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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Suddenly, Seymour canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duet
show tune
song
associatedWork Skid Row (Downtown)
Somewhere That’s Green
composer Alan Menken
featuredInFilm Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
filmPerformer Ellen Greene
Rick Moranis
firstPerformanceYear 1982
frequentlyPerformedIn auditions and cabaret performances
musical theatre revivals
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasCultFollowing true
isSignatureNumberOf Little Shop of Horrors
language English
lyricist Howard Ashman
narrativeFunction emotional climax
love duet
originalProduction Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors (1982)
partOf Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 stage musical)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film adaptation)
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
performedByCharacter Audrey
Seymour Krelborn
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)
setting rooftop outside Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists
stageRoleOriginator Ellen Greene
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
Seymour Krelborn singsSong Suddenly, Seymour
Audrey duetSong Suddenly, Seymour