Epiphany

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"Epiphany" is a pivotal, emotionally explosive solo from the musical *Sweeney Todd* in which the title character fully embraces his vengeful madness.

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Epiphany canonical 1
“Epiphany” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
adaptedIn 2007 film adaptation of Sweeney Todd ⓘ
associatedPerformer Bryan Terfel ⓘ
linked to: Brynn Terfel

George Hearn ⓘ
Johnny Depp ⓘ
Len Cariou ⓘ
Michael Cerveris ⓘ
composer Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
criticalReputation key turning point in the musical ⓘ
one of Sweeney Todd’s most demanding songs ⓘ
emotionalTone desperate ⓘ
explosive ⓘ
intense ⓘ
filmPerformer Johnny Depp ⓘ
firstBroadwayYear 1979 ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd ⓘ
genre character song ⓘ
dramatic solo ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
hasMusicalFeatures dramatic orchestration ⓘ
rapid shifts in tempo ⓘ
wide vocal range ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
narrativeFunction character breakdown ⓘ
psychological climax ⓘ
villain origin moment ⓘ
originalBroadwayPerformer Len Cariou ⓘ
partOfWork Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ⓘ
performerCharacter Sweeney Todd ⓘ
positionInShow late first act ⓘ
setsUp Sweeney Todd’s decision to kill indiscriminately ⓘ
the subsequent murder spree in the plot ⓘ
stageFunction breaks the fourth wall ⓘ
direct address to the audience ⓘ
theme loss of humanity ⓘ
madness ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ
nihilism ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
violence ⓘ
vocalType baritone ⓘ
workBelongsToFranchise Sweeney Todd ⓘ
workDepicts Sweeney Todd’s descent into madness ⓘ
Sweeney Todd’s full embrace of vengeance ⓘ

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Benjamin Barker → musicalNumber → “Epiphany” ⓘ
linked to: Epiphany