tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post947348732968742544..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Sweeney Todd: Words without musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-63783443972304576122012-07-15T07:52:18.922-07:002012-07-15T07:52:18.922-07:00sondheim is a choice example because there are few...sondheim is a choice example because there are few people working in any written media who is as careful and exacting with his word choice. it would be curious to compare "sweeny todd" with the original play its based on to see what and how ideas were condensed.<br /><br />for another type of "words without music" try reading mamet plays! so much of what's going on is in the performance, in *how* the words are said, a sort of narrative music unto itself!david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.com