| re: "Sweeney Todd" (Spoilers) |
| Posted by: Kjisgroovy 11:14 am EST 01/19/18 |
| In reply to: "Sweeney Todd" (Spoilers) - student_rush 09:29 am EST 01/19/18 |
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It sounds like we saw different shows... and maybe we did! I saw the cast just as Carolee and Norm joined and it was one of the very best experiences of my somewhat long theater going life.
I thought the thing that the "concept" added was the visceral connection to everything. Things were much funnier because of the closeness and interaction (and fear of interaction) I felt things were genuinely scary because of the proximity and uncertainty of how things were going to be staged. I don't think that makes it a "concept" as much as it put the action right at your table. Your questioning of staging choices are more or less beside the point in that way. I don't think the staging choices are "justified" in anyway and I didn't mind that.
Different strokes I suppose. Or the production has gotten incredibly broad since I saw it. |
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