I can't stop talking about the production of Sweeney Todd that Amber and I saw in New York — the one staged in a small theater that's been converted into a pie shop for the occasion. If you still can't grasp what this is like, the video below has cast members explaining it and it gives you a good look at the venue. Most of the cast members here left the show before we went but the lovely and wonderful Carolee Carmello is among those we saw. In fact, Ms. Carmello kindly arranged for our seats, which were at the table the actors are sitting at when they were interviewed for this video. If you go, see if you can get those seats, which were D-11 and D-12. Best seats in the place. C-11 and C-12 or E-11 and E-12 would also be fine.
We did not go early and eat meat pies there. We went instead that night to one of the greatest pizza places in New York, which was about a block-and-a-half away. I was thinking, "Well, we can't do better than that place" but maybe we should have gone for the Whole Sweeney Experience, pie and all. Nevertheless, I still had one of the best evenings I've ever spent having dinner and then seeing a play…