#ann lovett

[mariemariemaria]

It's been forty years since Ann Lovett, aged 15, died after giving birth inside a religious grotto, underneath a statue of the Virgin Mary. May she and all other women and girls who have died as a result of misogyny and patriarchy rest in peace. We can never underestimate the importance of women's liberation, and how it is an ongoing battle for women all over the world. Ann should still be alive today, but her life was snatched from her by a misogynistic society which treated women as lesser, held them to higher standards than men, allowed abuse to be flourish and stripped women of autonomy in more ways than one.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam 🕊️

[1920sitgirl]

Ann Rose Lovett, April 6th 1968 - January 31st 1984

This past January 31st marks forty years since the death of Ann Lovett, Ann was just fifteen years old when she died after giving birth alone, to her stillborn baby laying beneath a statue of the Virgin Mary in a churchyard grotto.

On January 31st 1984 Ann Lovett got up and got dressed as if she were going to go to school like any other day, she was seen in the bathroom by her mother, Patricia Lovett, at around 8am and then seen again walking by a neighbour, Birdie McMahon, dressed in her school uniform with her schoolbag by her side a short time later. Ann’s father, Diarmuid Lovett, didn’t wake up untill 9am and thought Ann was at school like normal, despite her father saying that Ann loved school and would never miss a day none of her teachers informed the Lovettfamily when Ann didn’t turn up at school. Sometime between noon and 12:30pm Ann went to the house of Mary Maguire on Moxham Street which was less than a two minute walk away from Ann’s own home, Mary is the only known person that Ann told about her pregnancy, on December 27th Ann had wrapped her arms around Mary and said to her “Mary, God, I’m pregnant.” She never specified how many months she was to Mary, it’s thought that maybe she didn’t know herself. When Ann had turned up at Mary’s door on January 31st Ann wanted Mary to come out with her, somewhere unspecified but still somewhere that they could go together. Mary couldn’t leave the house as she was babysitting, Ann asked her for a cigarette before leaving. At around 12:45pm on January 31st 1984 Ann Lovett began making her way to the Churchyard grotto in the pouring rain while, wether she knew it or not, either approaching or in the early stages of labour. As Ann reached the Churchyard she pulled a pair of scissors out of her schoolbag that she’d packed with her and left her schoolbag at the Churchyard entrance, at some time between 12:45pm to 4:00pm Ann had lay down, alone, in the rain and gave birth to her baby boy, Ann used the scissors she brought with her to cut the umbilical cord and took off her own coat and wrapped her baby in it. Laying in only her school uniform with her baby in her arms Ann’s body began to go into irreversible shock because of the rain.

Ann’s body was first found by three of school boys at around 4pm who initially came across her schoolbag, the kids heard moaning from inside the grotto and that’s where they found Ann and her dead baby, a boy named Brady said he “took her hand and asked if she was alright, she opened her eyes and then closed them again.” All of the boys ran together to find help, help first came in the form of the first man the boys saw, a man named Tony Kelly, the boys told Tony “there was a girl after falling” which made Tony believe the girl had fallen from the top of the statue on her way home from school and also shows that the boys didn’t realise at first what Ann had actually went through. Thankfully after seeing Ann Tony was beginning to piece together what must have went on. “I held her hand to see was she alright, like, and she was very cold. I put her hand down again. So I went in for the priest and I rang at the door.” Was said by Tony Kelly, when Tony arrived at the priests door the priest said “it’s a doctor you need!” To which Tony replied “I need you too, Father, the little baby is after dying and this little girl might be dying too.” Despite originally pointing out the need for a doctor the priest didn’t call for one, instead he went to retrieve the items needed to perform the last rites. Meanwhile the three boys decided to try their best at helping again and ran together out into the road and knocked on the door of a nearby house, the house belonged to the Gallagher family and at first the young Gallagher daughter answered the door before running to get her father, Eugene Gallagher, she relayed to him that “something terrible was happening at the grotto.” Eugene ran out to the grotto and at this point Tony and the priest were arriving back at the scene too, Eugene then ran back home to call for medical help. It was now 4:14pm.

