SWEENEY TODD (2023) Broadway Revival Cast Recording Thread- Page 5

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 7:59am

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "A friend involved in the production said there will be a physical CD release, but no current expectations for a vinyl release."

At a mere five minutes longer than the previous Broadway revival's recording, I was also hoping for a bit more. I have the Ney York Philharmonic recording and the not so great German Concert recording on CD, as well as numerous radio broadcasts, so I have plenty of recordings of the full score. I know I shouldn't complain about what we did get here, as it really does sound fantastic, but the full score would have been great.

 

[The8re phan]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 8:31am

truly a glorious recording, with the exception of Jordan Fisher, who's 'mis-casting' is even more glaringly obvious here than it is the theater.......................

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 9:02am

This whole recording is just sheer perfection (except for Jordan Fisher, sorry)! I said it before, and I will say it again: Groban's Epiphany sends chills down my spine! Gaten's Not While I'm Around brings me to tears every time I listen to it! Lastly, Groban and Ashford in A Little Priest, their chemistry together is just extraordinary!

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 11:03am

Finally, a definitive recording of the “Prelude.” 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 11:40am

CATSNYrevival said: "It is glorious. A few spotty accents aside, and a lifeless vocal performance from Jordan Fisher, this is a wonderful cast and the orchestrations are brilliant. I appreciate that this production received a cast album, but I have to say I’m disappointed that the full score was not recorded. I understand abbreviating the dialogue scenes, but this is essentially a glorified highlights album, and since the last Broadway and London revival cast albums were also highlights, I was really hoping we might get a more complete recording of the score this time. The album is an hour and 33 minutes so when it’s on CD it will need to be on two discs. There’s room for more music. They recorded so much there’s really only a few passages of music they didn’t include, if not the full show, why not go the extra mile and at least record all of the music? I don’t get it. I’m not trying to be ungrateful I just don’t understand the choices made here."

I agree 100%. Even with all of the cuts and changes made to what's on stage, it would have been nice to have the full score as it was originally written. But I understand that this documents this particular production and the changes that were made. I enjoyed this, but God, that (Angela Lansbury)'s good.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:16pm

Attend the tunes of Sweeney Todd

Its slick production I must applaud

A glorious score (although it's long) and grand orchestrations for 26 strong

It better get a Grammy nod, should Sweeney Todd:

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

 

 

But really, this is a brilliant keepsake of one of the best Broadway revivals I have ever seen. I have a few minor nitpicks, but this entire company makes the album a memorable one.

And I thought Fisher was quite alright.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:36pm

I too had no problem with Fisher.

Though aside from the songs released ahead of time, my favorite on the album is Poor Thing

[bear88]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:44pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Attend the tunes ofSweeney Todd

Its slick production I must applaud

A glorious score (although it's long) and grand orchestrations for 26 strong

It better get a Grammy nod, shouldSweeney Todd:

The DemonBarber of Fleet Street





But really, this is a brilliant keepsake of one of the best Broadway revivals I have ever seen. I have a few minor nitpicks, but this entire company makes the album a memorable one.”

Very clever, but would Sondheim approve of your attempt to rhyme Todd and applaud? Based on the New York magazine piece, I think he would appreciate the effort.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 3:46pm

It's a good recording. Everyone sounds in strong voice, and I didn't have a problem with Jordan Fisher either. (Oddly, Johanna gets left in that trunk again). There are some very smart acting choices made throughout that also work well on the recording. 

But the terrific Dolby Atmos remix of the Original Broadway Cast Recording, preserving so much more of the score, really knocked me out, and I think renders every other recording as secondary. I've lived with that OBCR for 44 years, since anxiously awaiting its release, and it was like hearing it again for the first time. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 4:12pm

GLORIOUS. 

Wow. If you are on the fence about buying it - think again. It is wonderful. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/9/23 at 8:54pm

I listened to this this today and it's glorious for the most part. However, how did Jordan Fisher ever get this role? So many cringe moments during this recording solely because of him. OUCH!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/9/23 at 9:23pm

I couldn’t tell when I saw this live and again when listening to the album… what’s that noise at the end of the organ prelude (the one that replaced the factory whistle)?

[B212323]

Posted: 9/9/23 at 10:40pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "CATSNYrevival said: "It is glorious. A few spotty accents aside, and a lifeless vocal performance from Jordan Fisher, this is a wonderful cast and the orchestrations are brilliant. I appreciate that this production received a cast album, but I have to say I’m disappointed that the full score was not recorded. I understand abbreviating the dialogue scenes, but this is essentially a glorified highlights album, and since the last Broadway and London revival cast albums were also highlights, I was really hoping we might get a more complete recording of the score this time. The album is an hour and 33 minutes so when it’s on CD it will need to be on two discs. There’s room for more music. They recorded so much there’s really only a few passages of music they didn’t include, if not the full show, why not go the extra mile and at least record all of the music? I don’t get it. I’m not trying to be ungrateful I just don’t understand the choices made here."

