The current Off-BW revival of Sweeney Todd is easily the best theatrical experience I've ever had. Saw it three times in one weekend and was astounded every time. I'm so sad that it's closing. Any time people ask for recommendations I tell them to see it.
Before that the best show I'd seen live was American Psycho — an utterly transfixing experience, even with a massive technical error at the top of act one. It did not deserve to close and definitely didn't de
I saw Sweeney three times last November. My first seat was A3 I believe, then I sat in D2, and then F4.
My favorite seat was D2 by far, but it was nice to have seen the whole show from a more holistic perspective than being straight immersed. But as the Sweeney at the time was one of my favorite actors (Hugh Panaro) being THAT up close to him was... utterly amazing.
Here's some specifics of what action I caught best in these seats, and what I missed. Under a cut
Not sure I remember all the lyrics so it may have some foul language, but "Nine People's Favorite Thing" from [title of show] is definitely a great one!
I just joined this board, been lurking for a while. Howdy!
I saw American Psycho about five performances before it closed. I've seen video of a preview performance and confirmed with the cast member who played Detective Kimball at the stage door that a major plot point was completely changed before opening.
A spoiler for a closed/flopped show? I guess? Under the cut because it got kind of long.
