Runs with knives!
Book & lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken Directed by Dave Radtke Click here to make a reservation. Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of a downtrodden nerd named Seymour Krelborn who lives in the basement of his workplace, Mushnik’s Flower Shop…
An unexpected change of plans tonight… I was scheduled to have GARDE MANGER class at Cincinnati State this evening. When I arrived at the school’s kitchen, it was apparent that our food cart — the requisitioned food items that we’re to use in the class —…
After work today, I drove directly to Newport Kentucky because it’s opening night of Wendy’s show at Falcon Theater — LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS!
I stopped at Walgreen’s to pick up some Swedish Fish candy for the cast, then headed down to a restaurant that is the theater’s new neighbor — Lightfoot’s. Lightfoot’s, run by mother-and-daughter team of Sandy & Toni, opened its doors today, so I was excited to support them (and hungry too!). They’ve done a nice job of rehabing the interior of the building, which was previously a restaurant but had been closed for several years. The interior looks good, with tables set with tablecloths and candles. I was given the fairly-basic lunch menu from which to order, so I ordered some cream of potato soup, chicken strips, fries, and a couple beers. Their dinner menu is a bit more interesting; offering lobster tails, steaks, and other choices.
The show went very well and the large audience loved it. I’m very proud of Wendy and all her hard work, as well as the work of the cast. After the show, the cast and crew, about 20 of us, went back to Lightfoot’s for post-show partying.
The second night of Wendy’s show, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, for Falcon Theater, so we drove down together and stopped to pick up a couple tacos at Taco Bell before the show. After the show (which was very good this evening), we all went to…
Before attending this evening’s performance of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Falcon Theater, I met Anne & Larry at Detroit Joe’s for dinner. You may remember Anne & Larry as the couple with whom we attended WICKED on March 9 of this year. We met…
Dave & Robin came by the house to pick me up to see LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ross High School, where Robin works. Robin was the vocal director for the show. Wendy would come to the school directly from work.
Before the show, Robin, Dave, and I ate a BOSTON BUTTS, a barbecue place near the school. It was a shack of a building (in a good way) with really good pulled pork sandwiches, fried cheese, and fried pickles (which I’d never tried — Dave ordered some and they’re quite tasty).
We went to the show and had a good time. Their production was a good high school production. Congrats to Robin, the cast and crew of the show for a very enjoyable evening.
Tonight, I ate the leftovers from last night’s trip to The Blue Gibbon since we didn’t have much time for dinner. We saw FAIRFIELD FOOTLIGHTERS community theater production of DRACULA, which had a couple of our friends in it (hi John & Kent!).