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In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

  
  Audrey II
Audrey II is potted in a painted galvanized bucket.
Audrey II is potted in a fiberglass pot measuring 29" in diameter and 20" high.
Audrey II is not in a pot, but lies on the floor.
www.geocities.com /conhs   (477 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1986 version of Audrey II was an extremely elaborate creation, using puppets designed especially for the film by Oz's colleagues from The Jim Henson Company.
The showdown between Seymour and Audrey II remains intact, but now Seymour wins by electrocuting the plant as Audrey is seen safely observing through a window.
Seymour and Audrey get married and move to the suburbs, where a little Audrey II grows in the garden, paving the way for a sequel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(1986_film)   (1442 words)

  
 Haileybury - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Audrey II.1 said that it brought a tear of sap to her stamens and that it was a deep thrill to feel quite so wanted and desired.
Audrey II.2 is herself in the prime of her life — her skin has a beautiful tinge of chlorophyll — and, as such, she was delighted to be playing alongside Melanthe Grand.
Audrey II.2 went on to say that she thought that Pilgrim’s realisation of an unpleasant sadist was all too accurate and that he justly deserved his fate of prolonged and ultimately fatal auto-asphyxiation — no doubt just desserts for anyone who wears quite such a lot of fl and is quite so malevolent.
www.haileybury.herts.sch.uk /news/news.asp?newsid=174   (939 words)

  
 Carnivorous Audrey has affable heart
Audrey is big, mean and from outer space, an alien spore determined to snack her way to world domination.
Audrey II's reach increased dramatically with the 1986 movie starring Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Rick Moranis and a host of semi-names, and she has been extending her habitat with a number of national and international stage tours, including the one visiting Gammage.
A: Doing Audrey II for the movies and doing her for the stage are two different things, with the stage version being the hardest, in my opinion.
www.azcentral.com /ent/arts/articles/0807qahorrors07.html   (840 words)

  
 Production Services: Audrey II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Audrey II pod 2 is potted in a plastic flower pot with some added teeth and has grown slightly larger.
Audrey II pod 3 is potted in a plastic pot measuring 42" in diameter and 11" high.
Audrey II must travel by common carrier as she is too big and heavy for UPS.
services.bard.org /rentals/audrey_ii.html   (762 words)

  
 Broadway Buzz - Little Shop of Horrors
Audrey II is thus well-equipped to steal the show every night, as a good diva should, at the Palace Theatre November 8-20.
Robinson was inside it, manually manipulating this heftiest Audrey II with the aid of several fellow puppeteers and a backstage technician.
The larger-than-life third Audrey II is made of an aluminum frame covered with hard foam and fabric, and requires two puppeteers to work the jaws and pucker the lips.
www.playhousesquare.com /bbuzz/horrors/d-girl.html   (716 words)

  
 Puppet or plant? Hydraulics or harmonies? It's all Audrey II.
Audrey II is well-equipped to steal the show nightly, in the 2003 Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors" coming to San Francisco on tour.
For the road tour, however, the producers chose to retool and further computerize Audrey II so she could be guided by just two puppeteers and a techie.
Audrey II's moves have to be exact, to keep the action smooth and safeguard the actors who become her prey.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/10/DDG189O28O1.DTL&type=printable   (1034 words)

  
 The Story
Mushnik invites Seymour and Audrey out to celebrate the business boom, but Audrey has a date with her greasy boyfriend and Seymour is forced to say and care for the now sick Audrey II.
Audrey believes Orin is the type of man she deserves and dreams of 'SOMEWHERE THAT'S GREEN' where she could be with someone caring, like Seymour.
Audrey II unleaches the full extent of her powers and reveals she is infact a 'MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTERSPACE' (well naturally!) and the plan all along was global domination (the aim of any good flim baddy) with the aid of her cute (but deadly) offspring.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /LittleShopOfHorrors/story.htm   (1542 words)

  
 Audrey II
Unfortunately, Audrey II is no longer available to hire.
After 7 hard years on the road she is no longer viable to keep going and will be going to the compost heap soon.
Audrey dies and is put into the plant's mouth by Seymour.
www.lane.demon.co.uk /audrey2.htm   (1050 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors (musical) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The evil plant, now called Audrey II, has been changed from a strange breed of Venus Fly Trap to a creature from outer space.
Robinson, who designed the original Audrey II puppets and was a muppeteer for Sesame Street, enlisted his friends at The Jim Henson Company to create new, high tech puppets especially for the show.
In addition, the mechanics of stage puppetry had become more advanced to allow for a more "realistic" portrayal of Audrey II, which even leapt off the stage during the show's finale to snap its hungry jaws at the audience.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audrey_II   (1239 words)

  
 Little Shop Of Horrors - The Guide to Musical Theatre
Audrey II proves to be a draw in the shop which starts to attract many visitors.
Audrey has a sadistic boyfriend, a dentist Orin, who regularly appeases his sadistic desires on Audrey, who realises that she really does have a friend in Seymour.
Seymour has been feeding Audrey II with his own blood but is gradually growing weaker as the plant's appetite increases.
www.nodanw.com /shows_l/little_shop_of_horrors.htm   (580 words)

