#mr Groban does not get away without criticism though

[armandjolras]

a certain degree of goofing around or slapstick is fine in a performance but imo too much just starts to get distracting and exhausting. I really want to like Annaleigh’s Mrs Lovett but she’s overly silly in practically every scene, even when the focus isn’t on her. For songs like “my friends” I want her to be fairly still and serious. And she’s constantly rolling around on the floor which just makes me think of starkid draco 💀 It’s so annoying! I do find her very cute and charming though, she has great chemistry with Josh (tbh I think that’s more due to him giving her just the perfect amount of attention)