"A Little Priest" Opening Night - Sweeney Todd OBC (Audio Only)

[spotoftrouble]

This recording shows the good old laugh you should get from it :') I'd love to watch Sweeney with an audience like that :D

[tagdam1]

Thank you for posting this!

[HipHopInHD]

Is Sweeney Todd a book too?

[tagdam1]

@HipHopInHD The String of Pearls

[Wagnerlover777]

@evaevita1919 First off, you're way off-base comparing the two. Secondly, Lupone did a good job, but Lansbury was the FIRST. Every performance following it was compared to hers. She played it as a comic character gone wrong, while Lupone took it more seriously, and while it may have been a tragedy musical, it had enough (basically countless) places to insert comedy and Lansbury took them that way.

[innergogo]

@evaevita1919 Yeah, that was the point of the character. Read Sondheim. He considered Mrs. L the true villain of the piece.

Lansbury's Mrs. Lovett is a brilliant and appropriate parody of music hall shallow, sentimental types. Chill, evaevita1919. There's room for more than one interpretation of the character. (Though I thought Helena Bonham Carter's Mrs. L. in Burton's movie didn't work very well. Too humorless .)

[EkseteraEksetera]

@innergogo To each their own i though Helena was amazing and very funny and dark humoured. But this is good too. I love the movie though, brilliant musical- would love to see it on stage,

[innergogo]

@EkseteraEksetera I've been lucky, I've seen it on stage twice. Two very different productions, but each was terrific. Wish I could've seen Lansbury as Mrs. L., though. I do like the movie too. Hope you get to see it on stage!

[EkseteraEksetera]

@innergogo Thanx me too (maybe i'll try and get my school to stage it, would be epic)

[sailormann1]

Love the audience at the final cadence just erupting into applause under the final bars of music. Musta known they had a hit on their hands as the first-act curtain fell.

[tonywinner]

I cannot express how wonderful this was to find. I have always wanted to hear Angela and Len's exchange at 6:38...the whole bit about the executioner isn't on the CD and I think the orchestrations as they hand each other their 'tools' is so chilling. I don't know how you got this, but this is a rare gem. Thank you SO MUCH for posting!

[100trouper]

I was there that night - and Mr. S was running down the aisle at the end of the number and all hell broke loose with laughter and applause. What a stunning evening!

[sonofrageandlove426]

I love this!!!! I wish there was a video!!

[ilovetruffles99]

i love listening to this simply because of the audience's reactions !!!

[ParkersStage]

This was just awesome!!! Len's voice is a much higher pitch than on the original LP, buts its also done in half the speed here so, what ? I guess he had to project? I prefer the original record, cd what ever i am old,with that satin voice,,,... The movie ruined my life!!!

[ephimer]

When the audience laughter forces u to slow down, make the orchestra do so as well and u cant be heard at times....geezus thats when u know your play is genius!!!

[seanmd80]

This recording has been sped up a semitone, which is why the voices sound a bit weird.

[cfronck]

This doesnt even sound like Angela....

[Mattjblythe111]

@cfronck Yes it does. Dope.

[bacofishtaco]

If this really is opening night, then this is a great vid! 5 stars regardless!

[WarCraftPwns]

Victor garber with his afro and his side burns lol.

[jgmes2001]

I love the guy in the audience going "Ho ho ho" halfway through!

[machunski]

The audience was amazing in this. That was the first audience to hear any of these songs. Very interesting.

Thank you so much for posting this. :) I really enjoyed it.

[javertim]

Actually, there were several preview performances before this, so they weren't quite the first audience to hear it.

[MrAlltheworldsastage]

@machunski Not really, there had been tryouts and previews of the show, with more or less the same score....

[WennIchTanzenWill]

@MrAlltheworldsastage Oh, my bad! :S

[stefanifan2]

...I don't believe DYING laughing at this song.

It's funny but not lmao funny lol.

[babyshaq70]

does anyone know where to find color pics of the original broadway cast

[operastar1994]

Angela Look so young in these pictures :( i wish i could have seen her in Sweeney Todd oh well at least i have the DVD not he same though

[grhmdove93]

where did you get these photos from?

[JourneysEnd99]

Either from the internet or I scanned the rest from various books I have that feature the show. There are still some more photos in them that I didn't use. If you want the names of the books send me a message.

[grhmdove93]

Give me the names of the books please

[JourneysEnd99]

I just sent you a pm

[grhmdove93]

where did you get these photos?

[operastar1994]

THANK YOU i have always wanted to hear the first night thank you i love these to thank you

[oohcool]

Thank you so much!

[tonyb1981]

Thank you for posting this. Amazing performance. I believe it was from opening night.