JJ Pearce Theater - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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- čas přidán 18. 09. 2015
- Performed in September 2015 by JJ Pearce High School Theater in Richardson, Texas. Directed by Heather Biddle. Popular Song Times:
11:08 - Worst Pies in London
19:37 - My Friends
52:08 (55:34) - Kiss Me/Ladies in their Sensitivities
1:08:52 - A Little Priest
1:23:42 - Johanna Reprise
1:40:17 - Not While I'm Around
1:57:44 - Pretty Women Reprise(Final Scene)
2:01:33 - Final Scene
Sweeney - Sam Snyder
Lovett - Shelby Griswold
Anthony - John Adam Jovicich
Johanna - Claire Greenburg
Judge - Jack Durham
Toby - Trevor Norris
Beggar Woman/Lucy - Kenadi Paredes
JJ Pearce High School Theater Presents - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Hudba
lol, A little priest made me so delighted but sad because I realized if Sweeney got to raise Johanna, he'd be the kind of father to make embarrassing dad jokes and puns all the time
He looks much more serious in the movies. That is why this is so great.
Les Walking Dr. Musical Lover I watched the movie, and I haven't watched the video yet, so now i'm excited
Les Walking Dr. Musical Lover this is no good
Mafalda Viana
Thats why I perfer the show.Sweeny Todds jokes make it harder for me to dislike him.
Sweeney: *Dad jokes*
Johanna: God damn it, dad.
That guy playing Sweeney Todd should play Phantom in Broadway.
+Ramin Daddy 100000% agree
+Ramin Daddy He'd be a good Raoul definitely, not a great Phantom. While both parts are classified as baritones, Phantom is more of a tenor, while Raoul is a baritone. This man is clearly a baritone.
Yassss
No
Maybe Beetlejuice
The boy who played Toby had such an angelic voice.
I know right? Like a sweet little cherub or something. There was something very indescribable youthful in his voice.
I was waiting for Pirelli's moustache to fly off.
me 2 xDD
It did look like it was until he touched it and secured it even more lol xD
Ryan Zarmbinski IK just waiting.fall.fall.fall.fall. Or die. Whichever
StormySkies VA the heck
I'm half inclined to say that's the fun of Pirelli's character, y'know?
the guy who played Sweeney was amazing! I hope he goes far
he was cute too lmao
Me too! I'm his dad! He is auditioning in NY and working at the Smith on 2nd Street as a server.
@@johnsnyder2139 Glad he's chasing his dream! Best wishes!
@@johnsnyder2139has your son seen the current production of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne Theater? He would probably love it.
@@loriromig6565I will ask him???
This was a very highly skilled high school performance!! The voices were superb. I kept forgetting it was high school!
it wasn't a high school it was theater
It was a high school
Really? Wow!!!!!!!
Awesome!
Third Mask Theatre me too cause I thought he was gonna say "there's a hole in the world like a great black pit and it's filled with people who are filled with sh*t and the vermin of the world inhabit it"
"no one in the chair, come on come on" actually gave me chills
Kelsey Taylor Read this when he said that line.
SAME
Kelsey Taylor I didn't know how good this one was until I heard the Len Cairou version and realized how much more emotion there is here.
"Now, this may be a bit *stringy* , but of course, it's *fiddle-player*."
"That's not fiddle-player: it's piccolo-player."
"How can you tell?"
"It's *piping* hot!"
"Then *blow on it* first!"
Beautiful.
I don't get it but I get the feeling it's a joke I'd be better off not knowing 👁👁
@@smokugoku a fiddle is a string instrument, a piccolo is a wind instrument.
The puns in that song were awesome!
When I was seeing this at a version that my high school did this year, I froze… I play piccolo…
I love the turn table. although expensive, it makes a show run more smoothly
+Cameron Norris we didn't have to purchase our turn table!
+Samuel Snyder lucky!
@@yomamaville5 You were awesome as Sweeny
My school does something similar, but we build our own sets for each show and they're all really complicated so we put them on wheels so that they can be spun by people back-stage
@@yomamaville5 aren't you the guy who played Sweeney
i love the way he draws a red scarf out as blood
許彤 I think it was a nice way of portrayal, and while not realistic you could understand it unlike the broadway revival which portrayal of death is very confusing and strange
Lucy 74 It really looks good. Especially in the case of Mrs Lovvetts death. It looks pretty sick!
Lucy 74 what is it’s portrayal of death
It was a good trick for them to do.
the old fashioned way for blood when it comes to plays.
I loved that red cloth detail when he cuts their throats.
where is there a high school with this budget? Wow.
