Who could have looked at cheesy 1960 horror-comedy romp The Little Shop of Horrors and thought to themselves, “My, that would make a good musical!” Luckily, the duo of composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman who, before scoring all your favorite Disney Renaissance movies, created Off-Broadway’s wildest B-movie that Frank Oz brought to the screen in 1986 as a cult favorite packed with endless toe-tappers like “Suddenly Seymour” and “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space.” Plus, this special 40th anniversary screening of the director’s cut puts back Oz’s now infamous and arguably better ending. Who’s arguing? Me.– Richard Whittaker