Eugene called the local doctor, Dr Tom Donoghue, who was in his surgery and Dr Donoghue immediately called for an ambulance which had to come from Mullingar hospital, 42 kilometres away. After calling Eugene gathered up the blankets in his house and ran back up to the grotto. While Eugene was on his way back with the blankets and the priest was almost finishing performing the last rites, the three young boys ran to Ann’s home to tell her family what was happening, only her father and her younger brother Stephen were home when the boys arrived and the pair of them went back to the grotto with the boys once they’d heard what had happened. Soon after Ann’s father and brother arrived at the grotto Dr Donoghue also arrived and quickly realised Ann was suffering from shock, exposure and haemorrhage, “I had a little hope for her, but not much. She was very critically ill.” Dr Donoghue would recall later. Ann was now covered in blankets before her and her baby were carried into Dr Dronoghue’s car, Diarmuid Lovett was driven back home in Dr Dronoghue’s car with his dying daughter and dead grandson.

Now home Diarmuid Lovett lit an oil stove and attempted to keep Ann warm, he also placed two hot water bottles next to the body of the baby despite probably knowing/able to tell that the baby was already dead. It was now 5:10pm and the ambulance had arrived, Patricia Lovett who had arrived home after being alerted about what had happened while grocery shopping went with Ann in the ambulance while her father remained at home. A man named Sr Damien who was attached to St Jospeh’s Hospital was also in the ambulance, at this point Ann was still conscious and Sr Damien would later recall that “I asked the girl her name and she attempted to answer, but I couldn’t make out what she said.”

At 5:55pm Ann was admitted to Mullingar Hospital, upon her arrival it was noted that Ann’s lips and fingertips were white, a medical state called cyanosis. It is said her school uniform was soaked and that Ann herself was cold to the touch, The obstetrician in attendance, Dr Marie Skelly, directed that blood and oxygen be given. “Momentarily there were signs of recovery, but almost immediately she stopped breathing,” said Dr Skelly. She said it was difficult to find whether Ann had succumbed due to hypothermia and exposure, or haemorrhage. Ann did not respond when her chest was opened for direct cardiac massage.

Ann Rose Lovett was pronounced dead shortly after at just fifteen years, nine months and twenty five days.

Ann and her baby’s funeral was held on the morning of February third, Ann’s shocked and deeply saddened classmates formed a guard of honour outside of the church and later went on to sing a choir song inside, Pat Kilvan one of Ann’s teachers played the violin during her funeral service. Ann and her baby were buried together in the Granardkill graveyard, Ann’s baby boy was given the posthumous baptismal name of Pat.

Things said in account of Ann and small things about her life:

“pixie-faced, with dark-brown hair, about shoulder length, slight and not much more than five-foot-two in height.” Said by Nuala Ledwith, a girl two years above Ann at school.

“I always thought she was a strong kind of girl; a kick-ass kind of girl.” Again said by Nuala Ledwith, a girl two years above Ann at school.

“She was a pretty girl. She nearly always had her hair tied up in loads and loads of little plaits. Every so often, she would undo the braids and her hair would stick out in all these lovely curls.” Said by a boy named Michael, who often sat next to Ann in class.

Ann was “very engaging. She was very, very outgoing, very bubbly and a bit of a tomboy, she was gregarious, and the life and soul of all the fun that was happening. The one thing I remember most strongly about her after all these years is that she seemed very independent and strong.”

Ann could often be found hanging out with her friends at Granard’s only and small “pool hall”, which was actually just a little grocery shop with a pool table and four space invader game machines crammed into it.

Ann also had her ears pierced by a friend after asking her to do so at her house.

[iambecomeahamburger]

road trip hcs welcome

[broadway1011]

Jeanna de Waal as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd on Broadway

Jeanna is the Lovett and Beggar Woman Standby! 📷: @Lizovich on Instagram

[barbossas-wench]

There's something about Mrs Lovett's iconic space buns

I remember I read the comment somewhere that Lexi from Euphoria (despite I've never seen the show, thanks to spoilers on TikTok)where that her two hair rollers represent the devil's horns is that she's about to humiliated her sister, Cassie by pulling a beta play bc Cassie is dating her friend, Maddie's Ex, Nate

Another thing I can think of is Six the Musical when Anne Boleyn's space buns represent how some media (like Six) portrayed her as mischievous woman rather than ambitious and confident like her irl counterpart in history

Similarly, Mrs. Lovett's space buns represent that she's mischievous woman who manipulate and make Sweeney a serial killer cannibalistic Barber and she also lie and emotional manipulated Sweeney to "love" her in sinister way

