LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken
Skylight Music Theatre: Artistic Director: Michael Unger, Executive Director: Jack Lemmon, Music Direction by David Bonofiglio, Choreography by Lisa Shriver, Scenic Design by Brian Prather, Lighting Design by Graham Kindred, Costume Design by Kristina Sneshkoff, Sound Design by John Tanner, Production Stage Manager: Kate L. Ferdinandi
Production Photos by Mark Frohna
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TOTAL THEATRE.COM
Christmas comes early this year, as Skylight Music Theater presents a rousing production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors. It’s as adorable and clever as can be…The show is directed by Artistic Director Michael Unger, making his directorial debut almost two years after joining the company.
The whole production is done with a great deal of sophisticated fun and laugh-out-loud humor…. it’s a great choice for holiday entertainment in Milwaukee.
GWENDOLYN RICE
Skylight Delights with “Little Shop of Horrors”
An impressive production of Little Shop of Horrors. Directed with creativity and energy by the company’s artistic director Michael Unger.
URBAN MILWAUKEE
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Is Big Fun
Skylight’s revival of 1980s musical is over the top and perfectly pitched.
By Dominique Paul Noth
Unger… has allowed the beautifully miked human actors and the show itself to abound in audacity and increasing size, caution be damned. The show like the plant becomes larger than life and the satirical oomph underneath it all fully excuses the tendency to blow down the walls of the Cabot Theater with volume and energy… For this musical, at this time, it’s a winning approach.
Broadway World
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Kills It at SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
by Kelsey Lawler
An unconventional holiday treat is on stage at Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre through January 2nd. Directed by Michael Unger (his first since taking the reins as Artistic Director), Little Shop of Horrors may not tee up glad tidings of comfort and cheer, but a show this fun is equal to the festive task. Little Shop brings joy, humor, astonishment… and a bloodthirsty plant.
This stellar cast is supported by a wildly imaginative set and wardrobe. So this Little Shop, while stocked with its share of horrors, shills a night of live theater that’s a downright scream. This Skylight production offers proof that larger-than-life performances, stories, sets, and even killer plants are back on Milwaukee stages and ready to slay.
Shepherd Express
Horror, Science Fiction and Dentistry
by Russ Bickerstaff
Director Michael Unger stages a nimble, energetic production of the beloved classic. The weird melange of horrifying deaths, sweet romance and horror-based science fictional botany somehow manages to come together in a way that not only makes sense but feels irresistibly fun. It’s an exceedingly satisfying trip with the Skylight for the end of 2021. tifacts… coupled with… brightly colored costumes give Hunchback a multi-faceted sheen of beauty that dazzles yet also hides the emotional darkness within.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A giant plant is the commanding centerpiece of Skylight Music Theatre’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Jim Higgins
Under Unger’s green thumb, his leads imbue their characters with warmth.