This musical thriller is set in darkest Victorian England and tells the infamous tale of Sweeney Todd - the demon barber of Fleet Street - who seeks revenge when a malicious Judge frames him, ravages his young wife and kidnaps his daughter Johanna. Together with Mrs Lovett - the enterprising proprietress of the pie shop downstairs - the pair form an innovative business partnership cooking up blood-curdling results.
Prologue
The company assembles as a chorus of London's citizens to perform a no-frills burial, dumping a body bag into a shallow grave. As they sing, Sweeney Todd rises from the grave as though summoned forth ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd"), before the actual play begins, set some months before the burial. The company continues to appear throughout the show to comment on the action of the play through song.
Act I
The year is 1846. A young sailor named Anthony Hope rides a ship into London, full of joy about his return home; conversely, the aloof Sweeney Todd, whom Anthony recently rescued during a storm at sea, is grim and uneasy. On land, Todd's mood is worsened by a half-mad Beggar Woman who sexually solicits both Anthony and Todd, and appears to recognize Todd ("No Place Like London"). Before the two shipmates part, Todd discourages Anthony's innocently happy worldview by recounting the tragic story of a young and naïve barber, his beautiful wife, and the lustful judge who exiled him to pursue her ("The Barber and His Wife"). Todd soon enters a meat pie shop on Fleet Street, where he encounters the shop's proprietress, Mrs. Nellie Lovett, who laments about the difficult economic times ("Worst Pies in London"). When Todd asks about her unoccupied upstairs apartment, she recounts the sad tale of the previous tenant, a barber named Benjamin Barker. Barker was sentenced on false charges by the corrupt Judge Turpin because of the Judge's lust for Barker's wife, Lucy. Mrs. Lovett reveals how, once Barker had been transported to Botany Bay in Australia, the Judge and his cohort, Beadle Bamford, then lured Lucy to the Judge's home and raped her ("Poor Thing"). Upon hearing the tale, Todd's reaction of explosive despair confirms Mrs. Lovett's suspicions that he is himself Benjamin Barker, back from Australia. She tells Todd that his wife poisoned herself and his then-infant daughter, Johanna, became a ward of the Judge. Todd swears revenge on the Judge and Beadle before Mrs. Lovett reveals Todd's old collection of sterling silver straight razors, which she has kept hidden for years, telling him that he can now live above her shop and become a barber again ("My Friends" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!").
Meanwhile, Anthony, walking through Kearny's Lane, notices an exquisite blonde girl singing at a window ("Green Finch and Linnet Bird"). The Beggar Woman again passes by and tells Anthony that the girl is Johanna, Judge Turpin's ward. Unaware that Johanna is his friend Todd's daughter, Anthony is immediately smitten ("Ah, Miss") and pledges to woo her; however, the Judge and the Beadle threaten Anthony off by violently killing a bird that he buys for Johanna. Anthony swears to rescue her from such vile captors ("Johanna"). Meanwhile, in the crowded marketplace, renowned "Italian" barber Adolfo Pirelli and his simple-minded assistant, Tobias Ragg, pitch a cure-all for hair loss ("Pirelli's Miracle Elixir"). Todd, after exposing the elixir as a hoax, challenges Pirelli to a shaving competition. Pirelli puts on a grandiose show before Beadle Bamford and other townsfolk, but Todd wins easily ("The Contest"). Todd invites the impressed Beadle to visit his parlor some time for a complimentary shave ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned").
Several days later, as Todd waits for the Beadle's arrival, Mrs. Lovett urges the persistence of his diminishing patience ("Wait"), when Anthony enters the shop. He tells Todd of his sudden romance with Johanna and requests to use Todd's barbershop as a safe house for the girl. No sooner has Anthony left than Pirelli and Tobias visit the shop; Mrs. Lovett distracts Toby downstairs, leaving Todd alone with Pirelli, who drops his Italian accent to reveal an Irish one. Pirelli declares his true identity as Danny O'Higgins and recounts having served as an assistant to Todd fifteen years ago. O'Higgins now attempts to blackmail his former employer; however, Todd suddenly strangles O'Higgins and dumps his body into an empty trunk. Once Toby—seeking his master—has again entered and exited, Todd opens the trunk and finishes off O'Higgins by slitting his throat ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong").
