There is an Angela Lansbury/Len Cariou version (stage play) - I was lucky enough to see it on Broadway when my senior choir class went in 1979. Then there is a Patti Lupone/George Hearn version (concert) that is fabulous.
A lot of Sweeney purists did not appreciate Burton's take on it, although I adored it. The two leads really didn't have the singing chops, but I thought the mood of the movie was just perfect. And Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin was brilliant casting, imo.
Sondheim is a genius.
Ex-hubby just asked if I mentioned Beetlejuice to you...another good Burton film...
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