Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour

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Happy Hallowe’en! We get spooky with the scariest musical of all time King Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. This week we make revelations about who has the power, add fuel to the fire of the eternal debate of who is the best Mrs Lovett, discuss whether or not Nellie Lovett is really as a misguided as she seems and Jimi dances live to the one and only “Disco Sweeney Todd”. Yes, it exists.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Broadway Cast)

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Come bask in the flickering glow that is the ending of Hangover Square.Sharpen your pitchforks, folks!

Is this the most controversial YouTube video of 2015? Millions of Helena Bonham Carter fans agree.

Who do you think is the ultimate Lovett?Go buy the Sondheim Bibles a.k.a. “Finishing the Hat” and “Look, I Made a Hat” to witness copious tidbits of awesomeness from “Saturday Night” to “Road Show” and plenty more in between.

We love amateur musical theater! The founding fathers MTI have made it super easy for you to love it too. Go click this link and search your location to see what’s on in your area - then go and support!

And, if you want to see that infotastic documentary that MTI made with big Steve, you can check it here. Dig in. It's almost an hour long.

Here’s the picture of Patti LuPone with a tuba. Enough said, really. Do with it as you see fit. Tommy keeps it above his bed. Jimi burned it.

Here’s the stunningly terrifying Imelda Staunton strutting her pie-shaped stuff at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s 2012 revival.

Make it your life’s work to watch this video of Disco Sweeney Todd. It will change everything. Please petition your local nightclubs to get it on their setlist.

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We launch straight in with a Lin-Manuel Miranda-shaped love-fest to discuss the musical that is taking this Broadway season by storm and discuss the characters, lyrical genius and influences of the smash-hit sensation 'Hamilton'.

Hamilton (Origincal Broadway Cast)

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Tommy: YouTube / Twitter

Check out the some of the certified-grant-winning 'genius' behind the lyrics

Go follow Mr Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter - and tell him we sent you!

Want to know what we meant by ALW 'queening everything up?' Check out this episode of 'Over the Rainbow' and all will become clear. This particular episode says goodbye to Emilie Fleming. Good luck.

Schoolhouse Rock; for Jimi and the other non-Yanks out there.

Read about how Hamilton is only just out-paced by "Not Getting Married Today"

Wanna get real nerdy about Hamilton (like Tommy's U.S. History teacher co-worker)? Check out the online collection of Hamilton's writings.

Watch the beautiful 'In the Heights' documentary; featuring the best quote ever by Karen Olivo: "Dreams come true, bitches!" That they do, Karen. That they do.

linmanuel.tumblr.com. 'nuff said.

Pretty much all of the Ham4Ham performances. Go watch 'em. Now. Like right now.

Read more about Daveed Diggs' epic journey to Broadway in the New York Post. Then listen to "Guns and Ships" and bask in his brilliance.

Watch Lin-Manuel, Renée and Daveed absolutely kill it in the BET Awards Cypher. Oh, and the lyrics have already been 'Genius-ed.'

Take a look at these Hamilton casting descriptions. Even the characters are mash-ups!

Read what Stephen Sondheim (and the Roots and Ron Chernow) have to say about Hamilton. Spoiler alert: good things. They have good things to day.

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