Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, often successfully revived on the stage (though never a match for the Broadway premiere), bestrides the screen undiminished.
The principal gift which Signature's wonderful production of Sweeney Todd brings its audience is honesty.
Horrors! An upstart director takes a razor to Stephen Sondheim's radical old musical. In this revival, period costumes are out, and Patti LuPone playing tuba is in.
It takes far too long to happen, but eventually Signature Theatre's "Sweeney Todd" -- the company's third stab at the blood-soaked saga in its 20 years -- captures the threat and thrill of t…
Veteran performer Judy Kaye had to learn to play the tuba, among other instruments, to make the cut for director John Doyle's production.
Bottom Line: Bloody good.
In all events, DreamWorks-Paramount and Warner Bros. have a classy and reasonably commercial delicacy on their hands.