When Seymour discovers a rare, exotic plant that happens to be able to talk and sing, the plant offers to help Seymour win Audrey's heart by making him a minor celebrity. But the plant has its own sinister motives.
Cast members admit the idea is a little weird and cartoonish.
In 1982, an off-Broadway musical opened that was written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and based on Corman's film. Then it became a 1986 feature film directed by Frank Oz and starring Rick Moranis as Seymour and Ellen Greene as Audrey. Because many audience members have seen the films, McMurry's actors are challenged to do something new. Sometimes, that's a good stress. And although there are many similarities between the movie and the musical, there are some songs and characters in the play that aren't in the movie.