starring: Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods, Edmund Lyndeck
directed by: Terry Hughes, Harold Prince
directed by: Terry Hughes, Harold Prince
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301328661
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6301328663
Label: Turner Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Entertainment
Release Date: August 22, 1995
Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 1982
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Editorial Review:
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Stephen Sondheim's Victorian horror thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is generally considered his greatest work, macabre but darkly humorous with a viscerally powerful score that has found a home both on Broadway and in opera houses. George Hearn (who replaced Len Cariou of the original Broadway cast) plays the title character, a wronged man whose lust for revenge drives him to murder (an 18th-century legend who has been traced to a real-life barber), and Angela Lansbury plays his partner in crime, Mrs. Lovett, who finds a practical business use for Todd's victims. This combination of horror and humor is echoed in Sondheim's score: brooding menace ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," "My Friend"), achingly beautiful ballads ("Johanna," "Not While I'm Around"), clever puns ("A Little Priest"), coloratura arias ("Green Finch and Linnet Bird"), and intricate choral and ensemble numbers.
Continuing a fortuitous tradition of capturing the Sondheim legacy on video recordings, this performance was filmed before a live audience in Los Angeles during the 1982 national tour. Almost 20 years later, Hearn returned to the role opposite Patti LuPone in an acclaimed concert production. But Sweeney Todd is an especially compelling experience in this 1982 version, complete with the clever staging tricks (e.g., the barber's chair) and as close to the original cast as we're likely to see. --David Horiuchi
Description:
Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was filmed in 1982 before a live audience at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles during the national tour. Starring Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal, Betsy Joslyn, Edmund Lyndeck, Calvin Remsberg, Ken Jennings, and Sara Woods.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Great DVDThe play is really good!!! The DVD is like viewing a stage play. I love that formate! The actor were great!!!And it made me feel I was sitting at a theater watching a great play!!! Loved every minute of it!!
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- Sweeny Todd, Barber of Fleet StreetThe dvd was perfect for HALLOWEEN. The actors were just excellent making the characters come to life with horror in some cases. Saw the show on stage, but loved the dvd because the actors were well known, the staging was not as graphic as the play, and the scenery was more believable. Be prepared to wince more than once. This is a true story.
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- Watch This Instead of the MovieThis film of the original stage production of "Sweeney Todd" is really a gem. If all you saw was the movie with Johnny Depp you missed out. This production has the tension, the disturbing images, the true scariness, and even the humor that the movie lacked. A lot of the credit goes to George Hearn and Angela Lansbury as the demonic leads. They have both the singing voices to handle Sondheim's difficult music and the acting chops to make you believe their characters could calmly contemplate murder ... Read More
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- WORST.... JOANNA.... EVERI'm sorry, but I just couldn't get into this DVD at all... Some of my complaints may just be my own personal tastes though.
Firstly, the Joanna is absolutely HORRIBLE. She's seriously one of the worst singers I've ever heard in my life. Green Finch... is supposed to be beautiful and delicate and her voice is obviously meant to mimic a bird's (both in its sweetness and frailty, and as a metaphor for her own confinement). Well, she sounded like a epileptic bird in a blender in a car w/ ... Read More
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- Fabulous movie, good condition, quality case!The new released case, is a much needed quality improvement over the old one. The movie is excellent a wonderful edition to any Broadway collection. A great gift for a Broadway lover...