In Texas! Land of the Pearce Theatre
I think it's just high school students and the school itself doesn't fund or provide things to the theater.
I don't think this is high school.
sha11235 it was a high school! I go there!
So did you see this production? How did you feel about it?
I'm really feeling like the girl playing Mrs Lovett would be phenomenal as Carlotta in phantom!
Prettyaspoison or even Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables
Prettyaspoison yes!!!!!!
I’m unsure if she could hit those high notes for Carlotta. If you pay attention here, she avoids a lot of the super high notes (could be due to a lack of confidence and good voice tutor). However, she’d do pretty good as Madame Thenardier.
THAT’S WHAT I WAS RHINKING OMG
Yea, but as a fellow commenter stated, she generally avoids high notes for whatever reason. Carlotta is mostly high notes so maybe if she got a good voice teacher (quite possibly one angel of music) she'd do better
Holy shit, Toby was so amazing at the end. He was so creepy when he came out singing patty cake, I nearly jumped out of my seat.
Sorcha Maebh I didn’t like the ending scene
I know right! It was so good!
The Piano Man why not
Totally agree but his accent was not the best 😂
@@evanreichelt8745 i didn’t like the ending either. like how mrs lovett was killed by sweeney’s razor instead of being thrown in the fernus. but i did like the ending scene in the movie. toby doesn’t say anything and he kills sweeney. but i do like that sweeney has more emotion at the end and cries in the play. don’t get me wrong, i love sweeney barely showing emotion in the movie more but when he finds out he killed lucy i like it better that he shows more emotion and cries.
I'm extremely critical of Mrs. Lovett's and this is one of the best I've seen.
Holly Tarnower Mrs. Lovett's what?
Squeezy Mcdeezy She's saying this is one of the best portrayals.
Her accent is really off though
Personally, I think her voice is perfect for the role
Yep I agree
Quite an amazing cast. Has to be the best amateur production of Sweeney Todd I've seen in all my 45+ years in musical theater. I am so glad they stuck with the minimalist staging. This is one show that can quickly become over cumbersome with scenery and props. And how wonderful having a turntable. Almost a must have for this production.
Cast is in top voice, maybe a tiny bit stiff though. Overall, excellent show. BRAVO!
Nacho Mamma Old
Lucy 74 wydm
😊😊
They can't stop laughing about the "privates" joke but then again neither can I
Them: “where is the fakest moustache we could find?”
Me: I love it
More like *lovett*
Yes lol 😂
The red scarf when slitting throats looks so good! I can't believe that isn't like standardized. I've seen productions that went full on fake blood packets and everything, and yet this one still looked even better. The way he moves the razor and the fabric floats, it looks so good!
Yeah, shows you can just do it simple.
theres another production i have seen use it and its such a great effect.
It reminds me of Cell Block Tango from Chicago.
My god Sweeney and lovette doing a little priest gave me goosebumps
I love this Mrs. Lovett! I love how loud she gets and her facial expressions are great. She really embodies the character with how well she expresses emotion.
When Mrs. Lovett says, "And I'm telling you, 'em pussycats is quick." Sweeney looked terrified.
( 12:58 )
Even 6 years later, people are STILL watching this performance. It is wonderful, and I am such a FAN of the young woman who starred as Mrs.Lovett ... Just awesome. (Betcha most are Broadway bound by now)
Are you _sure_ this is a high school musical? I started to forget that this was preformed in a high school after Act One! Such an outstanding performance!
How is there so much talent in one high school? This is no fair
Extraordinarily ambitious piece to be tackled by a high school troop and you were REMARKABLE. Bravo to your director and to each and every one of you for pulling off this Masterpiece.
it's a pretty well known musical so I don't think it's all that ambiguous.
@@TheMellowGrenade they said ambitious lol /gen
@@TheMellowGrenadeambitious. it's hard to do, expecially with highschoolers
1:59:13 I can't breathe😂😂 the way the dudes face hit against the floor😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Intrepid SAME I WAS LIKE IS HIS FUCKIN NOSE OKAY 😂😂😂
Oh my gosh! This was amazing
It’s nearly eleven am and I’m dying lmao
_plonp_
The fact that the boy playing Sweeny had a mature voice really helped to make the fact that he's meant to be middle aged believable !
Lord in Heaven. This Sweeney sounds way similar to both Len Cariou and George Hearn. Brilliant.
The cast in this play was brilliant. I thought the actors who played Sweeney and Lovett had really good chemistry. This is the best version of this play I have seen in a while and I really enjoyed watching this.
