I just hope the movie gets made eventually, since it has so many wonderful songs!
I'm a big fan of the 1982 version -- not actually a movie, just a filmed performance from the National Tour, so it preserves all the wonderful staging. (And of course, Angela Lansbury's performance. And George Hearn's, except that for years I thought he was Len Cariou, because I was going by the cast listed on my soundtrack CD, and never bothered to notice that the original Broadway cast wasn't the same as the 1982 National Tour cast. Oops.)
Casting Depp makes it sound like they're aiming for something closer to the current Broadway production. Not necessarily the cast-as-orchestra thing (which, IMO, doesn't even work on stage), but the minimalist-goth aesthetic. Could work.
James Intveldt was the singer for Depp in
Cry-Baby
-- I have the soundtrack, especially for the wowzo Sweet singing, but he's damn good, too.
I'm a big fan of the 1982 version -- not actually a movie, just a filmed performance from the National Tour, so it preserves all the wonderful staging.
I have the tape of that. Love it. Should probably find the DVD (as well as the DVDs for Pippin and Pirates of Penzance.)
they were probably going to dub the singing, either way.
Russell's a decent singer. Yes, I went to Austin to hear his crappy garage band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
Russell's a decent singer. Yes, I went to Austin to hear his crappy garage band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
He's also famous for having done Frankenfurter (so to speak) in Oz, right?
Straw Dogs: The Board Game
Damn. I don't have flash.
Victor Garber was also in the original cast of Sweeney Todd, but is tragically not on the DVD. (Although Cris Grodendaal is quite good.)
I liked the cast-as-orchestra of the revival Sweeny, at many points. It rarely distracted me, and often was cool. The minimalist goth aesthetic, I loved.
I own the 1982 DVD, but have yet to find the right time to watch it. Same for Sunday in the Park with George, actually.
