The Urchins
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The Urchins are a trio of streetwise, Motown-style girl-group narrators who provide musical commentary and drive the story in the stage musical *Little Shop of Horrors*.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional musical group
ⓘ
narrator characters ⓘ theatrical character ensemble ⓘ |
| appearInAdaptation |
touring productions of Little Shop of Horrors
ⓘ
various stage revivals of Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1960s girl groups ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | 1960s girl-group fashion ⓘ |
| createdBy | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticRole | residents of the neighborhood ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | original Off-Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors (1982) ⓘ |
| functionInPlot |
drive the story forward
ⓘ
provide musical commentary ⓘ |
| genre | Motown-style girl group ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Motown vocal trios ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| member |
Chiffon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crystal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
1960s girl group The Chiffons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1960s girl group The Ronettes NERFINISHED ⓘ 1960s girl groups The Crystals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | comment on the action directly to the audience ⓘ |
| performsSong |
Da-Doo
NERFINISHED
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Dentist! NERFINISHED ⓘ Feed Me (Git It) NERFINISHED ⓘ Finale (Don’t Feed the Plants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) NERFINISHED ⓘ Skid Row (Downtown) NERFINISHED ⓘ Suppertime NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meek Shall Inherit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
Greek-chorus-style commentators
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musical storytellers ⓘ narrators ⓘ |
| settingWithinWork | Skid Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Motown-inspired
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streetwise ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | three Black female performers ⓘ |
| vocalForces | three-part harmony ⓘ |
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