Tongiht was the first stumble through of act one of Sweeney, and overall, I think it went very well. What I loved the most was the humour that is in this show. Sweeney has a reputation of being on the darker side, and it does have some tremendously powerful moments. But these are balanced, or perhaps accented, by moment of sheer belly-laugh-inducing humour.
Tonight, my five biggest laughs came from five small moments:
1) Perelli's high note in the blackmail scene.
2) Perelli's hand doing its best "thing" impression.
3) Toby holding out a star chart for consideration by the crowds of the barber competition.
4) Mrs. Lovett's line, "That's all very well, but what are we going to do about the Italian" just after the emotional high of Sweeney's Epiphany.
5) Andrew (our dear Sweeney) counting his entrance timing out loud during "A Little Priest" which, I will say, both he and our Laurie (our Lovett) got through, off book, having just learned the scene approximately 27 hours earlier.
Yes, this vengence play is bloody. But it also has moments that are bloody funny! Thank you, everyone, for making me laugh tonight!
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