She actually has an incredible technique. Her voice is harsh, but beautiful. The whole point is that Anthony is suppose to be able to hear her from her window.
This was how certain people sing on Broadway. Fairly high and loud. The Johanna in the movie had a much sweeter, quieter, less vibrating voice, which was great, but would never work on stage.
I bet they only picked her as Johanna because of her Vibrato, which is pretty good, she just needed to learn how to not take deep gasping breaths and go all over the place.
Wow. When she started singing it was like totally unexpected and she sounds awful. I know it's Broadway and all but she needs to control her voice more.
I wonder if there was a purpose behind her singing in this....fashion...even though it's not my cup of tea she is skilled- remember it may have been the director telling her to sing a certain way xD
Wow! this is such an interesting interpretation! I wonder how it compares to sondheim's original intentions! it's a much darker way of performing this song unlike the overly fragile performances you normally get, probably not of any interest to you "RENT" and "Wicked" fans lol but I feel this is a stunning performance, it's so unhinged! very convincing
@20hawk This is actually from the "first few years run" (or close to it) of Sweeny Todd in the 1980's. The original production was very dark and comic...which we were lucky enough to see (many times). This singer replaced J. Barker who sang the song and part very similarly, over the top. Listen to the orginal Broadway cast CD with A. Landsbury and Len Cairou...who is the "best' Sweeny for me.The production, over the years, has lost it's hard and dark edge and gotten too melodic for me.
@MsCemmi I have to correct myself. I also saw Sweeny Todd with George Hearn and he had a great voice and wonderful stage presence...tough call but now I'm leaning to GH.
This kinda makes me wonder why people like her are actually allowed to be in shows like this, it kinda defeats the point of being a good performer. I mean, this isn't nice to listen to, I'm an aspiring musical theatre singer and part of me thinks what the hell is the point of paying 9000 pounds a year for a 3 year musical theatre training course when they let people like her onto the stage? Sigh.
I don't know why people are being so harsh. Sweeney Todd is commonly done in opera houses all over the world because it is (obviously) very operatic. It's SUPPOSED to be like this. The show is meant to be done by those who are actually trained in music and theatre Betsy Joslyn is brilliant. For those of you who are comparing to the film: I consider the film to be a totally different thing. Tim Burton cut vital songs that helped the show breathe, and the actors were a mess vocally; very amateur.
Actually looked this up worried that perhaps I was a little harsh when describing this song in the original Sweeney Todd movie to someone. I am no longer worried.
To be fair, nothing about this version is really good. For example, love Angela Lansbury, but I don't enjoy her version very much. I have little love for the original Broadway cast. The concert version is the best version, hands down.
@OfficialTobiasRagg They also took out Johanna's part in the Johanna quartet, which really drove me crazy. They shouldn't have removed 'Kiss me', or the scene where Anthony and Johanna meet. Tim and Sondheim reached the agreement that it needed to speed up, but by speeding it up they sort of 'killed' Anthony's romance with Johanna, which is a real shame.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Johanna is supposed to be insane! She's been locked up from the world with a perverted old Judge who is clearly romantically infatuated with her, She has barely any interaction with the outside world. Plus, Sondheim himself had the final say, and she was on Broadway, so she must be very good, which she is.
How many times can one person be sharp in a song? My goodness... How she was allowed to go on singing like this for paying audience members is beyond me.
I understand the depth and meaning of this song but that can still be reached by not over singing not necessarily softer, but with a lighter tone which would show the characters age better a full voice like this resembles someone much older than 16
@OfficialTobiasRagg Kiss Me is my favorite! I was so sad! It also cheapened her relationship with Anthony by not letting them meet and develop feelings.
@OfficialTobiasRagg It's a good thing some of us are intelligent and understand the depth of this song... I enjoyed the movie, but I hate how it killed a lot of the intelligence of the show...
she is AWESOME,for those poeple who don't know,singing opera is not easy,it takes years to sing like this,and the crap singers like briteny spears and even rihanna are doin nothing,NOTHING compared 2 this!
I don't think everyone here understands this song... the Johnny Depp movie really killed Sweeney Todd. Johanna is supposed to be completely insane, as is most of the characters in Sweeney Todd. This girl has a beautiful voice, she's just acting the role.