Across town, Judge Turpin is tormented by his lust for Johanna, finally announcing his intention to marry her ("Johanna–Mea Culpa"). Disgusted by the prospect, Johanna and Anthony plan to elope ("Kiss Me"). At the same time, the Beadle recommends Todd's services to the Judge, in order to improve his appearance for better winning Johanna's affections ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities"). Mrs. Lovett continues to distract Toby until the Judge enters Todd's shop. Although caught off guard and eager for blood, Todd prepares to exact his revenge by first carefully calming the Judge ("Pretty Women"). Before Todd strikes, however, Anthony barges in to tell Todd about his and Johanna's plans, accidentally informing the enraged Judge, who storms out, vowing never to return. Todd, having lost his opportunity for vengeance, drives Anthony away before descending into furious madness and broadening his anger's target to all of humanity: by punishing the rich and corrupt, and relieving the poor of their misery, through death ("Epiphany"). Mrs. Lovett, however, is more practical while discussing how to dispose of O'Higgins' body and has a sudden burst of inspiration, suggesting through wordplay that they use the flesh of Todd's victims in her meat pies, an idea which Todd enthusiastically adopts ("A Little Priest").
Act II
Mrs. Lovett's pie shop has become a thriving business with even Toby helping to wait on its many customers ("God, That's Good!"). The only downside is the Beggar Woman, who continually hangs around the pie shop defaming Mrs. Lovett. Todd and Mrs. Lovett now have a specially-designed mechanical barber's chair that allows Todd to kill someone in the barbershop and then send the body through a chute directly into the pie shop's basement bakehouse for Mrs. Lovett to cook. Todd accustoms himself to the idea that he may never see Johanna again, spending his time methodically slashing throats, while Anthony longs to be with her romantically ("Johanna–Quartet"). After a day of hard work, Mrs. Lovett daydreams of a future life of retirement with Todd, though he appears uninterested ("By The Sea").
In the meantime, Anthony discovers that the Judge has committed Johanna to Fogg's Lunatic Asylum and, with Todd's help, plans to rescue her by infiltrating the asylum posing as a wigmaker intent on purchasing inmates' hair ("Wigmaker Sequence" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before"). Jubilant at the possibility of having his revenge fulfilled after all, Todd sends a secret letter to notify the Judge about Anthony's plot, hoping to lure the Judge to his shop, where he writes that Anthony plans to return with Johanna. (The contents of the letter are sung aloud by a quintet from the company; "The Letter.")
In the pie shop, Toby expresses suspicions about Todd and his desire to protect Mrs. Lovett, whom he has come to view as a mother figure ("Not While I'm Around"). When he recognizes Pirelli's coin purse in Mrs. Lovett's possession, she refocuses his attention on learning how to work her meat grinder and other bakehouse machinery, secretly locking him alone in the basement when she leaves. Back upstairs, she encounters Beadle Bamford sitting at her harmonium, commissioned by neighbors to investigate the strange smoke and smells from the pie shop's chimney. Mrs. Lovett stalls for time before Todd arrives and offers the Beadle his promised "free shave"; Mrs. Lovett loudly plays music on her harmonium to cover the screams of the Beadle's demise above ("Parlor Songs"). Immediately after, Toby discovers a hair and fingernail in pie he samples when suddenly the Beadle's fresh corpse tumbles into the basement. Above, Mrs. Lovett informs Todd that Toby has figured them out and they head downstairs to dispose of him.
Anthony arrives at the asylum to rescue Johanna, but Fogg, the deranged owner of the asylum, attempts to stop them. Anthony brandishes a pistol but when he is unable to kill Fogg, Johanna instinctively grabs the weapon, aims true, and fires, fleeing with Anthony to Todd's parlor (Johanna disguised in sailor's clothing). The asylum's inmates pour out onto the streets, ecstatically proclaiming the end of the world; at the same time, Todd and Mrs. Lovett hunt for Toby in vain ("City on Fire/Searching"), abandoning their search when the Judge approaches. Alone in Todd's parlor while Anthony seeks out a coach on the street, Johanna quickly hides as the Beggar Woman, especially frenzied, enters the barbershop. Todd stumbles upon the Beggar Woman and, anticipating the Judge's arrival, frantically slits her throat, sending her down the chute a moment before the Judge bursts in. Todd assures the Judge that Johanna is totally repentant and the Judge lustfully asks for a quick face massage and some cologne before reuniting with her. Once he has the Judge in his chair, Todd soothes then suddenly mocks him, alerting the Judge to his former identity. Both the Judge and Todd scream "Benjamin Barker!" before Todd, at last, passionately slashes his enemy's throat and sends him hurtling down the chute ("The Judge's Return"). Johanna, who has heard every noise, emerges from her hiding place in the room and is also nearly slain by Todd; however, Mrs. Lovett shrieks from the bakehouse below, providing a distraction for Johanna to escape out the door.
