Portland Center Stage’s defanged Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Burton and Depp Get Bloody with Sweeney Todd
Bursting with red blood and black humor, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd starts out rough. As in: “Ah, shit.” Or: “Oh, right—this is why I hate musicals!” Nice one, Tim: By starting Sweeney Todd with one of the film’s worst musical numbers, you’ve ensured that a ton of people are going to ask for their money […]