Song: Kiss Me. [69] He also relies heavily on leitmotif – at least twenty distinct ones can be identified throughout the score. “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” to which title Sondheim appended the descriptor “A Musical Thriller,” opened at the Uris (now Gershwin) Theater on March 1, 1979, after a month of previews. It’s not every school that could manage a production this complex, this musically and theatrically challenging, this dark …but Churchill’s students didn’t just manage it, they pulled it off in style. After Norm Lewis left, he was replaced by Hugh Panaro in the titular role. Lovett. Concert version was performed at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre on March 12–14, 1999 with Kelsey Grammer as Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Davis Gaines as Anthony, Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias, Melissa Manchester as The Beggar Woman, Roland Rusinek as The Beadle, Dale Kristien as Johanna and Ken Howard as Judge Turpin. David Cuevas produced the first Mexican production of Sweeney Todd. She then attempts to drag the beggar woman's body into the oven, but Todd arrives and sees the lifeless face clearly for the first time: the beggar woman is his wife Lucy. According to Raymond Knapp, "Most scene changes bring back 'The Ballad of Sweeney Todd', which includes both fast and slow versions of the 'Dies Irae'". Meanwhile, Johanna and Anthony plan their elopement ("Kiss Me"), while the Beadle recommends Todd's grooming services to the Judge so that the judge may better win Johanna's affections ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities"). Cariou told him he was prepared to give Sondheim a couple of octaves to deal with, and Sondheim immediately replied, "That would be more than sufficient. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Trivia Questions & Answers: This category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as asked by users of FunTrivia.com. It was also videotaped and broadcast on PBS, and then was released to VHS and DVD in 2001. Notably the 2004 production starred Mark Delavan and Elaine Paige. In April 2017, five of the cast members left the show, replaced by Norm Lewis as Sweeney Todd, Carolee Carmello as Mrs. Lovett, John-Michael Lyles as Tobias, Stacie Bono as The Beggar Woman and Pirelli, and Jamie Jackson as Judge Turpin. Warlow plays the demon barber Sweeney Todd. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. just before Todd slashes his throat and sends him hurtling down the chute ("The Judge's Return"). In contrast to the original Broadway version, the production was designed on a relatively intimate scale and was affectionately referred to as "Teeny Todd." Over eighty percent of the production is set to music, either sung or underscoring dialogue. Bryn Terfel, the popular Welsh bass-baritone, performed the title role at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2002, with Judith Christian, David Cangelosi, Timothy Nolen, Bonaventura Bottone, Celena Shaffer and Nathan Gunn. When Sondheim first played songs from an early version of the show for Judy Prince (wife of the show's director), she told him: "Oh God – I didn't know this was what [Sweeney Todd] was about. [75] It was selected by the National Recording Registry for preservation in 2013. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family. [4] After she was formally confirmed in the role, she relished the opportunity, saying that she loved "the extraordinary wit and intelligence of [Sondheim's] lyrics. The director was Lee Blakeley with choreography by Lorena Randi and designs by Tanya McAllin. [82] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Princeton University Press. That's what the play's about to him; Sweeney Todd is a product of that age. The original Broadway pit consisted of a 26 piece orchestra. Unaware that Johanna is his friend Todd's daughter, Anthony is immediately enamored ("Ah, Miss"), and he pledges to return for her, even after the judge and Beadle threaten him and chase him away ("Johanna"). Several days later, Judge Turpin flagellates himself in a frenzy over a growing lust for Johanna, but instead resolves to marry her himself ("Johanna – Mea Culpa"). A story called The String of Pearls was published in a weekly magazine during the winter of 1846–47. Other changes include Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin. And I'm the second banana." [65], A feature film adaptation of Sweeney Todd, directed by Tim Burton with a screenplay by John Logan, was released on December 21, 2007. It's a romantic and enthralling vision of the dark perspective about life and death for the poor people controled by the privileged, cruel and envious society. The production was extended and closed on August 26, 2018. The cast included Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett, Len Cariou as Todd, Victor Garber as Anthony, Sarah Rice as Johanna, Merle Louise as the Beggar