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May 1, 2012 - 12:00 AM

A rock musical comedy appropriately titled “Little Shop of Horrors” was on the Bowlus stage years ago and is being played by the Kansas City Repertory Theater now.

Howard Ashman wrote the play and lyrics sometime before it was produced on Broadway in 1986. It’s still drawing audiences 26 years later. No competition for Shakespeare, mind you, but its gruesome, quirky plot and appealing romance touch an American nerve.

Perhaps you saw the movie or maybe remember the local version. If so, perhaps you see, along with me, just how up-to-date it is.

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