Mrs. Lovett’s Seaside Dream: A Glimpse into Her Macabre Fantasy with Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett meticulously plans a future with Sweeney Todd in "By the Sea," envisioning a charming seaside cottage, a fishing boat, and friends dropping in for dinner. Her accommodating nature extends even to suggesting an occasional guest c
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Mrs. Lovett has thought of everything. The seaside cottage, the fishing boat, the friends dropping in for dinner… “By the Sea,” her daydream of married life with Sweeney Todd, shows her to be nothing if not accommodating. “Now and then you could do the guest in,” she suggests, between thoughts of kippered herring and bathing dresses.
_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sondheims-Dreams-A-Sweet-Mistake-20261003)._
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