I just completed 16 performances as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, with The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, RI. Every role's a learning experience, but Mrs. Lovett was an education. Some lessons I'll share with my students, but I know some lessons were just for me.
Read MoreYou've got to be carefully taught . . Jason Shealy as Sweeney Todd and Yours Truly as Mrs. Lovett. Photo by Megan Phelps.