Mrs. Lovett's Death

[Mattbrain]

The BroadwayWorld.com equivalent of ruining the ending of The Crying Game#0

Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:19pm

Does anyone know if Mrs. Lovett gets her throat cut in the revival as opposed to being thrown in the oven in other productions.

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Updated On: 11/25/06 at 02:19 PM

[emo_geek]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#1

Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:29pm

This may be considered a spoiler and you might want to rewrite your title.

"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999

[thevolleyballer]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#2

Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:41pm

May be a spoiler? It's basically giving away one of the only twists of the show. Bah.

And yeah, she does get her throat cut. I was so hoping to see an oven-related death, but no. Everyone has to get their throat cut. No Final Destination-esque deaths here.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#3

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:06pm

"No Final Destination-esque deaths here."

I'm never going on a roller coaster again because of that movie.

[keatonbynumbers]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#4

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:09pm

I guess there ARE people who don't know the story of Sweeney Todd and this subject is a spoiler.

But yeah, I think this production really needs Mrs. Lovett to be killed by getting her throat cut. Not only because the presence of an oven (or something acting like an oven) just wouldn't work for such a scaled down production, but with this particular Sweeney and this particular Lovett, having her thrown into an oven would be too... impersonal. Or something.

[best12bars]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#5

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:22pm

Mrs. Lovett DIES????

OMG, you wrecked it for me.

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[whatyouown223]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#6

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:26pm

Seriously though, I'm not familiar with Sweeney and was planning on seeing it. Thanks for ruining it, mattbrain.

[matt schneider]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#7

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:29pm

She does get her thrpat cut, but he goes mad and keeps cutting, and gives her a painfull death, not like the others.

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[WickedGeek28]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#8

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:33pm

This question popped up in my mind this morning when I listened to the Revival cd but I quickly remembered. There's no oven onstage anyway.

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To Kill A Mockingbird

[EugLoven]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#9

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:38pm

Change the goddamn title of this thread now!

[DRSisLove]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#10

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:53pm

The first thing I said when I saw the title was "this is going to be a bad post, isn't it?"

[MrSweetNAwful]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#11

Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:59pm

I've seen the production before and all, I know what happens in the end...

But Jesus! C'mon man, I hate to talk down to you, but you should know better than that!!!!
I'm so mad right now!

You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl

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[renthead92]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#12

Posted: 8/8/06 at 4:03pm

I've never seen this production, but while I was trying to get to sleep last night, I put on the second disc of the recording, and I got to the number where all of this happens. I couldn't get to sleep for forever! This recording gives me nightmares. Seriously. Note to self: Never listen to Sweeney Todd before bed!

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#13

Posted: 8/8/06 at 4:36pm

Way to give away the ending, buddy. There are some people who don't know it yet...I'm sure not many, but some..

[Jon]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#14

Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:17pm

How does the revival handle the moment where Sweeney suddenly realizes that Rosebud was a sled?

[StageManager2]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#15

Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:59pm

Or that it was all just a dream.

Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 8/8/06 at 06:59 PM

[Yero]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#16

Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:02pm

I'm not going to get all angry or anything, but, thanks for ruining it :)

"I have this mental image of Patti barreling down the street and pushing tourists out of her way." -colleen_lee

[CurtisTaylorJr2]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#17

Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:28pm

Sounds creepy

[DRSisLove]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#18

Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:29pm

I'm surprised the topic starter hasn't changed this yet. Maybe they got run out of town...

[Color and Light]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#19

Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:32pm

Jon, you made me spit water out on my keyboard, damn it!

Stop looking at my charisma.

[TheMecca]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#20

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:06pm

THE CHICK IN THE CRYING GAME IS REALLY A-
*gasp*
I mean, uh, The Crying Game, what a great movie!
Thanks for ruining it, mattbrain.

Updated On: 8/8/06 at 08:06 PM

[zzannahk]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#21

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:10pm

moderator, editor, someone help, save us from the spoilers, just delete the whole thread!!!

[BroadwayChica]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#22

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:17pm

So, wait, Mrs Lovett is a DUDE?

[Color and Light]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#23

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:21pm

Actually, Mrs. Lovett is Kaiser Sose. She also killed Dumbledore.

Stop looking at my charisma.

[SDav 10495]

re: Mrs. Lovett's Death#24

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:25pm

OK, these are pretty funny, but in the absence of the original poster or a mod, why don't we just stop bumping this? (Yes, I'm replying, but as I type this the topic is already at the top.) I haven't seen Sweeney yet and I'm just a little pissed that this topic is so easily visible.

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Updated On: 8/8/06 at 08:25 PM