... has changed in remarkable ways from its original stage appearance in George Dibdin-Pitt's 1847 drama. [Producer George] King and [actor Tod] Slaughter continued their film making partnership [after making The Murder in the Red Barn in 1935] with a cinematic version of Sweeney Todd in 1936" (Curry 10). And Little Shop of Horrors was [b]ased on ... rundown neighborhood that is host to Mushnik's Flower shop, comment flippantly on the antics of the main characters- all of whom are white- in bouncy, three-part harmony; break into choreographed dances reminiscent of the pony, the twist, and t...

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