Word: mushnik
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That they do is largely a tribute to Daren Firestone and Nora Dicke, who play the unlikely protagonists who fall in love while working in a plant shop. Firestone is perfect as the nerdy nice guy Seymour who dreams of a life beyond Mr. Mushnik's plant shop. "I've given you sunshine, I've given you dirt/you've given me nothing but heartache and hurt," he sings plaintively to the strange plant "Audrey II" in his first number. Firestone has a good voice and is convincing in his later scenes of moral crisis...
...Davis and Kaiama Glover should be hired by every musical going up next semester. While it is obvious that the routines (like the music) are influenced by Motown, they are nonetheless fresh and exciting. Davis and Glover avoid the repetition that often characterizes student choreography. The tango segment in "Mushnik and Son" is a particularly creative choice...