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Here's Ellen Greene and Jake Gyllenhaal's performance of the iconic “Suddenly, Seymour“ during the July 2nd matinee performance of Encores! Off-Center's 2015 concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's “Little Shop of Horrors.“ This video also features Tracy Nicole Chapman as Chiffon, Marva Hicks as Crystal, and Ramona Keller as Ronnette. In a text interview with Playbill soon after the production, Ellen had this to say of the performance: “At the end of ’[Suddenly,] Seymour’ I was spent — a song that is difficult for me, for in the lyrics I confess that, ‘Nobody ever treated me kindly.’ The frightening reality of being vulnerable, opening up, letting go, and giving in and trusting. 'Please understand it’s still strange and frightening for losers like I’ve been, it’s so hard to say…’ Today the word 'loser’ is used as a punchline, a put down, but the feeling down on oneself, having a low self esteem — the reality of feeling that word — well, it h
