| re: Odd Tony omissions from the 70s |
| Posted by: AlanScott 04:27 am EDT 08/18/17 |
| In reply to: re: Odd Tony omissions from the 70s - bobby2 04:16 am EDT 08/18/17 |
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Yes, Jennings and Louise pretty consistently got the strongest response of the supporting players. They were also the only two principals who did not wear body mikes.
It's really only Mrs. Lovett who says that Tobias is a bit of a simpleton, but I do think it makes sense to play him that way. I don't think she's just making that up to provide an excuse for the Beadle. And Jennings did play it that way, although he played it as being partly as a result of the abuse that Toby had endured. He talked about some of this in an interview during the run.
Part of why he was great is because he excels at characters who are off in some way. I don't think I've ever seen him play a normal person. Onstage he's always strange and big. |
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