Stepping Out

That flower shop is not what it seems

'Little Shop of Horrors' at Hofstra's John Cranford Adams Playhouse

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On Stage

Little Shop of Horrors
Boy meets girl and befriends a people-eating plant when the cult rock musical is revived by Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance at the recently renovated John Cranford Adams Playhouse. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II,” after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it blood. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination. Featuring Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s songs and lyrics, the musical has a pop art feel to it, as interpreted by director Jennifer Hart.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2 p.m.; also Oct. 28-30. $15, $12 seniors and students. Hofstra University’s Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead. (516) 463-6644 or www.hofstratickets.com.


In Concert

Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony
Esteemed local director Louis Panacciulli, music director of the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, picks up the baton with the rejuvenated Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony. He’ll now guide the orchestra, one of the oldest in the region, as their newly appointed conductor. See him in his new role when the orchestra celebrating its 67th season at its fall concert. This dynamic evening will feature Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro Overture, the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, among the classical treasures on the program.
Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. $10, $5 seniors and students. Lynbrook High School auditorium, Union Ave., Lynbrook. (718) 461-0016 or www.rftsymphony.org.

Seasonal Delights

Rock Hall Country Fair
Travel back to revolutionary days at Lawrence’s Rock Hall Museum. Enjoy some old-fashioned family fun at the Town of Hempstead’s Annual Country Fair as the sights and sounds of a colonial era working farm are re-enacted on the storied grounds of historic Rock Hall. Observe historical demonstrations and early American open hearth cooking. As always, there are many activities to take part in, including storytelling, dancing and drumming with the Redhawk Native American Arts Council; a harvest market; scarecrow making; farm animals to see, pony rides; a children’s craft area; pumpkin patch; and more.
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22-23, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. (516) 239-1157.