It was composed by Alan Menken and written by Howard Ashman, and was based on the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors (Roger Corman was the director).
It then moved to the Orpheum Theatre (Off-Broadway) in Manhattan where it stayed for 5 years, finally closing in 1987.
The show opened in London’s West End on 1st January 1983 at the Comedy Theatre for 813 performances, closing in October 1985. It was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and starred Barry James as Seymour and Ellen Greene as Audrey. It was awarded the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical.
In 2003 $8 million was spent to bring Little