[soapdi-spencer]

I GOT AN AD FOR IRISH PODCASTS BUT THE MAGNUS PROTOCOL WAS THERE?????? NO WAYYY 😭😭😭

[isabelly-smelly]

List of Pro-Palestinian Celebrities That I Have Been Working On

pro🍉 (❌ = problematic for unrelated reason, 🕊️= passed away)

reneé rapp

pedro pascal

bella ramsey

bella hadid

gigi hadid

dua lipa

melanie martinez❌(sa - “she didn’t say no” was response)

the weekend❌(misogyny - lesbian fetish)

towa bird

phoebe bridgers

lucy dacus

julien baker

beabadoobee

kehlani

hozier

melissa barreram

macklemore

cate blanchett

hari nef

julia fox❌(connections with kanye and drake)

mitski

SZA

nina lu

zendaya

victoria monét

rachel zegler

jenna ortega

clairo

chloe forero

miss rachel (toddler learning)

ariana grande❌(said her dream dinner date is jeffery dahmer)

ricky montgomery

angelina jolie

maisie peters

chani nicholas

nemahsis

chappell roan

frank ocean

ramy youssef

cardi b

halsey

eddy mack

saul williams

arooj aftab

michelle wolf

carice van houten

matt mcgorry

michael stipe

Jasmin Savoy Brown

Dame Vivienne Westwood

Neemz

amira jazeera

MUNA

Hedy Epstein

Hunter Schafer

Chance the Rapper

ishowspeed ❌ (treated his ex-girlfriend terribly)

Noname (rapper, poet, and producer)

shannon berry

nicola coughlan

bambie thug

zara larsson

AURORA

jonathan glazer

joaquin phoenix❌

lizzy mcalpine

coldplay (will champion, phil harvey, guy berryman, chris martin)

tyler the creator

björk

pink floyd (at least roger waters)

lauryn hill

chuck d

david bowie (loving the alien)🕊️

Malcom X🕊️

the strokes (Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi, and Nikolai Fraiture)

earl sweatshirt

michael jackson (palestine, don't cry)🕊️

kid cudi

rage against the machine (zack de la rocha, tom morello, tim commerford, brad wilk)

lorde

FKA twigs

joji

ethel cain

Michael Jordan Bonema

lil peep🕊️

sean beam

liam cunningham

dianne guerrero

sean bean

tobias menzies

charles dance

carice van houten

emma d’arcy

madison pettis

lena heady

mxmtoon

joe alwyn

momona tamada

patrick spicer

mark ruffalo

halle bailey

chloe bailey

nicola coughlan

tom welling

kristen kreuk

rob delaney

kali uchis

louise xin (fashion designer)

isabela merced

joseph quinn

grace van dien

helana christensen

josh hutcherson

charli xcx

megan thee stallion (called for ceasefire at her concert 8/1/24, not sure if she talked about it before that because i only went to one concert)

hozier

not pro🍉 (“neutrality” = not pro 🍉, red text = signed letter for "israel")

taylor swift (no statement)

kanye west

oprah

dwayne johnson

lana del rey

selena gomez

rihanna (no statement)

adam sandler

lady gaga (performed in "israel")

beyoncé (no statement)

justin timberlake (performed in "israel")

noah schnapp

bon jovi (performed in "israel")

robbie williams (performed in "israel")

Brett Gelman

entirety of paramore (no statement)

chris pratt

justin bieber

hailey bieber

haley baylee (no statement)

natalie portman

madonna (performed in "israel")

kardashian family

Jenner family

jennifer lawrence

amy schumer

neil druckmann (admitted to "The Last of Us Part 2" being based on Israel's genocide against Gaza, except from a zionist's point of view)

bruno mars (performed in isnotreal)

mayim bialik

gal gadot

Jerry Seinfeld

Debra Messing

Bryan Lourd

Richard Lovett

Ryan Murphy

Zachery Levi

Sharon Osbourne

Tracey-Ann Oberman

George Lopez

Phil Rosenthal

Mekhi Phifer

Diane Warren

Haim Saban

Irving Azoff

Ynon Kreiz

Jody Gerson

Mark Hamill

Rick Yorn

Howie Mandel

Sherry Lansing

Rick Yorn

Tom Rothman

Julian Edelman

Antoine Fuqua

Jack Black

Aubrey Plaza

Tahj Mowry

Josh Peck

Ziggy Marley

Howie Mandel

Chris Pine

Billy Porter

Ben Savage

Jeremy Seinfeld

Bella Thorne

uncertain

billie eilish (wore ceasefire pin but doesn’t boycott - made videos for mtv israel)

