Little Shop Of Horrors.The 2019 production at the Pasadena Playhouse in the greater Los Angeles area was notable for its casting of Pose's Mj Rodriguez, who was the first transgender woman of color to portray Audrey, the female lead.
She starred alongside George Salazar, a gay Broadway star known for Be More Chill, as the male lead, Seymour. The show also featured Amber Riley (Glee) as Audrey II.In a celebratory Instagram post for his Artios win in the Los Angeles Theatre category, Tymensky, an L.A.-based casting director, said working on Little Shop of Horrors "reminded me of why I fell in love with casting and why I have no doubt I will be doing this for the rest of my life." He also noted the historic nature of the win."Little Shop of.