The All-Sondheim Thread- Page 2
The All-Sondheim Thread
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#25re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:01pmIf that's true, I absolutely didn't know it. Maybe I should look for a good Lansbury biography to be sure. As soon as I can get up off this chair. (It's seriously hot where I am.)
#26re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:09pm
MAATTTTHHHEEWWW!!!!!! I am so disappointed in you!
You ...*JUST*...watched Sweeney for the...*FIRST*...time?!?!
Aghhh!!!
Sweeney is the best .
ever.
i do believe so.
-d.b.j-
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#27re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:10pmThe real disappointment would be if he refused to watch it at all.
#28re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:10pm
No opinions on Jennings or Harris? 
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#29re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:18pm
Plum -
She does a number on a swing. A rather burlesque piece as I recall, and it sounded like her voice.
#30re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:54pm
.....Jumping on the bandwagon......
Can we talk about "Passion"? I've recently become quite obsessed with it.... I think the music is absolutely gorgeous and the lyrics are heartbreaking at times. It's one of those shows, though, where you have to see it as well as listen to it, in my opinion - I've had the OBC for months, and I never could get into it, and then I got the DVD and OH MY GOD, I was blown away.
Do you guys like it? Does anyone have the London cast recording, as well? I've read some interesting comments about it.
#31re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 3:57pmPASSION is indeed superb. I find it slightly less thrilling than much of his other work. But still, it is far better than 99% of musical theatre.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#32re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:04pmHave you watched the DVD or just listened to it?
#33re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:06pmI own the DVD, OBCR and OLCR.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#34re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:07pmPASSION has to be my favorite of Sondheim. I love the DVD of it
#35re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:08pmI want the OLC so BAD!!!!!
#36re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:13pm
when i saw jersey girl i got so excited when she wanted to do a scene from sweeney todd. 
#37re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:17pm
I don't really want the OLC..... The few soundeclips I've heard were not that amazing. I do like that song that was cut from the Broadway production but was used in the London one - it's a good song, but I agree that it gives away too much and also takes away from the final encounter between Fosca and Giorgio.
So, Priest, which recording do you prefer? Please share.
#38re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:18pmOBCR, no question. I like the OLCR, but you just can't beat Donna and Marin.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#39re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 4:24pm
Yay for the Donna and Marin love. :)
They both moved me SO much..Especially Donna Murphy. She is breathtaking (in more ways than one 
) in this production.
Oh and isn't the commentary track a hoot??
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#40re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 5:49pmWell, I did such a stupid thing last night hehe! I wanted to hear 'Worst Pies In London' and so I decided to just listen to it while I slept, well first of all, I fell out of my bed when the whistle came up and then I got really freaked out by the first song and everything so I had to turn it off lol. I get really scared sometimes hehe!
kjklo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/03
#41re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney Todd
Posted: 8/29/04 at 5:51pm
As for Lansbury's earlier movie singing, she sang "Little Yellow Bird" in the 1945 "Picture of Dorian Gray." Not a musical, but a very memorable moment.
Her family came from that whole British music hall tradition.
I don't know why, but studios in that era and into the sixties were very big on dubbing even performers who were capable of doing their own singing. Perhaps they were looking for a certain uniform sound; I don't really know the answer to that mystery.
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#42re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 5:51pmI tell you, that whistle is powerful.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#43re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 6:19pm
I'm going to see SWEENEY TODD sometime between the 9th and the 19th. Same place I saw COMPANY. Can't wait.
Starlight Theatre
amasis
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/7/04
#44re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 8:18pm
"I tell you, that whistle is powerful."
Absolutely. Even when I know it's coming, I have to brace myself for it. When you hear it for the very first time, it immediately sets the tone for the rest of the musical.
MattG -- Glad you finally saw Sweeney Todd and loved it! It's Sondheim's best!
Passion is great. I have conflicting feelings about the book; but I love the score and lyrics. I remember when I saw it with Donny Murphy, I thought, I wish I could see this with Michael Ball playing Giorgio. I just thought his voice would be great for it. So I was really happy that they did the London recording with him 
.
I've been listening to A Little Night Music a lot lately. What do people think of LNM?
jayem1968
Stand-by Joined: 6/9/04
#45re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 8:25pm
Okay....okay....now I'm running for my DVD player....Sweeney or Passion??? Which shall it be for a Sunday evening???
As for the question: I say Jennings. No wait, Harris. Jennings, Okay Harris. No....oh shoot.....Harris!
#46re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 8:40pmPriest- I prefer Neil, I get goosebumps when he does "but in time...", that line from "Not While I'm Around" in his chilling falsetto. I'm also green with envy because try as I may, I can't get up to that note when I *attempt* to sing that song. I also just like his characterization better.
#47re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 9:00pmNystate4, are you a tenor? If you are then I'm sure you could hit that a-flat. It is easier than it seems.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#48re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 9:14pm
BUMP
Something not concerning the 'show which we do not speak of in a Sondheim thread' needs to be at the top.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
amasis
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/7/04
#49re: WARNING: Do not enter if You're sick of my endless talk about Sweeney T
Posted: 8/29/04 at 9:19pm
Do you mean W... W.. Www....
nah, I'm not that cruel.
So, how about A Little Night Music? 
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