Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
#0Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:27pmok, so, i've been planning my trip to NYC and besides from seeing the Pillowman, DRS and Spelling Bee i have one more show and i cant decided: Piazza or Sweeny revival. gimme a hand here! please!
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MarkCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#1re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:28pmWell I would pick both of them over the other three.....but I think....Piazza. Just cause we haven't heard aything about Patti and Michael yet.
#2re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:30pmwell, those three i've been really wanting to see for a long time... and see i was thinking opposite- Todd because of the great cast
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
MarkCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#3re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:43pmThey both definitely have amazing cats though. I don't know, it would be a tough decision if I could get to New York. Have you ever seen Sweeney before?
#4re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:45pmPiazza! :)
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#5re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:46pmWell, I am sure in your life you'll have more than one opportunity to see Sweeney, but once Piazza is gone, I imagine it'll be gone for a while. Piazza was a life changing theatrical experience for me, partially due to the performances and production aspects. So while I haven't seen Sweeney obviously, I'd go with Piazza.
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#7re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:30pm
going by your signature, Im guessing you already know which one I would choose.
#8re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:32pmPiazza
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#9re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:42pmhmm...so Piazza it is! thanks
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#10re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:40pm
Man...that really is a tough one. I would choose Sweeney Todd over Piazza because the brilliance of the show itself. Sweeney Todd is just not something to miss. Oh, yeah, not to mention a certain actor in the lead! 
I adore Piazza. It's truely unique in it's own form, but Sweeney Todd is just classic musical theatre.
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#11re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 4:00pmIf you can only see one of them, I would go with Piazza. It has already proven itself to be a good production. The new Sweeney staging smells kinda iffy to me.
#12re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 4:02pmLight Cheese on the Pizza will eventually tour, again...
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broadwayboy1939
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#13re: Light in the Piazza...or Sweeny Revival
Posted: 6/20/05 at 4:38pmI would see THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA because the music is so gorgeous, and the cast is amazing! Clark, O'Hara, and Morrison are all fantasic! Go see it, you will love it!!
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