I've seen the movie and I think these actors did better for "A Little Priest," they really had a great relationship with each other and it was amazing to watch. I love Todd's laughter!
Runaway Pirate Anything is better than the movie...
@pink marshmallow The only people who would say that saw the movie before they saw any other version.
I was always so hurt they didn’t keep All the lyrics in the movie
@@charlieinfinite9434 hello just noticed that you responded to a comment on my old CZcams account just thought that was quite cool whereas I don't know what I said this was my first version that I watched (I think I said the movie wasn't too bad in which case it's just my opinion but I was an arsehole still am to be fair)
@@spynx3167 I have no idea either! 😂
There was a time where I convinced myself the movie wasn't so bad. But then, about a year ago, I went back and tried to rewatch it... I couldn't get more than about 20 minutes in. The movie is superfluous since we have a professional recording of the original show, so I'll always just default back to that.
But... welcome back to CZcams. 😋
They were all INCREDIBLE. I literally don’t even know what to say, this performance was IMPECCABLE, ESPECIALLY for high school level.
Fucking brilliant.
I especially loved Sweeney and Lovett-they were great.
High school productions never get the credit they deserve. Sam was so talented he'll go so far. What grade is he in?
I'd imagine he's in college now.
Yeah
I mean evryone was amazing
We did this show in our high school and the dude who played Anthony was called Sam XD I was soo confused then
Brookie Leiner this is high school! they’re really good i wouldn’t have guessed it’s high school
I love everything about this production, especially the portrayal of Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett's relationship! This is definitely my favorite version of Sweeney Todd
Wow. This Todd could be JD.
Omg ,he could .
i has thinkin' about it!
yES
gluten free bleach the JD from heathers musical?
If jd grew up he would be him
Anytime Anthony opened his mouth and sang I was shocked. You don’t expect that powerful voice looking at him. This cast was extremely talented!!!
9:42 the way he sings “beautiful”!!! I’ve replayed it like 12 times!! My gosh these high schoolers are INCREDIBLE
When I saw his mustache... I almost... Just gave up
Shout out to this school for doing this show unedited and letting the students just go for it.
it isnt unedited, but i agree the school still allowed a lot to stay in !!
1:52:00
Anthony: Stop or I’ll fire!
Frod: Fire and I will Stop!
Anthony: I cannot Fire
Joaan: Bruh I’ll do it *pulls trigger for him*
Omg. I love Mr. Sweeney's face when he was suprise. Even his face a little bit baby to me but his voice is marvellous
A.J. L what????
Did you type this while drunk?
Only if blood was that easy to clean up
Lol, he'd be on a killing spree if it was. xD
Sure as hell it would make my job easier.
I wish XD
D. Laney UM
Peroxide.
YAY THAT WAS SO GOOD. the Mrs lovett was AMAZING!!!
Agreed!
Mrs Lovett was a good singer but her voice doesn't really match with the tune and the notes not with her first song and she made one ☝️ error in the song Poor Thing but pretty good as well she was like Mrs Lovett should be crazy and a little charming I think
@@magnusGodfather Sweeney: "What is that?" Mrs Lovett: "A nitpicker!"
I love how they mentioned the private joke and you could see they were geniunely laughing, it was so much fun to watch
2:04:49 when Toby saw Sweeney, his soft voice and how he was scarred from all he saw.. it sent chills down my spine from the transformation from the once innocent Toby to the tormented and scarred child that took Sweeney’s life
@rozalynnsoares670 There’s a fun little theory that Toby became Jack the Ripper due to the trauma he endured with Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett. His age and the years also line up. Just a fun extra thought
36:40 clearly all the budget went into those mustaches.
Omg Sam Snyder and Shelby Griswold did fantastic here! The only times I felt the acting was awkward was with Beadle, but he was still pretty good.
Phenomenal production, not to mention for a high school! Leads have a bright future!!
+dawohlberg What makes you think this is a high school production?
If you google the name of the theater it shows you a high school and they all look like "kids". -_-
+Eliezer Pennywhistler this is a JJ Pearce HIGH SCHOOL Production....
Eliezer Pennywhistler J.J. Pearce is a highschool in Richardson. Look it up.
@@EliezerPennywhistler way way way late to the party here, but read the description.
