Blood, Gore and Pies: Live Tweeting Sweeney Todd
Kudos to the Artists
BRAVO, Brian Mulligan! My eyes were glued to him for "Epiphany." Mesmerizing. #SweeneySF @SFOpera
— Jonathan J. Amores (@jofum) September 10, 2015
#StephanieBlythe is giving a great, earth mother Mrs. Lovett, served up straight. No need for extra sides or filler. #SweeneySF @SFOpera
— Cristin O'Keeffe (@Aspasia_1) September 10, 2015
Shoutout to the ensemble of @SFOpera's Sweeney Todd! That was one flawless onstage quick change into crazies. #SweeneySF
— Catrina (@CatrinaManahan) September 10, 2015
Sublime & Heartbreaking "Nothing's Gonna Harm You" by Toby aka Matthew Grills #SweeneySF #sfopera #Sondheim
— WonderMike (@WonderMike) September 10, 2015
genius transition into the insane asylum scene!!!! yasssss #SweeneySF #sfopera
— RJ (@rjsanjose) September 10, 2015
#Sweeneysf #sfopera @mattgrillzz for a small wisp of a boy. You have a lions voice! #Singwithyourheart
— Pinkyfrancisco (@pinkyfrancisco1) September 10, 2015
The brilliance of Sondheim. Such creepiness in Mea Culpa, in a love song form @waynetigges #SweeneySF @SFOpera
— Jennifer Chang (@jenchang1) September 10, 2015
Bloody Good Time
I can hear the blood gurgle from the back 😝 love it! #SweeneySF
— Ashley Miller (@ashleyemiller14) September 10, 2015
The scale of #SweeneySF is EPIC. The asylum inmates just keep coming and coming! And howling and howling! @SFOpera
— Jonathan J. Amores (@jofum) September 10, 2015
So pumped to watch the #blood flow. Come on #MrBarker #Pirelli has it coming 😈💈🔪🔪#SweenySF
— phoenixspirit (@phoenixspirit) September 10, 2015
Intermission selfie with partner-in-tweets @jenchang1! #SweeneySF #sfoselfie #sfopera @ballerinajen pic.twitter.com/5P6ucho6ld
— Jeff Tabaco (@jefftabaco) September 10, 2015
@DavidScottCurry @SFOpera You're in a box, we're in a box...#SFOSelfie pic.twitter.com/3qyIKteF10
— Dani Colman (@DirectorDaniC) September 10, 2015
Someone in the bar just offered me pie but I'M NOT FALLING FOR IT. #SFOpera #SweeneySF #unlessitslemon
— Rachael Herron (@RachaelHerron) September 10, 2015
Contemporary Comparisons
That said, if a pie shop called "The Worst Pies In London" opened in SOMA, it'd be a sellout. #SFhipsters #SweeneySF @SFOpera
— Dani Colman (@DirectorDaniC) September 10, 2015
The set of Fleet Street looks remarkably like some of the abandoned ports in Dogpatch. Coincidence? :) #inspiration #SweeneySF
— Ashley Miller (@ashleyemiller14) September 10, 2015
Mrs. Lovett should have used OK Cupid. :-( #SweeneySF #sfopera #Sondheim #badidea
— WonderMike (@WonderMike) September 10, 2015
Life and Opera Lessons Learned
Vengeance! The emotion without which there would be no opera, ever. #SweeneySF
— Karen Baumer (@phibetakitten) September 10, 2015
Not an opera until the long haired man complains about his life @DirectorDaniC #dutchman #hamletwithbling #SweeneySF
— Chase (@NotChaseBank) September 10, 2015
The lesson of #SweeneySF: always tip your stylist.
— Rin Rin (@CorinneRydman) September 10, 2015
Razors don't kill people; really pissed off ex barbers with razors kill people. #SweeneySF
— Karen Baumer (@phibetakitten) September 10, 2015
"Ya shouldn't harm nobody." If only you had told us at the beginning, Toby. If only you'd told us at the beginning. #SweeneySF
— ImperatorSmartyboots (@smartyboots) September 10, 2015
And a tweet from onstage
Hot wet and covered in blood in a coffin...@SFOpera #SweeneySF pic.twitter.com/sQLZ2bCGtG
— David Curry (@DavidScottCurry) September 10, 2015
Bravi, tutti
The production’s director, Lee Blakeley, thanked the tweeters, how else, with a tweet:
Attend the Tale! Huge thanks to all cast, crew, music staff and tweeters @SFOpera for last night's dress! #SweeneySF pic.twitter.com/5Y2Q4dIMZU
— Lee Blakeley (@Leeblakeley) September 10, 2015
And, after all that tweet-work...
Dinner at #TheGrove after Sweeney Todd? Pot pie. 🔪 #tasteslikechicken #SweeneySF pic.twitter.com/BKN8QtdWTV
— Jeff Tabaco (@jefftabaco) September 10, 2015
At several points in the evening, the Sweeney hashtag broke into the top trending topics on Twitter in San Francisco:
Our thanks to the intrepid, creative tweeters:
@ashleyemiller14, @Aspasia_1, @CatrinaManahan, @corinnerydman, @directordanic, @jefftabaco, @jenchang1, @jofum, @notchasebank, @phibetakitten, @phoenixspirit, @pinkyfrancisco1, @rachaelherron, @rjsanjose, @smartyboots, and @WonderMike.
Tweet you soon!
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