An East End scene: pie and mash shop, a block of flats and a mural of George Lansbury, a former leader of the Labour Party.
This is East India Square in Poplar
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I have just written a short article about the grandfather of Angela Lansbury. George Lansbury was a British Labour Party MP and one-time leader who tried to develop good relations between Britain and Ireland in the first three decades of 20th century.
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Angela Lansbury was...
....a Nazi-punching witch, in Bedknobs and Broomsticks
"...younger viewers may miss the anti-fascist backdrop of the musical. But the studio’s refusal to completely shy away from the sociopolitical realities of the film’s setting is a strength."
The Anti-Fascist ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ Deserves Its Golden Jubilee:
https://observer.com/2021/08/bedknobs-and-broomsticks-angela-lansbury-anniversary
Angela was -of course- the granddaughter of Poplar Labour MP, Labour Chairman and pacifist George Lansbury
https://spartacus-educational.com/PRlansbury.htm
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There’s just something so funny about Mrs. Lovett being blonde in the 2023 revival.
I don’t mean this in a bad way, I just say this because of the many times Sweeney raves about Lucy’s yellow hair.
Every time he does so now, Lovett’s just in the background like, “You’ve gotta be kidding me.”
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Happy 45th Anniversary to Sweeney Todd!!
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Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946) directed by George Sidney
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"At last my arm is complete again" 🪒🥧🍖💈
Fun little project imaging Sweeney Todd as an Animated musical.
I may return to these at a late date but here it is for now.
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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
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We'll not discriminate great from small!
No, we'll serve anyone, meaning anyone,
And to anyone, at all!
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1982 Sweeney Todd finale: Todd and Lovett exit separately, still seem to be on not-so great terms.
2023 Sweeney Todd finale: Okay, but what if they fell into Hell together???
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