Sondheim teaches 'My Friends' from Sweeney Todd

"Make love to the razor."

this guy has a good voice, his acting is just so bland.

I agree, his eyes never narrow and his head only moves up, down, side-side and his body is essentially a tree stump.

I'm sure the vast majority of this is nerves. Hell, if Stephen Sondheim was coaching me I'd be sweating bullets (and wanting his autograph so badly).

I liked Sondheim's Henry V reference as a tool for that last line. In seeing George Hearn's interpretation of "AT LAST, MY ARM IS COMPLETE AGAIN!" I'd know to basically scream :P

Lovett was AMAZING and the accompanist as well!

His voice is too, in comparison to the general standards for musical theater. He may be able to find a genre that fits his voice, it is well developed, but it just doesn't have that dramatic timbre that's so important in musicals.

you can just see Sondheim going OH MY GOD I WANT YOU TO SHUT UP in his head at the beginning...

Ugh give me that knife! This guy is SO wooden!

This guy rushes, and he is sharp every once in a while.
BRB being a picky singer.
Also, MAKE LOVE TO THE RAZOR!

i thought he did a great job... i think Sondheim was really enjoying it because he was doing ti so well... its not about blurting out "i'm crazy!" its a more introverted thing.. and I think this guy nailed it.

if u really listen to johnny depp he is the type of actor that can sorta "speak-sing" when listening to the original production of sweeny todd the male vocal part is soooo good! but i do agree with the part that this guy needed a lot of help...

6:17 and 8:07 haha. Sondheim's expressions are so funny.