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The Worst Pies in London

Meat and greet: first encounters with Mrs. Lovett

Feb 23, 2025
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A rolling pin pounds relentlessly at an uncooperative pie crust. A kitchen rat scurries for cover. In a grimy London pie shop, one of musical theatre’s most formidable characters is about to make her entrance.

“The Worst Pies in London” serves as more than just a memorable character introduction. It’s a quintessentially Sondheimian piece of craftsmanship…

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