- ALTERNATE ORCHESTRATION ' Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Music by Alan Menken Based on the film by Roger Corman Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director) Originally Produced at the Orpheum Theatre, New York City by the WPA Theatre, David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Schubert Organization NOTICE: DO NOT DEFACE! Should you find it necessary to mark cues or cuts, use a soft black lead pencil only. NOT FOR SALE This book is rented for the period specified in your contrac. It remains the property of: MTI MUSIC LIBRARY 31A INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD ‘Muste Taras Iramnusrouae NEW HARTFORD, CT 06057 421 Wes Sth Steet Now York, NY 10019 (212) 41.4684 Book Copyright © 1982, 1983 by Howard Ashman. Lyries Copyright © 1982, 1983, 1985 (Acting, Edition) by Howard Ashman (ASCAP). Music Copyright © 1982, 1983 by Menken Music and ‘Trunksong Music (A Division of The Shukat Company, Limited) (BM... 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Music THEATRE INTERNATIONAL 421 West 54th Street New York NY 10019 (212) 541-4684Little Shop of Horrors Drums Act I A, Prologue .... 1. Little Shop of Horrors .. Ja. Tick Tocks. 2. Skid Row . 2a, Skid Row —Playoff.. 3. Da Doo... 3a. One Strange And Interesting Plant 4. Grow For Me... wa 14 16 4a. WSKID Radio Jingle.... 5. Ya Never Know. 6. Somewhere That's Greet 7. Closed For Renovation... 7a. Orin’s Play-On (Revised Broadway Key). 24 8. Be A Dentist (Revised Broadway Key) 8a, Orin’s Playoff (Revised Broadway Key)... 9. Mushnik And Son. 9a. Sudden Changes 10. Git It 10a. Dentist Chair Play-On 11. Now (It's Just The Gas) (Revised Broadway Key)... Ma, Act I Finale (Revised Broadway Key) ..Little Shop of Horrors Drums Act IT Tb. Entr’acte. 12, Call Back In The Morning... 13, Suddenly Seymour. 13a. Melodramatic Chords ...... 14. Suppertime . 51 15, The Meek Shalll Inherit 15a. Thunder And Lightning .... 15b. Seymour Plots... 16. Sominex/Suppertime— Reprise 17. Somewhere That's Green— Reprise 17a, Death Of Audrey 17. Death Of Seymour . 18. Finale soc 19. Bows... Note: We included the “original” keys for two of Orin’s numbers from the 1982 off-Broadway production. These “original” keys appear in sequence. When your music director determines the best keys for your production, we recommend that you paper clip the unused keys—this will help to avoid confusion, and eliminate a good deal of unnecessary page flipping. (Please do not use tape, rip out pages, or otherwise damage this book.)DRUMS “Little Shop Of Horrors” Prologue [rev 5/04] , Orchestration: Danny TroobDrums “ A "Prologue" [r 5/08) ‘Grandly ee Flogr Tom Mallets 1:2:3-4 6 HLH wift HLH. w/ft 7) Triangle [Be] Play 1stx only 1 Tempo Floor Get Stix troy OM Solo Fill 715A, rit, 8 ff ——= Segue as one “Little Shop Of Horrors”DRUMS 1 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Little Shop Of Horrors [rev 5/04] Fun, easy 4 (8) Fill --~ VS. [while playing]Drums #1 °LSOH™ [75/04] “You better” > [Be] breakdown 44 46 feel continues 