Poor Thing – Sweeney Todd (with Margaret Hall)

After Mrs Lovett reveals she makes the worst pies in London she settles down to tell Sweeney the story about his wife. But how does she know? Margaret Hall joins Kyle to discuss some Lovett theories and also the influence of Paul Gemignani on the show.

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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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