As with most signature musicals, these aren't the only recordings of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street there are. Just the only ones I have, and I like them quite a lot (given that it's not Sondheim's most, you know, easy listening album).

Anyway, enjoy!

Original Broadway Cast (1979)

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Follow-up to my lengthy Sweeney Todd review:

You know, the more I think of it, the more I realize that all the fandom couplings based off this movie would have to involve hatesex.

Except for maybe Antony and Johanna. But we don't know that for sure.

Otherwise, hatesex. All of it. Like The Prestige fandom only CRAZY and more malicious ( Read more... )

SWEENEY TODD IS LOVE. IS LOVE.

Mmmkay, first off, I love musicals, and Sweeney Todd was never among my favorite of the Sondheim musicals to listen to. I can appreciate that it's one of Sondheim's more (most?) complicated pieces and I've always liked that he uses.. unusual notes (there's got to be a not!suck way of saying that, but I have no ( Read more... )

MUCH to my surprise, I haven't gone to see the movie yet (I KNOW!) but I'm holding off to see it with some friends. Darned having-of friends. But anyway, Mom just passed me an interview in the Mercury News between some LA news guy and Burton + Depp. They are love :D

Some of my favorite excerpts:
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