By the Sea
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"By the Sea" is a darkly comic, fantasy-tinged song from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Sweeney Todd*, in which Mrs. Lovett imagines an idyllic seaside life with the murderous barber.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmAdaptation | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helena Bonham Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LuPone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharactersCreatedBy | Christopher Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterSinging | Mrs. Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | the violence of Sweeney Todd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
contrasts with the musical’s grim plot
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provides comic relief ⓘ reveals Mrs. Lovett’s fantasies about domestic life ⓘ |
| filmPerformer | Helena Bonham Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstProduction | original 1979 Broadway production of Sweeney Todd ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| imaginedLocation | the English seaside ⓘ |
| includedInCastRecording |
2005 Broadway revival cast recording of Sweeney Todd
ⓘ
original Broadway cast recording of Sweeney Todd ⓘ |
| includedInSoundtrack | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice |
black humor
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fantasy versus reality ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
comic escapism
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fantasy of an idyllic seaside life ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musical | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalContrastWith | the darker, more dissonant score of Sweeney Todd overall ⓘ |
| notableMedium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | light and lilting compared to surrounding numbers ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVocalistInStageVersion | Mrs. Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway musical number ⓘ |
| recurringMotif | domestic bliss by the sea ⓘ |
| settingInLyrics | a seaside cottage ⓘ |
| sungToCharacter | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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whimsical ⓘ |
| workCreator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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