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Al & Siena explore the musical elements and backstories of Sweeney Todd and The Phantom of the Opera.

Send us Fan Mail Listen to the music of the night! Al & Siena are making meat pies and unmasking musicians for this monstrous musical pairing on SWEENEY TODD (2007) x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)! Learn about the bizarre materials—and colors—that went into making Benjamin Barker's blood, uncover the real backstory behind the divisive Gerard Butler casting, and spot how Sondheim uses medieval music to foreshadow each throat-slitting on this song-filled slasher edition of Splice & Sp...

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