Sweeney Todd (2007) x The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

About this episode

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...

People in this episode

Hosts: Al LaFleur, Siena Sofia Bergt

Topics covered

• musicals
• film analysis
• music
• horror
• theater history

Keywords

• Sweeney Todd
• The Phantom of the Opera
• musicals
• Gerard Butler
• Stephen Sondheim
• film analysis
• horror

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera

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