Word: skiffer
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Dates: during 1992-1992
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While the acting is consistently good, it is the stunning performances of Alexis Toomer, Emily Hsu and Rachel Skiffer as the doowapping narrators Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon that make Little Shop such a success. In their dynamic "Skid Row" number in the first act the trio perfectly evokes the ambience of the downtown slum where Little Shop takes place. "Downtown, that's your home address, downtown, where your life's a mess, down on skid row..." they sing while leading a group of bums in a dance number straight out of the Apollo...
...Skiffer and Toomer are almost never off stage. If they are not dishing out wisecracks (one woman refers to the biker-dentist boyfriend of the ingenue as "the leader of the plaque"), they are belting out terrific songs. These women are so great that it's a wonder that the audience pays any attention to the real plot...
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