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obstinaterixatrix · 1 year ago

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I really enjoy george hearn’s version of ‘epiphany’ in sweeney todd 1982, I think he does a great job with emotion, but jung han ryu amps up the emotionality to INSANE levels. he’s wailing, he’s shrieking, he is throwing himself at the ground, there’s this moment where like. if you’re familiar with the lyrics at all, there’s a certain action that corresponds to a certain lyric that’s pretty astoundingly staged. for epiphany the timestamp is 1:15:05. but honestly watch the entire sequence from pretty women, the way this production builds to the climax of the song is REALLY something

oh my god someone uploaded korean sweeney todd 2007 to yt. listen to me. what you need to do is, if you're not going to watch the whole thing, at LEAST go to around an hour in and watch the sequence of pretty women to epiphany to a little priest, you HAVE to watch the entire 20ish minute sequence. then you need to click the link to act 2 and if you're not going to watch the whole thing AT LEAST go to around 15 minutes in to watch by the sea (this is actually my favorite performance of by the sea FOR REAL) and then skip to 52 minutes in and watch pretty women (reprise). you have to do this.

#talking abt musicals #FOR REAL FOR REAL FOR REAL #ok I didn’t want to put this in the body of the post #in case people wanted to go in blind #because it’s really cool when it catches you off guard #so anyway LOOK AWAY UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN IT #HAVE YOU SEEN IT #OKAY I’M GONNA SAY WHAT I GO BONKERS OVER #when swedney gets to the line where he’s singing the translation of ‘and my lucy lies in ashes’#jung han ryu REACHES INTO THE STAGE #and PULLS UP #HANDFULLS OF DIRT #THE VISUALS… THE DIRECTING THE ACTING THE IMPACT!!! OH MY GOD #also in pretty women… I also like both versions for different reasons #I like how hearn goes for a very chipper vibe #very mild professional vibe #great contrast #and it crescendos into really good triumph #with jung han ryu I really like how manic the performance is #he’s lunging for the judge and then the motion transforms into a light caress of the blade #when he slathers the judge in shaving cream and does this perfect line across the judge’s throat #the way he’s clinging to the judge #and I know this sounds nuts but it’s very… eroticized without being sexualized #which I think is a fascinating portrayal of revenge. really highlights the gratification in a unique way #anyway. I think keystone characterization for sweeney todd (and also mrs lovett) is that he thinks he’s the funniest person in the room #and usa 1982 and seoul 2007 Gets It

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