Little Shop of Horrorsfeeds the thirst for cute

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date Nov. 11, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 11, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/little-shop-of-horrors-porchlight-music-theatre/

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Director Michael Weber’s production of _Little Shop of Horrors_ for Porchlight Music Theatre is cute with a capital C, and that’s my only quarrel with it. In my first encounter with the show, I’d expected something a bit more macabre—not _Sweeney Todd_ , but closer to _The Sorcerer’s Apprentice_ tha...