Sweeney Todd Sneak Peeks – I believe Mrs Lovett is a little more into things than Sweeney…
Searched my brain for a title for this sequence to no avail. I’ll just let them speak for themselves for now. At least they’re to the point now where they can keep stage faces while doing numbers like this Tomorrow is a run-through so I will probably see...
Sweeney Todd Sneak Peeks – aah, a nice complimentary shave, oops
For this posting I decided to just put up these back-to-back shots. The Beadle is settling down to his complimentary shave in the first shot. The second shot is the instant he reasized something is amiss. In this production the rest goes rather quickly,...
Sweeney Todd Sneak Peeks – Ode to a Razor…
Not a Nightingale or even a Summer’s Day, that being almost romantically celebrated is a razor. Oh well, this IS Sweeney Todd. James and Katie are pretty darn convincing in this scene, though Mrs Lovett is much more focused on her doration of Sweeney than...
Sweeney Todd Sneak Peeks – "A Little Priest"
I love the way they do “A Little Priest” a whole lot more than the movie – it’s more alive and gives the audience a very fun interlude. “A Little Priest gleefully compares the potential taste of those in various occupations. James and Katie, as Sweeney and...
Sweeney Todd Sneak Peeks – "Worst Pies in London"
Even in early rehearsals Katie and James “become" Mrs Lovett and Sweeney Todd. By the time the show gets here, it will be second nature to them. In the intro shot Mrs Lovett is serving Sweeney one of her “Worst Pies in London” – which his expression confirms....
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