Woman, Ken Jennings as Tobias, Edmund Lyndeckas Judge Turpi… [72], In his essay for the 2005 cast album, Jeremy Sams finds it most relevant to compare Sondheim's work with operas that similarly explore the psyche of a mad murderer or social outcast, such as Alban Berg's Wozzeck (based on the play by Georg Büchner) and Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes (1945). Todd is horror-struck, accusing Mrs. Lovett of lying to him. Translated by Juice Leskinen[38], As part of the Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration, Sweeney Todd ran from May 10, 2002 through June 30, 2002 at the Eisenhower Theatre, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Hugh Panaro as Anthony, Walter Charles (a member of the original cast), as Judge Turpin, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Johanna, Mary Beth Peil as The Beggar Woman, Mark Price as Tobias Ragg, Ray Friedeck as Beadle Bamford and Kevin Ligon as Pirelli. Todd overpowers and kills O'Higgins by slitting his throat ("Pirelli's Death" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" – reprise 3). Lansbury, who had grown up in British music hall, immediately got it. Leaving Anthony, Todd enters a meat pie shop on Fleet Street, where the owner, the slatternly widow Mrs. Lovett, laments the scarcity of meat and customers ("Worst Pies in London"). On April 5, 1995 it premiered in Catalan at the theater Poliorama of Barcelona (later moving to the Apollo), in a production of the Drama Centre of the Government of Catalonia. Anthony leaves to seek a coach after he and Johanna reaffirm their love ("Ah Miss" – reprise). For other uses, see, "Pretty Women" redirects here. Directed by Tim Burton. Alexander Gemignani also played the title role for the Toronto run of the tour in November 2007. [77] Opera North's production was also broadcast by the BBC on March 30, 1998 as was the Royal Opera House production in 2003. – Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, Todd, and Customers, "Johanna (Quartet)" – Anthony, Todd, Beggar Woman, Johanna, "Wigmaker Sequence/ Ballad (Reprise 4)" – Todd, Anthony, Quintet, "Not While I'm Around" – Tobias and Mrs. Lovett, "Parlour Songs (Part 1): Sweet Polly Plunkett" – Beadle, "Parlour Songs (Part 2): Tower of Bray" – Beadle, Lovett, Tobias, "Parlour Songs (Part 3): Sweet Polly Plunkett (Reprise)" – Lovett, "Ballad (Reprise 5) / Fogg's Asylum" – Company, Lunatics, Johanna, "City on Fire" / "Searching" – Lunatics, Johanna, Beggar Woman, Mrs. Lovett and Todd, "Ah, Miss (Reprise)" – Anthony and Johanna, "The Judge's Return" – Todd and Judge Turpin, "Final Scene" – Mrs. Lovett, Todd, Tobias, "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" – Company, Todd, Lovett (Full Cast). Remembering Toby, Todd starts to leave, but, realizing he has left his razor behind, returns just as the disguised Johanna rises, horrified, from the trunk. I just figured hell, I've done everything else on Broadway, I might as well go with Mrs. The wide-openness of my portrayal had to do with my sink or swim attitude toward it. The beggar woman seems to recognize the room. / There was another man who saw / That she was beautiful, / A pious vulture of the law, / Who with a gesture of his claw / Removed the barber from … Pieter Toerien and KickstArt produced a production at the Pieter Toerien Monte Casino Theatre in Johannesburg, which ran from October 10 – December 13, 2015 before transferring to the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town from February 19 – April 9, 2016. In 1984 the show was presented by the New York City Opera. Once he has the Judge in his chair, Todd soothes him with another conversation on women, but this time he alludes to their "fellow tastes, in women at least". [60], In 2014, Price directed a new concert production, returning to Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic on March 5–8 with Bryn Terfel as Todd, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett, Philip Quast as Judge Turpin, Jeff Blumenkrantz as The Beadle, Christian Borle as Pirelli, Kyle Brenn as Tobias, Jay Armstrong Johnson as Anthony, Erin Mackey as Johanna[61] and Audra McDonald and Bryonha Marie Parham sharing the role of The Beggar Woman. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 2007 musical horror film directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter and Timothy Spall.. [25] A national tour based on Doyle's Broadway production began on August 30, 2007 with Judy Kaye (who had temporarily replaced LuPone in the Broadway run) as Mrs. Lovett and David Hess as Todd. Congratulations Anthony Warlow on your nomination for Lead Role Musical Theatre for Life Like Company's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in the 37th Annual Green Room Awards! It was also the first time the show had been presented in an intimate house (Equity 99-seat). After a day of hard work, while Todd remains fixated on his revenge, Mrs. Lovett envisions a seaside retirement ("By the