Rhydian plays The Dentist in a new touring version of Little Shop of Horrors
Hit musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors is back in a brand new UK 2016 tour, opening at Bournemouth Pavilion on Thursday 4 August 2016 (press night at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 23 August).
Rhydian Roberts will play The Dentist, Orin Scrivello. Rhydian rose to fame on ITV’s X Factor and has sold in excess of a million albums worldwide. He has released six albums and duetted and performed with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Michael Bublé, Taylor Swift, Enrique Iglesias, Celine Dion and Nicole Scherzinger.
Rhydian’s many theatre credits include Grease, We Will Rock You, The War of the Worlds, Jesus Christ Superstar and the 40th Anniversary tour of The Rocky Horror Show. He has just completed his third solo UK tour and is a Classical Brit Award nominee.
Little Shop of Horrors originally opened Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway later that year, where it ran for five years and won numerous awards including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical.
It opened in the West End the following year, and in 1986 was adapted into the now iconic cult film starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene and Steve Martin. Other notable stage productions include the 2006 London revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory and in the West End, starring Sheridan Smith as Audrey.
Little Shop of Horrors features music by legendary composer Alan Menken, best known for his iconic Walt Disney film scores including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas, all of which have earned him Academy Awards.
Little Shop of Horrors is directed by Tara Wilkinson (associate director of Motown the Musical, Memphis and Sunday in the Park With George, all in the West End) with choreography by Matthew Cole (Footloose the Musical UK tour). The musical supervisor is Mark Crossland.
The tour is presented by Sell a Door Theatre Company and Damien Tracey Productions. Sell a Door Theatre Company has previously toured critically acclaimed productions of Avenue Q, The History Boys, American Idiot and Seussical the Musical.
Further casting is to be announced.
Little Shop of Horrors will visit Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (4-13 August); Venue Cymru, Llandudno (16-20 August), New Theatre Wimbledon (22-27 August); Belfast Opera House (30 August-4 September); New Victoria Theatre, Woking (6-10 September); Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury (13-17 September); Garrick Theatre, Lichfield (20-24 September); Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (27 September-1 October); New Theatre, Cardiff (2-8 October); Bridlington Spa (11-15 October); Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (17-22 October); Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (26-29 October); Palace Theatre, Manchester (31 October-5 November); King’s Theatre, Glasgow (14-19 November); and Grand Theatre, Blackpool (22-26 November).
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