Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson? — Page 4

#76

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:44am

She's just a decoy.

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#77

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:49am

Here's a pic she tweeted, wherein she referred to the NY Philharmonic's SWEENEY TODD. Looks like a makeup test.

#78

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:53am

Someone needs to help her with her lipstick lines.

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#79

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:28am

That would certainly seem anti-climactic, given all the speculation here!

#80

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 9:16am

Still going with the decoy theory. There's gonna be a last minute swap that will happen so fast even Cameron Mackintosh's head would spin.

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Updated On: 3/5/14 at 09:16 AM

#81

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 9:44am

Why would she be taking time off from her real job at MOTOWN just to be a "decoy?" That makes no sense..

#82

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 9:45am

I missed where she says she's the Beggar Woman. Maybe she's just in the cast? Or I missed something

#83

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:00am

i can't open her twitter? does it confirm Begger woman? there was a run through this morning....anyone attend?

immediate edit: still might be happening.

the suspense is killing me!

#84

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:22am

Is this what you meant to link? She RTd it; it wasn't her tweet. https://twitter.com/Bryn_Terfel/status/439524668505337856

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#85

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:30am

I don't really understand Twitter. I just saw that picture of her and assumed she tweeted it. Anyway, thanks Lizzie. Yes. That's the picture I had originally posted.

#86

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:38am

So it appears to still be a mystery...

I'll be there tonight: I'm incredibly excited for this, no matter who the begger woman is!

#87

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:40am

Right-click on the time stamp and you'll be able to copy the URL directly.

You can see from the username it's not her account. She RTed Bryn Terfel.

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#88

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 11:53am

A friend of mine who works at the Phil just texted me "The beggar woman is a surprise"

#89

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:16pm

Wow. This is going to be such a letdown if it is indeed the After Midnight girl.

Plz be LuPone or Bernadette.

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#90

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:22pm

Audra as the Beggar Woman??

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#91

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:27pm

Audra already played it in original version of this concert.

#92

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:28pm

So she knows the role.

#93

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 12:46pm

A friend who's in this production said whoever is primarily playing the role was not available to do the entire run this week so Bryonha Parham will be playing some of the performances.

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Updated On: 3/5/14 at 12:46 PM

#94

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:04pm

How awesome they are doing this. Who knew there'd be so much chatter about the Beggar Woman? I'd pretty much die if it's Donna Murphy, since I'm obsessed with her, but the possibilities are endless.

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#95

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:16pm

For them to bend over backwards re: scheduling they must be really special and/or have a relationship with Lonny. Did he direct that Birthday concert? Audra, Bernadette, Patti, Donna or Stritch. It has to be one of them!!

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#96

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:17pm

Oh, boy. I have tickets to the Saturday matinee, and I hope the surprise star will be on… I saw the Porgy and Bess revival multiple times, and found Parham's hammy, warbled "My Man's Gone Now" the glaring low point of a production I otherwise loved.

Also - tickets for this evening's performance are now all $75 on the Philharmonic website. A few seats on the center aisles in the middle of the orchestra are blacked out as "stage extension" seats, making me wonder if the Beggar Woman might be coming out of the audience? So excited to hear from anyone going tonight!

#97

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:37pm

Mates I've spotted The Beggar Woman at MOTHERS AND SONS. I suppose she wanted to practice with a real audience.

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#98

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:43pm

People seem to have missed a few things. I registered to throw this out there...

This is being filmed on Saturday. Presumably both performances...
"This Fellowship will last from first rehearsal on February 17 through filming on March 8"
https://sdcfoundation.org/live-on-screen-fellowship-opportunity-sweeney-todd/

Audra is hosting the broadcast, so presumably she'll be there Saturday doing interviews between performances.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-York-Philharmonics-SWEENEY-TODD-with-Emma-Thompson-Bryn-Terfel-to-Get-Live-From-Lincoln-Center-Broadcast-on-PBS-20140305?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UxdVnPt5Guc

Not saying its Audra.... but....

Also... the "Stage Extensions" could be camera locations.
S

Updated On: 3/5/14 at 01:43 PM

#99

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:51pm

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE AUDRA

#100

Who's playing the Begger Woman NY Phil's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson?

Posted: 3/5/14 at 1:53pm

Ok it's totally Audra. The makeup artist must be really good because I didn't recognize her from the photo I took.

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