Harris is Mrs. Lovett in Barrington SWEENEY

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 4:50pm

"Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, currently playing a salty secretary in Broadway's Present Laughter, will make meat pies this summer as Mrs. Lovett in Barrington Stage Company's new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd.

As previously announced, her leading man will be Broadway's Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, The Pirate Queen). Harris won the Tony for playing Mrs. Meers in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. She also starred in Cry-Baby on Broadway, among other titles in New York and around the country. Mrs. Lovett will mark Harris' debut at Barrington Stage.

Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's darkly comic musical about revenge will play June 17-July 17 at BSC's Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield, MA. Artistic director Julianne Boyd will direct. Opening night will be June 23..."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136976

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 4:55pm

Huh?? I really don't think she is capable of singing that score at all. Wow.
Updated On: 2/17/10 at 04:55 PM

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 5:04pm

I agree, ljay. Harris is a terrific actress, but Mrs. Lovett seems well beyond her capabilities as a singer.

It should be... interesting.

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 5:36pm

It'll certainly be interesting. She would be funny!

[Kalimba]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 5:42pm

She might be a wonderful comedic actress, but the score is beyond her capabilities as a singer. Her singing (if that's what you want to call it) annoyed the hell out of me in Cry Baby.

[binau]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 5:53pm

Hopefully she will be rehearsing through April so she isn't cast in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE :P.