Sweeney Todd > Backer's Audition


Show Details

Show
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (33)
Music
Stephen Sondheim (702)
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim (702)
Book
Hugh Wheeler (22)

Recording Details

Type
Noncommercial Audio / Demo Recording
Language
English
Performer
Harold Prince (53), Stephen Sondheim (702)
Notes
Hal Prince narrates and Sondheim accompanies himself and sings most of the score at a presentation for friends, members of the cast and production staff, and possibly some people who had already invested in the show. Although often described as a backers audition, this was not a backers audition.
Shortcode
[r6289]

Releases

Format
Audio File
Notes
Tracking of archival audio recordings may vary from the source through subsequent generations of copies.
# Tracks
50
Lists
173 collectors / 30 wish lists
History
2 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl8258]
1. Hal Prince Introduction 2:32
2. Prologue (Narration) 1:55
3. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd 2:32
4. Narration 2:01
5. No Place Like London 3:49
6. The Barber and His Wife 1:56
7. Narration 1:22
8. Worst Pies in London 2:05
9. Narration 1:52
10. Poor Thing 3:58
11. Narration 1:49
12. My Friends 2:37
13. Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Lift your razor high, Sweeney...) 0:48
14. Narration 0:57
15. Green Finch and Linnet Bird 2:07
16. Ah, Miss 3:26
17. Johanna 2:50
18. Narration 4:09
19. Pirelli's Miracle Elixir 5:12
20. Narration 0:21
21. Pirelli's Entrance 0:30
22. Narration 1:35
23. The Contest 4:27
24. Narration 2:20
25. Johanna (Judge's Song) 3:03
26. Narration 1:39
27. Wait 2:35
28. Narration 1:16
29. Pirelli's Death 0:19
30. Narration 4:32
31. Kiss Me 1:39
32. Narration 0:46
33. Ladies in Thier Sensitivities 1:43
34. Kiss Me (Quartet) 1:48
35. Narration 1:04
36. Pretty Woman 4:18
37. Narration 0:39
38. Epiphany 3:07
39. Narration 0:35
40. A Little Priest 5:30
41. Hal Prince's Speaks about Production 1:19
42. Narration 6:38
43. God That's Good 7:38
44. Narration 4:17
45. Johanna 5:50
46. Narration 2:47
47. By the Sea 5:43
48. Narration 2:10
49. Not While I'm Around 3:33
50. Narration 1:22

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