FAREWELL SWEENEY TODD! — Page 8

The Stage doorwoman, Christine, got a Barbie doll as a gift, gave out plenty of hugs, and announced that there will be 30 rush seats on stage for Spring Awakening. And she'll be there.

I love Christine. I hope that Spring Awakening is good so I'll have an excuse to go see her..lol.

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I saw the OBC and the revival at Circle in the Square back in the 90's.

Come back again in the next decade, Sweeney, but please bring the orchestra with you next time.

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I was at the last show as well last night, and since there have been a lot of reports, I'll just share one moment that I thought was really great.

Actually, it doesn't even have anything to do with the show/performances themselves, but rather the audience. There was THUNDEROUS applause as soon as the house lights went out and for a good minute or two once the curtain was up and the cast was just standing there waiting to start. The thing that got me though, was that everyone seemed to stop all together. There wasn't any slow winding down, and obviously there was no motioning from the cast to wrap it up so the show could begin. The abrupt silence was just like, this whole audience is totally on the same page, which, combined with the amazing cast and production, made for one hell of an evening!!!

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One of my favorite moments last night was during the Final Ballad, when Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett are the only ones still downstage - during the lyrics "as Sweeney, as Sweeney Todd...", and Patti gave Michael the most heartbreaking look, as tears were streaming down her face.

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Updated On: 9/4/06 at 02:26 PM

Me too Fantabulous, me too. I became a freakin' WRECK at that point. Such a special night. Such a special show...

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I was at the show last night...it was so incredible. It was my 4th time seeing the show, and I have never seen the cast that energized and emotional and intense. One of my favorite moments was the "Johanna" quartet, which is first of all my favorite song in the show, and secondly...pretty much the entire cast just lost it during that song. Also, when Sweeney kills Lovett, when Patti threw her head back, you could just see the tears streaming down her face, and it was just such an intense moment for me to see that and experience that.

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the look that patti gave michael at the end broke my heart.

And then there were the moments when they were fooling around....like when she did the high kicks with the tuba....and when Michael started chasing her and pinching her ass during A Little Priest.

"They were so in the moment last night, and so connected. There were times when they would just look at eachother for a moment, and they were not censoring themselves at all. So real."

I agree...the show was so visceral and real and raw last night. It was incredible.

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Michael Cerveris couldn't carry George Hearn's jockstrap. Everyone is gushing over this thing like it is some new discovery. It was brilliant long before the age of Wicked-ites "discovered" it and gave it it's blessing. Having performed it twice regionally, I have found it to be the most complex and thrilling score I have had the opportunity to perform. Let's just not forget it has been around since the mid seventies, nor forget the brilliant performers that created it.

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For gosh sake, some of these posts are filled with more drama than the show itself. I don't equate bitchiness with having a grip on reality.

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Besides, why begrudge a younger audience of enjoying this production and the show in general, some of whom I'm sure were just discovering it, while others were probably very familiar with past productions through their cast recordings, etc. While swoony girls (Sweeney swoony girls in this case) generally annoy me, to write off a large group of fans of this (or any) show seems pretty bush to me.

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