Last Night
So, after seeing the movie for Sweeney Todd which was really good, but a bit too slasher for me, I looked to see when the Sweeney Todd Tour was coming for the musical.
So, going into it I knew that it was going to be unusual. This production only has 10 people not the normal 30 in most musicals, and the actors on stage play the instruments while doing the show. So no huge orchestra, just those 10 actors, singing and playing for the entire show.
It was absolutely incredible. It was one of those shows that made me miss theatre and also made me think that I wasn't good enough to be in a show that good.
Minor quibbles with some of the staging, but over all, I was completely blown away by it. Of all my theatre experiences, it is very near the top (hard to be Wicked on Broadway 8 rows back dead center).
If you have any possible way of seeing it, I would suggest trying to see it. I almost felt that I underpaid for what I got. I am still thinking about it today.
So, going into it I knew that it was going to be unusual. This production only has 10 people not the normal 30 in most musicals, and the actors on stage play the instruments while doing the show. So no huge orchestra, just those 10 actors, singing and playing for the entire show.
It was absolutely incredible. It was one of those shows that made me miss theatre and also made me think that I wasn't good enough to be in a show that good.
Minor quibbles with some of the staging, but over all, I was completely blown away by it. Of all my theatre experiences, it is very near the top (hard to be Wicked on Broadway 8 rows back dead center).
If you have any possible way of seeing it, I would suggest trying to see it. I almost felt that I underpaid for what I got. I am still thinking about it today.