History Awesome / SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet

--> '''Sweeney:'''(emotionally reciprocating her presence for the first time with great delight) ..What a charming notion! [[MagnificentBastard Eminently practical]], yet appropriate as always!

* Little Toby is the one who ends up stopping Todd's murderous streak by ''slitting his throat'' from behind. Additionally, Todd appears to notice him approaching and seems to actually expose his throat to him on purpose.

* An understated moment occurs when, after initially having entertained the thought of killing Beadle Bamford in broad daylight (which Mrs.Lovett prudently pre-empts as ill-advised), Sweeney instead spots an opportunity to exploit his barbering duel with Signore Pirelli to impress the only man who could get Judge Turpin within reaching distance of his blades, simply by making him the contest adjudicator.

* An understated moment occurs when, after initially having entertained the thought of killing Beadle Bamford in broad daylight (which Mrs.Lovett prudently pre-empts as ill-advised), he instead spots an opportunity to exploit his barbering duel with Signore Pirelli to impress the only man who could get Judge Turpin within reaching distance of Sweeney's blades, simply by making him the contest adjudicator.

* An understated moment occurs when, after initially having entertained the thought of killing Beadle Bamford in broad daylight (which Mrs.Lovett prudently calls out as ill-advised), he instead spots an opportunity to exploit his barbering duel with Signore Pirelli to impress the only man who could get Judge Turpin within reaching distance of Sweeney's blades, simply by making him the contest adjudicator.

* Mrs. Lovett, after Sweeney has killed Signore Pirelli and has suggested merely burying him in a secret place, instead suggests they ''bake him into pies and sell him to the people of London''. Awesome, indeed.

* Tragically left out of the film adaptation, when sweet little Johanna shoots the asylum worker holding her captive, something Anthony had been unable to do.

* "A Little Priest" (my favourite version of it is the [=Patti LuPone=]/George Hearn concert version). Utterly breathtaking, utterly hilarious, and a perfect finale to the first act.
* Watching Sweeney take his sweet time shaving the guy and ''still'' beating Signor Pirelli is pretty awesome.

* The opening to the 2014 concert production. It starts out with everyone in fancy dress and seemingly like a normal concert production of a stage musical, until Bryn Terfel drops his concert book on the floor, the rest of the principal cast following suit. The entire cast, including the choir, then proceeds to TrashTheSet, with Emma Thompson tearing up her dress and Terfel opening a box and handing out props to the choir, culminating in a fake piano being overturned, at which point Terfel has changed from his tuxedo into a leather jacket and let his hair down, completing his transformation into Sweeney. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpmnMy53gQ It must be seen to be believed.]]

* Toby may be simple, but he's the only one to realise that Todd is ''bad news'' and try to warn Mrs. Lovett, unaware that she's also villainous.

* Tragically left out of the film adaptation, when sweet little Johanna [[spoiler:shoots the asylum worker holding her captive]], something Anthony had been unable to do.

* Anthony rescuing Johanna from BedlamHouse and then [[spoiler: leaving Mr. Fogg, the asylum keeper, at the mercy of his "children."]] Bad. Ass.

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Turpin:''' How seldom it is one meets a fellow spirit.\\

'''Sweeney Todd:''' '''BENJAMIN BARKER!!!''' [''cue the bloodiest vengeance ever''] ]]

** And of course the [[spoiler:''danse macabre'' after Todd realizes he killed his wife and that Mrs. Lovett had lied to him about her being dead -- complete with him complimenting Mrs. Lovett on being "eminently practical and appropriate as always" before throwing her into her own oven.]]

* Tragically left out of the film adaptation, when sweet little Johanna [[spoiler:kills the asylum worker holding her captive]], something Anthony had been unable to do.

* The opening to the 2014 concert production. It starts out with everyone in fancy dress and seemingly like a normal concert production of a stage musical, until Bryn Terfel drops his concert book on the floor, the rest of the principal cast following suit. The entire cast, including the choir, then proceeds to TrashTheSet, with Emma Stone tearing up her dress and Terfel opening a box and handing out props to the choir, culminating in a fake piano being overturned, at which point Terfel has changed from his tuxedo into a leather jacket and let his hair down, completing his transformation into Sweeney. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpmnMy53gQ It must be seen to be believed.]]

* The opening to the 2014 concert production. It starts out with everyone in fancy dress and seemingly like a normal concert production of a stage musical, until Sweeney (Bryn Terfel) drops his concert book on the floor, the rest of the principal cast following suit. The entire cast, including the choir, then proceeds to TrashTheSet, culminating in a prop piano being overturned, at which point Terfel appears with unkempt hair and a leather jacket. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpmnMy53gQ It must be seen to be believed.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Turpin:''' How seldom it is one meets a fellow spirit.]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sweeney Todd:''' With fellow tastes... in women at least.]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Judge Turpin:''' [''unsettled''] What's that?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sweeney Todd:''' [[NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe The years, no doubt, have changed me]], sir. But then I suppose the face of a barber, the face of a prisoner in the dock, is not particularly memorable.]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Judge Turpin:''' [''[[OhCrap with immense shock]]''] Benjamin... Barker...]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sweeney Todd:''' '''BENJAMIN BARKER!!!''' [''cue the bloodiest vengeance ever''] ]]

** And of course the [[spoiler:''danse macabre'' after Todd realizes he killed his wife and that Mrs. Lovett had lied to him about her being dead -- complete with him complimenting Mrs. Lovett on being "eminently practical and appropriate as always" before throwing her into her own oven.]]

* Anthony rescuing Johanna from BedlamHouse and then [[spoiler: leaving Mr. Fogg, the asylum keeper, at the mercy of his "children."]] [[{{Badass}} Bad. Ass.]]

[[spoiler:'''Sweeney Todd:''' BENJAMIN BARKER!!! [''cue the bloodiest vengeance ever''] ]]

** And of course the [[spoiler:''danse macabre'' after Todd realizes he killed his wife and that Mrs. Lovett had lied to him about her being dead -- complete with him complimenting Mrs. Lovett on being "eminently practical and appropriate as always" before throwing her into her own oven.]]

* Michael Ball's entire performance in the 2012 London revival. He's a terrific musical theatre actor and singer, but he's also one of the last people you would think of for the title role, which is a 180-degree turn from pretty much all of the roles for which he's most famous. He ends up knocking it out of the park with an utterly ''terrifying'' portrayal.

* Michael Ball's entire performance in the 2012 London revival. He's a terrific musical theatre actor and singer, but he's also one of the last people you would think of for the title role, which is a 180-degree turn from pretty much all of the roles for which he's most famous. But he knocks it out of the park with an utterly ''terrifying'' portrayal.

* Michael Ball's entire performance in the 2012 London revival. He's a terrific musical theatre actor and singer, but he's also one of the last people you would think of for the title role, which is a 180-degree turn from pretty much all of the roles for which he's most famous. But he knocks it out of the part with an utterly ''terrifying'' portrayal.