Sweeney Todd 2006 Tonys

[PJfromPA]

Although I am not particularly fond of the minimal sets & actors as orchestra in this version of Sweeney, it is the new style...They did the same for Sondheim's Company...And I have a friend who managed to nab parts in both, due to her being able to play an instrument in addition to sing & act. So I guess for some, there are definite advantages to this new style of theater. (I'm sure it saves the producers tons of money, too.)

[abisiniass]

El archivo no es de gran calidad pero el número es tan fantástico que merece la pena.

La LuPone no es mi Mrs Lovett preferida ni Cerveris mi Benjamin Barker ideal. Interesante de todos modos.

[Lexigiggles]

What's up with the people playing the instruments on stage?

[stromboldt]

Nothing I like better than watching someone's tv play the video I'm watching here. You obviously figured out to transfer the video from the video camera, yet you couldn't figure out how just pull the video from the tv signal...

[RestlessCasualty]

I didn't have the hookups back then, nor did I have a DVD player. But thanks for your concern regarding my intelligence.

[stromboldt]

No problem.

[sndblstr]

you sound like a prick. no one owes you anything, and no one's forcing you to watch. be happy someone took the time to put up something.

[stromboldt]

If you're going to take the time to put something up, don't go half-assed.

[philippo222]

This is terrible! And that's no Mrs Lovett! Look up the London National Theatre performance! Julia McKenzie.

[lithuanianembassy]

How about the ORIGINAL? Angela Lansbury...

[x3gracie3x]

Or angela lansbery

[phionexflames]

JOANA GLEASON!!!!!!

OMG YAY!

SHE WAS BEST ACTRESS FOR INTO THE WOODS

she's like my favorite actor of all time, except for Bernadette Peters (last name?) who was into the woods with her

[Darkfusionraver]

wow, that was really condensed

[AngedeleCor]

th revival is ok.. i just saw it performed by the broadway national tour company.. it was well done. i like the original better though.

[BuBuBDunk]

Lol huh? The original IS the broadway version.

[caprice6]

This is the revival Broadway 2006 Sweeny Todd, the original 1979 Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett

[willk326]

I'm not a big fan of the revival. The music just doesn't have the same impact as with an orchestra and I never like seeing instruments on stage...except in Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof.

[SonicWhistleKahl]

I wish I could have seen that!

I love Patti LuPone in that!!

[klickenpod]

I don't like this.. what's with the time period change!? I feel like i'm watching a dead kennedy's concert versus a sondheim classic.

[scmoviefan]

sigh....im glad patti IMPROVED for the concert version....this one is terrible

[stickmanpictures01]

the concert version came first.

[Selendomono]

Cool NPH opened for them. He was Tobi in the concert version too (he was EMcee in cabaret at one point too)

[musicaldudepeter]

Can I ask a question, that will probably not get answered correctly, as it wud probably ruin the show for people seeing it on tour... But i'll ask anyway.. Will SOMEONE PLEASE (!!!!!!) explain what the hell is up with the little white coffin, and what happens in the show with it, etc.!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, because there is no set, where does everything take place, e.g. for "God that's good", etc. PLEASE TELL ME, SOMEONE!!!!!

[chibigail]

when I caught the tour in January I got to go backstage (yay stage management classes having connections) and we talked about the coffin thing. Essentially it's meant to be a symbolic/ ambiguous prop that changes significance throughout the show. It falls into the catagory on "this is one way to do sweeny with a low low budget."

[JohannaToddBarker]

there is no little white coffin in the actual show:at least I don't think so. i recommend asking a broadway buff.

[adynbrae18]

its like the main prop for the whole entire thing....they use it pretty creativly

[FarneeDee]

the movie and the play are so different and people need to get over it. there are so many things that you can do in a movie that you cant in a play and vice versa. they are both amazing in their own way and people should be glad that they aren't identical.

[europa599]

*Sings* "This is possibly the worst I have seen her!" I don't argue the talent of Patti Lupone, but while her singing was good, it very much seems she's just skating through the performance. Sort of: "La,La,La *just singing*...la,la,la...no real PERFORMING...la *getting near the end...crescendo...la,la,la!" Just NOT the part for her. And Lord! I believe she was nominated for a Tony.

