Reddit mentions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway Version)

I love the Sondheim productions from the 80s

>Sunday in the Park with George

>Into the Woods

>Sweeney Todd

But I'm also pretty fond of the Donny Osmond
> Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat

which was produced for recording, and not just a filmed stage production, but still manages to feel very theatrical.

For a bit of variety, I'll throw in
> Pippin

> Kiss Me Kate

I don't remember if Kiss Me Kate was a theatrical production or a sound-stage, I think I've seen a couple of versions of that, but it's really good.

The Great Performances recordings of productions are always fantastic, but sometimes hard to track down.

Question: When you say "put to film," do you mean only movie musicals?

Because sometimes shows on stage are filmed, as well. I'd argue the Angela Landsbury "Sweeney Todd" film is actually the best musical film. (Note that I am NOT talking about the godawful Johnny Depp film).

First of all, Sweeney Todd is Stephen Sondheim - possibly the best musical composer ever - at his peak. SoM is by Rogers and Hammerstein, who are great, but it's not their peak; Carousel and The King and I and Oklahoma have better, more ambitious music from R&H.

Second, in Sweeney Todd, everyone you see is singing live, and singing their own parts.

In Sound of Music, everyone is lip syncing to a recording. Making matters worse, Christopher Plummer isn't actually the person whose voice we hear on "Edelweiss" - that singing voice belongs to Bill Lee, but hardly anyone knows that. There's something ethically shady about that, which I think has to knock a few points off of SoM's greatness.

Third, Sweeney - although it's far darker - is a far more daring and ambitious musical than SoM. I think that should count for something.

Here is the 1982 filmed version on Amazon I highly recommend watching it.

If you've never listened to the Angela Landsbury and George Hearn version I highly recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Todd-Barber-Broadway-Version/dp/B0013Z7RUC

Oh, I've heard of that Weill tribute! I think there used to be a few numbers from it on Youtube. Good luck finding a copy!

I'm going to recommend you give Sweeney Todd a try; I think it'll be up your alley. I linked that particular DVD on purpose because it's a video of the original production made for PBS, and it's way better than the Tim Burton movie. It's cheap to buy, but a lot of public libraries have it or can get it through interlibrary loan.