"Everyday's a battlefield...
...when pride's on the line"?
-Shine a Light
"My senior thesis at Berkeley was on the subject of pediatric psychotherapeutic musicology."
These characters faced untimely demises in both the movie and musical versions of the story, but in the musical their memories lived on as ghosts.
Heather Chandler, Kurt, and Ram
Nikki Blonsky sings this song about waking up in her hometown.
Good Morning Baltimore
"In the summer of '83...
...That, was one hell of a fishing trip"
-My Dead Gay Son
"Making this world a decent place for people who are decent."
JD
In the musical, when JD first meets Kurt and Ram, he fights them. In the movie, he handles the situation by doing this. A bit of foreshadowing.
Shooting at them with blanks.
In Little Shop of Horrors, this was the name of the flesh-eating plant.
Audrey 2
"Cold, clammy, and crowded...
...The people smell desparate"
-Lifeboat
"Gosh, Pop, I almost forgot to introduce my girlfriend."
Big Bud Dean
In the musical, Martha Dunnstock attempts suicide by jumping off of a bridge. In the movie she attempted suicide in this way, taking a page from Regina George.
She gets hit by a car.
This actor got his start in High School Musical, but in Hairspray he played the role of Link Larkin, a charming teen friend of Nicki's.
Zac Efron
"My Kindergarten boyfriend and I..."
"...and a horse with wings."
-Kindergarten Boyfriend
"They couldn't see past my rockstar mystique
They wouldn't dare look in my eyes"
Must name all.
Veronica, Dead Heeather Chandler, Officer McCord and Milner
In the musical, Veronica's best friend was Martha Dunnstock, but in the movie her best friend was this character...
Betty Finn
The main (human) antagonist of Little Shop of Horrors was Orin Scrivello, a leather jacket wearing biker by night, but this was his day job.
Dentist
"What words do we use to defuse a suitor...
...with the brains of a boot and the morals of a looter."
-You're Welcome
"Aw, look! Heather’s gonna cry!"
Stoner Chick
In the musical, JD and Veronica's fated first meeting happened at 7/11. In the movie, they shared a slushie from this store...
Snappy Snack Shack
This was the name of the teen dance show on Baltimore's WYZT/WZZT Network, named for its host.
The Corny Collins Show