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Grand Prairie ISD cancels 'Little Shop of Horrors' after girl lands…

The Texas district scrapped the school musical after a girl was cast in the lead male role; the students had been preparing for the show.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:02 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: “Grand Prairie ISD cancels ‘Little Shop of Horrors' after girl lands lead male role - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:02 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: NBC.
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthGrand Prairie ISD cancels ‘Little Shop of Horrors' after girl lands lead male role - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn Texas, Grand Prairie ISD has canceled its production of Little Shop of Horrors after a girl won the lead male role.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the school pulled the whole show rather than keep the casting, and the story comes to us from NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe play is about a man-eating plant, and the plant is the only one who gets to stay in the building.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKids spent weeks learning lines and songs, and now there is no stage.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomewhere a drama teacher is staring at a very large felt plant.