God, That's Good! – Sweeney Todd (with Ashley Pribyl)
Putting It Together
English - May 18, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB - ★★★★★ - 113 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Music theater theatre musical musicals broadway performing singing lyrics analysis stephen sondheim Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When we went for intermission Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett were making jokes about cooking people into pies. Now as we open Act 2 it seems like that's become a reality. Ashley Pribyl returns to discuss how this works as an Act 2 opener, and how this song discusses class while also being fun.
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We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sweeney Todd.
The Original Broadway Cast (1979) starring Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, and Victor Garber.
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/1086882395
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2q6InM859RCsSQOjHWNHk2?si=Yn1oBG-bRASlNC_UPIUEAw
Or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Todd-Original-Broadway-Recording/dp/B01C6YV96Q/
The Broadway revival (2005) starring Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris, and Alexander Gemignani.
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/118106545
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1kA4RO70idrEQkOX3zlRfa?si=5MO05RHdRpSwqWDYCtMnNw
Or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Todd-Stephen-Sondheim/dp/B0012ELMK0/
The film version (2007) starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman.
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/269842191
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5cQlLa7mNMZuOrLLRFr43y?si=x8vtz8OPRFS2rgfhd3I8PQ
Or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Barber-Street-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B0011ZWOPM/
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