laufey (connections to mitski- no statement)

hank green (historically hasn’t been pro🍉 but has donated recently)

olivia rodrigo (connections to Chappell roan - no statement)

dylan mulvaney (posted in support of palestine but has a few pro-israel friends & has partnered with pro-israel brands)

If you spot any typos, mistakes regarding celebrities listed, or have information about celebrities not listed, please either DM me or leave a comment on this post!!

As always, this blog stands with Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. PLEASE make sure to email your state representatives (if you live in the United States). If you do not know your representative (or how to contact them), you can use this website (which is the official U.S. House of Representatives website). My reposts on Tumblr are all about Isnotreal's genocide on Palestine (at least as of 6/16/2024). Make sure to amplify Palestinian voices and journalists as well (a list will be included below of some Palestinian journalists and groups/people supporting Palestine on Instagram).

@/wizard_bisan1

@/hindkhoudary

@/m.z.gaza

@/anat.international

@/palestine.academy

@/eye.on.palestine

@/ampalestine

@/byplestia

@/wael_eldahdouh

@/jenan.matari

@/thepcrt

@/blackforpalestine

@/jewishvoiceforpeace

@/palestinianyouthmovement

@/eid_yara

[finleyforevermore]

🌟CASTING MY MUTUALS IN: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET!🌟

Side note: I cast based on if the character reminds me of the moot, or if I can see the moot playing the character! If you get cast as a bad guy, of course I don't think of you that way! The reason I casted you is the second reason, I can just see you in that role! Cool? Cool! Now grab your razors, and let's get to cutting!

For those who paid attention to my blog, you all saw this first one coming 😅:

Finley as Sweeney Todd and Zeep (@ziipzeepzop-eez) as Mrs. Lovett

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for...me!: Sweeney is an actual dream role of mine! Not to mention it'd be a blast to get to play a not nice guy for 2 hours >:)

Reasons for Zeep: I wholeheartedly believe Zee has the comedic chops to play Lovett, and would absolutely sell the serious moments as well. In Zee we trust 😌

Mari (@heylittlestellbird) as Johanna

Maria Bilbao as Johanna in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Stella: Johanna is associated with birds. Who's got "bird" in their username? Mari! I rest my case! XD /silly

Atlas (@literatureisdying) as Anthony Hope

Jordan Fisher as Anthony in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Atlas: Anthony's number one character trait is yearning for Johanna. Atlas' number one trait is yearning for Auden. Simple! /silly

Mikey (@mushroom-hoodie) as The Beggar Woman

Ruthie Ann Miles as The Beggar Woman in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Mikey: Admittedly at first I had casted you as the Beggar Woman, because one, I just couldn't turn down your offer to be included, and two, I was struggling to think of skmeone else to cast you as but the more I thought about it the more I genuinely liked it! I think you'd do a really good job in this role! ^^

Frog (@ofthefrogs) as Tobias "Toby" Ragg

Joe Locke as Toby in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Froggy: I mean....just look at you and then look at Toby and tell me you don't look alike.

But also! Toby is a sweetheart! Froggy is also a sweetheart! I rest my case.

Ender (@ender-outlaw) as Adolfo Pirelli

Nicholas Christopher as Pirelli in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Ender: While you and Pirelli really couldn't be any more different, you're already a very charming person (Pirelli is in fact not that XD) and I think you'd have a great time playing him! Also, this is Tumblr! Who gives a hoot about gender? We can have a female Pirelli if we want!! >:D

Greaseball (@gb-diesellok) as Judge Turpin

Jamie Jackson as Turpin in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Greaseball: Just like Ender and Pirelli, you and Turpin really couldn't be any more different XD but your voice definitely fits comfortably into all of Turpin's vocal parts! ^^

Rook (@rook-specter) as Beadle Bamford

John Rapson as Bamford in the picture. (2023 Broadway)

Reasons for Crepuscule: Just like Ender and Pirelli AND Geebs and Turpin, you and Bamford aren't very much alike either! Who woulda guessed? XD

But I think your portrayal would be absolutely delightful and very funny (very much like his portrayal in the 2023 Broadway revival funnily enough)

And last, but most certainly not least..

