153. The Cup | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)

Welcome back to the 153rd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 153rd episode we bring you a spooky Halloween themed episode all about the 1982 pro-shot of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring George Hearn and the late great Angela Lansbury 🥧 💈🪒🎭 ! Host and Co-Artistic Producer @mackenzie_horner along side Associate Producer @jillian.robinson96, special guest panelists @gabifayepstein, @jeremylapalme, & Michael Torontow examine the complex and easter egg ridden score of this master piece, they explore the unique tone this piece has when handling such dark material, and they all consider if they are in need of the closest shave they will ever know! Happy Halloween! Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Gabi Epstein – Instagram: @gabifayepstein // Music video for “Don’t Rain on My Parade”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3JTdacnsQk // Audio of “Not While I’m Around”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYX1e_td5Gg&list=OLAK5uy_lqe3LWzs5X80EmmrKLQEJoEz1LaJ2FpMk&index=10 // Tickets for her cabaret, “Always Starting Over,” at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, on October 28: https://capitoltheatre.com/events/always-starting-over-with-gabi-epstein-2023-10-28-130-pm/ Jeremey Lapalme – Instagram: @jeremylapalme Michael Torontow – Instagram: @torontow Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]