@sasoriscarecrow mm, true true, but i was reponding to another comment, which say that she has a strong singing voice like the other johanna in the origanl movie
@2009adez Those are two COMPLETE different adaptations, dude. Please don't mistake it for the musical. The musical and movie are completely different. In the musical, the victimize Sweeney, but in the movie he is just ape-shit.
I am going to apologize to my voice teacher for any moment where I even remotely suggested vowels aren't important when singing. Every time she said "lark" I just about screamed from the heinousness of it all. D:
@beanie021 In my opinion she is not supposed comic relief, she and Anthony are supposed to be representing the purity in the word and all she is representing is craziness.
Yes, because someone forced to live with the man who raped her now presumably dead mother and sent her father away, the same man who also very plainly wants to sleep with her, forced to stay inside almost all of the time if not all the time, would be a confident, plucky, mentally healthy young lass who wasn't even a little bit stir crazy or full on crazy. Okay, that's my little rant, but I really like this interpretation. I think another part of it is people just aren't used to soprano voices.
I am ten shades of jealousy over her voice. I wish I was a soprano. But noooooo, I'm somewhere between alto and soprano.
I used to not like this song because of the craziness in how she sings it, but then I learned Johanna is supposed to be crazy, lol. After listening a few more times, now I love it. XD
I saw this version of Sweeney about 10 years before the movie version was made, my two friends who introduced me to it warned me ahead of time about the lady singing this song and her version of it. And even then? I don't think I was prepared for it.
In fairness though, I do like her version of "Kiss Me" from this show, and she's fine in the Johanna Quartet. It's just Green Finch that's . . . yeah . . .
@LadyNewhampshire Actually . . . Betsy (the woman singing) was picked because she happened to be dating George Hern - the man playing Sweeney in this production - at the time. This was a recording of the touring company of the show. The original Anthony and Johanna from the Broadway show were changed in this production, though you can still hear them on the original cast recording album of the show.
Betsy's bad vocals on this song are rather notorious really.
Folks - I hope you realize the performance here was as the girl was portrayed in the legendary Broadway performances that made it so you even know what/who Sweeney Todd is - she's a bit of a ditz and golly, she sounds like a bird, which was the idea here. Take it in the context of a performance. I saw her live and the audiences loved her over-the-top Johanna.
This is pretty spot on for Johanna in my opinion. She's going on about how she's going bat-shit being on her own with only her birds for company, so she's venting. It is a bit crazy, but character. If you've seen the rest of the show, you'll note that it's not all this crazy. I love this. The woman can sing.
ok no disrespect to the singer, who happens to be AMAZING, but Johanna is, and especially in this song, supposed to be dainty and soft spoken. afraid to say, good singer. not a good Johanna. maybe prima donna from phantom would be better suited?
@luckybottlecap Not to be that type...but this is the original Johanna...approved by Stephen Sondheim...who wrote m/l for this...
Honestly, I think she fits the character perfectly. She's been trapped in this house for 15 years--she IS the caged bird, "maddened by the stars," as it were.
@navyluvr08 ive never heard him say that. but i may be wrong. but i feel as if this is just a bit much. plus she doesnt control her top notes. and she is a bit old.
@danefritz2006 i agree she is too old for the role so thats probably what makes people think her voice is too mature for it which it is but it is supposed to be operatic
wow all of you guys are stupid. who ever said anything about her sining, this play is older then you, and just cuz you guys watch the remakes, and not the originals. the play in my opinion is way better then the re make so to everyone else, fuck you.
... If she didn't spend so much time showing off how long she can hold a note for, she might keep in time...
ItMustBeBryony 1 day ago
yes birds please teach her to sing -.-
snombieslayer 1 day ago
She actually has an incredible technique. Her voice is harsh, but beautiful. The whole point is that Anthony is suppose to be able to hear her from her window.
JackiieRoss 2 days ago 2
Her vibrato is good, but my god, this song is not meant for her!!!!
calloia567 3 days ago
"YA GUNNA BUY ONE OR NOT!? MY ARMS ARE SO TIRED!"
serpechia 1 week ago
Johanna was meant to be insane. Right??
MissLeah999 1 week ago
This was the worst thing I've ever listened to.
blondebombshell1589 1 week ago
tbh i think the whole broadway production was just terrilble! ohhh my god my ears!!!
lydflorence 1 week ago
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kanwiens92 1 week ago
This was how certain people sing on Broadway. Fairly high and loud. The Johanna in the movie had a much sweeter, quieter, less vibrating voice, which was great, but would never work on stage.
