So Sweeney was amazing, of course. There are a few things I would like to share...
The first two are me getting teary eyed at the end of 'Not While I'm Around' and Manoel's reaction to Mrs. Lovett's death. It was just...so. good.
The second is...well, Patti stumbling off the chair and almost falling on the ground. It was at the end of 'A Little Priest' when Patti and Michael are stepping onto the coffin. They both stepped onto the chairs fine, and when they went to put a leg on the coffin, Michael did it fine, but Patti's chair...slipped and fell over and she stumbled back. Michael still had her hand and she flipped the chair upright and it took a bit, but she was up on the coffin at the end of the song. And they didn't miss a beat.
And my younger sister thought that was supposed to happen...so, nice recovery!
Oh, and during the ovation, quite a number of people where already up (from what I could see, I was Row C Mezzo) by the time Mano came out, and when he did, most of the people sitting down stood up and cheered loudly.
Shari Lewis: Did you ever wish upon a star?
Lamb Chop: I once asked Mr. Rogers for his autograph.