Lost Student Diaries

I am not a blogger. If something happens to me, I don’t automatically think I’m going to write about that! I just don’t. I may think of it a few days or weeks later, but nothing is guaranteed. Well, the Sweeney Todd Broadway tour came through Wednesday and had a show. Of course I went. I even brought a friend and we headed over after our art class. I was very happy with the singing and music which would have probably made up for just about anything. The rest of the component s were rather new to me and took a little time to warm up to. First of all, Mrs. Lovett had a blonde pixie cut and wore a skirt ending well above her knees. This left me thinking What! But I eventually got over it. The entire play was in a very interesting format. The set was small and there were no scene changes. The cast was also only large enough to supply all the main characters, maybe 12 max. They all stayed onstage the entire time whether it was their scene or not because throughout the entire play, they were serving as their own orchestra!!! Yes, as everyone was acting and singing they were also playing an instrument 80% of the time! It did allow for a bit more comedy since during the scene near the end where Joanna is supposed to hide in the trunk in Sweeney’s parlor, the cello she is playing is needed for the scene. So instead of hiding in a trunk, she hides behind her cello while continuing to play it. There were also many conversations where the characters would talk and ‘interact’ with each other while facing different directions and in opposite ends of the set. This set off a few of those O-kaay moments before I got used to it. I did enjoy myself though, and so did my friend. You can see some of the scenes on their site here. I recommend checking it out.