Love it! Imelda nailed it!

“Potter?” Oh, she just had to say it, didn’t she?

Wartime Lovett

Happy as a German to hear an English version I understand.

Harry Potter say to umbrige,u must no tell lie😂

The first time I saw his version I wasn't really a fan of it, but now, oh boy, I love how he genuinely seems to have lost his mind lol it's awesome!

Worst Sweeney Todd actor by far. Staunton is alright I guess.

No, that’s a crazy baker playing with a knife, not sweeney

What kills me is the one with Depo in it has the actors for Snape, Pettigrew and Bellatrix in it. And now pretty much Umbridge. AND DON’T FIRGET MRS MOONEY (Mrs Moony) HAS A OUE SHOP OMG TONKS HOW COULD YOU-

He is amazing!!!

Fake not singing gross

I never would have Recognised Michael Ball !!

I saw it first at Chichester and was mid center of the Stalls, so got the full impact of the menacing stare down. But I was also outside the theatre when Michael came in that day with his pup on tow. I asked if I could help as he was signing and taking pics for people (we had met before). He handed me the leash and I walked behind him to the stage door. He is a total mensch. Amazing actor, singer, and just a kind person.

I think I still prefer the visuals of the Depp version, but Michael Ball’s singing is objectively more emotive and you can really HEAR Todd’s descent into madness and depravity

It’s Priest. Hahahahaha

Definitely my favourite version of Sweeney Todd.

Would

When she says "potter" it hits totally different...

the way he did "And I will get him back..." is such a good moment. He really sounds like an unhinged man plotting and it's scary. I love it

I cannot believe he was Marius. Michael Ball is amazing

Interesting to hear it done in a tenor key. I still like it, it’s just different.

I would love to see the full show with these 2, is there a link or a stream?

Their enunciation is astonishing, so much more understandable

I was lucky to see them perform this in London. What an amazing night it was!!

I would've LOVED to see Michael Ball perform it - his choreography is wonderfully precise. "Epiphany" is definitely a whopper... my performance of it was exhausting! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zni4e36mjsueeLs

Whoa, that hit like a train. With other pairings I've seen they tend to keep this song whimsical and tongue-in-cheek. Playing it straight and downright psychopathic (letting the wordplays do its own magic) makes this performance sound more on the unnerving side.

If I had a nickle for every time a well know actress from the Harry Potter franchise played Mrs. Lovette in a notable production of Sweeny Todd, I'd have three nickles, which isn't a lot but its weird that it happened three times.

Both Bellatrix and Delores Umbridge got to be Mrs. Lovett? Helena Bonham Carter slayed Mrs. Lovett but Imelda Staunton is not bad either. I never knew she could sing!

i really hate the lipsyncing its just so divorced from the actual voice

Only the best performance from Umbridge herself! If ANYONE can play a psychopathic murderer it's Imelda Staunton

Can't believe I'm just finding this version. I'll always be a of the original Lansbury and Hearn, but this does give a whole new meaning to the "Potter" pie.

why does the audio sound too clean like a studio recording, it feels disjointed with the visuals, it's unsettling in a bad way

Excellent

Love the interpretation, honestly, but there's too little comic relief in this tragedy to be scaling it back.

She is awesome

Saw the original West End show back in 1980 with Dennis Quilley and Sheila Hancock. I was absolutely blown away by it. But I think it only ran for a few months. British audiences weren’t ready for the very dark undertones which was revolutionary for musical theatre at the time. I’ve never seen this performance before and I’m super impressed with both Ball and Staunton. Bravo!!!

0:33 The way he says 'SHEET' is just the best part.

is this a pro shot?

Can someone please explain to me how they do this without running out of breath

I was lucky enough to see these two in London. Fantastic is an understatement.

Ball channels his inner brent

They are both absolutely amazing!!! My god!!!

I don’t know who played mrs. Lovett better: Bellatrix or Umbridge

I knew the comments would be good!!! I was so right. 😅😂😂😂

Best Sweeny I've gotten to see, really see how charismatic and demented the character is. And Imelda's enunciation makes it easy to understand and hear Mrs. Lovett's lines

I’m terrified…

I understood every word! How refreshing. I know it’s slower, but their diction skills are amazing. They really rely on their consonants.

Sweeney Todd: Le Démoniaque Barbier De Feet Street (2012)

Miss Staunton may be my favorite Mrs. Lovett.

The lip-synching -- for reasons unknown -- is almost as off-putting as his performance.