Tag Archives: Emma Thompson

Showtune Saturday: “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: CORRECTION AND APOLOGY: Since this post was put up, the video has been taken off YouTube. Apologies, and I’ll try to find another one. If there’s a better opening to a performance on video, I’ve yet to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged audra mcdonald, bryn terfel, Emma Thompson, new york philharmonic, showtune saturday, stephen sondheim, sweeney todd | 2 Comments

Showtune Saturday: “The Lambeth Walk” (With Bonus Nazis)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Me and my Girl was a hit musical of 1937, a mistaken-identity dancehall comedy about a Cockney bloke named Bill Snibson who discovers he is the heir to a noble title. The show’s hit tune was “The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Humor, Movies, Music | Tagged Adolph Hitler, dancing nazis, Emma Thompson, me and my girl, robert lindsay, showtune saturday, Stephen Fry, the lambeth walk | 3 Comments

“Saving Mr. Banks”

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As P.L. Travers, the author of the Mary Poppins books, Emma Thompson projects a grave sort of loneliness. Nested confidently into middle age, yet still grappling with the issues of her childhood, the Travers of “Saving Mr. Banks” … Continue reading →