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Stephen Sondheim (writer)
Hugh Wheeler (book)
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31 October 2001 (USA) more
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This movie is a recorded performance in concert. It all begins when Benjamin Barker( George Hearn), a mysterious,quiet,and subtle barber... more | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. more
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Annoying camera direction! more (11 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | George Hearn | ... | Sweeney Todd |
| Patti LuPone | ... | Mrs. Lovett |
 | Neil Patrick Harris | ... | Tobias Ragg |
| Timothy Nolen | ... | Judge Turpin |
 | Davis Gaines | ... | Anthony Hope |
| Lisa Vroman | ... | Johanna |
| Victoria Clark | ... | Beggar Woman |
| John Aler | ... | Beadle |
| Stanford Olsen | ... | Pirelli |
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150 min
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The original Broadway production starring Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou opened at the Uris Theater on February 6, 1979, ran for 557 performances and won the 1979 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score. more
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Mrs. Lovett: And who says the week's out yet? It's only Friday. more
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Version of The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997) (TV) more
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Johanna more
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I love Sweeney Todd, but I did not love this concert version. I did not care for Patti LuPone and I really abhorred the way it was taped. During the Judge's Song (Johanna), the camera kept panning back and forth from Johanna to the Judge. Towards the middle of the song, there were brief and idiotic shots of Johanna's chest, hands, and face that were timed with crescendi in the music. Cornball! It took away a lot from Timothy Nolen's wonderful performance because the viewer becomes too aware of the camera. The director is saying: "Look at how the camera moves! Aren't I ever so clever?" Aside from that, I did enjoy the extras on the DVD: a short documentary on the genesis and making of the concert versions of Sweeney Todd, plus interviews with Sondheim, George Hearn, Timothy Nolen, Victoria Clarke, Lisa Vroman, Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone (blech) and unfortunately, the execrable Lonny Price (good stage direction; bad TV direction). If you love Sweeney Todd, you'll want to see this no matter how badly the camera is directed.