NoNameLikeThisOne 2 weeks ago 2
I bet they only picked her as Johanna because of her Vibrato, which is pretty good, she just needed to learn how to not take deep gasping breaths and go all over the place.
greyroselonergirl 2 weeks ago
Wow. When she started singing it was like totally unexpected and she sounds awful. I know it's Broadway and all but she needs to control her voice more.
ellzo5 2 weeks ago 2
worst Joanna is the history of sweeney todd...
saralbruno 2 weeks ago
She's suppose to sound like a bird. That's why they chose her to play this part. Her voice is beautiful.
sammygirlxoxo1232 2 weeks ago 2
@sammygirlxoxo1232 but...birds sound beautiful....
saralbruno 2 weeks ago 2
Please, birds, teach her how to sing!
psychic92 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos 6
@psychic92 ive been saying that for years!!!!
saralbruno 2 weeks ago
...Is it bad that I've tried (and succeeded maybe once or twice) to sing the song this way? :3
VanessaOsbourne 3 weeks ago
Two things I thought when I saw this firstly...What on earth was that??? and Secondly.....She is crazy and needs to go to a mental asylum lol
PhantomFan1a 1 month ago
@PhantomFan1a LOL SHE DID!!
songbird2332 3 weeks ago
If I cannot FLYYYYYYYYYYYYY-- *pushes her off staircase*
Well, guess she was right. She definitely can't fly.
MorbidBliss22 1 month ago
In this version Joanna just sounds crazy
and Anthony looks like Ken from Barbie XD
Hellarisa 1 month ago
Her facial expressions are hilarious.
TheTheatreGeek12 1 month ago 2
I wonder if there was a purpose behind her singing in this....fashion...even though it's not my cup of tea she is skilled- remember it may have been the director telling her to sing a certain way xD
Enigma3650 1 month ago
"BIRDS, WHY ARE YOU SINGING? WON'T YOU TELL ME? WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME, BIRDS?!!?!?"
AkanemaruNayuchi 1 month ago 16
@AkanemaruNayuchi Bird: 0.o
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TheGraciousGirl89 1 month ago
Wow! this is such an interesting interpretation! I wonder how it compares to sondheim's original intentions! it's a much darker way of performing this song unlike the overly fragile performances you normally get, probably not of any interest to you "RENT" and "Wicked" fans lol but I feel this is a stunning performance, it's so unhinged! very convincing
20hawk 1 month ago
@20hawk This is actually from the "first few years run" (or close to it) of Sweeny Todd in the 1980's. The original production was very dark and comic...which we were lucky enough to see (many times). This singer replaced J. Barker who sang the song and part very similarly, over the top. Listen to the orginal Broadway cast CD with A. Landsbury and Len Cairou...who is the "best' Sweeny for me.The production, over the years, has lost it's hard and dark edge and gotten too melodic for me.
MsCemmi 1 month ago
@MsCemmi I have to correct myself. I also saw Sweeny Todd with George Hearn and he had a great voice and wonderful stage presence...tough call but now I'm leaning to GH.
MsCemmi 1 month ago
This kinda makes me wonder why people like her are actually allowed to be in shows like this, it kinda defeats the point of being a good performer. I mean, this isn't nice to listen to, I'm an aspiring musical theatre singer and part of me thinks what the hell is the point of paying 9000 pounds a year for a 3 year musical theatre training course when they let people like her onto the stage? Sigh.
SweetPoffin 1 month ago
its like she sings like Fiona from shrek and blows the bird up XDDDDD
TheHotTopicTV 1 month ago 3
Carlotta Giudicelli (aka, prima donna) from Phantom Opera comes to mind...
AriLuv101 1 month ago 3
is this a parody? she's out of tune and out of rhythm, not to mention the vibrato that sucks. : )
shauna76 1 month ago
this vid sucks!
hotblondetiger 1 month ago
I don't know why people are being so harsh. Sweeney Todd is commonly done in opera houses all over the world because it is (obviously) very operatic. It's SUPPOSED to be like this. The show is meant to be done by those who are actually trained in music and theatre Betsy Joslyn is brilliant. For those of you who are comparing to the film: I consider the film to be a totally different thing. Tim Burton cut vital songs that helped the show breathe, and the actors were a mess vocally; very amateur.
tobeornottobe24601 1 month ago 2
@ai133n7 no shit, sherlock
SmittysSelections 1 month ago
She was a terible Johanna, but Hearn's AMAZING preformance as Sweeney made up for it...
