Emma Thompson brought her quirky charm to Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday night in the New York Philharmonic's concert version of "Sweeney Todd." Playing the daft Mrs. Lovett, the worst pie-maker in London -- a role originated by Angela Lansbury in the classic Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical -- Thompson showed off a robust singing voice and plenty of comic chops.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:14PM on March 5, 2014