A collection of Sweeneys for ya. I wanted to draw the lot of them together in a lineup again for a while. Last time I only drew four, so I added 4 more Sweeneys to whom I like or have seen. Enjoy ❤️💈🩸🔪🥧✨️
In order:
Tod Slaughter - 1936
Len Cariou - 1979
George Hearn - 1982
Ray Winstone - 2006, BBC Film
Johnny Depp - 2007, Tim Burton Film
Gregg Edelman - 2008, Drury Lane
Micah Cone - 2022, sierrastages
Josh Groban - 2023 Revival, sweeneytoddbway
Don't ever pass a sweeney todd fan the aux cord wtf is "AND LIFE IS FOR THE ALIVE, MY DEAR SO LETS KEEP LIVING IT JUST KEEP LIVING IT REALLY LIVING IT (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)"
I'm so glad that the 2023 production of Sweeney Todd has both rekindled and sparked a lot of people's love for Sweeney Todd 😊
I love seeing how each actor interprets Sweeney's character. George Hearn's portrayal of Sweeney from the 1982 stage recording will probably always be my favourite because of how you can also see the Benjamin Barker in his performance. That, and his delivery of "AT LAST, MY ARM IS COMPLETE AGAIN!" is unparalleled. Chills, every time.
There was a barber and his wife
And she was beautiful
A foolish barber and his wife
She was his reason and his life
And she was beautiful
And she was virtuous
And he was...
Naive.
George Hearn in Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) during Final Scene
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To me, no production of Sweeney Todd will ever be as gut-wrenching as the 1982 production with George Hearn in Final Scene. How he holds Lucy so tightly, trying to bring her back to life, petting her, kisses her hoping it'll wake her, only having to accept what he's done as her head falls. Still he sings to her, wanting her back, wishing he wasn't so foolish. If only he found her sooner, if only he wasn't so blind by revenge, if only he was told the truth of her whereabouts. All he ever wanted was his family back in his arms. Not all this anger, all this blood, all this pain and sorrow. Just his Lucy and Johanna. George just portrays this pain so well.
When I say I love George Hearn's peformance of Epiphany in 1982, I mean that I'd like to travel back in time and become a staff member of Broadway so that I can witness it first-hand over and over