AkanemaruNayuchi 1 month ago
....I like the 2007 version better.
ApologizeLovely 1 month ago
SHE"S SOOOOO SHARP!!!!!!! SORRY PERFECT PITCH I CANT HELP IT!!!!
willayyc92 1 month ago 3
Actually looked this up worried that perhaps I was a little harsh when describing this song in the original Sweeney Todd movie to someone. I am no longer worried.
shaunalit 1 month ago
To be fair, nothing about this version is really good. For example, love Angela Lansbury, but I don't enjoy her version very much. I have little love for the original Broadway cast. The concert version is the best version, hands down.
Sasoriscarecrow 2 months ago 4
@Sasoriscarecrow Yeah every time I listen to Angela Lansbury as Ms.Lovette I'm just like uggh Mrs.Potts what the hell......
VelociQueen 1 month ago
And.. her face turned purple towards the end xD
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@OfficialTobiasRagg They also took out Johanna's part in the Johanna quartet, which really drove me crazy. They shouldn't have removed 'Kiss me', or the scene where Anthony and Johanna meet. Tim and Sondheim reached the agreement that it needed to speed up, but by speeding it up they sort of 'killed' Anthony's romance with Johanna, which is a real shame.
Amythomas1000 2 months ago
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Johanna is supposed to be insane! She's been locked up from the world with a perverted old Judge who is clearly romantically infatuated with her, She has barely any interaction with the outside world. Plus, Sondheim himself had the final say, and she was on Broadway, so she must be very good, which she is.
Amythomas1000 2 months ago
poor bird...
MargaridaDeCarvalho 2 months ago 16
@MargaridaDeCarvalho i am ROLLING!!! this comment made me laugh so hard on top of what the video had already done
boysinger14 4 weeks ago
my ears hurt!!!!
mOnIcAlUb1 2 months ago
She's supposed to sing to the birds, not kill them
DairyMucha 2 months ago 5
Well, she was on Broadway alongside Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou, so, she must have been doing very well.
JudeohPaul 2 months ago
How many times can one person be sharp in a song? My goodness... How she was allowed to go on singing like this for paying audience members is beyond me.
lizzieshername 2 months ago
I SAW HER GO CROSS-EYED!!!!!!!! And this a musical not an opera!
puppykittylover100 2 months ago
I don't get it.. she is intentionally doing all these things with her voice you guys... TEACH me how to sing....
HarMoneyMeloDope 2 months ago
This is an absolutely TERRIBLE rendition of this song.
scmoviefan 2 months ago 5
wow from sweeney todd the new one this one scared me
SleepwithMusic 2 months ago
I understand the depth and meaning of this song but that can still be reached by not over singing not necessarily softer, but with a lighter tone which would show the characters age better a full voice like this resembles someone much older than 16
GleekMusicalLover 3 months ago
@OfficialTobiasRagg Kiss Me is my favorite! I was so sad! It also cheapened her relationship with Anthony by not letting them meet and develop feelings.
theEmilieMariel 3 months ago
@OfficialTobiasRagg It's a good thing some of us are intelligent and understand the depth of this song... I enjoyed the movie, but I hate how it killed a lot of the intelligence of the show...
theEmilieMariel 3 months ago
uhm.
AngelOnAlert246 3 months ago
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she is AWESOME,for those poeple who don't know,singing opera is not easy,it takes years to sing like this,and the crap singers like briteny spears and even rihanna are doin nothing,NOTHING compared 2 this!
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joanne75100 3 months ago
I don't think everyone here understands this song... the Johnny Depp movie really killed Sweeney Todd. Johanna is supposed to be completely insane, as is most of the characters in Sweeney Todd. This girl has a beautiful voice, she's just acting the role.
theEmilieMariel 3 months ago 2
1:20 his expression " Oh shit......."
