Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics); Hugh Wheeler (Book)
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| Noel Anthony |
The Stage takes the Sondheim favorite, Sweeney Todd, that has
graced Broadway three times, the West End four, and grand opera stages in at
least ten countries worldwide and strips the musical down to a bare minimum of
cast, set, and orchestra, putting it in a time that could be now, fifty years
ago, or fifty years from now. The result
is to over-expose the musical’s bloody, raw, and troubling tale where inherent
humor found by other productions is minimized and where the clanging of metal,
the slamming of coffin-like boxes, and the discordant screeching of chorus
voices become notes as important in conveying the story as any sung beautifully
and artfully by the individual actors.
For my full review, please continue to Talkin' Broadway: https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanjose/sj115.html.
Rating: 4 E
Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street continues through March 18, 2018 at The Stage,
490 First Street, San Jose.
Tickets are
available at
www.thestage.org .
Photo credit: Dave Lepori
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