Sea"). In telling this story, half-measures will avail him nothing. because [Bond] wrote certain characters in blank verse. It was produced by Theodore Mann, directed by Susan H. Schulman, with choreography by Michael Lichtefeld. As Anthony and Johanna flee, the asylum's freed inmates prophesy the end of the world, while Todd and Mrs. Lovett hunt through the sewers for Toby, and the beggar woman fears what has become of the Beadle ("City on Fire/Searching"). "That cuckoo style of playing Mrs. Lovett, that was pretty much Angela ... She invented that character", Cariou said. Like the London production, the transfer was directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and produced by Rachel Edwards, Jenny Gersten, Seaview Productions, and Nate Koch, executive producer, in association with Barrow Street Theatre. Our production was larger in scope. The show received over fifteen awards. Burton recalled his experience of seeing the show, saying, "I was still a student, I didn't know if I would be making movies or working in a restaurant, I had no idea what I would be doing. The cast features metal band front singers Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder) as Mrs. Lovett, Andrew Lloyd Baughman (Diamond Dead) as Sweeney Todd, Rob Bradley (Aries and Thrillkiller) as Pirelli, and Irene Jericho (Cassandra Syndrome) as Beggar Woman. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1980. 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Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold. The libretto was adapted by Roser Batalla Roger Pena, and was directed by Mario Gas. In 2004, John Doyle directed a revival of the musical at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, England, running from July 27, 2004 until October 9, 2004. It was originally produced Off-Broadway by the York Theatre Company at the Church of the Heavenly Rest from March 31, 1989 to April 29, 1989. It was based on Brining's previous smaller productions from Dundee Rep in 2010, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester in 2013. It finds a inspired Johnny Depp in probably his best performance of this century. [62] McDonald was not announced as the Beggar Woman: she was a surprise, her name only being revealed at the time of the first performance. [80], The 2005 Broadway revival also was recorded. Upstairs, she encounters the Beadle at her harmonium; he has been asked by Lovett's neighbors to investigate the strange smoke and stench from the pie shop's chimney. When he comes back, he has gone completely insane, seeking bloody revenge on Turpin - and later, everyone in London. Anthony falls in love with a young girl, the Judge's ward, who turns out to be Todd's daughter. When Todd asks after the empty upstairs apartment, she reveals that its former tenant, Benjamin Barker, was transported on false charges by Judge Turpin, who, along with his servant, Beadle Bamford, then lured Barker's wife Lucy to the Judge's home and raped her ("Poor Thing"). However, once Anthony has departed, Todd sends a letter informing the Judge that Anthony will bring Johanna to his shop just after dark, and that he will hand her over ("The Letter"). The cast consisted of Constantino Romero as Sweeney Todd, Vicky Peña as Mrs. Lovett, Maria Josep Peris as Johanna, Muntsa Rius as Tobias, Pep Molina as Anthony, Xavier Ribera-Vall as Judge Turpin & Teresa Vallicrosa as The Beggar Woman. In June 2019, for the show's 40th anniversary, a limited run of the production was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne and Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is one of the best musical films ever made and probably the last truly excellent Tim Burton effort in directing. In spring 2006, the production toured the UK with Jason Donovan as Todd and Harriet Thorpe as Mrs. Lovett. Tim Burton's film adaptation of "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" smacks its lips at the prospect of such a meal, and so it should. Sweeney Todd has its occasional operatic moments, but its music overall has the chest notes, the harmonic language, the muscularity, and the edge of Broadway theater. And he gave her the key to the character, saying "I want Mrs. Lovett to have a music hall character." The film stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, … In 1995, the Barcelona cast recorded a cast album sung in Catalan. And the vermin of the world inhabit it. [16], The first national U.S. tour started on October 24, 1980, in Washington, D.C. and ended in August 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The show's design was slightly altered to fit a proscenium arch theatre space for the Lyttleton Theatre. This production closed February 5, 2005. By the 1870s, Sweeney Todd was a familiar character to most Victorians. "Not just music hall ... but dotty music hall", as she put it. The production was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical. Todd returns to Fleet Street to kill the Judge (Alan Rickman) who wrongfully imprisoned him in order to seduce Todd's wife. Directed by Hal Prince and choreographed by Larry Fuller, the scenic design was by Eugene Lee, costumes by Franne Lee and lighting by Ken Billington. Mrs. Lovett stalls the Beadle with "Parlor Songs" until Todd returns to offer the Beadle his promised "free shave"; Mrs. Lovett loudly plays her harmonium to cover the Beadle's screams above as Todd dispatches him. This production was notable for having no orchestra, with the 10-person cast playing the score themselves on musical instruments that they carried onstage. Anthony Hope is portrayed by the English actor, Jamie Campbell Bower, in the 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street . Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mrs. Lovett then informs Todd that Toby has found out about their secret and must be dealt with. He uses London’s industrial revolution as the musical’s coal dust-covered foundation. [78] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. He proceeds with his vengeful plans but the outcome is bitterly ironic. The production received 5 Ovation Awards including the Franklin Levy Award for Best Musical (Smaller Theatre) and Best Director (Musical) for Dang. Commercial for Dior Sauvage Fragrance starring Johnny Depp. To which Chapin replied: "I would have put it on like a shot if I'd had the opportunity. Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. Todd, meanwhile, sets up with Mrs. Lovett, the pie maker, and provides her with fillings for her pies. Anthony arrives at the asylum to rescue Johanna, but is exposed when Johanna recognizes him. Broadway musical soundtrack lyrics. View production, box office, & company info. [46], The Lyric Stage Company of Boston produced a run in September and October 2014 with the company's Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos staging and directing the show. Terrified, he flees into the London sewers below the bakehouse. The first Broadway revival opened on September 14, 1989 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, and closed on February 25, 1990 after 189 performances and 46 previews. [28] Comedian Jason Manford made his musical debut as Pirelli from July 2 to 28 and August 15, 18 and 24, 2012 while Robert Burt appeared at Glyndebourne Festival Opera.The West End transfer received six Laurence Olivier Award nominations of which it won the three: Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical for Ball and Best Actress in a Musical for Staunton. Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. It stars Johnny Depp as Todd (Depp received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for his performance), Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Pirelli, Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, Laura Michelle Kelly as The Beggar Woman, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, Ed Sanders as Toby, and Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford. In the basement, Toby discovers hair and fingernails in a pie he has been eating, just as the Beadle's fresh corpse comes tumbling through the chute. The production opened originally at the Cottesloe Theatre on June 2, 1993, and later transferred to the Lyttleton Theatre on December 16, 1993, playing in repertory and closing on June 1, 1994. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. He is a mentally unstable barber who desires to get revenge on the corrupt Judge Turpin for destroying his family. [31], The Tooting Arts Club production transferred to Off-Broadway, transforming the Barrow Street Theatre into a working re-creation of Harrington's pie shop. Arthur P. Siccardi Dies: Veteran Broadway Production Supervisor Was 89, Disney Plus Is Adding A Forgotten Johnny Depp Movie This Week, Revisiting ‘The Invisible Man’ and Oscar’s complicated history with horror, Everything Coming to Hulu in November 2020, Best Horror Movies on Prime Video in October 2020, Top 25 Horror Films From the Past 25 Years as Ranked by IMDb Users, So you know what I really like despite score, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, IMDb All-time Top 250: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, WatchMojo: Top 10 EXTREMELY Violent Movie Characters, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Toby, heedless of them, begins turning the meat grinder, crooning Mrs. Lovett's previous instructions to him ("Final Scene"). Was this review helpful to you? Suddenly, the judge enters; Todd quickly seats him and lulls him with a relaxing conversation ("Pretty Women"). [18] It was later released on both VHS and DVD.