Down in the bakehouse, Mrs. Lovett panics while struggling with the wounded Judge, who claws at her before finally dying. Storming into the room and seeing the face of the Beggar Woman clearly with the oven's light, Todd realizes in horror that she is in fact his wife Lucy. When Mrs. Lovett said that Lucy had poisoned herself, Todd interpreted this to mean his wife was dead. Todd now furiously accuses Mrs. Lovett of deceiving him, but Mrs. Lovett maintains her guiltlessness, saying that although Lucy had indeed taken poison, she did not die but instead went insane. Lovett says she withheld the whole truth from Todd in order to spare his feelings because she loves him. Todd feigns calm forgiveness, waltzing Lovett over to the huge oven, abruptly hurling her into the fire, and slamming the doors shut. Todd then sinks to the floor and cradles his deceased wife in his arms. Toby, driven completely insane and with his hair now white from shock, reappears from the shadows, picks up Todd's fallen razor, and strikes at Todd's throat. As Anthony, Johanna, and some constables break into the bakehouse, Todd falls dead and Toby drops the razor, heedless of the others, while beginning to absentmindedly parody the motions of turning a meat grinder ("Final Scene").
Epilogue
The company assembles one last time to sing "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd." As the resurrected ghosts of Todd and Mrs. Lovett rise from their graves, they conclude that the capability for revenge is within all of us. The company exits with Todd and Mrs. Lovett being the last. Todd pauses at the large iron door at the back of the stage to look at Mrs. Lovett one final time before slamming the door in the audience's face.
The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond.
Original Broadway production and tour
The original production premiered on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979 and closed on June 29, 1980 after 557 performances and 19 previews. Directed by Hal Prince and choreographed by Larry Fuller, the scenic design was by Eugene Lee, costumes by Franne Lee and lighting by Ken Billington. The cast included Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett, Len Cariou as Todd, Victor Garber as Anthony, Sarah Rice as Johanna, Merle Louise as the Beggar Woman, Ken Jennings as Tobias, Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin, Joaquin Romaguera as Pirelli, and Jack Eric Williams as Beadle Bamford. The production was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical. Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn replaced Lansbury and Cariou on March 4, 1980.
The first national US tour started on October 24, 1980, in Washington, D.C. and ended in August 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Lansbury was joined by Hearn and this version was taped during the Los Angeles engagement and broadcast on PBS on September 12, 1982.
A North American tour started on February 23, 1982, in Wilmington, Delaware, and ended on July 17, 1982, in Toronto, Ontario. June Havoc and Ross Petty starred.
Original London production
The first London production opened on July 2, 1980, at the West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, starring Denis Quilley and Sheila Hancock along with Andrew C. Wadsworth as Anthony, Mandy More as Johanna, Michael Staniforth as Tobias, Austin Kent as Judge Turpin, Dilys Watling as the Beggar Woman, David Wheldon-Williams as Beadle Bamford, Oz Clarke as Jonas Fogg, and John Aron as Pirelli. The show ran for 157 performances. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1980.
1989 Broadway revival
The first Broadway revival opened on September 14, 1989 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, and closed on February 25, 1990 after 189 performances and 46 previews. It was produced by Theodore Mann, directed by Susan H. Schulman, with choreography by Michael Lichtefeld. The cast featured Bob Gunton (Sweeney Todd), Beth Fowler (Mrs. Lovett), Eddie Korbich (Tobias Ragg), Jim Walton (Anthony Hope) and David Barron (Judge Turpin). The production was originally produced Off-Off-Broadway by the York Theatre Company at the Church of the Heavenly Rest from March 31, 1989 to April 29, 1989. This production received four Tony Award nominations: for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, but failed to win any.
