Gossip Girl Star Thomas Doherty Makes New York Stage Debut in Little Shop of Horrors September 5
The Descendants actor joins Madeline Brewer and more on Skid Row.
Thomas Doherty
Michaelah Reynolds
Thomas Doherty, who starred in HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot, is the latest actor to play Seymour in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. The actor, also known for his work in Disney’s Descendants, Paradise, Tell Me Lies, Catherine the Great, The Invitation, and Girls5Eva, makes his New York stage debut beginning September 5 at the Westside Theatre.
“I’m so honored and excited to be introduced as the new Seymour,” Doherty said in an earlier statement to Variety. “Little Shop of Horrors
was the first-ever show I did as a child back in Edinburgh, so to be
doing it now in New York City—alongside the incredibly talented Madeline
Brewer—is a real dream.”
Madeline Brewer and Thomas Doherty
Michaelah Reynolds
Doherty joins The Handmaid’s Tale Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer, who co-stars as Audrey. He succeeds Nicholas Christopher (Jelly’s Last Jam, Sweeney Todd), who had temporarily returned to the role of Seymour prior to his forthcoming leading role in the Broadway revival of Chess.
Also in the cast are Drama Desk nominee Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Dr. Orin Scrivello DDS, Tony nominee Reg Rogers (The Dazzle, Merrily We Roll Along) as Mushnik, Major Attaway (Aladdin)
as The Voice of Audrey II, Hailey Thomas as Ronnette, Savannah Lee
Birdsong as Crystal, and Morgan Ashley Bryant as Chiffon, as well as
Weston Chandler Long, Teddy Yudain, Mecca Hicks, Aveena Sawyer, Jeff Sears, Christopher Swan, David Colston Corris, Bryan Fenkart, Alloria Frayser, Jonothon Lyons, Noel MacNeal, Chani Maisonet, Johnny Newcomb, Jon Riddleberger, and Christine Wanda.
Previous players in the roles of Seymour and Audrey Off-Broadway have
included Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Jeremy Jordan, Lena Hall,
Maude Apatow, Gideon Glick, Rob McClure, Skylar Astin, Conrad Ricamora,
Matt Doyle, Darren Criss, Milo Manheim, Sherie Rene Scott, Evan Rachel
Wood, Corbin Bleu, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Andrew Barth Feldman,
and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon, who became first drag queen
to play Audrey in a major production of the musical.
The Off-Broadway revival began previews September 17, 2019, prior to
an official opening October 17; the production resumed its run September
21, 2021, after temporarily closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
Director Michael Mayer’s creative team for the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical also
includes choreographer Ellenore Scott, scenic designer Julian Crouch,
lighting designer Bradley King, costume designer Tom Broecker, sound
designer Jessica Paz, puppet designer Nicholas Mahon, original puppet
designer Martin P. Robinson, hair and makeup designer Tommy Kurzman,
music supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger Will Van Dyke, and casting
director Jim Carnahan. Puppets are by Monkey Boys Productions.
General management is by Live Wire Theatrical/Chris Aniello, and production stage management is by Kate Croasdale.
Tickets are now on sale through January 2027.
Visit LittleShopNYC.com.