He’s unconcerned about the mess on his side of the bedroom that he shares with little brother Norman and blissfully unaware of the slights that come his way form eighth grade jock Jason (Jeffrey Omura) and cheerleader Patty (Lauren Marcus). Aside from the anxiety of trying to fit in with the big kids in junior high, Michael lives a pretty happy existence. For instance, if Michael (Jason “Sweet Tooth” Williams), the seventh grade hero of the amiable new musical The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, now being presented as part of TheatreworksUSA’s 20th annual Free Summer Theatre Program at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, had been introduced to Little Shop of Horrors, he might have realized that planting the mysterious box of seeds that he receives in the mail might not be the best of ideas.Īdapted from Nancy McArthur’s children’s book by Joe Iconis, the show takes us to Levitt Lane (which scenic designer Michael Schweikardt gloriously indicates with a backdrop of a 1950s subdivision), where Michael lives with his family perpetually stressed workaholic Mom (Lorinda Lisitza), conciliatory Dad (Kilty Reidy), and neatnik little brother Norman (Lance Rubin). Clearly, a child’s introduction to musical theater can never happen too early.
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