NewsSpend a Day With Joey Taranto at Cleveland Play House's New Little Shop of Horrors!Joey Taranto, seen on Broadway in Kinky Boots and Rock of Ages, is playing Orin in Cleveland Play House's new production of Little Shop of Horrors. He shared a recent two-show day!
February 02, 2016
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Spend a Day With Joey Taranto at Cleveland Play House's New Little Shop of Horrors!
Spend a Day With Joey Taranto at Cleveland Play House's New Little Shop of Horrors!
Joey Taranto, seen on Broadway in Kinky Boots and Rock of Ages, is playing Orin in Cleveland Play House's new production of Little Shop of Horrors. He shared a recent two-show day!
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Meet my alarm clock
Joey Taranto
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Home Sweet Home! No packing heat!
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First things first
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A 10:30am matinee requires one thing:
SUGAR!
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Audrey (Lauren Molina) ain't havin' no more of Orin's sh*t!
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Kev Abrams & Eddie Cooper were turned into puppets. Not terrifying at all.
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Our awesome dressers Gracie, Leah & Tina having an art class moment.
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Ari Butler covered in my blood at intermission. I had it coming.
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Just a glimpse at some of the insane characters I play. Wigs are FUN!
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I love talkbacks with theatre students!
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Helping Lauren with a self tape audition
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Gotta feed my kids between shows.
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....and myself!
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Time for Show #2 and my mustache looks totally not drawn on at all.
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Injoy getting that Mohawk cuuuuurled!
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Kev is our Audrey II puppeteer and nothing says relaxation like a crimson unitard.
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When Larry isn't on stage he's working on a puzzle. They hurt my brain.
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Two of our awesome crew members making sh*t happen nightly: Jen and Ben!
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Eddie's fabulous finale jacket.
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Playhouse Square is so beautiful at night
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Time for post show drinks with some urchins! Brittany Campbell, Alanna Saunders and Miss Injoy Fountain!
Lauren Molina, the Broadway actress who is also part of the underwear-clad musical group The Skivvies, plays Audrey.
She is joined by Kev Abrams (Puppeteer), Ari Butler (Seymour), Hallie Bulleit (Urchin/bassist), Larry Cahn (Mr. Mushnik), Brittany Campbell (Urchin/guitarist), Eddie Cooper (Voice of the Plant), Kate Ferber (assistant musical director/Urchin/keyboardist), Injoy Fountain (Urchin/drummer), Alanna Saunders (Urchin/vocalist) and Joey Taranto (Orin). Cooper was part of this past summer's City Center production of Little Shop, featuring original star Ellen Greene and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Amanda Dehnert directs and choreographs the production.
"Seymour is a nerdy floral clerk with a knack for plants, but not much else," according to press notes. "However, one peculiar plant he’s tending might just be his ticket to fame, fortune—and the girl of his dreams. There’s only one teeny — but ‘growing’ — problem: This plant has an unquenchable thirst for the red stuff (type O, A, or B... he’s not picky)."
The creative team also includes assistant director Jude Sandy, scenic designer Philip Witcomb, costume designer Melissa Torchia, lighting designer Brian Gale, sound designer Josh Horvath, puppet designer Phantom Limb, wig designer Wigs And Whiskers, stage manager John Godbout and assistant stage manager Jennifer Caster. Casting is by Geoff Josselson/Calleri Casting.
The initiative from the Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group, and Music Theatre International will see schools competing for their state's exclusive performing rights to the Disney musical.