[76]. Another Prog Metal Orchestration by The Fleet Street Collective (Andrew Lloyd Baughman, Spencer Blevins, Charles Johnson, Lance LaRue, Ray Shaw, Alex Vallejo, Andrew Siddle). [83], The 2012 London revival was recorded and released on April 2, 2012 in the UK[84] and April 10, 2012 in the United States. The show receives three 2015 Helen Hayes Awards nominations for Best Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Melissa Baughman), and Outstanding Music Director (Charles W. Johnson). [70] Sondheim himself has described the piece as a "black operetta",[71] and indeed, only about 20% of the show is spoken; the rest is sung-through. He has asserted, "…what the show is really about is obsession. . (The number of percussionists may vary for different shows, though the percussion book is written for two players). The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. An expanded edition appeared in 1850, an American version in 1852, a new play in 1865. and Tupac Shakur. Anthony Warlow and Gina Riley star in the grisly and entertaining theatrical event of the year. Mrs. Lovett confesses she loves Todd. The angry judge storms out, vowing never to return and to send Johanna away. A mad crone whose interjections go unheeded, eventually identified as Benjamin Barker's wife, Lucy, who was raped by Judge Turpin. It starred Anthony Warlow as Sweeney Todd, Gina Riley as Mrs. Lovett, Debra Byrne as the Beggar Woman, Michael Falzon as Adolfo Pirelli, Jonathan Hickey as Tobias Ragg, and Daniel Sumegi as Judge Turpin. [citation needed]. The character of Sweeney Todd had its origins in serialized Victorian popular fiction, known as "penny dreadfuls". Sweeney Todd rises forth ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"), and introduces the drama. The show was a collaboration with West End International Ltd. [49], In 2015, Victorian Opera's production was performed at the Melbourne Arts Centre. The followings songs were cut: "Wigmaker Sequence", "The Letter", "Parlor Songs", "City on Fire", and half of the final sequence (which includes "The Judge's Return"). Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street adalah film drama horor musikal tahun 2007 yang disutradarai oleh Tim Burton dan diproduseri oleh Richard D. Zanuck, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald dan John Logan.Naskah film ini ditulis oleh John Logan berdasarkan drama Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street karya Stephen Sondheim dan Hugh Wheeler. Director Lonny Price directed a semi-staged concert production of "Sweeney Todd in Concert” on May 4–6, 2000 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York with the New York Philharmonic. "[3], When it came to casting, Sondheim thought stage veteran Angela Lansbury would add some needed comedy to the grim tale as the lunatic Cockney shopkeeper, but Lansbury needed to be convinced. It was performed at the Royal Opera House in London as part of the Royal Opera season (December 2003 – January 2004) starring Sir Thomas Allen as Todd, Felicity Palmer as Mrs. Lovett and a supporting cast that included Rosalind Plowright, Robert Tear and Jonathan Veira as Judge Turpin. The cast included Timothy Nolen in the title role, Joyce Castle as Mrs. Lovett, Cris Groenendaal as Anthony, Lee Merrill as Johanna, Will Roy as Judge Turpin, and Barry Busse as The Beadle.[57]. An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Downstairs, Mrs. Lovett is struggling with the dying Judge, who claws at her. The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Set in 1785, the story featured as its principal villain a certain Sweeney Todd and included all the plot elements that were used by Sondheim and others ever since. The cast included Jeremy Secomb as Sweeney Todd, Siobhán McCarthy as Mrs. Lovett, Nadim Naaman as Anthony, Ian Mowat as the Beadle, Duncan Smith as the Judge, Kiara Jay as Pirelli and the Beggar Woman, Joseph Taylor as Tobias and Zoe Doano as Johanna. Tim Burton first saw Stephen Sondheim's 1979 stage musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as a CalArtsstudent in London in 1980. This production subsequently transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre. It is generally considered his masterpiece, a melodic and theatrically bold work that’s been produced in theaters large and small and numerous opera houses. It starred Paul Hegarty as Todd, Karen Mann as Mrs. Lovett, Rebecca Jackson as The Beggar Woman, Sam Kenyon as Tobias, Rebecca Jenkins as Johanna, David Ricardo-Pearce as Anthony and Colin Wakefield as Judge Turpin. Sondheim also utilizes the ancient Dies Irae in the ballad that runs throughout the score, later heard in a melodic inversion, and in the accompaniment to "Epiphany". Theatre critic and author Martin Gottfried wrote on this subject: "Does so much singing make it an opera? London's Royal Festival Hall hosted two performances on February 13, 2000, starring Len Cariou as Todd, Judy Kaye as Mrs. Lovett, and Davis Gaines as Anthony. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a mixture of dark comedy, horror, and drama, done in the unique stylings of Tim Burton. The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. The look of the production was quite abstract. / And he was... naive. 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