![]() It was a refreshing adaptation and I feel a triumph on the part of Burton for making a stage-to-screen experience that captures you from it's bloody introduction. The vocal performances are great but have a different approach and feel to them. Depp's is more of a less boisterous and thoughtful one. In this respect, the character of Depp is not played as the same manner as the deep-voiced, towering Todd from the musical adaptation. ![]() But by a few minutes to showtime, hundreds pressed against metal. Some fans had been waiting for four hours. This is in fact true and recognized by Burton. Josh Groban and the combined casts of Hamilton and Sweeney Todd. I would have to clarify that, while Johnny Depp is a skilled actor, fans of the original will find it hard to believe that Depp has the ability to transform into the George Hearn "Sweeny" we've come to know. So, one of my favorite shows, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler 's bloody masterpiece 'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street', currently playing at the 5thAvenue Theatre, felt like a. ![]() Tim Burton, one of the masters of ambiance, sets his atmosphere in the grisly streets of a depressed London and his artistry punctures through every scene of screen time. Delivering a slasher musical in the way that only Burton can, Sweeney Todd follows the titular character (played by Depp) as he carves a path of corpses through Victorian-era London. Fans of the original won't be disappointed with a top-notch cast and the wonderfully dark overtures that haunt every minute of Sweeney Todd. However, I'm pleased to announce that I did find Burton's latest effort impressive and intentional. As a fan of the original stage version of this grimly Gothic tale, going into Sweeney Todd was bittersweet in my hopes and expectations. ![]()
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