JessieSweetey 3 months ago
@sasoriscarecrow mm, true true, but i was reponding to another comment, which say that she has a strong singing voice like the other johanna in the origanl movie
2009adez 3 months ago
Like a woman possessed!! Hahahahaha! Couldn't be any worse!
amdramer 3 months ago
oooooo god she is all over the place...all over the place
Jtscott18098 3 months ago
wow. that woke me up a little
SurferShan 3 months ago
how do you know if she's like the original johanna when the original film isn't a musical??
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2009adez 3 months ago
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SealandxRP 3 months ago
@2009adez Those are two COMPLETE different adaptations, dude. Please don't mistake it for the musical. The musical and movie are completely different. In the musical, the victimize Sweeney, but in the movie he is just ape-shit.
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i thought it was awesome.
ubersum1 3 months ago
o.o
ShulaNom 3 months ago
You can fly, so please... do not sing :)
sociedadevideos 3 months ago 2
1:20 xDDD
armeverschrenk 3 months ago
ok i know its weird but...she have a good voice!
armeverschrenk 3 months ago
How can he fall in love with that? O_O' I think she overdid the crazy... Even if it supposed to be there. She's destroying the beautiful song. :(
javaje92 3 months ago
What's the name of this screamer?!
tagdam1 3 months ago
The movie is muuuch better
Dunkelfell 4 months ago
I am going to apologize to my voice teacher for any moment where I even remotely suggested vowels aren't important when singing. Every time she said "lark" I just about screamed from the heinousness of it all. D:
okami37 4 months ago
I dont think Anthony came to see her singing, more to see what was dying in the street and making a strange noise.... lol jk
HunterjumpTheMoon 4 months ago 42
@HunterjumpTheMoon LMFAOO! sooo trrrruueee XD
Sarahisalez 2 months ago
Apparently people don't realize she's supposed to be the comedic relief. Hah.
beanie021 4 months ago
@beanie021 In my opinion she is not supposed comic relief, she and Anthony are supposed to be representing the purity in the word and all she is representing is craziness.
Musicalmaina 3 months ago
@Musicalmaina She is SUPPOSED to be?? That was the intent of her character in the original stageplay actually so...
beanie021 3 months ago
The Johanna on the Broadway soundtrack with Angela Lansbury and Len Cairou is SO much better.
troubleinkw 4 months ago
holy shit o.o
Anidancer5683 4 months ago
holy shitttttt my ears D:
flimsynoodle 4 months ago
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holy sh*t.... this was my face ---> O.O like for real.... i think im gonna need therapy.
FunsizeSarahTralala 4 months ago
holy sh*t.... this was my face ---> O.O like for real.... i think im gonna need therapy
FunsizeSarahTralala 4 months ago
That is a really heavy vibrato
ai133n7 4 months ago 15
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Dear Lord, please let the birds teach her how to sing! O_O
sweetiegrl41 4 months ago
...I like it..
TheKittylover1 4 months ago
oh my god D:
loveoffair 4 months ago
What a F***!!!
MultiHPGirl 4 months ago
Yes, because someone forced to live with the man who raped her now presumably dead mother and sent her father away, the same man who also very plainly wants to sleep with her, forced to stay inside almost all of the time if not all the time, would be a confident, plucky, mentally healthy young lass who wasn't even a little bit stir crazy or full on crazy. Okay, that's my little rant, but I really like this interpretation. I think another part of it is people just aren't used to soprano voices.
Doxygurl 4 months ago 2
this is obnoxious
crackerify 4 months ago
holy freak. I used to like this song.... but I can't unsee that.
demanieshs 4 months ago
omg.
1800LL 4 months ago
I am ten shades of jealousy over her voice. I wish I was a soprano. But noooooo, I'm somewhere between alto and soprano.
I used to not like this song because of the craziness in how she sings it, but then I learned Johanna is supposed to be crazy, lol. After listening a few more times, now I love it. XD
PsychoticGeek23 5 months ago
She scares me..
liiSa15hvh 5 months ago
@liiSa15hvh
1.22 he looks pretty scared too XD
sorry for my bad english
suusdolly 5 months ago
I saw this version of Sweeney about 10 years before the movie version was made, my two friends who introduced me to it warned me ahead of time about the lady singing this song and her version of it. And even then? I don't think I was prepared for it.
