Video: Before Little Shop of Horrors, Thomas Doherty and Madeline Brewer Had Met Years Earlier

Thomas Doherty, who starred in HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot, made his New York stage debut as Seymour in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors last month. The actor joined Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid's Tale) who co-stars as Audrey and is also making her NYC stage debut.

The duo recently sat down with Playbill Social Media Director Jeffrey Vizcaíno to speak about their latest roles. Both chatted about the fast-paced rehearsal process, while Brewer spoke about the surprising similarities to playing Sally Bowles in London's Cabaret. Doherty said he's "always loved musical theatre. That's kind of like my first love. [Little Shop] is the very first show I ever did when I was nine or 10."

Watch the complete interview below and find out how Doherty and Brewer met (and chatted outdoors) years before their current Manhattan stage debuts.

Doherty is also known for his work in Disney’s Descendants, Paradise, Tell Me Lies, Catherine the Great, The Invitation, and Girls5Eva. In addition to The Handmaid's Tale, Brewer was seen as Bronte in the final season of Netflix’s You, Dawn in Hustlers, Raiman in Black Mirror, Miranda Cates in Hemlock Grove, and Tricia Miller in Orange Is the New Black.

Also in the cast are Drama Desk nominee Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS, Tony nominee Reg Rogers (The Dazzle, Merrily We Roll Along) as Mushnik, Major Attaway (Aladdin) as The Voice of Audrey II, Christine Wanda as Ronnette, Savannah Lee Birdsong as Crystal, and Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, as well as Teddy Yudain, Jonothon Lyons, Mecca Hicks, Aveena Sawyer, Jeff Sears, Noel MacNeal, Johnny Newcomb, Jon Riddleberger, David Colston Corris, Bryan Fenkart, Alloria Frayser, Christopher Swan, and Chani Maisonet.

Previous players in the roles of Seymour and Audrey Off-Broadway have included Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, Lena Hall, Maude Apatow, Gideon Glick, Rob McClure, Skylar Astin, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Doyle, Darren Criss, Milo Manheim, Sherie Rene Scott, Evan Rachel Wood, Corbin Bleu, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Andrew Barth Feldman, and RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon, who became first drag queen to play Audrey in a major production of the musical.

The Off-Broadway revival began previews September 17, 2019, prior to an official opening October 17; the production resumed its run September 21, 2021, after temporarily closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Director Michael Mayer's creative team for the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical also includes choreographer Ellenore Scott, scenic designer Julian Crouch, lighting designer Bradley King, costume designer Tom Broecker, sound designer Jessica Paz, puppet designer Nicholas Mahon, original puppet designer Martin P. Robinson, hair and makeup designer Tommy Kurzman, music supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger Will Van Dyke, and casting director Jim Carnahan. Puppets are by Monkey Boys Productions.

General management is by Live Wire Theatrical/Chris Aniello, and production stage management is by Kate Croasdale.

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