RIDGEFIELD — On the heels of a very successful first season, ACT of Connecticut has opened its second season with a high-energy, laugh-a-minute production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors. This musical depends on the production value, and under the guidance of director and choreographer Jason A. Sparks, not a single detail has been missed.

Down on Skid Row, florist Mr Mushnik (played by William Thomas Evans) struggles against the rising tide of urban decay. Who wants to buy flowers when they can’t pay the rent? Try as they might to enhance the atmosphere of the retail space, assistants Audrey (Laura Woyasz), a young woman with terrible taste in men; and Seymour Krelborn (Robb Sapp), a sweet, homeless, orphaned young man, taken in by Mr Mushnik, are unable to draw customers to the decrepit shop.

Audrey and Seymour find commonality in their travails and challenged circumstances. The shop is on the verge of bankruptcy when Seymour, after experimenting with plants, creates something very interesting, then voila, fame and fortune. But at what cost?

Serenaded throughout by three local girls — Chiffon (Kadrea Dawkins), Crystal (Ashley Alexandra Seldon) and Ronnette (Rachelle Legrand) — who sing their way through all the goings on down on Skid Row, the action unfolds apace.

Multiple roles, including Orin, the maniacal dentist and boyfriend of Audrey, are played by the peripatetic Daniel C. Levine.

The role of Audrey II was given voice by the rich tones of Kent Overshown.

Scenic designer Ryan Howell adeptly recreates the gloomy, depressed atmosphere of the time and place, as the colorful success of the floral shop is contrasted. Accommodating Audrey II into the evolving set was effectively accomplished.

Robb Sapp gives a bravura performance as his character navigates his crisis of conscience as well as his childlike enthusiasm.

Ms Woyasz sings like an angel as her character suffers monstrous treatment.

William Thomas Evans is a terrifically frustrated and angry florist; the duality of his character is obvious in the contrast between his career choice and his ambition. Mr Evans plays this out fully.

Ms Dawkins, Ms Seldon and Ms Legrand all manage their constant singing and dancing to perfection. Their performances are smooth and precise, each offering significant vocal skills and elegant physicality.

Filling a large number of roles, Daniel C. Levine performs with excellently timed and delivered comedic skills.

Little Shop of Horrors is a crazy, kooky musical comedy at its fantastical best. At ACT of Connecticut, it is hilariously rendered. This production pulls out all the stops as the entire cast and crew gives it their very best. The results are simply spectacular.

Performance continue through November 3, Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays at 8, Saturdays at 2 and 8, and Sundays at 2. Tickets are $57-$72, with discounts for senior citizens and ages 18 and under.

ACT of Connecticut, at 36 Old Quarry Road in Ridgefield, can be reached at actofct.org or 475-215-5433 for tickets and additional information.