1993 West End revival
In 1993, the show received its first West End revival at the National Theatre. The production opened originally at the Cottesloe Theatre on June 2, 1993, and later transferred to the Lyttleton Theatre on December 16, 1993, playing in repertory and closing on June 1, 1994. The show's design was slightly altered to fit a proscenium arch theatre space for the Lyttleton Theatre. The director was Declan Donnellan and the Cottesloe Theatre production starred Alun Armstrong as Todd and Julia McKenzie as Mrs. Lovett, with Adrian Lester as Anthony, Barry James as Beadle Bamford and Denis Quilley as Judge Turpin. Quilley had originated the title role in the original London production in 1980. When the show transferred, Quilley replaced Armstrong in the title role. Sondheim praised Donnellan for the "small 'chamber' approach to the show which was the composer's original vision for the piece." This production received Olivier Awards for Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical (Armstrong) and Best Actress in a Musical (McKenzie), as well as nominations for Best Director and two for Best Supporting Performance in a musical.
2004 London revival
In 2004, John Doyle directed a revival of the musical at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, England, running from July 27, 2004 until October 9, 2004. This production subsequently transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre. This production was notable for having no orchestra, with the 10-person cast playing the score themselves on musical instruments that they carried onstage. This marked the first time in nearly ten years that a Sondheim show had been presented in the commercial West End. It starred Paul Hegarty as Todd, Karen Mann as Mrs. Lovett, Rebecca Jackson as The Beggar Woman, Sam Kenyon as Tobias, Rebecca Jenkins as Johanna, David Ricardo-Pearce as Anthony and Colin Wakefield as Judge Turpin. This production closed February 5, 2005.
2005 Broadway revival
A version of the John Doyle West End production transferred to Broadway, opening on November 3, 2005 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre with a new cast, all of whom played their own instruments, as had been done in London. The cast consisted of: Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett/Tuba/Percussion), Michael Cerveris (Todd/Guitar), Manoel Felciano (Tobias/Violin/Clarinet/Piano), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle/Piano/Trumpet), Lauren Molina (Johanna/Cello), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony/Cello/Piano), Mark Jacoby (Turpin/Trumpet/Percussion), Donna Lynne Champlin (Pirelli/Accordion/Flute/Piano), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman/Clarinet) and John Arbo (Fogg/Double bass). The production ran for 384 performances and was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two: Best Direction of a Musical for Doyle and Best Orchestrations for Sarah Travis who had reconstructed Jonathan Tunick's original arrangements to suit the ten-person cast and orchestra. Because of the small scale of the musical, it cost $3.5 million to make, a sum small in comparison to many Broadway musicals and recouped in nineteen weeks.[15] A national tour based on Doyle's Broadway production began on August 30, 2007 with Judy Kaye (who had temporarily replaced LuPone in the Broadway run) as Mrs. Lovett and David Hess as Todd. Alexander Gemignani also played the title role for the Toronto run of the tour in November 2007.
2012 London revival
Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton starred in a new production of the show which played at The Chichester Festival Theatre, running from 24 September to 5 November 2011. Directed by Jonathan Kent, the cast included Ball as Todd, Staunton as Mrs. Lovett, James McConville as Tobias, John Bowe as Judge Turpin, Robert Burt as Pirelli, Luke Brady as Anthony, Gillian Kirkpatrick as Lucy Barker, Lucy May Barker as Johanna and Peter Polycarpou as Beadle Bamford. It notably takes place in the 1930s instead of 1846 and restored the oft-cut song "Johanna (Mea Culpa)". The production received positive reviews from both critics and audience members and transferred to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2012 for a limited run from March 10 until September 22. The West End transfer received six Laurence Olivier Award nominations of which it won the three; Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical for Ball and Best Actress in a Musical for Staunton.
