Photos: Get a first look at Latrice Royale in Ogunquit Playhouse’s Little Shop of Horrors

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Photos: Get a first look at Latrice Royale at the Ogunquit Playhouse Little Shop of Horrors

Etai Benson and Talia Suskauer star in the Maine production of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Latrice Royale has become a fabulous man-eating plant from outer space at Ogunquit Playhouses Little Shop of Horrorsruns through September 21. Check out the gallery below for a first look at the production, which opened August 22 at the Maine Theatre.

Royale leads the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical as Audrey II, sharing the stage with Etai Benson (The band’s visit) as Seymour, Talia Suskauer (Evil) as Audrey, Adam Heller (Some like it hot) as Mr. Mushnik, Edward Watts (The Book of Mormon) as Orin Scrivello, Chelsea Hooker (hair) as Crystal, Briana Brooks (Nice) as Ronette and Olivia Elease Hardy (Kimberly Akimbo) than chiffon.

The company is rounded out by ensemble members Nick Davis, Joseph Ryan Harrington and Jackson Kanawha Perry as well as understudy members Ray DeMattis, Diva LaMarr, Amirah Joy Lomax and Christian Probst.

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Photos: Latrice Royale, Etai Benson, Talia Suskauer, More in Little Shop of Horrors at the Ogunquit Playhouse

With a book and lyrics by Ashman and music by Menken, Little Shop of Horrors is based on Roger Corman’s wacky horror film with a screenplay by Charles Griffith and is about a man-eating plant that begins its campaign to destroy the world in a small flower shop in a slum area. The musical version premiered off-Broadway in 1982 and quickly became a worldwide hit. It was brought to the big screen in 1986, first performed on Broadway in 2003 and is currently being revived off-Broadway.

This 2003 Broadway version, in which director Foster starred as Seymour, appears to return in some capacity for Ogunquit’s production, particularly through Scott Pask’s original set design. The Ogunquit creative team, otherwise unaffiliated with the Broadway production, also includes choreographer Mara Newbery Greer, music director Dan Pardo, additional scenic designer Nate Bertone, lighting designer Richard Latta, costume designers Dustin Cross and Bryce Turgeon, sound designer Kevin Heard, and wig, hair, and makeup designer Roxanne De Luna. Rebecca McBee serves as production stage manager and Veronica Aglow as assistant stage manager.

Ogunquits Little Shop of Horrors is presented under a special agreement with Music Theatre International.

Tickets are available at OgunquitPlayhouse.org.