered to me "I wish you had been my Mushnik". AWWW! Well, after tonight there are 4 more shows... so I am sure that I will get a night or two with this person, as well as with everyone.
Here is a cast photo from last night... taken by The Official Rich Weirdoes Groupie, Kelly. Most everyone is done up in there costumes for the finale, which is when we are all a part of the plant. That is why most everyone is in green. I was, too, but changed for the photo. I am all the way on the right, in my delightfully screen accurate uniform.
I'd love to see you at the show. If you make it out... please stop and say HI!