Suddenly, Seymour

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"Suddenly, Seymour" is a well-known duet from the stage and film musical *Little Shop of Horrors*, celebrated for its emotional climax and character-defining lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duet
show tune
song
associatedWork Skid Row (Downtown) NERFINISHED
Somewhere That’s Green NERFINISHED
composer Alan Menken NERFINISHED
featuredInFilm Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) NERFINISHED
filmPerformer Ellen Greene NERFINISHED
Rick Moranis NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1982
frequentlyPerformedIn auditions and cabaret performances
musical theatre revivals
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasCultFollowing true
isSignatureNumberOf Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Howard Ashman NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction emotional climax
love duet
originalProduction Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors (1982)
partOf Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 stage musical) NERFINISHED
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film adaptation) NERFINISHED
Little Shop of Horrors (musical) NERFINISHED
performedByCharacter Audrey NERFINISHED
Seymour Krelborn NERFINISHED
popularFor character-defining lyrics for Audrey
character-defining lyrics for Seymour Krelborn
emotional climax in Little Shop of Horrors
publisher Music Theatre International (stage licensing) NERFINISHED
setting rooftop outside Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists
stageRoleOriginator Ellen Greene NERFINISHED
structure duet with alternating verses and shared climax
theme emotional healing
love
self-worth
vocalType female vocal
male vocal

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Little Shop of Horrors notableSong Suddenly, Seymour