Waipawa M&D are delighted to welcome back LJ Easter as Director of their next major musical production, Little Shop of Horrors , opening June 19th, at the CHB Municipal Theatre.
LJ’s last show major show with the Club was Phantom of the Opera in 2018. She is delighted to be back working alongside Alex Walker, Musical Director - their last show together was ten years ago with the 2014 New Zealand Premier of Next to Normal here in Waipawa. It was a beautiful collision then and this current production is set to entertain, impress and totally wow the CHB community.
Little Shop of Horrors is a bizarre and deliciously twisted gem of a show. It is a bleak, blood-drenched story, disguised in a darkly comedic and irreverent musical. It’s a perfect mid winter show for our CHB adult audiences who will, no doubt, leave humming one of the unforgettable tunes.
The storytelling in this show is paramount and we are so blessed to have such a stellar cast to bring this story alive - all the Fletchers - Jon, Keshia and Soleil, Elijah Graham and Shaun Newell from Dannevirke, Danny Priestley, Dean Alsop, Victoria Logan, all locals and Mahinārangi Lawrence from Flaxmere. Regulars to M&D shows will know most of these names- they are all immensely talented individuals, coming together to form an incredibly strong cast.
The wonderfully talented Jonathan Easter is designing both the set and “man eating plants” - you may remember the set he built for Phantom of the Opera? He is working his creative magic once again for Waipawa M&D by designing and building the set design for Little Shop of Horrors.
Always a fun part of any production, creating and building the set requires a fabulous team and countless hours in the workshop and their exotic botanical creations will definitely enhance this must-see show.
“Little Shop of Horrors bundles comedy, drama, and horror into a beautiful package” says Easter. “It’s got all the feels for a mid winter giggle, gasp and perhaps a slightly moist eye”.
Come along and enjoy this intruiging story, one of the must see musicals of all time, right here on your doorstep. Don’t miss it!
Tickets are on sale now through Eventfinda.
