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This dark 1979 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and is based on the 1973 play “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” by Christopher Bond.
Story:
Sweeney Todd, whose real name is Benjamin Barker, uses his new alias to resume work in his barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling pie shop after being wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment by the corrupt Judge Turpin. After swearing vengeance against the judge that tore his family apart, Todd and Lovett plot a unique plan that helps them both and leads them down a dangerous, thrilling path with deadly consequences.
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical - Len Cariou
Best Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Lighting Design
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Book
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Len Cariou
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Ken Jennings
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Merle Louise
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Set Design
Ken Jennings
Sarah Rice
Best Cast Show Album
Best Actor in a Musical - Bob Gunton
Best Actress in a Musical - Beth Fowler
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Revival
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Bob Gunton
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Beth Fowler
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Revival
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Michael Cerveris
Best Actress in a Musical - Patti LuPone
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Manoel Felciano
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Michael Cerveris
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Patti LuPone
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Alexander Gemignani
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Sound Design
Best Musical Show Album
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jeremy Secomb
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Bill Buckhurst
Outstanding Orchestrations - Benjamin Cox
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical - Simon Kenny
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical - Amy Mae
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Matt Stine
Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Jeremy Secomb
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) - Matt Stine
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Jeremy Secomb