SWEENY TODD has never been a blockbuster. Never has been. Never will be. But if the reviews are strong, the show should could run the better part of a year.
She was firece in MASTER CLASS! Dare I say, better than Zoe.
*runs and hides*
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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I think she'll sell some tickets. Don't some people know her from that awful TV show she was on in the late 80's? I can't remember the name of it, but it was about a family, and one of the kids was autistic (I think...as I said, it's been awhile). The show was pretty popular, as I recall.
She sold Noises Off just fine. Business dropped when she left and Jane Curtin came in. Which is ironic, because in my opinion, Jane Curtin was ions better.
Also, let's not forget this is her first Broadway musical role since Anything Goes. When they bill this as her "triumphant return to musicals" they'll sell a few tickets.
I have to agree with Wonderboy on this.....see the article from the voice WEB EXTRA
Hold everything, I have some urgent advice for Broadway producers too: Put Cyndi Lauper in something right now, even a jukebox musical. The pop stylist was on fire at last week's all-stars-for-gay-pride True Colors concert, a slick night which only stumbled with its cutesy Up With People-type opening number about how great Lincoln Center is. ("If it's good enough for Marc Chagall, it's good enough for me!"). Things got more sophisticated when the event trotted out knockout perfs by both Broadway divas (Lillias White) and classical ones (two lesbian-lover opera singers who sized each other up longingly between high notes). For the finale, Lauper did her full throttle, exciting thing, running into the crowd and yelping in our faces for extra Laupery effect. Everyone knows that Cyndi was up for the Mrs. Lovett role in the upcoming Sweeney Todd revival, a meat-pie-serving opportunity that went to Patti LuPone instead. Well, I hear the producers wanted Cyndi, but while Sondheim liked her, he ended up anointing Patti, who's an old friend. My guess is that Cyndi would have been a revelation, so let's get the little powerhouse onstage in something—anything—else. It's good enough for me!
Ms. Lupone is a wonderful actress and singer. If you have seen her in something and not liked her voice, that is one thing. To dismiss her from the role all together is another.
She is one of the true Broadway stars who came long before all the "diva's" of today....and is still here.