Prologue
"Organ Prelude"
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" – Company
Act I
"No Place Like London" – Todd, Anthony and Beggar Woman
"The Barber and His Wife" – Todd
"The Worst Pies in London" – Mrs. Lovett
"Poor Thing" – Mrs. Lovett
"My Friends" – Todd and Mrs. Lovett
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Reprise) – Company
"Green Finch and Linnet Bird" – Johanna
"Ah, Miss" – Anthony and Beggar Woman
"Johanna" – Anthony
"Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" – Tobias Ragg, Todd, Mrs. Lovett and Company
"The Contest":
"Pirelli's Entrance" – Pirelli
"Shaving Sequence" – Pirelli
"Tooth-Pulling Sequence" – Pirelli and Tobias †
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 2)" – Ensemble
"Wait" – Mrs. Lovett
"Pirelli's Death" – Pirelli
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 3) – Ensemble
"Johanna (Judge's Song): Mea Culpa" – Judge Turpin † ‡
"Kiss Me (Part I)" – Johanna and Anthony
"Ladies in their Sensitivities" – Beadle Bamford
"Kiss Me (Part II/Quartet)" – Beadle Bamford, Johanna, Anthony and Judge Turpin
"Pretty Women (Parts I and II)" – Todd and Judge Turpin
"Epiphany" – Todd and Mrs. Lovett
"A Little Priest" – Todd and Mrs. Lovett
Act II
"God, That's Good!" – Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, Todd and Company
"Johanna" (Quartet) – Anthony, Todd, Johanna and Beggar Woman
"By the Sea" – Mrs. Lovett and Todd
"Wigmaker Sequence":
"Wigmaker (Part I)" – Todd and Anthony
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Reprise 4) – Company
"Wigmaker (Part II)" – Todd and Anthony
"The Letter" – Company quintet
"Not While I'm Around" – Tobias and Mrs. Lovett
"Parlor Songs": †[2]
"Sweet Polly Plunkett" – Beadle Bamford and Mrs. Lovett
"Tower of Bray" – Beadle Bamford, Mrs. Lovett and Tobias
"Sweet Polly Plunkett" (Reprise) – Mrs. Lovett
"Final Sequence":
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Reprise 5) – Company
"Fogg's Asylum" – Company
"City on Fire/Searching" – Company, Johanna and Anthony/Todd, Mrs. Lovett and Beggar Woman
"Ah, Miss" (Reprise) – Anthony and Johanna
"Beggar Woman's Lullaby" – Beggar Woman §
"The Judge's Return" – Todd and Judge Turpin
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Reprise 6) – Company
"Final Scene" – Todd, Mrs. Lovett and Tobias
Epilogue
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Reprise 7) – Company
Notes on the songs:
† Despite being cut in previews for reasons of length, these numbers were included on the Original Cast Recording. It has been restored in subsequent productions.
‡ This song is after "The Contest" in the 2005 Broadway Revival.
§ This number was written for the London production and first recorded for the 2000 New York Philharmonic concert performance.
Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker: Morose and brooding, a barber by profession who returned to London (after fifteen years of unjust incarceration in an Australian penal colony) to seek revenge first on the corrupt judge who sent him there, and then simply on whoever proves unfortunate enough to end up in his shop.
Mrs. Nellie Lovett: A cheery and chatty but wholly amoral restaurateur whose business has become run down due to a scarcity of meat and who would like to be more than a landlady to Mr. Todd.
Anthony Hope: A young, naïve sailor who has rescued Todd and falls in love with Johanna Barker.
Johanna Barker : Todd's beautiful young daughter, claimed by Judge Turpin as his own ward.
Judge Turpin : A corrupt and depraved judiciary official who twists the system to serve his own ends and who has become infatuated by Johanna as she has matured.
Tobias Ragg : A simple young lad who works first for Pirelli, and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd.
Beadle Bamford Turpin's right-hand man and accomplice to his dirty deeds.
Beggar Woman/Lucy Barker: A mad crone with a filthy tongue whose interjections go unheeded, but who is eventually revealed to be Lucy Barker, the wife of Benjamin Barker.
Adolfo Pirelli/Danny O'Higgins: An Irish charlatan and former employee of Benjamin Barker's who has since developed a public persona as a flashy, Italian barber; he attempts to blackmail Todd whom he ultimately recognizes from his youth. (In some productions, Pirelli has been played by a woman but still portrayed as a male character.)
