The movie "Sweeney Todd"..?

Question

How different is the Tim Burton film from the original play?

Answer 1

The original play has more songs between Joanna and Anthony and it has a creepy opening song called the Balled of Sweeney Todd in the movie was just the creepy music but it actually has lyrics.

it's broken up in sections on youtube if you want to watch the stage version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsPvNdfS9...

Answer 2

IT IS SUPER DUPER AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

plus johnny depps in it ;]

Answer 3

The plot is pretty much identical, but a lot of the songs were taken out of the film.  Also, in the musical, Toby is usually played as a "slow" 19 or 20 year old rather than a younger boy, which does change the dynamic between him and Mrs Lovett quite substantially.

Answer 4

its kindof different.... i think the only big difference is that in the play, the reoccuring song is "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" i think theres like 7 of those in the play, but they took them all out of the movie.

Answer 5

I dont know but the movie is excellent!