[jpants]

If "Sweeney Todd" were revived on Broadway in the next year or so, who do you think would be the best Mrs. Lovette? Feel free to say why.

[Ghost]

Len Cariou.

But I voted for Burnett.

[Aimee]

[sondheim]

FOR THE LOVE OF SONDHEIM, SPELL IT RIGHT!! LOVETT! NO "E" AT THE END!

[sondheim]

Bernadette all the way. I wrote her a letter asking her to take the part if she ever got the chance, but never sent it.

[HappyMonkey]

Baranki doesn't have that voice and is more concentrated on the big screen. Mullally is too young. I voted for Bernadette.

[thatactorguy]

Christine Beranski just played her at the Lincoln Center with Brian Stokes Mitchell, and beleive me, she has the vocal chops to do it!

[Megan the Phantom Girlie]

Carol Burnett all the way! I watch her show on TV Land all the time!

[Salome]

no one but Baranski should play the role. She is the finest Mrs. Lovett since Angie.

bernadette isnt the right type for the role.

I would love to see burnett do it but she is a bit old for the role now..and Megan still has a decade in which to play the role.

[MBoy]

Aww Carol!

[belleboi80]

wow so it has been a long time since this was posted and ofocurse we now knwo teh frightening ms laopen is playing her, but if I had a choice I would say christine Baranski. now Carol burnette is one of my all time favs, but for some reason, i just cannot see her doing this. I think bernadette is amazing as wlel, but just do not see it. ms mullaly woudl be great when she gets out of will and grace mode (don't get me wrong I love her). i jst think angela lasbury has such a staple on the role, more so then len or george. i think tehy are amazing, do not get me wrong, but there is some room. Angela just had it dead on and no one wil lmatch her.

[what_the_heck013]

I can't really imagine ANY of them playing the part. Of course, I had a hard time imagining Patti LuPone in it so...

[Yeslek]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE for the love of all that is good and true and beautiful in the world, if you're going to discuss Sweeney Todd intelligently-- SPELL THE NAMES RIGHT!!!!!! Mrs. LoveTT.

[Perogo Ness]

I think Megan Mullaly would be fantastic, but she has a while.

[The_Wicked]

Okay Question! So Brian Stokes-Mitchell played Sweeney? I think that is awesome! I hear he has an amazing voice. But what about the whole "his skin was pale, and his eye was odd" it was pale... for a black guy? Mayhaps? Just how they did it interests me.

[BenjaminB]

Peters would be the best choice.

[RainbowJude]

Of the four, I'd be most eager to see Christine Baranski play the role. I would have loved to see her at the Lincoln Centre with Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Later days
David

[Dvarg]

I'm one who'd really like to experience Peters as Lovett. Her range nay be limited, but I mentally image her being creepily cute the way Lansbury was creepily cute.

Even though I don't passionately hate Peters as Rose, I can see why she was not ideal in the role. Could she pull off Lovett better? Does anyone have any opinion which role is harder to play, Lovett or Rose?

[The REAL Ciaron]

[RainbowJude]

That's what I meant! You know I have no sense of American geography!



Later days
David

[YouGotsToLovett]

I had to post this somewhere, and this topic seems appropiate. It's a little random, but I find it hilarious...in a sense...but my math substitute teacher is named "Nellie Lovess" And I asked if she ever heard of Sweeney Todd, and she said no. I've been tempted to call her Mrs Lovett...but one, her name is Lovess and she's 'Miss'

[YouGotsToLovett]

[What Is This Feeling?]

WTF? Revival, that's not gonna happen for atleast 15 or 20 years. Bernadette is a definate no, cannot see her in it. Carol yes, and not so much Megan either I see her more as the Witch in ITW.