Queer by Candlelight

Ep. 9- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)


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A musical? Yes! In our new episode, we discuss the 1982 filmed stage musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Enjoy such scrumptious topics as fourth wall breaks, stage vs screen, and the brilliance of recently departed theater greats Sondheim and Lansbury.


Content warnings for the musical: cannibalism, murder, suicide, sexual assault, animal death, mistreatment of mentally ill people


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Queer by CandlelightBy Elizabeth Crane and Dahlia Kumar