What's a musical without it's Ensemble? :D

From left to right, we have:

@sandsmand, Troy (@the-fag-with-the-swag), Ash (@ripash), Wolf (@electricfied-wolf), Razzle (@whistlingstarlight), Ash (@idk-what-to-make-user), Charlie (@gently-decaying-flowers), Cal (@treasure-goblin), Amor (@nuncscioquidsitamor-14), Gabi (@splendidred05), Finn (@lordcatwich), & Eli (@theelispace)!

[glassprism]

What’s your opinion on Anne O’bryne’s POTO Christine? Her TOM aria sounded painful.

Yes, I always found Anna O'Byrne's actual singing (not her emoting) to be her weakest point. It's hard to explain because I don't think she's actually singing badly in the sense of, you know, hitting the wrong notes or having to lower the score or even doing stuff that's more subjective, like having too much vibrato. The best way I can explain it is that she always sounds a little strained, like she's on the verge of struggling; it constantly feels like the score is just a bit too much for her. I don't know if that's actually the case, but that's what it sounds like to me, and the result is that I feel constantly on edge when I hear her sing, because I keep thinking she's about to flub a note (though as far as I know she hasn't done so).

That said, I think she's like Earl Carpenter in that the quality of her acting and her interpretation is good enough to balance that out. She's probably one of the most Leroux-accurate Christines out there, in the sense of capturing that Christine's melodrama, her weirdness, her hidden strength, her nervous edge bordering on madness (think of how Leroux's Christine was known for seeing spirits, how she hid a pair of scissors under her pillow in case Erik should "stop acting the gentleman", how she bashed her head against a wall so hard she knocked herself unconscious). Pair her with Marcus Lovett's Phantom, who also heavily based his portrayal off the book, and you get a pairing that is fascinating to watch, if a bit hard to ship, as it becomes clear that Lovett's Phantom is basically driving O'Byrne's Christine into a breakdown. And I think that bumped her up into the second highest tier of my favorites, she has such a unique portrayal and dove into that side of Christine in a way few others have.

[onehandonmycamera]

Sweeney Todd (Broadway) February 8, 2024 (Matinee)

Jeanna De Waal (Mrs. Lovett s/b), Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd s/b), Joe Locke (Tobias), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford),��Raymond J. Lee (Pirelli u/s), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman)

Release Info & Screenshots

[theriddletrades]

SWEENEY TODD - BROADWAY - JANUARY 2024

Sweeney Todd | Broadway (3rd Revival) | 2024, January | MP4 (12.25 GB, 2160p) | The Riddle’s master Cast: Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd), Annaleigh Ashford (Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Daniel Marconi (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Nicholas Christopher (Adolfo Pirelli), Stephen Tewksbury (Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller), Taelar Cyrus (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Raymond J. Lee (Ensemble), Mia Pinero (s/w Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble), Stephen Tewksbury (Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble)

Notes: Excellent 4k capture of Josh and Annaleigh’s last show with the company. One long blackout during the Ballad of Sweeney Todd due to usher activity (unfortunately, there is no video of Josh's entrance), and the beginning of “God, That’s Good!” is audio only due to latecomers/usher activity. A few other occasional blackouts due to usher activity. Video takes a while to get settled in act one, but once it does, action is followed well with a mix of mediums, wides, and zooms. Minor obstruction from a railing and heads from time to time. Includes Josh and Annaleigh’s goodbye speeches.

