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sgtprophet · 5 days

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"How they make a man sing!"

guys can i babble about sondheim again? :3

one of my favourite parts in sweeney todd is the part in Pretty Women where they sing "How they make a man sing!"

i absolutely love how they did this part in the obc recording, not only because of how Len sings it, but also because of how the strings in the orchestra builds up which really shows Sweeney's insanity before he will kill the judge; because while both of them are technically singing the same thing, they are meaning the exact opposite.

The judge sings about his newfound love for Johanna in a positive manner. When he sings "How they make a man sing!" the melody and notes does not rise drastically and it's more calm.

Sweeney is recalling his love for Lucy who he now believes is dead. When Sweeney sings "How they make a man sing!" the notes in the melody rises hauntingly, simultaneously with the strings.

He is slowly going more insane as he is singing the beautiful song with the Judge who ruined his and his wife's life and is now going to marry his daughter (pretty as her mother?).

#i absolutely love it when a production goes all out batshit crazy in this part #like im sorry but when the instrumental and vocals are both calm there it's just not it #am thinking of doing a cartoonization of this part bc ajahhduabab #me? overanalyzing again?#musical analysis #sondheim #stephen sondheim #sweeney todd broadway #sweeney todd #sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street #musical theater #musicals #broadway #sweeney todd analysis

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sgtprophet · 26 days

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VARFÖR SNÖAR DET

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sgtprophet · 26 days

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i thought i should post this on tumblr so here is some africa 🙏🙏

#this is based on the swedish productions end pose btw #pretty dead blog i hope i'll post more things soon #the book of mormon #tbom #book of mormon #the book of mormon musical #book of mormon fanart #book of mormon musical #art #musical fanart #musical theatre

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sgtprophet · 2 months

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sometimes a musical just needs to be a mismatched pair of guys who love each other and share an ambitious goal and the timid sidekick character winds up taking the lead and/or betraying the more outgoing one and they have a falling out and maybe they come back together or maybe they don’t and they are tempered by a woman who is smarter than both of them and odds are she winds up with the nerdier timid sidekick character but absolutely does not wind up with the more outgoing leading man. also there is a show or performance within the show and it backfires

#so we’re all thinking the same thing

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sgtprophet · 2 months

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updated main 4 lineup and sketches woah

#the stylization is so pretty #and kevins special interest being disney oh yes

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sgtprophet · 2 months

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So, as we know, Into The Woods is a satire. It is as some level making fun of fairytales. However, I actually think that the most satiric song in the musical is Little Red Riding Hood’s ”I know things now”. Let me explain.

As I said, a lot of the jokes in the musical are slightly making fun of the logic in fairytales, like ”You can talk to birds?”, or ”Two of her tears wetted his eyes and restored his vision”.

So why is Little Red’s number satiric? I mean, she is just talking about how she has learnt new things and will be careful in the future. Well, if we actually take a look at what happened to her, she might just be one of the most traumatized characters in the show.

First off, she is catcalled on the way to her grandma, I hope most ’ know that ”Hello, little girl” is supposed to have some weird sexual undertones since the story is about how kids should not follow predators. Right after that, she does not only find out how her grandmother is dead and eaten up, she also gets eaten up, just to come back.

Later in the musical, we even find out how her mom and grandma has died, and we can assume that both of them are her only guardians, because why wouldn’t she just move in with a father at the end?

However, after a day that would scar someone for life, the song ”I know things now” is basically just her brushing the whole situation off and saying to herself how she will do better next time. I think this makes fun of most fairytales since most of them do not really focus on how the character is mentally.

Rapunzel in the musical is also brings this up but in another way, she is actually a pretty realistic character in the show:

”You just locked me in a tower without company for fourteen years, then blinded my prince, and banished me to a desert where i had little to eat and again no company and then bore twins. Because of the way you treated me I will never ever be happy…”

Sry if this is too long but I never saw someone mention this but I love this musical and wanted to talk about how smart it is.

#prev i love you #sondheim writes the best fucking characters #cindy jack and red also do the opposite from what they learned in act one in act two #cinderella comforting red in no one is alone taught her how the world isnt out to get her #and cinderella actually stands up for herself when she finds out that the prince is cheating #instead of just not making a decision #and then jack who in the end of the musical learns how he has to take care of himself instead of living with his mom and stealing #sondheim characterization i love you #ITW analysis

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sgtprophet · 3 months

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I NEED TO READ I NEED TO WRITE I NEED TO CREATE I NEED TO DRAW I NEED TO CLEAN I NEED TO WORK OUT I NEED TO LEARN *watches YouTube for 6 hours*

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sgtprophet · 3 months

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