In fairness though, I do like her version of "Kiss Me" from this show, and she's fine in the Johanna Quartet. It's just Green Finch that's . . . yeah . . .
cbrownjc 5 months ago
@LadyNewhampshire Actually . . . Betsy (the woman singing) was picked because she happened to be dating George Hern - the man playing Sweeney in this production - at the time. This was a recording of the touring company of the show. The original Anthony and Johanna from the Broadway show were changed in this production, though you can still hear them on the original cast recording album of the show.
Betsy's bad vocals on this song are rather notorious really.
cbrownjc 5 months ago
can we just look how pitchy she is?!?!
legallyELLE26 5 months ago
johanna was supposed to be kind of insane, that's why she sounds "crazy"
tilltherewasyou13 5 months ago
She's amazing, but I don't think she's right for Johanna.
ambdr13 5 months ago
LOL! Just a little bit too much vibrato...
AzureBluee 5 months ago
Was Christina in the hospital? :-DDD
ignominni 5 months ago
wow . . .someone had their morning coffee
3triqetra 5 months ago 4
Folks - I hope you realize the performance here was as the girl was portrayed in the legendary Broadway performances that made it so you even know what/who Sweeney Todd is - she's a bit of a ditz and golly, she sounds like a bird, which was the idea here. Take it in the context of a performance. I saw her live and the audiences loved her over-the-top Johanna.
jumbysmom 5 months ago 2
@jumbysmom Over the top is one thing. Going cross-eyed while singing high notes and being incredibly shrill is a completely different matter.
terryleehicksthe3rd 5 months ago
O.o
I'm just gonna...go somewhere else now...
DeathByGameBoy 5 months ago 2
she sounds like a crazy old lady who has 500 cats at home
NatalieSilverBelz 5 months ago 21
@NatalieSilverBelz I hate to be that guy, but isn't she supposed to be somewhat crazy? She basically lived with Josef Fritzl.
songersogner 3 months ago
I cant stop laughing haha this is the true entertainment :D
NatalieSilverBelz 5 months ago
she's not even singing notes. Crazy bitch.
bekiboo4ever 6 months ago
Dear god this is the most demonic/insane version of Johanna I have EVER seen.
Vampirephantome 6 months ago
I love the way this crazy girl sings and she's hot.
DemonicSymphonic 6 months ago
My mom couldn't keep a straight face while watching this last night. We have this DvD. xD
queenofsingin99 6 months ago
i think that it could have been done gentler and still have some of that slight insanity come out at the same time...
nemoluvs258 6 months ago
I think they mixed up the names on the casting list..the crazy lady is supposed to be her mother.
FleurJuice 6 months ago 5
even the guy that comes in at 1:21 looks terrified O_O
WaterAngel71 6 months ago 29
@WaterAngel71 That's exactly what I thought when first seeing this.
queenofsingin99 6 months ago
@WaterAngel71
hahaha
uggyboots 4 months ago
This is pretty spot on for Johanna in my opinion. She's going on about how she's going bat-shit being on her own with only her birds for company, so she's venting. It is a bit crazy, but character. If you've seen the rest of the show, you'll note that it's not all this crazy. I love this. The woman can sing.
Paul3689 6 months ago 4
*turns volume down quick*
111Nikki222 6 months ago
Her expressions are hilarious.
healie 6 months ago
Anthony looks like a Ken doll
Alienz401 6 months ago 2
@Alienz401 Omg he does XD
PsychoticGeek23 4 months ago
omg...... i dont know really what to say, she cant sing, no offense, and WHY is she outside instead of being lock up xD
HunterjumpTheMoon 6 months ago
what?????? This woman is a BRILLIANT singer and sings this sooo fucking wickedly!!!
HarMoneyMeloDope 6 months ago
I got half way through the video and couldn't finish it. I don't even want to know what lays ahead.
nicolkidmanlover5201 6 months ago
Sondheim envision Johanna to be a little insane due to the abuse by the judge. Calm down.
baaddfish1 6 months ago
Oww
TheBriVBri 6 months ago
Most AWFUL Johanna I have EVER seen. And this is broadway!
