Sweeny todd
Sweeny todd
B Girl
Understudy Joined: 1/3/06
#0Sweeny todd
Posted: 1/10/06 at 4:33pmIs the Concert version they did kinda like the broadway show now? or does it not have a whole lotta props and you have to imagine it?
StageWhore
Broadway Star Joined: 11/11/05
#1re: Sweeney Todd
Posted: 1/10/06 at 4:52pmFrom what I've gathered (I haven't seen either), the concert version showed a very different take on the characters. Also, I'd assume there weren't many props or sets, it being a concert and not a show. But I could be wrong. Anyone know more?
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B Girl
Understudy Joined: 1/3/06
#3re: Sweeny todd
Posted: 1/10/06 at 4:56pmThe concert version is great - a stunnig performance from Patti LuPone and the woman who play Joanna - cant place her name right now and will will stupid when it coms to me. There is no set - jsut a series of ramps that the cast uses for playing space around the orchestra. There are costumes and minimal props - only what is required to make the show work. When throats are slit there is no sending the body through the floor - so that sometimes bugs people. What is important in this version IS THE SCORE. Thats the star - and this features that as the main attraction - is that of any help?
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