The Handmaid's Tale's Madeline Brewer Is Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors Starting August 12 | Playbill

Off-Broadway News The Handmaid's Tale's Madeline Brewer Is Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors Starting August 12

Also, upcoming Chess star Nicholas Christopher returns to the hit Off-Broadway revival at the Westside.

Madeline Brewer and Nicholas Christopher

The Handmaid's Tale Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer takes on the role of Audrey in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors—making her New York stage debut—beginning August 12 at the Westside Theatre.

Brewer, seen as Sally Bowles in the West End revival of Cabaret, is joined by Nicholas Christopher (Jelly’s Last Jam, Sweeney Todd), who is returning to the role of Seymour prior to his forthcoming leading role in the Broadway revival of Chess. Christopher will play the down-on-his-luck plant shop worker through August 31; he previously played the role this past winter opposite Sherie Rene Scott.

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.

Elizabeth Gillies and Graham Phillips played their final performances as, respectively, Audrey and Seymour July 27. Between July 29 and August 10, the role of Audrey was played by Morgan Ashley Bryant, and Seymour by a rotating cast of Little Shop all-stars: Jeff Sears, Bryan Fenkart, Weston Chandler Long, and Johnny Newcomb.

Continuing 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, Hailey Thomas as Ronnette, Savannah Lee Birdsong as Crystal, and Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, as well as Weston Chandler Long, Christine Wanda, Aveena Sawyer, Jeff Sears, Michael Iannucci, Jonothon Lyons, Noel MacNeal, Johnny Newcomb, Jon Riddleberger, Mecca Hicks, Bryan Fenkart, Khadija Sankoh, and Kevin Del Aguila.

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.

Tickets are now on sale through January 2027.

Visit LittleShopNYC.com.

 
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