Just so I can find my favorites
11:08 -Worst Pies in London
19:37 -My Friends
42:43 Wait
52:08(55:34)-Kiss Me/Ladies in their Sensitivities
1:08:52 -A Little Priest
1:23:42 -Johanna Reprise
1:30:50 By the Sea
1:40:17 -Not While I'm Around
1:57:44 -Pretty Women Reprise(Final Scene)
2:01:33 -Final Scene
It's hard to believe that this was only a high school production; amazing job! I was just cast as Toby in an out of school production of this show, and this Toby, and well as the rest of the cast, did phenomenally.
im five years late, but im thinking about auditioning for toby! im a girl, but im short and i think i could pull it off? overall, im so excited for the show, i hope i get in :D
No one:
Not a single soul:
Organ during the intro: *furiously musicing in Victorian*
I'd like to report this for badness.
Oh my gosh I was reading this as the organ in the beginning really went for it😂😂😂
I went to see this but I left early bc my sister thought something happened to her arm and she started crying so we left and went home and I missed to whole 2nd act. I'm glad I found this, even though it's not the same cast or stage, I'm glad I got to find out was happened next. Thanks for this!
Deanna Sutton is your sister’s arm okay?
Excellent production with amazing singing and performances. My only criticism would be that a lot of the actors seem to slip in and out of the English accent. That said however, as an actor I know how difficult it can be to sustain an accent for an entire play.
I'm playing Tobias at school and this Toby was awesome!
+Tom Spencer thx :)
+Trevor Norris great job. :)
don't you DARE killing sweeny todd
Reese Miller He already did.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Act I
0:00 Intro music
1:24 Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
4:20 No Place Like London
6:05 Alms! Alms!
7:55 No Place Like London (continued)
8:30 The Barber and His Wife
11:00 The Worst Pies in London
13:54 Poor Thing
19:25 My Friends
22:35 _“At last my right arm is complete again!”_
22:42 Lift Your Razor High Sweeney!
23:45 Green Finch and Linnet Bird
26:20 Ah, Miss
27:57 Alms! Alms! (2)
29:30 Johanna
33:30 Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir
38:15 The Contest
41:12 Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned
41:47 Alms! Alms! (3)
42:45 Wait
50:05 His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong
52:15 Kiss Me
53:35 Ladies in Their Sensitivities
1:00:15 Pretty Women
1:05:05 Epiphany
1:08:50 A Little Priest
Act II
1:16:45 God, That’s Good!
1:23:40 Johanna (reprise)
1:30:50 By The Sea
1:36:30 Sweeney’d Waited Too Long Before
1:37:25 The Letter
1:40:15 Not While I’m Around
1:45:50, 1:46:59, 1:48:58 Parlor Songs
1:50:20 The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed
1:52:15 City on Fire
1:53:05 Searching
1:53:45 Beadle, Beadle
1:55:05 Ah, Miss (reprise)
1:56:14 Beadle Deadle
1:57:50 Pretty Women (reprise)
2:00:23 Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney! (reprise)
2:02:00 Poor Thing (reprise) / Lucy
2:02:36 A Little Priest (reprise)
2:03:22 The Barber and His Wife (reprise)
2:04:25 Paddy Cake
2:05:37 Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
Their version of A Little Priest is honestly one of my favorites! I love that both Sweeney and Lovett are SO into their own pun-making
You’re telling me this was HIGH SCHOOL? insanity. The performances are incredible
I love how at the beginning Sweeney is shouting at Anthony and Anthony is just like"Yeah I get it dude you're mad"
Sweeney's look when he gets what Lovette is saying at the beginning of A little Priest... I have never laughed or have been frightened so much... in awhile...
Judge Turpin sounds like he belongs on the Simpsons. Its awesome.
Have you heard his original actor??
Ocareening severus snape
If only illegal heathers had this quality
“Even he had a conscious tucked away I suppose “ dead 💀😂😂😂😂
I watched the whole play and finished it before i realise it was a high school production because it's just that good.
As someone watching Sweeney Todd for the first time, this is fantastic! I couldn’t imagine my high school even trying this 😂
Omg that was the best Toby I’ve ever seen I can’t breathe
HE'S MY NEW FAVORITE SWEENEY WORDS DON'T DO JUSTICE TO THE QUALITY OF HIS ACTING AND SINGING W O W
Toby basically becoming Sweeney in the end gave me CHILLS
WOW! I have worked in musical theatre for over 40 years, and am quite impressed by this production!
This is one of Sondheim's most challenging & demanding shows. So, to see a high school take up such a difficult task and pull it off is quite impressing!
BRAVO!
Outstanding performance! Cheers to all the cast, especially to Sam Snyder for his amazing performance as Sweeney.
This Mrs Lovett is the BEST I've ever seen. Including professionals!
