Sweeney Todd PBS
Sweeney Todd PBS
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#1Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 4:40pm
On friday the Licoln Center production will air on PBS! I've heard wonderful things about this production. I can't wait to see it!
Updated On: 9/9/14 at 04:40 PM
#2Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 5:02pmI was wondering when this would happen!! I thought it was to be in October, but the sooner the better.
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Swing Joined: 6/18/14
#3Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 5:13pm
^^^^^^
Come to think of it I do recall that being the announced date (not October after all).
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#4Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 5:20pm
May I ask what state you live in? I don't see it listed on PBS on Time Warner for Manhattan 
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#5Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 5:20pmUghh...I mustve had a brain fart...sorry. I couldve sworn it was the 12th, but youal are right it is the 26th. Ill just Bump this thread then
Sousaphun
Swing Joined: 6/18/14
#7Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 5:24pmI actually am glad it's not until the 26th. I'll be home to watch it then (unlike this Friday).
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#9Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 6:43pm
I'm so excited for this. The score played by the Philharmonic! A dream for the ears. And I'm very much looking forward to Emma Thompson's portrayal of Lovett.
And of course, anything will be better than that Godawful movie. For one, at least Sondheim's score will be done justice.
#11Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 6:57pmBut to be fair, Mr. Sondheim never criticizing a new and different professional production of his work.
#12Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 7:26pm^^^ Sally is right (as usual). I just can't believe Sondheim wants Sweeney and Lovett portrayed as two emo children.
#13Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 7:33pmApparently, Johnny Depp was Oscar nominated for no reason...
#14Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 7:51pm
No, I thought Johnny Depp was quite good. Sweeney has a reason to brood. It was playing Mrs. Lovett exactly the same that ruined the property. What fuels the show is Todd's irrational (though understandable) thirst for vengeance v. Mrs. Lovett's irrepressible optimism.
It wouldn't surprise me if the original approach to Lovett was a collaboration between Prince and Lansbury. Perhaps Sondheim really thought a different approach might be interesting. If so, he was wrong.
My original point is that when you have two dominating characters, playing them as psychic twins isn't a great approach.
Updated On: 9/9/14 at 07:51 PM
#15Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 7:59pmExactly. And even though Lovett is an optimistic character, she is a HUGE acting challenge. I remember a friend who had seen both Gypsy and Mame with Lansbury, and when they saw her in Sweeney they were astounded. The nuance she was able to bring to the role at the same time as being outrageous was phenomenal. Lovett has to be a huge, boistrous character and not a brooding, mumbling, lump.
#16Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:05pm
I worked GYPSY and MAME with Lansbury in stock and was so impressed that nothing she did afterward surprised me.
But I agree that Lovett is the pinnacle of her work. Neither of the preceding works require her to be both warm and horrifying in such close juxtaposition.
And I think Lovett's relentless enthusiasm is a perfect metaphor for capitalism. I know Sondheim wants to avoid didacticism, but his work means SOMETHING. Why shouldn't it comment on the world around us?
#17Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:22pmThat is one of the reasons why I love Sondheim's work, his musicals ALWAYS have something to say about the world around us.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#18Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:26pm
WAIT, maybe I wasn't wrong. Look at the description on the official promo:
I'm so confused
Promo
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#19Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 10:57pmI'd pay attention to what your local listing says. Different areas may have differing dates and times.
#20Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/9/14 at 11:11pmI can't wait to watch this. I was lucky enough to get to see it live and it was stunning and reminded me why I fell in love with the piece as hard as I did when I first saw it at 15. It's an excellent production, incredibly well-sung and Emma Thompson's performance is brilliant.
#21Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/10/14 at 12:24amSeattle's PBS is showing it on the 26th (at 10:30--don't they know some of us plan to leave the house on Fridays at 10:30?) Live From... programming doesn't usually air more than 10 days from place to place, so I think the promo may be wrong.
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#22Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/21/14 at 3:22pm
BUMP (because it is THIS Friday)
Here's some clips of Emma and Bryn (Worst Pies and Little Priest)
Emma may end up being my favorite Mrs Lovett
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Updated On: 9/21/14 at 03:22 PM
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#25Sweeney Todd PBS
Posted: 9/21/14 at 3:40pm
^She's even wonderful in that 1 minute clip...I can't wait!
Updated On: 9/21/14 at 03:40 PM
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