6) TomsDrums * #1"LSOH” [r5/08) “You better”DRUMS “Little Shop Of Horrors” . Tick Tocks [rev 5/04) Orchestration: Danny Troob “crash” ‘Wood Blocks watch for cutoff 3 4 5 fe] GR Vamp ; Cutoff on cueDRUMS 2 Skid Row {r5!04] Oy chestration: Danny Trooh le Shop Of Horrors” Freely Cym scrape a 1 mp Cym scrape (in tempo) ~ Tom 6 7 8 8 Tempo ala King mf “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” Feel 2 Tor Fill ADrums Solo fill. 2 Time #2 “Skid Row" [r5/04]Drums #2 “Skid Row" [75/04] Bell of Cym_ 7 rit. poco a poco 84] Slower 4 30cat . Xestick accel. poco a poco + + 9 + 104 [io] ‘Tempo primo Marcato mf 7 107 108 10 mT #2"Skid Row” [r 5/08] crash 6 “crese. poco a poco 17 118 =10- 120 Row~Playoff”}DRUMS 2A “Little Shop Of Horrors” Skid Row~Playoff [r 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob Fil 4] _Bellof Cym. 5 mf 3 8 rit 3 -11-DRUMS 3 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Da Doo 15041 Qschestration: Danny Troob Easy 50's Feel Triplet Feel molto rit, =12-“Little Shop Of Horrors” One Strange And | Interesting Plant Orchestration: Danny Troob Easy Swing Brushes 1 mf 2 3 4 Vamp =13-DRUMS 4 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Grow For Me [Open pages] 54] Orchestration: Danny Troob Easy 50's feel (fark Tree) — Tightly 5 aon a —— 1 6 — z fr 7 70 mp 50's Rock feel 2 — nf Bell of Cym 5 -14-a r #4 "Grow" [5/08] @) 42 43 44 45 6 a7 48 {to 57] mf 50 3 52 mp 54 Bell of Cym Ay. 2 mf i Slower, poco rubato F Bell of Cym 5. eo Atempo Hard backbeat snare 7 8 ——=— + mp res motlo rall. Dictated oN Segue ‘molto rall. -15-DRUMS 4A WSKID Radio Jingle” Orchestration: Danny Traob “I-2-3-4-5-6-7-" + Easy swing (swung 8th’s) 0 @) mf 2 3 4 El. + . 4 Big band ending bu Roll HLH. w/foot on 2+4 To Brushes 12 18 ——== I—= S ‘Segue as one “Ya Never Know” ~16-DRUMS 5 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Ya Never Know [rev 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob Fasy Swing Time w/Brushes @ @) @) (1025) @) 7 18 9 20 25 2A 258) 250 Vamp — (Vocal last x) swing 8ths Lite’n happy a -17-Drums - #5 "Ya Never Know" {75/04} Time @ @ {e] ® 6) Stop-Time f 74] Play with Fingers (not Stix) Fill, w/Stix (Toit (quasi Tinbates 2 85 Time 4H, [Verse2] time 87 88 29 90 ar 92 93 Light Fill = 8] (Bridge) @ @ 99 100 701 102 108 104 105 sub. Pp 106 107 108 709 -18-Drums * #5 “Ya Never Know” [r5/04] A Fill 110 1 112 113 = M4) terse 3) mf 115 116 17 118 119 120 121 modulation Werse 4} Bell of Cym. @ ® 127 128 129 190 131 182 133 +H. Stop time * Start of build 194 135 186 137 sub PP cresc. poco a poco “Zow - ee Pow - 0” Sa tn" s = Fill lightly Time —=_ >= “Ff =19-DRUMS “Little Shop Of Horrors” Somewhere That’s Green [5104] Orchestration: Danny Troob Freely (Trianglel 1p 2 3 4 8 Ti. 7 8 9 10 12 ral. Atempo Vamp Tei. a ad lib rit. mallets on Cym. 36] Gently 40 9 7p — =20-Drums “ #6 "Somewhere That's Green” [75/04] Atempo ‘48 poco ral, Time, gentle unobtrusive (e] 8 Sus Cymbal Time ends o 7? nf cy Slower 72 76 75 rit. 76 | Poco Slower, very sweetly Tri. 77 78 79 P mallets on Cym. 80 83 Pp —— Cym, scrape \ Ti. ‘fir from skid ap ——— ~~ 87 p poco rit. a8 ‘Meno mosso non that’ A _“tomerwhere 89 90 ot poco rit. ie Atempo 93 95| pocorit. 