  
 The plant life - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Audrey II, the overgrown predatory plant that feeds the action of "Little Shop of Horrors" requires no less than three performers to handle her in the national touring production that opens Tuesday at Heinz Hall as a presentation of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series.
At her largest, Audrey II weighs in at 300 pounds and possesses a mouth-like pod capable of converting cast members into canapes.
Possibly an import from Asia, Audrey II was discovered in a shop in the wholesale flower district run by a Chinese man during a total eclipse on Sept. 23 in an early year of a decade not long before our own.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/arts/s_314123.html   (981 words)

  
 California Musical Theatre
All of them are living in dire circumstances – Mushnik is broke, Audrey is trapped in a frightening relationship with a sadist who has just flened her eye, and Seymour just wants to know why he was put on this earth.
Business is booming, Audrey II is enormous, and Mushnik’s is quickly becoming the most prestigious florist in the country, filling orders for everyone from the local high school prom to the Rose Bowl (“Call Back in the Morning”).
Audrey II is always hungry, and Seymour is trapped in a vortex of guilt and shame.
www.californiamusicaltheatre.com /index.cfm?page=419840   (1081 words)

  
 Blood-thirsty plant takes over Chico stage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Audrey II easily convinced Seymour that the real Audrey's sadistic dentist boyfriend, Orin, hysterically played by Sean Sampson, should be his first victim.
After Audrey II ate all of Seymour's friends and he found out that Skip Snip, also played by Sean Sampson, was going to make clones of Audrey II, Seymour decided it was time to stop Audrey II.
The third and fourth Audrey II's actually house the operator, George C. Hoffman (not to be confused with the voice of Audrey II, Curtis Gehman), who uses his arms and legs to make the plant perform.
orion.csuchico.edu /Archives/Volume34/Issue1/Entertainment/BptoCstage.html   (634 words)

  
 Brewster Photo Gallery :: Little Shop of Horrors
Bernstein; Weston Sager '05 was Seymour; Eric Reusche '06 was the voice of Audrey II; Alex Curran '06 was the voice of God, the dental patient, and Martin; Ashley Bilodeau '05 was Audrey; Greg Pimentel '06 was the radio announcer, wino #2, and Mrs.
He has christened the plant Audrey II and puts it in the window to attract the attention of passersby.
Audrey, who has been battered by her boyfriend, sings wistfully of her dream of having a house with a little white fence in the suburbs.
www.brewsteracademy.org /gallery/LittleShop   (402 words)

  
 Audrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Audrey McLaughlin, Canadian politician, Leader of the New Democratic Party
Audrey Fulquard, heroine of The Little Shop of Horrors, and her namesake "Audrey Jr." ("Audrey II" in the stage and 1986 film adaptations)
Audrey Roberts, a character on the British soap opera Coronation Street
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audrey   (140 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors
When Audrey II reveals its newfound ability to speak, the resulting scene between the plant and Seymour foreshadows trouble ahead.
With Audrey II increasingly vocal in its desire for more food and more alluring in its promises to deliver Audrey, fame, and fortune, Seymour faces an ethical dilemma of the unusual sort.
Their scheme is to take leaf cuttings from the now-humongous Audrey II and to distribute the leafy little clones to florist shops across the nation.
members.tripod.com /KELPY_13/grid11.html   (1032 words)

  
 The Daily Texan
Through a Faustian pact with the plant, Seymour, in his attempt to keep Audrey II healthy and happy, graduates from cutting open his fingers and feeding it his blood to feeding it human bodies.
Audrey II, however, is the biggest highlight of the show.
Audrey II is a spunky, manipulative, and at times, malevolent plant.
www.dailytexanonline.com /media/paper410/news/2005/02/11/Entertainment/Little.Shop.Of.Thrills-861281.shtml   (768 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The performance of Audrey II itself was actually an impressive combination of vocals by Tom Holloman and skilled puppeteering by Kevin Warren, Nate Alderhold, and Melissa Glasgow.
When Seymour comes across a plant, who he names Audrey II, that brings him fame and anything else he desires (in exchange for blood) he is willing to become a murderer in order to feed his plant and free Audrey from her abusive relationship.
His boyish love for Audrey and ultimate sacrifice of his life for her happiness is apparent in his genuine acting; he displays just the right amount of angst during the scenes in which internal conflict is apparent as he faces the moral dilemma of finding human flesh to satiate the plant?s thirst for fresh blood.
www.cappies.com /occ/reviews/OL-LittleShop-06.htm   (8233 words)

