Angela Lansbury, the non-singing character actress
Angela Lansbury is a "non-singing character actress." So sayeth Anne Midgette, critic of The Washington Post, in her review of the production of SWEENEY TODD at Wolf Trap. Specifically, she says of "Mrs. Lovett", "This role of the purveyor of meat pies made from the bodies of Todd's victims is so often given to non-singing character actresses " Angela Lansbury, Helena Bonham Carter " that it's a tre…