Itsfreakingjulie 6 months ago 4
that bird definately is crowing and screaming. 1:49
LumosMaxima2 6 months ago
that bird definately is crowing and screaming. 1:58
LumosMaxima2 6 months ago
hahahahahahahahahahaha
that is all
OMGawkwardTURTLE 6 months ago
i think she scaring all the birds in the street... poor birds :(
TheDarkstar010 7 months ago 2
lmfaoooo 1:22 .... i'd be that shocked too
itsmejuliii 7 months ago
she sounds fat
MyFudginBrother 7 months ago
...or simply dying.
sharopyyayaboom 7 months ago 3
LOL her face at 1:53 - 1:55 xD
Also...she sounds like she's being kicked in the stomach every time she breathes.
ilive2sing22 7 months ago 2
She starts off good and crashes!
SongsJerome 7 months ago
....and the bird dies.
LumosMaxima2 7 months ago 6
and this attracts anthony how.....?
LumosMaxima2 7 months ago 28
LOL. i`m rofling.
LumosMaxima2 7 months ago
Her voice is supposed to sound like a songbird's chirping, right?
CriticBunny 7 months ago
wow, everyone saying she sucks, this was the ORIGINAL production, so most likely this is how stephen wanted it. so back off, its gorgeous.
lemonlemur 7 months ago
@SuesFtw: Omg, AGREED!!
Her vibrato's pretty insane but holy crap, she sucks! Especially with the cockney accent, Johanna was brought up to be a lady.
Oh God, those high notes!! Somone shoot her!
VintageBroadwayStar 7 months ago
i don't think she's 16 in this video...
crazyhugzlol 7 months ago
Did Ms. Lovett Decide she should be Johanna?
andydandy94 7 months ago 2
Her singing is actually good; she just doesn't really have the right voice for the part..
MuSIcLuVEr20015 7 months ago 2
Uhh....not to be mean but she does not fit the part of Johanna (in my opinion). :o
operagirl121 7 months ago
ok no disrespect to the singer, who happens to be AMAZING, but Johanna is, and especially in this song, supposed to be dainty and soft spoken. afraid to say, good singer. not a good Johanna. maybe prima donna from phantom would be better suited?
luckybottlecap 7 months ago 2
@luckybottlecap Not to be that type...but this is the original Johanna...approved by Stephen Sondheim...who wrote m/l for this...
Honestly, I think she fits the character perfectly. She's been trapped in this house for 15 years--she IS the caged bird, "maddened by the stars," as it were.
IndianaJoker 4 months ago
She's so off-key!! And why does she keep crossing her eyes? There's no emotion to this song what-so-ever either...
RandomChara 7 months ago
i loved this song until i listend to this .....
jflynn76217 7 months ago
SHIT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!! Johanna got possessed by a demon!!
Alcrece 8 months ago
this song is originally supposed to be operatic not bright...the girl in the movie sings it wrong
navyluvr08 8 months ago
@navyluvr08 says???
danefritz2006 7 months ago
@danefritz2006 says Stephen Sondheim, the man who wrote and composed it himself
navyluvr08 7 months ago
@navyluvr08 ive never heard him say that. but i may be wrong. but i feel as if this is just a bit much. plus she doesnt control her top notes. and she is a bit old.
danefritz2006 7 months ago
@danefritz2006 i agree she is too old for the role so thats probably what makes people think her voice is too mature for it which it is but it is supposed to be operatic
navyluvr08 7 months ago
She started having an asthma attack near the end there...
ivyshoots 8 months ago
Read the comments god like @LiahLovesCheer2013 I TRULU CAN'T STOP LAUGHING xDD
Azkylard 8 months ago
wow all of you guys are stupid. who ever said anything about her sining, this play is older then you, and just cuz you guys watch the remakes, and not the originals. the play in my opinion is way better then the re make so to everyone else, fuck you.
TheBoobear800 8 months ago
SHE GAVE ME A HEADACHE!!
LiahLovesCheer2013 8 months ago
OH GOD, PLEASE SHOOT HER DOWN WITH LIGHTING!!!
LiahLovesCheer2013 8 months ago
i almost busted a gut laughing!!!
i read the comments first like i always do and those got me all riled up to listen to her... i couldnt breathe, i was laughing so hard.
she looks about 30 years old, i didnt know Johanna was the age of my mother.
@martha3361... Anthony's reaction had me gasping for air, i laughed so hard!!!
when wever you are feeling down, you sure as hell can watch this to make you happy again.
LiahLovesCheer2013 8 months ago 2