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Editor's note: This review contains some comments and descriptions that could be considered "spoilers," but only if you're unfamiliar with the story of Sweeney Todd, which is unforgivable anyway, so we have little sympathy for you.

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Let me just start off by saying that there is a lot of talent onstage during Being Alive. Let me follow that up by saying all the talent in the world can't save a bad show. It's not bad, I think, because Sondheim is some kind of holy, un-adaptable composer, whose music should never, never, ever be taken out of context, as some have suggested. In fact, more than a few revues have been built...

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Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday BC Camplight: BC Camplight and Josh Olmstead play The Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 10:30 PM. $8 Improv from the N Crowd: Local improv troupe The N Crowd play The Actors Center (257 North Third Street) at 8PM. $10 In the Grape Room: Local musician (and blogger) Your Secret Identity plays the Grape Room at Grape Street Pub (4100 Main Street, Mannayunk) with Almost Awake. $5, 21+, 7:15 PM 2nd Friday: Did you miss First Friday? Center and University Cities are jumping on the Old City tradition by offering outdoor and artistic offerings the 2nd Friday of each month. More info here. Saturday International Dance: Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co., Tribal Spirit, Leah "Keturah" Caesar, Lesley Mitchell & Monique Legare International Dance Company perform at 40th Street Field (40th Street between Walnut and Locust Streets) between 12 and 3PM as part of the 40th Street Summer Series. More info here. 722: 722 brings their "well-balanced rock" to the World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) for a free show Upstairs. 7PM The Demon Barber of Fleet Street On the Cheap: A pay-what-you-like "read-through, sing-through" of Sweeney Todd at 7PM at Plays and Players (1714 Delancey). Bar at 6:30, nibbles after. Sunday Big Easy Sunday: The first in a series of shows celebrating the spirit of New Orleans and raising money to aid in the restoration of the Big Easy. Featured performers will be John Conahan, The Anthony Lattanze Band and UCC Royal Brass Band. The show is free, but "donations are welcome." 6PM at The World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). (See our interview with Philly to New Orleans organizer, Robin Parry, here) Sunday Music Matinée at Penn's Landing: The City Rhythm Orchestra will perform for free at The Great Plaza from 2-4 PM. Khyber Open Bar Sundays: DJ Eric Tomorrow and all you can drink for $10. Beginning at 9PM at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street). (21+) Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

Waiting to hear award show results? They might not be the Oscars, but the Barrymore Awards, Philadelphia theatre’s answer to the Tonys, were announced last Monday. Both Philadelphia Theatre Company and the Arden did remarkably well this year, each scooping an Outstanding Production award. PTC won Outstanding Production of a Play for their touching rendition of Take Me Out, the Broadway smash about a gay baseball player’s coming out (and did we mention everyone gets naked? Here’s hoping for a revival); the Arden won Outstanding Production of a Musical for the darkly comic Sweeney Todd. Terry Nolan also picked up best direction for Sweeney. Maria Mileaf had a surprising win over Jim Christy, director of Take Me Out, for her direction of The Story, a tale of race and journalism at PTC. Jim probably wasn’t too miffed, though – he picked up a lifetime achievement award.