[Roblanning28]

Why do people keep comparing one actor to another? Just appreciate what makes them different. Stop trying to say "Depp is superior to Cerveris because blah blah blah" or whatever. Sweeney Todd is awesome, hands down!

[repenny]

that's bs. I saw this live in the theatre and the emotion was DEFINITELY there.I love Johnny Depp,don't get me wrong. But just because its different, it doesn't mean it's not as good

[feelinwicked92]

I couldn't believe both of them! Where's the emotion?

[romas1995]

that was scare

[livethedream212]

i prefer the movie, there seems to be more emotion. But I suppose you cant really see the expressions in a musical which is why i think is better in a film. johny cannot sing aswell but he pulls it off so much better.

[bobsind]

Nope... not as good as the origionals (Len cariou and angela lansbury) neither is crazy enough and it doesn't work if thet're too calm about it

Patti LuPone made a great Evita... but she's a horrible Mrs. Lovett... she needs more fire

[SweeneyxToddxForeva]

i liked her patti lupone in the concert version, but in this, she seems emotionless...lupone fans, don't kill me, i love her too!

[mickeyh12345]

I love Michael Cerveris as Sweeney. Not as mad as Hearn but more passionate than Depp.

[lermanrlee]

Every single version I have seen of Sweeney Todd brings something new to the table. I don;t think one is worse than the other...rather they are just different interpretaions. And I have thoughrouly enjoyed each one...

[Ihateironman]

totally inferior to burton

[flameow152]

Ahahahaha...

[VanACDC1979]

the 1980 version soooooo much better with george hearn.

[jennylimbo]

this cast is just so amazing...there was no way the movie could ever live up to it.

not to mention that, as brbcool8 said, manoel felciano is a god, and the kid who replaces him in the movie is the most mediocre child actor i've ever seen.

[FrasierFanxxNCDM]

Ed Sanders?

He had a great voice, and awesome acting, seeing as it was his first movie.

[orochikun221]

yes! oooh, hes so cute too!

[bluefuzzyelf]

Movie disappointed me.

the highlight of the movie was the visual aspect of By The Sea.

[greenemerald152]

the movie is soooo fucking good omg!

as u can tell i absolutley loved it and i advise everyone to go see it the cast is amaziing

[BumDavisCT3]

looks hot

[videodude23]

So is this the thing Johnny Depp is starring in...?

LOOKS CREEEEPY!

[VanACDC1979]

the 1982 version is absolutely brilliant. go pick it up. the movies ok too.

[Dadyeslittelgirl]

that suckes i love sweeny todd the muscial i mean i have the dvd and it is so much better

[VanACDC1979]

ya i know me too. the line about his arm being complete again flat-out sucks. he looks like the guy from frankenstein. not to mention mrs. lovett sucks.

[marvelman79]

Ohhh

i get it

Its Tobias after he gets mand

[Kitsune1282]

Ooh, I've been curious about this musical ever since Michael Cervais was described as "maggot-like" in a review (it was a complement!).

[brbcool8]

MANOEL FELCIANO = GOD

[onedaymore92]

Agreed

[ParkourSpiderman]

The version i saw was the new san fransisco version. It's much better cast and scary, but not totally scary.

[jzapert]

Super disappointed that they give "but everyone does it, and seldom as well" to Sweeny here instead of Mrs. Lovett. It's so much better when Angela Lansbury says that with a shrug. It puts some emphasis on that really important line that gets totally lost when sweeny just swallows it at the end of the song here.

[xtheactressx]

wow i really am not a fan of patti lupone. i'm sure this version was much scarier, but you can't compete with the original

[POedGamer]

i really dont like the mrs. lovett.

[douseiai]

total agreement

[astonewithnomoss]

I was petrified by the stage show, I think I'm going to be even more scared by the movie though. It should be a great movie; it's a great story, great music plus Tim Burton has done a great job on scary movies so far.

[Jessabellany2]

HALF? Mad

[creamofcardstv]

great video and I've rated it as five stars. Please check out mine on some old 1920's trading cards of Sweeney Todd, pirates, highwaymen and outlaws.

[gahanwilson]

Sweeney looks like a cross between Dr. Evil and an older Anakin Skywalker.