I agree 100%. Even with all of the cuts and changes made to what's on stage, it would have been nice to have the full score as it was originally written. But I understand that this documents this particular production and the changes that were made. I enjoyed this, but God, that (Angela Lansbury)'s good."

I'm very disappointed we didn't Pirelli's intro, but the orchestra sounds glorious. 

[BarnabyTucker]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 1:06pm

The two times I saw it live it was accompanied by a light cue so I've assumed it's supposed to be the sound of industrial light fixtures turning on?  IDK.

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 1:09pm

It's nice to hear Ashford sing "I love you" in the Final Scene, as written by Sondheim. I am still not sure why she doesn't sing the proper lyric live in the Theater. 

[PianoMann]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 1:37pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I couldn’t tell when I saw this live and again when listening to the album… what’s that noise at the end of the organ prelude (the one that replaced the factory whistle)?"

It sounds to me like the roar of the furnace fire below the pie shop, which I know isn't present in the Prelude but that's what it struck me as immediately.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 2:20pm

ljay889 said: "It's nice to hear Ashford sing "I love you" in the Final Scene, as written by Sondheim. I am still not sure why she doesn't sing the proper lyric live in the Theater."

Interestingly enough, Jeanna De Waal DEFINITELY san "I LOVE you" in the Final Scene when I saw her go on with Nicholas Christopher a couple weeks ago. I am 100% sure of.

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 2:29pm

bwayphreak234 said: "ljay889 said: "It's nice to hear Ashford sing "I love you" in the Final Scene, as written by Sondheim. I am still not sure why she doesn't sing the proper lyric live in the Theater."

Interestingly enough, Jeanna De Waal DEFINITELY san "I LOVE you" in the Final Scene when I saw her go on with Nicholas Christopher a couple weeks ago. I am 100% sure of."

Interesting! I figured it was Ashford’s preference to sing it wrong, but I’m shocked it was never corrected. 

[EvanstonDad]

Posted: 9/12/23 at 12:24pm

This cast recording is disappointingly timid. The highlight by far is Ashford, but even she doesn't go for it the way Lansbury did. I guess with advancements in recording technology I was hoping for something that would make me feel like I was hearing the score afresh, listening to this mostly made just want to go back and listen to the original cast recording. I'd love to listen to these Sony remasters I'm hearing about, but I use Spotify and I don't think they're available there.

[slow_the_rain]

Posted: 9/12/23 at 9:45pm

PianoMann said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I couldn’t tell when I saw this live and again when listening to the album… what’s that noise at the end of the organ prelude (the one that replaced the factory whistle)?"

It sounds to me like the roar of the furnace fire below the pie shop, which I know isn't present in the Prelude but that's what it struck me as immediately."

I agree it’s an oven sound. It sounds like someone just opened the door on an old fashioned oven, or a bit like that whoosh that happens when the gas first catches flame.

IMO, the biggest deficiency with the recording is the dialect work. Have we ever had really good dialect work in Sweeney Todd? No, but at least the others were consistent. Annaleigh Ashford could’ve watched My Fair Lady half a dozen times and been better off than whatever coaching was provided here.

[StefanieBway<3]

Posted: 9/15/23 at 12:25pm

I agree a bit - I think timid is a good description, but I think they did a great job on the recording, across the board. I prefer Bilbao's recording of Green Finch, to her live performance. I also prefer Fisher's performance on the soundtrack (though I had been quite impressed by his live performance). Frankly, I've heard more of the layered nuance of Sweeney songs in this recording than others I've listened to. For instance, the note drop in Kiss Me pt2, the second "kiss me" verse in pt2 drops, and I hadn't noticed that previously. For me, I am obsessed with Ashford's inflection in By The Sea - "now in then you could do the guest in" - I've listened to it so many times, that little "guest in" portion is beautiful.

[morosco]

Posted: 9/15/23 at 1:08pm

Maria Bilbao's Joanna is a bit too Betsy Joslyn at times for me.

I miss Pirelli's introduction.

I miss the sound effects like on the OBC recording like the sound of the bodies sliding down out of the chair.

Jordan Fisher is lousy in the role of Anthony.

I miss the factory whistle. Sorry but I do.

[Plexsis]

Posted: 10/26/23 at 3:20pm

CD coming 11/24

Vinyl coming 3/1/24

[sparklingtonic2]

Posted: 10/26/23 at 3:29pm

Plexsis said: "CD coming 11/24

Vinyl coming 3/1/24"

That's awesome!! Thanks!!!