Man it must have hurt when Sweeney killed them because their face smashed into the wood
The guy who plays Sweeny is so captivating, I can’t take my eyes off of him
The comedic timing of these two is on point, the little looks Mrs Lovett gives are on point
ok but the guy that plays Sweeney Todd is hot
MOJ & POB His name is Sam Synder
Max B no
*asexual vibing here*
i dont understand what this means.
batman is a jew they’re aesthetically pleasing? source: also ace but i kinda understand physical attraction
Ok, you can crush on him if you want, but if he offers you a 'free shave and haircut', then RUN! lol
the setting of poor thing came out soooo nice! props to the set designer, and lights, and the choreo, and the actors, and props :)))
best version of sweeney todd ive seen!!!! that sweeney though 😍 and i loved mrs lovett so much ❤
I agree. Came back to watch this again because they were too good. I loved their beggar too :)
John Adam Jovicich as Anthony has a beautiful voice. One of those richer and resonant tenors.
This is excellent but I need to take a moment to say that mrs. Lovett here is phenomenal. She gets all of the subtleties perfect.
The casting for miss Lovett was perfect, she was so energetic and yet dark I love her
The Demon Barber of Yeet Street
Anyone else notice how at the end when Toby comes out and sings pattycake that his eyes are darker like Sweeney Todd as though he were going to follow in the path of Sweeney Todd like a little foreshadowing to what may lay in his future
Hm, maybe there could be a long-overdue sequel in the making here? :-P
2:02:53 "The history of the world, my *_pet_* ..."
Oooh, the hatred in that single word, if Mrs. Lovett had any sanity at all she would have run right then. The acting was amazing!
This. Is. Fantastic. Like a lot of other commenters, I'm struggling to believe this is a high school production.
Sweeney legit sounds like a young George Hearn.
Whenever I watch a production, I pay close attention to "Epiphany", "A Little Priest", "God Thats Good", and the finale....all of them were SOLID in this production. Glad I found this!
as a recent high school graduate who was in theatre my whole high school career, my first thought was of how jealous i am of their stage, the amount of actors they have, and their singing talent! our director never let us do musicals…partly because we couldnt sing but mainly budget. high school theater is dramatically underfunded, this production shows what can be accomplished with the right people. amazing, beautiful, bravo
This is the best Sweeney Todd production I've seen.
Mr. Snyder has quite the presence on stage. This is an excellent production!
wonderful singing, costumes etc - i only wish they could have a had several cameras as in the San Fran version - but for a high school production! WOW!!! They should be very proud!
*ACHIVMENT UNLOCKED*
Attended the tale of Sweeny Todd
Yo who ever played Sweeney did fucking amazing like damn kid you need to go far, he did an amazing way of showing his friendly and his psychotic personality
Also is Mrs.Lovett she did really great job betraying her love for Sweeney and her lack of sanity 😂
I absolutely love Mrs lovett in this her accent and voice is just amazing and so smooth and beautiful
I have performed the role of Sweeny a few times. I am delighted to see this production. I can't believe this is High School. What amazing singing and caliber! This is superb and this warms my heart. As a musical theatre vocal coach myself.... this school should be amazingly proud of this production. Top notch. Truly astonishing!
not while im around made me kinda sad like dang toby you're too pure for this world
I just want to say (not even 30 minutes in yet) WOW I had to close my eyes and listen when Anthony was singing Johanna. Such a beautiful voice.
This is my first time seeing Sweeny Todd. Right here. Right now. With this recording.
Just finished it...
I think I found my new favorite musical
nice! want to watch a couple other productions of it? i can send links lol
@@frog9524 Yeah! I'd love to see some other productions of it! Thanks!
@@myfallencomet7648 czcams.com/video/m_9Su__TeM4/video.html, czcams.com/video/kCyGBREcMSI/video.html, czcams.com/video/ug3gBSu89xs/video.html, czcams.com/video/lyE3LGyEn0c/video.html These are all the ones I could find :D
@@frog9524 Thank you!
All these comments, and no love for Antony here?
Honestly, Antony, Todd, and Lovett, all have fantastic voices and great skill! Even so, the entire cast and crew did a wonderful job overall, especially for a High School! I'd even compare this to being on par with most high quality community theatre productions. Nothing of the Broadway level, but close, for sure.
I really hope the principal players have found more success on the stage.
This is a really amazing production for high school! I mean seriously impressive!
edit: that Johanna wig is a crime though
Does anyone know the social media for any of the actors in the production?! I really wanna support them and see their future work! They all did great!
Sweeney’s and Johanna’s voices are INCREDIBLE!
JJ Pearce's theatre is so amazing! They preformed Heathers at ITS Festival and it was just as good
I love how they made the flashback scene