[louswire]

Len Carrou, and Angela Lansbury, defined the parts. I've seen both shows, and the revival was D.O.A. a total waste of time. The production budget, would have been better spent on something new.

[chrisvancil]

The revival was amazing! I love the original and this version. Scaling it down only served to increase the tension and horror.

[02gordonj]

i am a young person and im a bit sickened by this theory that we only like the story coz johnny depp is gonna be in it. i came to find out about the stage show / musical from going to the exhibit in the london dungeons. i didnt even know there was a gonna be a film wiv johnny depp in it!

[CestTamora]

Cerveris is decent as Todd... but LuPone's attempt at an accent isn't realy... well, not good. And she shows little to know emotion in the funniest song of the whole show! The music doesn't even sound as good as it should - the original show, though I admit it was SUPPOSED to be different - had a score that really needen't be tampered with. I understand these actor's can only play so many instruments, but it doesn't sound scary and intimidating so much as... whimpy.

[PinkGoesGoodWitGreen]

What the hell? What the hell is Ms, Lovett wearing? Cerveris is alright as Todd, but I prefer the original...I am a little freaked out by Ms. LuPone's appearence. I cannot get over the fact that her portrayal of Ms. Lovett is all sexy and seductive...she will never hold a candle to Mrs. Lansbury.

[bassman462]

her performance in the concert version was so much better. in this one the director tried to make it darker, and since cerveris plays sweeney a lot darker it only leaves patti to make her character different. When patti is playing off of George Hearn it's a whole lot better.

[maskerade123]

I AGREE!!! She seems much nicer

[BlueUltraViolet]

Agreed.

[dollychocolat69]

im looking forward to the film version but in a way im dreading it...a tim burton movie starring johnny depp? i can see it now- every teeny bopper becoming obsessed with the musical and ruining it for the rest of us who actually appreciate it and know that its been around for years.

[bassman462]

decades

[dannyboythegreat]

Welcome to film musicals. :-p

[nadador64]

i'm confident that burton's production won't be anything as ill-conceived as this one... burton did a great job with the sleepy hollow film... the only problem may be johnny depp... he tends to get overly mannered w/ his characters, sometimes to the point where the viewer becomes confused re: motivations... the rest of the cast, though, looks great!

[xredcoatx]

i must say. angela was much better.

[alifetimeatsingsing]

no way. angela was wayyy better.

i love patti, but she just seems like too much of a cabaret singer in this one. she needs to be more disgusting, like angela was.

[johnnysbear321]

Amazing! I love Sweeney Todd, ever since my mom told me about it. It's such an amazing story.

And for all you Depp fans out there, Johnny is playing Sweeney in the movie, while Tim Burton is directing it.

[RosieThePuppy]

I wish NPH had played Toby in this show.

[ilovemonsters89]

i don't like patti lupone in this... no offense, i absolutely love her, i just think angela lansbury's frantic panickey mrs lovett is more fitting...

[BnHBFP]

You are an idiot. Patti is so much better that I want to kill you.

[JoshRC17]

It's worthless to compare the original production to the revival. They each have a distinct directorial take and conceptual design. Hal Prince had big orchestra and big sets. John Doyle took the minimalist approach with an instrument for each actor and a single piece set. I saw this revival and it was brilliant. Doyle rightly won best director of a musical this past year. To compare the two won't work though, they're practically different shows; each good in its own right.

[bukuboy1]

Patti Lupone will never, EVER equal Mrs. Lansbury. She can't hold a dialect worth shit! However, for Cerveris this is a definite improvement from John Wilkes Booth.

[pinkfluffymonster]

The whole actor musician thing doesn't appeal to me at all - the music is completely underplayed, it needs a much much bigger band!!! It can be so much richer.

[intothewoodsluver]

my god...that's so creepy

I love it

I think I like the original better just because it seems like there's more to it

Lupone seems tired but I think she was going for the sensual scandalous feeling

I get it

this is terrific

-Henry

[KindgomHeartsX3]

i can't wait until the movie! johnny depp as sweeney todd... i bought the ticket ^_^

[jonnylark]

they did the medley cause they wanted to show off everybody who was nominated and to show the actors playing the instruments and all that. namely manoel, patti, and michael cerveris. gotta love patti and her triangle :) i think it was a good choice for the tonys...and i love patti's "worst pies in london" definitely not angela lansbury but a very good job

[blckrocker]

yes it is

the announcer said his name

[rainbowspotter]

is that neil patrick harris next to the lady?

