rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Tim Gowen wrote:
> Eagle wrote:
>
>> Not surprisingly, looks like they're downplaying that it's a musical.
>
> I thought the same thing...
>
>> Sweeney does his "Epiphany" in the street to actual people, or is this
>> some fantasy of his? If the former, why would he basically be
>> advertising that he's going to be slitting throats -- he'd want this
>> known???)
>
> It's a moment in the theatre where he turns on the audience.

Apart from at CanStage, where the actor spent four minutes running
around the stage for no apparent reason.

But then, that was the (crap) production that put a chorus line of tap
dancers behind Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett during "By the Sea".

What's frightening is that it wasn't the worst production I've ever seen
at CanStage. It wasn't even the worst production of a musical I've ever
seen at CanStage.

(Can you guess that I'm not a fan of CanStage?)

--

Stephen

The past is another country. 1987's just the Isle of Wight.