7 Applause Segue: “Closed For Renovations” ~21-DRUMS - “Little Shop Of Horrors” Closed For Renovation Orchestration: Danny Troob “12-3-4" Brightly, but not fast (a la Gilbert & Sullivan) Press roll \ Lightly cane To Mallets mallets faq Sandy sub. LF t ~22-Drums 47 "Renovation” fv 5)04] é po ee = Ride [53] Crash ALA 50 Vv ~23-e “Little Shop Of Horrors” Orin’s Play-On [rev 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troab “My date'll be bere any minute.” Heavily Ay Pick up Egg =24-DRUMS 8 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Be A Dentist [rev 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob + Shaker + Shaker “That's when my ma-ma said” 8 8 10 1" (Shaker continues) Bell of cym + (Loose Aid. shaker) Get shaker =25-Drs. 33] + Shaker #8 “Dentist” fr 5/04] 2 35 36 37 38 38 140 41 42 3 44 short Fill 45 into DB “Lom yo A Tong hold a n 38 ——— 59 mp 1/2 open HLH. Za offon cue Start build © cresc.poco.apoco & Sp ——_ (Orin) “Now Spit? fz Quick Segue ~26-“Little Shop Of Horrors” Orin’s Playo [rev 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob Solo fill “Ugly” 2 ~27-DRUMS 9 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Mushnik And Son (5°04) Orchestration: Danny Troob [Start bar 7] ‘Vamp (vocal last ) “He'l shin abou it?” “Hell ink about ie” ‘mallets on cym. aa PP sub. mf” Kick op 20 at 22 YS. [1 bar] -29-2 a #9 "Mushnik” (75/08) wlSticks , choke \ A Snares off 24 25 Poco meno mosso ef r~ SD snares of = mp “T want to be your 42 dad” Snares on, 6 a7 “El Bar Mitzvah Caliente” Xestick: a8 Crash stick sim.“ #9 /Mushnix” (1 5/04] Drs. [66] SD w/ snares ott 68 Cy mp 1/2 open hat roll \ 7 72 73 rit. poco a poco 76] Atempo 26 rit. Sp — fz VS. =31-“b9-Mushnik” [5/04] Snares on, oe [Dance] Cowbell TE (&] = ows. == Vocal in x07 My “ “Bar Mitzvah caliente” v 3 n12 "Ge koe mY a ii sub. Sf same feet at 122 123 [i24] Hat Open HH. Applause v V segue“Little Shop Of Horrors” Sudden Changes 54] Orchestration: Danny Troob Listesso tempo =~ Fill same feel [e] Easier ‘molto rit. 25] Quasi tempo, very gently ~33-DRUMS 10 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Git It [rev 5104] Orchestration: Danny Troob Motown 4 16th-note Funk, add 32nds ad lib. 7 10 sub. mf mp head . f “iste f then mp se ee er +g + Fill busy-high energy! possible fillDrums a #10°Git Ie” (5/08) [=] (ded Gospe! Blues ‘Ride Cym., Heavy backbeats == £ Vamp. (Gtr bend) AD op! eresc. Double-time A Fill--> 66 = ° 68 7 sub. = ccresc. poco a poco Freely Dictated = O min-->* Dictate 76 = = 75 Sf VS. Attacca “Dentist Chair Play-On”DRUMS 1 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Dentist Chair Play-On [rev 5/04] Orchestration; Danny Troob Moderato Sift 123 . “|X _Tom fill (dramatic!) a= = artoscn FSF Choke Cym. a 3 r ral Sep owes F on cue ~36-prune Lu “Little Shop Of Horrors” Now (It’s Just The Gas) Agitato Low tom Hitom oP 10 1/2 open hat lin time) “But 1 ese, nf — [ie] a e” mf VS. -37-Drs. Dietated 2 4 11°Now (Gas)” [5/08] Gr. 3 sim shots {to 25] a = A SA A 2 22 sf fe fe [2] Slowly at first Tehat Don't be 25A 26 27 28 mp accel. poco a poco Same feel 23 30 31 32 rit. poco a poco Tempo 1° = _ “Go - 39 40 Slower at first 7 Don't be 6 a7 8 ‘accel. poco a poco D_ Are you 43 50 rit. pocoa poco 8! 