NFT DATE: AUGUST 1, 2024 Sales only until NFT date; price is $18

email theriddletrades@gmail.com if interested Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBbC85

[broadwaydivastournament]

Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 3

Ann Miller (1923-2004): Claire Huddesen in On the Town (1949) | Beverly Ross in Reveille with Beverly (1943) | Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate (1953) | Nadine Hale in Easter Parade (1948)

"Often overlooked, relegated to the side, brought in just to showcase her ridiculous fast tapping, Ann Miller was a toe-tapping diva from a very early age and kept going till late in her life. There are many things claimed about Ann Miller(her age, how fast she could actually tap, her actual name) but the truth remains that she was a star and a diva that gifted the movie musicals with so much talent." - @tabbyofwisdom

Angela Lansbury (1925-2022): Em in The Harvey Girls (1946) | Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Ruth in Pirates of Penzance (1983) | Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1982) | London Speciality in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) | Mrs. Claus in Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

"The patron saint of girls and young women labeled character actors at a young age, there are few people in the history of cinema who can claim a career as long and iconic as Angela Lansbury’s. Despite near constant sidelining and regularly being cast to play characters decades older than her, she managed to create a resume full of iconic characters and performances. In addition, she used her star power to advocate for AIDS research while it was still a taboo subject, as well as create roles for older actors to help them stay afloat." - anonymous

This is Round 3 of the Movie Musical Divas tournament. Additional polls in this round may be found by searching #mmround3, or by clicking the link below. Add your propaganda and support by reblogging this post.

ADDITIONAL PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

Ann Miller:

"her LEGS man hER LEGSSSS. please pit her against cyd charisse so we can have a leg-off" - anonymous

"Nothing can recreate being eleven, bi but not knowing it, and watching Kiss Me, Kate for the first time. I didn't know if I wanted Ann Miller or wanted to be Ann Miller, and honestly, that's still the case." - anonymous

Photos and video submitted by: @tabbyofwisdom | Photo submitted by: @funnygirlthatbelle

Angela Lansbury:

"Because of Sondheim's continued insistance on making his musicals as accessibly viewable as possible, we have the glorious Sweeney Todd proshot that captures Angela Lansbury's career-defining performance as Mrs. Lovett. Many have followed. None of have baked a better pie." - anonymous

"Angela Lansbury lost the Emmy eighteen times. Don't let her lose again. She deserves this as one of our most beloved gay icons. She is happiness personified and the world is dimmer without her." - anonymous

Photos submitted by: @mygreatadventurehasbegun, @funnygirlthatbelle | Video submitted by: anonymous

[iambecomeahamburger]

my masterpiece:

[opera-ghost]

sweeney todd audio gift - february 28, 2023

[untracked audio]

CAST: josh groban (sweeney todd), annaleigh ashford (mrs. lovett), jordan fisher (anthony), gaten matarazzo (tobias), ruthie ann miles (beggar woman), maria bilbao (johanna), jamie jackson (judge turpin), john rapson (beadle bamford), nicholas christopher (pirelli)

notes: decently clear audio. this was the second night of previews so the audience was really excited, lots of laughter and applause. you may hear some other chatter from the people around me, most notably the woman next to me saying "aww" very audibly during the final sequence (...), and a man who sounds like the joker laughing at inappropriate times. but this was a great show, the cast was fantastic and audience energy was high! annaleigh ashford was especially hilarious- when you hear laughter in this audio without a clear cause, it will almost always be because of her visual performance. (slight spoiler) there's a moment in "a little priest" that seems to be a planned break-in like in the most recent music man revival, where ashford attempts to jump on a table and misses, then has another try after that before she succeeds, leaving her and groban trying to contain their laughter. when i was keeping up with audience reviews of previews on reddit, this seemed to be a common note across all of them, but the audience loved it either way. overall a really great show with great performances!

[transfemgeorgecostanza]

even by my own hyper-emotional standards, i cry super easily these days, but only for a very short time, like maybe 30 seconds. but its triggered by just about anything at the moment. early i cried for like ten seconds because of the music after Sweeney Todd finally kills the judge (spoilers I guess) and then again during the duet-part leading into Mrs Lovett's death.

Anyway this is to say I at last listened to the most recent Sweeney Todd cast recording, and a) the album and its vinyl packaging both demonstrate how cast recordings and records should be produced, very well done, b) annaleigh ashford really IS stunning in this, my god, what a fresh take, just on a recording, c) i still don't enjoy Josh Groban's weird vocal stylings (like Kermit without the charm) but he is mostly tolerable in this, especially in duets he feels less try-hard than usual, d) the Stranger Things kid and Ruthie Ann Miles are great, but the rest of the cast comes across as nothing special on the recording (dunno how it was on stage)

I don't think the omission of the pipe whistle is outrageous, but it's also like. ok why.

also was very confused: did they just leave out pirelli's entrance on the recording or did they also cut that from the show?

anyway. sweeney still slaps!