A little night music... well, it's a #Sondheim musical at least - the original cast recording of #SweeneyTodd, with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou. I've not listened to this in over 20 years probably, and I'd forgotten just how good it is. #NowPlaying
Time for some #MusicalMusings on the current production of #SweeneyTodd on Broadway with Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster.
This might have become my second favorite production of Sweeney Todd (first will always be Patti and Michael). But I get why some people are grumpy about it: it is capital C CAMPY. They emphasize and reveal comedic moments, which makes for a very different overall experience, coming off as far more unhinged, but also not quite the classic Greek chorus tragedy of fate most productions emphasize. But like...oh my gosh I loved the camp of it soooo much and it made for a unique production
Yes, Aaron Tveits is incredibly hot and it finally makes sense why Mrs. Lovett would be obsessed with him. And Sutton Foster's Lovett is HORNY for him and commits to the camp 230%. But like, yes, I also would rub my feet on his chest and would feel hot and bothered watching him get aggressively murderous...this may have awakened something in me 😅
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Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford completed their runs in Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on January 14. Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster start performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on February 8. The standbys and understudies will be playing the lead roles until they join the cast, and the production announced the...
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Stephen Sondheim, the great musical theater composer and lyricist, was widely acclaimed as a genius, but during his lifetime he had a bumpy track record at the box office, with many of his shows losing money....
For the second consecutive year, Broadway cast albums made a clean sweep of the Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, shutting out both the West End and Off Broadway....
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will join the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd succeeding original stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. Tveit and Foster will step in as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, for a 12-week limited run beginning February 9, 2024. Groban and Ashford will play their final performances January...
Gaten Matarazzo, who is currently playing Toby in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, has set his final performance date. As shared on social media, Matarazzo will play his final show on November 5, 2023. A replacement for the role has yet to be announced....
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will take their final bows as the Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on 14 January 2024. The show will continue to run at least until Spring, with new leads to be announced....
Josh Groban will return to the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd this week following a brief bout with Covid-19. He will return for the Thursday 24 August evening performance, performing opposite Jeanna de Waal through 25 August, while Annaleigh Ashford continues to recover from the virus....
Annaleigh Ashford has posted that she too has tested positive for Covid and that her cover Jeanna de Waal will be playing Mrs Lovett in the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd until she has recovered....
Josh Groban posted on his Instagram account on August 18 2023 that he has tested positive for Covid and that he will be sidelined from the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd during his recovery. Regular Pirelli and standby Sweeney Nicholas Christopher will play the Demon Barber during Groban's recovery....
The original cast recordings of “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Assassins” have been remixed and remastered. The new editions mark the release of the final legacy project on which Sondheim consulted before he died....
The cast album for the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will be released for digital download on September 8....
Sweeney Todd Broadway Announces Temporary Casting for Lead Roles before Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Join (www.theatermania.com)
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford completed their runs in Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on January 14. Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster start performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on February 8. The standbys and understudies will be playing the lead roles until they join the cast, and the production announced the...
Sondheim Was a Critical Darling. Since His Death, He’s a Hitmaker, Too (www.nytimes.com)
Stephen Sondheim, the great musical theater composer and lyricist, was widely acclaimed as a genius, but during his lifetime he had a bumpy track record at the box office, with many of his shows losing money....
Stephen Sondheim Doesn’t Want to Be Your Savior (essay by Ben Brantley) (www.nytimes.com)
It was on a late summer’s night in 2022, about eight months after his death, that I confirmed that Stephen Sondheim had turned into a holy ghost....
Broadway Scores Second Consecutive Clean Sweep In Musical Theater Grammy Nominations (deadline.com)
For the second consecutive year, Broadway cast albums made a clean sweep of the Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, shutting out both the West End and Off Broadway....
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster to Join Broadway's Sweeney Todd (playbill.com)
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will join the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd succeeding original stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. Tveit and Foster will step in as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, for a 12-week limited run beginning February 9, 2024. Groban and Ashford will play their final performances January...
Gaten Matarazzo Sets Final Performance Date in SWEENEY TODD - 5 November 2023 (www.broadwayworld.com)
Gaten Matarazzo, who is currently playing Toby in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, has set his final performance date. As shared on social media, Matarazzo will play his final show on November 5, 2023. A replacement for the role has yet to be announced....
Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford Set Exits From Broadway Hit ‘Sweeney Todd’ (variety.com)
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will take their final bows as the Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on 14 January 2024. The show will continue to run at least until Spring, with new leads to be announced....
Casting updates: Groban returns to Sweeney Todd (Broadway), Moulin Rouge (US tour), Two Strangers (London)
Josh Groban will return to the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd this week following a brief bout with Covid-19. He will return for the Thursday 24 August evening performance, performing opposite Jeanna de Waal through 25 August, while Annaleigh Ashford continues to recover from the virus....
Annaleigh Ashford also tests positive for Covid, out as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd (www.instagram.com)
Annaleigh Ashford has posted that she too has tested positive for Covid and that her cover Jeanna de Waal will be playing Mrs Lovett in the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd until she has recovered....
Josh Groban on currently out of Sweeney Todd due to Covid (www.instagram.com)
Josh Groban posted on his Instagram account on August 18 2023 that he has tested positive for Covid and that he will be sidelined from the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd during his recovery. Regular Pirelli and standby Sweeney Nicholas Christopher will play the Demon Barber during Groban's recovery....
Four Sondheim musical cast recordings re-released with immersive audio (www.broadwaynews.com)
The original cast recordings of “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Assassins” have been remixed and remastered. The new editions mark the release of the final legacy project on which Sondheim consulted before he died....
SWEENEY TODD to Release Cast Album in September (www.broadwayworld.com)
The cast album for the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will be released for digital download on September 8....