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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) (TV)
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12 September 1982 (USA) morePlot:
Benjamin Barker alias Sweeney Todd, returns to London after being deported to find out what happened... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Tony Awards Round Up: Harden, Lansbury, Hathaway, Langella, Neil Patrick Harris (From FilmExperience. 8 June 2009, 2:37 PM, PDT)
Angela Lansbury's Blithe Spirit
(From CultureCatch. 29 March 2009, 10:15 AM, PDT)
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Musical Theatre doesnt get detter than this ! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Angela Lansbury | ... | Nellie Lovett | |
| George Hearn | ... | Sweeney Todd | |
| Cris Groenendaal | ... | Anthony Hope | |
| Sara Woods | ... | Beggar Woman | |
| Edmund Lyndeck | ... | Judge Turpin | |
| Calvin Remsberg | ... | The Beadle | |
| Betsy Joslyn | ... | Johanna | |
| Sal Mistretta | ... | Pirelli | |
| Spain Logue | ... | Birdseller | |
| Walter Charles | ... | Passerby | |
| Michael Kalinyen | ... | Jonas Fogg | |
| Roy Gioconda | ... | Company | |
| Skip Harris | ... | Company | |
| Duane Morris | ... | Company | |
| Patricia Parker | ... | Company |
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140 minCountry:
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StereoFilming Locations:
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Though Angela Lansbury won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett on Broadway, this production is the national tour, filmed while in Los Angeles. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At the end, during the curtain call, a camera man can be seen in the rafters, stage left. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Man: [singing] Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. His skin was pale and his eye was odd. He shaved the faces of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again. He trod a path that few have trod, Did Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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Dark and bleak sets, thrilling music that cuts through your spin like aknife (or razor) a perfect cast lead by broadway greats Hearn and Lansbury. This is exciting theatre flawlessly transferred to the small screen. Sondheim is the most talented songwriter of our age and Todd is his Masterpiece, from the Brechtian opening ballad to the darkly humorous Act I finale- "A Little Preist" where Lovett and Todd fantasize about the victems that will wind up in their meat pies , this play never ceases to thrill,excite and satisfy. Betsy Joslyn also excels as Johanna, even she, as the plays ingenue seems slightly mad.Edmund Lyndeck turns in a bravado performance as the corrupt Judge who lusts after Joslyn and is the subject of Todd's vendetta. Lansbury and Hearn command the show as only two great actor/stars can do. Other musical highlights include Todd's "johanna" Lovett's "worst pies in london" and the Act II opening 'GOD THATS GOOD", And that is a title to describe this production !