From: tell@rukbat.cs.unc.edu (Stephen Tell)
Newsgroups: triangle.general,rec.arts.theatre
Subject: UNC-CH Pauper Players present "Little Shop of Horrors" Nov 19-21
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:46:11 GMT
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Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Summary:
who: The UNC Pauper Players, a student-run musical theatre club
what: The musical "Little Shop of Horrors"
where: At Old Playmakers Theatre, Cameron Avenue, UNC campus, Chapel Hill
when: Thursday Nov 19 8:00pm
      Friday   Nov 20 8:00pm
      Saturday Nov 21 2:00pm
      Saturday Nov 21 8:00pm

tickets:
	($5 each, General Admission)
	Student Union Box Office, Frank Porter Graham student union
	929-4356
	Cast members
	Some tickets may be available at the door.
	

Complete press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

			UNC-CH PAUPER PLAYERS PRESENT
		    "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS" NOVEMBER 19-21

The UNC Pauper Players will be presenting the very different and funny
musical _Little_Shop_of_Horrors_ on November 19, 20, and 21.  Performances
will begin at 8:00 pm in Old Playmakers Theatre on Cameron Street, with an
additional matinee at 2:00 pm on November 21.  General admission tickets are
$5 and can be purchased at the Student Union Box Office or by calling the
ticket salesperson at 929-4356.

_Little_Shop_ is the seventh full scale production presented by Pauper
Players.  This student run group is the only musical theatre group at UNCand
has become increasingly successful since its first production of _Grease_ in
1989.  Other past shows include _Les_Miserables_, _Guys_and_Dolls_, and
_Sweeney_Todd.

The story for _Little_Shop_of_Horrors_ is taken from a low budget film shot
in two days with Jack Nicholson in a cameo role.  It was turned into an
off-off Broadway musical in 1982, and two months later opened off Broadway
for over 2,000 performances.  The musical was then made into a movie
starring Ellen Greene, who played the leading role of Audrey in the off
Broadway production as well.

This upbeat show is about a flower shop on Skid Row.  A boy, Seymour,
experiments with a rare plant to make it one that is different from any
other plant imaginable.  He wants to impress a girl named Audrey and
succeeds when he becomes instantly rich and famous.  However, Seymour runs
into more complications with this plant than he ever dreamed.  Mr. Mushnik,
the shopowner, three "Doo-Wop Girls," and Audrey's mean dentist boyfriend
help move the story along adding bits of humor here and there.  So, it is a
twisted love story with a surprise ending.

Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who teamed up for Disney's hits
_The_Little_Mermaid_ and _Beauty_and_the_Beast_, wrote the book and lyrics,
and music respectively for _Little_Shop_Of_Horrors_.  The unique comical
melodies and lyrics set the light-hearted mood of the story.  Some of the
better known songs from the musical are the Motown sounding title track
"Little Shop of Horrors" and the pretty duet "Suddenly Seymour."

The Pauper Players production of _Little_Shop_Of_Horrors_, directed by Bing
Cox, is one worth seeing.  Cox is a drama student at UNC and has been
involved in such theatre groups as North Carolina Theatre, Raleigh Little
Theatre, and Theatre in the Park.  He has also served as director and
technical director for UNC Lab Theatre and was previously seen in
Playmaker's Repertory Company's production of _Twelfth_Night_.  Cox calls
this production of _Little_Shop_ an intimate show with quality performances
from its eight cast members.

For more information about Pauper Players and its upcoming production of
_Little_Shop_, call 914-4836.
-- 
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UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science W: 919 962 1845  | Carrboro NC 27510
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