Add to ORKGLitile Shop of Horrors is a comedlz horror rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop o-f Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, Skid Row (Downtown) , somewhere That\u27s Green , and Suddenly, Seymour . In addition to the original long-running 1982 ofÊBroadway production and subsequent Broadway production, the musical has been performed all over the world. Because of its small cast and relatively ...