Hugh Wheeler (1912–1987)
Auteur de Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Applause Musical Library)
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Œuvres de Hugh Wheeler
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Applause Musical Library) (1979) — Book — 439 exemplaires
Four by Sondheim (A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way… (2000) 58 exemplaires
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Original 1979 Broadway Cast Recording (2007) — Librettist — 25 exemplaires
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Original 2005 Broadway Cast Recording (2006) — Librettist — 8 exemplaires
Lyrik till döds 1 exemplaire
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Original 2023 Broadway Cast Recording — Librettist — 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Wheeler, Hugh Callingham
- Autres noms
- Quentin, Patrick
Patrick, Q.
Stagge, Jonathan - Date de naissance
- 1912-03-19
- Date de décès
- 1987-07-26
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK (birth)
USA (naturalised) - Lieu de naissance
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Monterey, Massachusetts, USA
London, England, UK - Études
- London University
- Professions
- playwright
screenwriter
librettist
poet
translator
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Critiques
Four by Sondheim (Applause Musical Library) par Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim was truly our equivalent to Shakespeare. To read the words makes the musicals even more human than when experienceing them live. Though live is how they should be first expereinced.
Landmark musical play about vengeance, justice, love… and meat pies; of composer-lyricist Sondheim’s many classic musicals, this is the only one that he originated himself (his other works include West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods). This musical was adapted from Christopher Bond’s play, with a book (script) by Hugh Wheeler (who also wrote the book for A Little Night Music), and was directed by impresario Harold Prince (West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Evita, Phantom of the Opera).… (plus d'informations)
This is another play that missed the mark for me. I figure it would be much better seeing it live, as there is much music about it, but to read it seems like a bit of a misadventure. There are some good lines, yes, but the overall product seems to be lacking for the reader in this form. I would not recommend it.
2 stars.
2 stars.
I love musicals, but I have trouble hearing all the words when sung quickly or when the voices overlap with different lines. So written versions like this are always illuminating and welcome. The story here is a little thin, but there is glee in the gore and wit in the words. This isn't my favorite Sondheim work, but it is certainly worth revisiting.
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- Œuvres
- 20
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- 5
- Membres
- 889
- Popularité
- #28,824
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 12
- ISBN
- 35
- Langues
- 2