  
 Synopsis: Little Shop of Horrors
Audrey, attempting to help Mushnik bring more customers into his failing business, persuades him to look at one of the “exotic plants Seymour has been tinkering around with.” Mushnik is intrigued and allows Seymour to display his flytrap-looking plant, which he has named, in honor of his secret love, Audrey II.
Audrey responds with the touching song, “Suddenly Seymour,” and the two are united.
The singers, joined now by the faces of the dead characters, warn that Audrey II and other alien plants have begun to devour the world one city at a time--and we are left to scream with laughter!
www.bard.org /Education/resources/other/littleshopsyn.html   (586 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors
Audrey is currently under construction here at Waterman Studios, where artists Ron and Tiger Waterman are implementing their vision for this detailed prop, which in its largest size will measure 12 feet high.
They are in the midst of completing the medium Audrey II and have a model and sketches ready for the largest size prop.
A large, all-grown-up likeness of “Audrey II,” an articulate, carnivorous, and oddly appealing plant with a pivotal play role was designed by “Tiger” and Ron Waterman of Readsboro, Vt..
drurydrama.com /LittleShopofHorrors.html   (1598 words)

  
 AroundCinci :: 'Little Shop' will grow on Cincinnati audiences
Audrey is dating Orin Scrivello, a sadistic dentist who takes the frustrations of his job out on his girlfriend, and regularly escapes the pain of his life with a hit of nitrous oxide.
In the first and second stages of her growth, Audrey II is a hand-puppet.
The third Audrey II is a full body puppet, while the fourth Audrey II weighs four tons and is over 18 feet tall.
www.aroundcinci.com /gen_includes/article.asp?articleid=2956   (608 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
So it seems that Cassandra Harrell, who plays love interest Audrey, may have one of the easiest roles in the production since all she's supposed to do is be the stereotypical ditzy blond.
"Audrey lives on Skid Row and her boyfriend is a sadistic dentist who beats her up, belittles her, berates her, yells at her.
Audrey doesn't think she can do any better.
starbulletin.com /97/02/06/features/story1.html   (699 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors, a CurtainUp review
Mushnik, Sheila Kay as Davis Ronnette, Ellen Greene as Audrey, Lelani Jones as Chiffon, Franc Luz as Orin/Bernstein/Snip/Luce/Everyone Else, Martin P. Robinson as Derelict/Audrey II (Manipulation), Ron Taylor as Voice of Audrey II, Jennifer Leigh as Warren Crystal and Lee Wilkof as Seymour.
Audrey II in the original wound its blood-thirsty tentacles all around the theater so that the entire audience could get the intimate sense of being in a fun house of horror.
In the larger Virginia Theater Audrey II still makes a monster move off-stage, but only the front and center section of the orchestra gets that sense of being swallowed up by the horrible but magical Audrey.
www.curtainup.com /littleshopofhorrors.html   (1320 words)

  
 Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
"Audrey II" bites the hand that feeds her in the fl musical comedy.
Both "baby" and "toddler" Audrey II are hand puppets constructed of fabric and foam plastic.
They exit the monster through a hole in Audrey's neck and leave the stage undetected, hidden by her giant head and tendrils.
www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2005/06/26/entertainment/entertainment/9c7521c8b0e2e2d88625702900594920.txt   (888 words)

  
 Little Shop of Horrors ending / spoiler
Seymour has had enough of feeding the Audrey II, and decides to marry Audrey and leave town with the money he gets for doing the TV show.
While he's gone, Audrey II calls Audrey and attempts to eat her.
He and Audrey get married and live happily ever after, but the film ends with a shot of another Audrey II in their garden.
www.ruinedendings.com /film754ending   (180 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Little Shop Of Horrors
Things start to snowball...Audrey II is being fed and Seymour is becoming a national celebrity (gardening shows just love Audrey II), and even starting to win over the heart of the woman he loves, Audrey.
Sure, we know that Audrey II is a puppet (àla Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi), but the effects wizards behind these effects pull it off seamlessly.
Although this is a lot of promotional stuff, there are some great peeks behind the scenes at how the sets were built, the cast came to be, and how Audrey II became the lovable man-eating plant she is today.
www.dvdverdict.com /printer/lsoh86.php   (1689 words)

  
 PropShop: Music Theatre International - MTI - Musical Theatre
Audrey II is now available for rental through MTI.
MTI representatives are ready to work with you to make sure that the cost of Audrey II won't get you down.
MTI's Audrey II has been fabricated by one of the most respected "character" builders in the industry.
www.mtishows.com /resource_PropShop.asp   (469 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Little Shop of Horrors (Widescreen): DVD: Frank Oz,Rick Moranis,Ellen Greene,Vincent Gardenia,Steve ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Greene, the lone holdover from the original cast, is a ravishing, goofy Audrey, whose awkward demeanor belies a voice that could knock Ethel Merman off her feet.
Audrey II (the plant) is a wonder of engineering and puppetry and watching the film now, I couldn't help but think that if this movie was made today Audrey II would be CGI - impact lost!
The original ending is glimpsed in the all-too-short deleted scenes section of this disc, as a couple of Audrey IIs attack a building, but it would have been nice to see the scene in tact perhaps with an option to swap it for the actual ending when watching the film.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RF8J   (2681 words)

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