What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
#0What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 8:59pm
Just got home from seeing the matinee of Sweeney Todd today. It was FABULOUS! I now understand why people go to see it more than once! There was so much going on, I'm sure I didn't catch half of it.
I loved the use of highlighting certain objects on the wall during certain scenes...the doll in the cage for Joanna, the cross for the Judge. However, I couldn't tell what the object was in a glass bell jar on the shelf about half-way up on the left. My friend thought it was seashells. Is she right?
#1re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:02pmThere's something about halfway up in glass that I believe are white flowers. Is that what you're thinking of?
HereNowhere
Understudy Joined: 7/21/06
#2re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:03pm
The thing illuminated? If so, I'd think its a good guess that it is indeed seashells, as it would be a perfect fit for "By the Sea".
#3re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:04pm
Yes...that's what I'm thinking of....
Flowers? Ok...maybe...I could buy that..LOL It just seemed so hard to tell what it was and all the others were so easy.
Anyone else?
theaterlover45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/21/05
#4re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:28pmI dont see it.
#5re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:31pm
That's a picture of it!
Yes, I was thinking that seashells would work...I just couldn't tell, and it was the one thing I didn't get a good look at. We were in the 2nd row, so most of it was right there....just couldn't tell what was in the jar!
#6re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:36pmThey look like white lilies to me.
ihearttheatre
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/12/05
#7re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:42pmI wondered the same thing. It's hard to tell from far away, but I also think they're flowers.
#8re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 10:39pmHmm, I never noticed that anything was illuminated in that picture.
#9re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/19/06 at 10:52pmI bet they are sea shells because this song is by the sea, during each musical number the object on the back wall which related to the musical number was illuminated.
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
#10re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 1:57amNobody else sees the Virgin Mary there surrounded by white flowers?
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#11re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 2:05amYeah, I see the Virgin Mary too. I don't think it's sea shells just because everything else on the wall is so representive of something else, where as sea shells seem a little obvious to me. Why would they just highlight sea shells? What's the point of it? The Virgin Mary, however, there's something to think about.
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#12re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 2:09am
It's flowers, as you can see from these pictures that were taken by someone from the Sweeney Todd community on LJ during a backstage tour:
Okay, obviously trying to put a link in was not a good idea, I don't know why it's being weird. Here's a link to their journal entry: http://dmp.livejournal.com/162207.html#cutid1
Updated On: 8/20/06 at 02:09 AM
#13re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 2:13amI've seen it upclose, and they are, in fact, white lilies. And, yes, there's a Virgin Mary statue.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 2:16amthank you for these wonderful photos!
#15re: What was that thing on the wall in the Sweeney Revival?
Posted: 8/20/06 at 3:03pm
Thanks all! So it's a Virgin Mary statue surrounded by white lilies......
Does seem strange to me that it isn't clearer exactly what it is. Even in those pictures, I have a hard time....
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