Article: For Baranski, A Most Meaty Opportunity; In 'Sweeney Todd,' Actress Sinks Her Teeth Into a Singing Role

What is it Christine Baranski has that you don't see in a lot of other actresses? Well, she certainly has versatility, having distinguished herself in any number of stage, television and movie roles. But so have a lot of her colleagues.

Is it her enduring, statuesque good looks? After all, only months before her 50th birthday, which she just celebrated, she was inducted into the Celebrity Legs Hall of Fame. Nah. Thanks to personal trainers, botox, Jenny Craig, etc., plenty of stars are holding their own these days, bodywise.

How about . . . gumption? Yes! Baranski -- who plays the charmingly homicidal Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd," which opens the Kennedy Center's Stephen Sondheim festival ...

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