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About the Musical
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.
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Uris Theatre
- Opening Night
- Mar 1, 1979
- Total Performances
- 557
- Original Cast
- Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise, Angela Lansbury, Edmund Lyndeck, Jack Eric Williams, Sarah Rice, Ken Jennings, Joaquin Romaguera, Robert Ousley
- Director
- Harold Prince
- Choreographer
- Larry Fuller
- Producer
- Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson and Martin Richards
- Musical Director
- Paul Gemignani
- Orchestrations
- Jonathan Tunick
- Scenic Design
- Eugene Lee
- Costume Design
- Franne Lee
- Lighting Design
- Ken Billington
- Sound Design
- Jack Mann
1989 Broadway Revival
- Theatre
- Circle in the Square
- Opening Night
- Sep 14, 1989
- Total Performances
- 188
- Original Cast
- Beth Fowler, Bob Gunton, David Barron, SuEllen Estey, Tony Gilbert, Ted Keegan, Gretchen Kingsley, Eddie Korbich, David E. Mallard, Michael McCarty, Bill Nabel, Mary Phillips, Sylvia Rhyne, Jim Walton
- Director
- Susan H. Schulman
- Choreographer
- Michael Lichtefeld
- Producer
- Circle in the Square
- Musical Director
- David Krane
- Scenic Design
- James Morgan
- Costume Design
- Beba Shamash
- Lighting Design
- Mary Jo Dondlinger
2005 Broadway Revival
- Theatre
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre
- Opening Night
- Nov 3, 2005
- Total Performances
- 349
- Original Cast
- Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone, John Arbo, Donna Lynne Champlin, Diana DiMarzio, Manoel Felciano, Alexander Gemignani, Mark Jacoby, Benjamin Magnuson, Lauren Molina
- Director
- John Doyle
- Producer
- Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, The Ambassador Theatre Group, Adam Kenwright and Tulchin/Bartner/Bagert
- Orchestrations
- Sarah Travis
- Scenic Design
- John Doyle
- Costume Design
- John Doyle
- Lighting Design
- Richard G. Jones
- Sound Design
- Dan Moses Schreier
1982 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Type
- Filmed Live on Stage
- Director
- Terry Hughes
- Starring
- Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal
2007 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Type
- Hollywood Musical
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Screenplay
- John Logan
- Starring
- Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
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1979 Tony Award Nominations
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
1979 Drama Desk Award Nominations
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
1979 Theatre World Award Nominations
Ken Jennings
Sarah Rice
1980 Grammy Award Nominations
Best Cast Show Album
1990 Tony Award Nominations
Best Actor in a Musical - Bob Gunton
Best Actress in a Musical - Beth Fowler
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Revival
1989 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Bob Gunton
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Beth Fowler
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Revival
2006 Tony Award Nominations
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
2006 Drama Desk Award Nominations
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
2007 Grammy Award Nominations
Best Musical Show Album
2017 Drama Desk Award Nominations
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
2017 Drama League Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Jeremy Secomb
2017 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) - Matt Stine
2017 Theatre World Award Nominations
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Jeremy Secomb
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