52 Freely Slowly a = ‘Gtis) = cs} 55 molto rall. ot tp fp fp F Sf “Act I Finale” ~38-DRUMS 11A “Little Shop Of Horrors” Act I Finale 1 5104 154 Orchestration: Danny Tyoob Heavily, very freely mallets Wocats \ inf ——— mp* = Pte 62 nf ——— mp 30] Easy,creepy2 [To Sticks] 76] Slower, Ind {t0.25) [ss] Sticks on Cymbal Le. Lo. 7 78 19 Tie pp 9 pp —— Pp Driving, Hard Rock End Act I =39-DRUMS 11B > “Little Shop Of Horrors” Entr’acte [r 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob -4t-Drums 1 T1B “Entr‘acte” (r 5/08) 3 rs] Solo filt Toms 3 Grandly ('istesso) (Stadium style—very punchy) ALA A ALA ALA A = AAS —= ‘molto rall. Segue as one “Call Back In The Morning” [Bar 5] -42-DRUMS | 2 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Call Back In The Morning Orchestration: Danny Trosb, [Start bar 5] Brite 80's Sitcom 4 A Choke wh cree 9 10 uf VS.#12 *Call/Morning” [r 5/08) 35 36 Vamp (vocal last x) man n [Te Mallets} a 52 53 Ea 85 poco rit. Tap) Atempo P — 57 mp 58 p = 8° mpDrs & #12 *Call/Morning” [5104] 0 63 ™p —— Saf ————— ——= 6 mf 7 =45—+ # 12 “CallfMorving” lr 5/08) iangie) Fill litely 72 73 74 =] sub, My ¥ voeat in) 108 108 105~=~=«N08~=S07=S 0109S, W112 it, P 122A fz fz Segue to “Playoff” -46-“Little Shop Of Horrors” Suddenly Seymour [F504] Orchestration: Danny Troob Gently @no soto) 6 (Wocat) (Merk Tree) (Mark Tree) -47-Drs. Starts to Rock #13 “Suddenly Seymour” [r 5/04] Shaker (gentle time) [=] 33 34 35 [ToStids) yo en PB hatw/ foot 41 (not too loud) 2 Time (snare on 2+4) ‘mf (or maybe mp) Build 7 3 P Starts to Cook low tom Sus 56 Hitom > = (Like a hearbeat) 63 [a] ~ Stadium Anthem!Des. * #13 “Suddenly Seymour” [1 5/04} 74 [73) Beginning of Build Ride? dim, more dim. P mp Floor tom, (HH w/ foo fo —— SF 85 molto ral. c% ——— * -49-DRUMS BA “Little Shop Of Horrors” Melodramatic Chords {54 Orchestration: Danny Troob Melodramatically Sus. Cym. w/mallets Gr. aD my a fo fo —. “Little Shop Of Horrors” Suppertime (504) Orchestrat y Troob Iasidoaty aon vamp 8 cad [1 bar] =51-Drs. #14 “Suppertioe” [r 5/04] Vamp —52-Drs * #14 "Suppertime” fr 5!04) Get Shaker ft Temp 79 = dim, poco a poco Shaker [2] 38 oS 9 100 108 a ‘To Mallets 108 VS. -53-Drs. 4 ‘#14 “Suppertime” [r 5/04] vs ‘Vamp come in Sth x famp mallets slowly cresc. Ag 2 405 108 p [to 125) CD) a2) 132] Vamp ‘Vamp Vamp [to 136] & a choke AN choke ‘Tom roll one ins 138] IF Sp — deb) crore 142 144 rit, Segue as one: “The Meek Shall Inherit” —54-“Little Shop Of Horrors” The Meek Shall Inherit Orchestration: Danny Troob Steady 2, Moderato eyo) os 3 7 3 Play anes 4, 2 2 2 Z 2 2 2 @) op 10 ro 12 18 14 18 16 ag Vamp 2 ~# 2 —_4 1 —_—________4________4__________# at 22 23 24 ] ‘Vamp (vocal last x) J 2 ‘Seymour” 2 ‘angle 33 35 36 © VS. [1 bar]Drs. #15 “MeekjtInherit” [5/04 ‘Triangle Krel = bors Garden - ing "sey ~ moar 50] Very tite, rigid feet mf ——— To Mallets MalletsDrs. * £15 "Meekllnherit™[r 5/04) ‘Vamp (vocal last x) : " “Seymour” “Babydoll” at “Cutie” ae Og Bell 82 83 a4 a7 98 100 To Stix 10 Fos] Very tite, rigid feel mf 18 o 119 120 [7 bars} =57-oe + #15 “Meck/Inherit” [r 5/04] Mallets 140 141 742 18 ‘Vamp (vocal last x) 14a) gg “Forges the cable we sent you.” be, ‘Tiangle 7 150 181 ‘Triangle “| To Sticks 18 157 19 Poco pitt mosso SticksDrs. & #15 “Meeklinherit” fr 5/041 2 2 2 198 aio | 213 ‘Triangle aia] Slower very freely [aia a poco rall. mp 217 218 VS. -59-Drs 6 #15 “MeeklInkerit” [75/08] 220 221 222 rit, Easy legato 2, with a beat ded ee cptime woot Bar @) 238 240 ma ™P accel. e cresc. poco a poco Fill Fill baa Faster, more forcefully , ~~ — an aw Other tom fill a ¢ 248 Applause Segue ~B0-“Little Shop Of Horrors” A Thunder And Lighining [F504] Orchestration: Danny Troob Stormy and Gothic Malletson Gym _ te [2] Pit mosso ~61-DRUMS B “Little Shop Of Horrors” Seymour Plots 5/04] (504 Orchestration: Danny Troob Slowly Sus. Cym. 1 2 ? —— ?* m -62-“Little Shop Of Horrors” Sominex/Suppertime~Reprise 51041 Orchestration: Danny Troob eyo) Triangle a 2 p 3 4 i = ‘Vamp (vocal last) Tek Tock 18 +4 15 16 17 poco rit. ‘Tempo di “Suppertime” Woeaty EY lic te hoe ht = to ‘Cymbal scrape {s] 1038) Your friend - ly Aud - rey Two VS. [1 bar]Drs. 2 “#16 “Sominex” [75/04] 1/2 open hat roll A 4 cay 43 ne 488 440) 7a] Faster @) 764 (ast %) a \ -64—“Little Shop Of Horrors” Somewhere That’s Green~Reprise [r 5/04) Orchestration: Danny Troob Andante Triangle 5 6 =F 8 2] poco piu mosso {8} poco pi a 12 poco rit. (2) {to 28) 22 poco rit. [3 bars]#17 “Green-Rep.” (05) 28 A Triangle Mallets on 82 38 35 PP 36 p 37 40 au 43° molto rit. Atempo Tom roll GY ‘J ae 47 molto rit. 48 oft p = Segue as one “Death Of Audrey” ~66-“ 17A D e ath Of. Au dr e yo Shop Of Horrors” (r5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob Grandioso (mallets) ‘ 3 Sp = Sp = 'p—f Zs = = =—_—s— ‘b— fh . a 21 dim.e rit. a -67-DRUMS 17B “Little Shop Of Horrors” Death Of. Seymour 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob y “Bigger than Hula-Hoops” Audrey H:"“Much bigger.” Andante Cym. serape 1) Tempo di “Da Doo’ ie a & + Inf at 0 loud) Gestick) 2s Pp Slow segue “Finale” is a -68-DRUMS 18 “Little Shop Of Horrors” Finale [rev 5/04] Orchestration: Danny Troob tiy2s00) [2] Quasi Religioso ® o rae [16] @) @ 7 18 8 20 2 2 28 24 poco accel. V.S. [Turn while playing] ~69-Drums 2 #18 “Finale” [r5/08) ro and grow , ee Oe” @ Fil a Pro-sxed-ed to 6) 7 J +1,2,3,4” a 7 Hard Rock‘! Roll 4 accel. ¢ cresc. as) 7 = (Middle Tom?)Drums #18 “Finale” [r 5108} “Lookout” “Lookout” Wocal pyramid) __ pee Se fen =71-“Little Shop Of Horrors” Bows Orchestration: Danny Troob [rev 5/04] -72-Drums #19 “Bows” fr 5/08] Fill = Build -73-Music Theatre International 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-541-4684 Fax Number: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com