i can not get over the quality of the score and the book and and the performance . this be the first production i have ever see of sweeney todd so i have no others to compare it to . but the impact be so strong and i just can not imagine anything well . first and there the music take johanna ( act ii ) and during which sweeney and anthony and johanna sing an interwoven vocal line incorporate the melody from three song . it like a bach chorale in that sense just a masterpiece of composition . and the underlying chord structure and voicing be so perfect a little bit of melancholy and a little bit of contentment and a little bit of yearn and all express these three singer point of view . then the lyric . the rhyme be so clever . the rhyme scheme sometimes seem random but they always add up at the end . ( the dvd and which i watch and have close caption and and these be indispensable for appreciate the dialog and the lyric . ) sondheim deserve a literary award for his poetry alone . finally and the performance . i can not imagine anyone good than george hearn . why haven not i heard of him before . his singing and alone and be masterful and but the range of his acting be simply amazing . angela lansbury totally surprise me . the song about you and me down by the seaside who could do it any good . her timing be flawless and pitch be perfect and every beat of the score be account for while and overlay this achievement in musicianship be her utterly delightful comic delivery . it a dark tale but i find it to be sweet at time while and the tune to johanna continue to play in my head .