[LadyRiwen]

I love the revival. It's a comlpletely fresh take on a really great show. I like Patti better than Angela, cause sh'e not just silly, she's... well, almost evil, and she's much more mad than Angela played her. Also, the minimalist style it was done in is very striking and terrifying. They're still following what the original goal of the show was, to see if you can scare a modern theatrical audience, and I think they've succeeded.

[sallysimpson7]

Thank you so much for posting this. I wasn't able to catch the Tonys this year. I hate that I missed this on Broadway.

[ashia808]

a community theatre is doing sweeny todd here. i can't wait to see it!

[saguaroangel]

One can't compare Patti LuPone and Angela Lansbury-their interpretations are so different! So sad about it closing...I'm so sad, guess I can't see it again! :-(

[highflyingadored01]

Act II Johanna would have be AWESOME!! accept there is nothing for Lovett in that song. A little priest would be good, but I think they were trying to convey that the show has an orchestra ON STAGE and they ALL act, so I dont know, this is cool.

[thechocolatevalkyrie]

I utterly love the revival, I think they shouldn't have gone for a medley. I dunno, they've always buggedme big-time, since I've had to play really bad arrangements of musical medleys in band for years ;-) Plus, it definately didn't show off the prowess of this excellent cast. Either "A Little Priest" or the Act II version of "Johanna" would have probably been better, IMHO.

[gabrielmurphy57]

Love it. Thanks for posting!

[ToddonCapeCod]

The tape I have is of the original cast. No bootleg.

[ToddonCapeCod]

With all due respect to Patti Lupone, she can't hold a candle to Angela Lansbury.... nor can the rest of this cast hold a candle to the original cast.

Oh well. At least I have the tape of it to watch if I want

[RestlessCasualty]

The tape of what? The revival bootleg or the DVD with the original cast?

Idk though, I don't think you can really compare the original to the revival; they're completely different takes. I have to say both are relatively equally brilliant in my book.

But nonetheless - it's official - Sweeney Todd is closing Septemeber 3rd.

[sabrinafair2]

Thanks for posting. I freak out watching anything to do with Sweeney Todd. And you really can't compare the Original Broadway Cast to the Revival to are to separate things.

[Broadwayluver07]

No SERIOUSLY, I just saw this show last December, and it was THE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN!! And I've seen over 30...

[rainbowspotter]

WHEN WAS THIS AIRED? THIS IS SO COOL

[RestlessCasualty]

The Tony Awards were held on June 11th this year.

[Sage0fTyme]

The Orginal cast was much better

[singlouder08]

I could never get into this and I don't think I ever could...

[COOOOLkid]

Have you seen it? You REALLY need to see it to understand it. It's AMAZING.

[singlouder08]

as much as i've tried i just can't... i watched like 10 minutes of it and i guess it's just not my kind of musical

[spamawickedlot]

Personally, I love this show, and this cast. I don't think you can get any better than Michael Cerveris, Patti Lupone, and Manoel Felciano, whom I adore! Thank you for posting this. It's my favorite show, and I missed it when I was taping it, I only got the second half of the Tony awards.

[xxBroadwayBabexx]

MANO IS LOVE!!!

[Readalfa]

IMO George Hearn is better than Michael C.

[xtheatregeekx3]

i disagree completely. mr. hearn screams and shouts and wails more than he sings; you can actually hear michael's beautiful baritone. <333

but everyone's entitled to their opinion. :]

[nolubay]

Totally agree with that,i can't stand him.Completly over the top.

[PhanaticalEponine]

what a creepy performance! but that's what i love about it. i love this show! thanks for posting this!

[ruthiefanfelix]

Thanks for posting.... I didnt like the performance itself though... they try to put everything in in too little time!

[fosseboi]

Thanks so much for putting this on here!

[RestlessCasualty]

No problem! I know it's not the best quality, but I couldn't believe no one had put it up!