Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
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"Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)" is the opening musical number of the stage and film versions of *Little Shop of Horrors*, setting up the story’s darkly comic, sci-fi horror tone and narrative premise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical number
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prologue
NERFINISHED
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Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Skid Row (Downtown) medley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Skid Row (Downtown) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | darkly comic opening narration in song form ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chiffon
NERFINISHED
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Crystal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Little Shop of Horrors (1982 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | overture of Little Shop of Horrors (in some productions) ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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rock musical song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
film
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stage ⓘ |
| includedIn | Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
doom and destruction
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mysterious plant from outer space ⓘ warning of terrible events to come ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition
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opening number ⓘ |
| partOf | Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Little Shop of Horrors franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsNarrationRole | Greek‑chorus‑style commentary ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening ⓘ |
| setsUp |
existence of a strange and unusual plant
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impending catastrophe for humanity ⓘ story premise of Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| setting | urban American skid row neighborhood ⓘ |
| styleInfluence |
1960s girl group sound
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Motown NERFINISHED ⓘ doo‑wop ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1960s ⓘ |
| tone |
dark comedy
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parody ⓘ sci‑fi horror ⓘ |
| usedAs | title sequence music in Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
female vocal trio ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | Little Shop of Horrors (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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