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Sweeney Todd (1979-03-George Gershwin Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Gershwin Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 an 4 mois Nombre : 19 previews - 557 représentationsPremière Preview : 06 February 1979
Première: 01 March 1979
Dernière: 29 June 1980Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Larry Fuller • Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: Tony Awards
Best Musical Book (Hugh Wheeler)
Best Score (Stephen Sondheim)
Best Actor in a Musical (Len Cariou)
Best Actress in a Musical (Angela Lansbury)
Best Director (Harold Prince)
Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee)
Best Costume Design (Franne Lee)
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best Production of a Musical
Best Musical Score (Stephen Sondheim)
Best Lyrics for a Musical (Stephen Sondheim)
Best Book for a Musical (Hugh Wheeler)
Best Actress in a Musical (Angela Lansbury)
Best Actor in a Musical (Len Cariou)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Ken Jennings)
Best Costume Design (Franne Lee)
Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee)
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Music (Stephen Sondheim)
Outstanding Lyrics (Stephen Sondheim)
Outstanding Book (Hugh Wheeler)
Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Angela Lansbury)
Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Len Cariou)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Merle Louise)
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Ken Jennings)
Other Awards
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
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Sweeney Todd (1980-07-Drury Lane Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Drury Lane Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 4 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 157 représentationsPremière Preview : 02 July 1980
Première: 02 July 1980
Dernière: 15 November 1980Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Larry Fuller • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Denis Quilley (Sweeney Todd), Sheila Hancock (Mrs Lovett), Andrew C. Wadsworth (Anthony), Many More (Johanna), Michael Staniforth (Tobias), Austin Kent (Judge Turpin), John Aron (Pirelli), Dilys Watling (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : Based on the play by Christopher Bond. This Grand-Guignol semi-operatic piece is generally held to be a masterpiece and has gone on to have world-wide success. Yet this first London production failed. It was an exact copy of the Broadway version which won 8 Tony Awards and ran for 558 performances - but the London critics were scathing. They claimed the production was over-blown, swamped with heavy scenery and pretentious. (A later much simpler “chamber” version at the Cottesloe Theatre was an enormous success.)
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Sweeney Todd (1984-10-New York State Theatre-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 13 représentationsPremière Preview : 11 October 1984
Première: 11 October 1984
Dernière: 18 November 1984Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (1985-05-Half Moon Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Half Moon Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : Nombre : 33 représentationsPremière Preview : 01 May 1985
Première: 01 May 1985
Dernière: InconnuMise en scène : Chris Bond • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Cast: Leon Greene (Sweeney Todd), Gillian Hanna (Mrs Lovett), Christopher Snell (Anthony), Bernard Martin (Judge Turpin), Eithne Hannigan (Joanna), Andrew Schofield (Tobias), John Aron (Pirelli), Ruth Mayo (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : This was a much scaled-down production, with a cast of ten and an orchestra of five - and new musical arrangements by Rick Juckes. It was hugely praised by the critics, many of whom felt the true quality of Sondheim’s work had been swamped and lost by the scale of the original Drury Lane production.
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Sweeney Todd (1989-03-Church of the Heavenly Rest-Off Off Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Church of the Heavenly Rest (Broadway (Off-Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 4 semaines Nombre : 24 représentationsPremière Preview : 31 March 1989
Première: 31 March 1989
Dernière: 29 April 1989Mise en scène : Susan H. Schulman • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (1989-09-Circle in the Square Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Circle in the Square Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 5 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 46 previews - 189 représentationsPremière Preview : 05 August 1989
Première: 14 September 1989
Dernière: 25 February 1990Mise en scène : Susan H. Schulman • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: Reprise de Sweeney Todd (1989-03-Church of the Heavenly Rest-Off Off Broadway)
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Sweeney Todd (1993-06-Cottesloe Theatre-NT-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Dorfman TheatreDurée : 4 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 83 représentationsPremière Preview : 02 June 1993
Première: 02 June 1993
Dernière: 19 October 1993Mise en scène : Declan Donnellan • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Alun Armstrong (Sweeney Todd), Julia McKenzie (Mrs Lovett), Adrian Lester (Anthony), Denis Quilley (Judge Turpin), Carol Starks (Joanna), Adrian Lewis Morgan (Tobias), Nick Holder (Pirelli), Sheila Reid (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : 2 séries:
> Cottesloe (2/6 - 19/10/1993) 83 représ devant 24.515 spect
> Lyttelton (16/12/1993 - 1/6/1994) 76 représ devant 56.100 spect
With its nine-piece orchestra and staged in the small Cottesloe studio theatre, prior to opening this was mocked as “Teeny Todd, the cut-down version of Sweeney”. However, it was received with almost unanimous praise in every respect, and hailed as a masterpiece in construction, design and performance.
(By the time the production moved to the Lyttleton, Alun Armstrong had left the production and the title role returned to Denis Quilley who had originally played it back in 1980.Commentaires longs: Lawrence Olivier Awards
Best Musical Revival
Best Director of a Musical (Declan Donnellan)
Best Actor in a Musical (Alun Armstrong)
Best Actress in a Musical (Julia McKenzie)
Radio Recording
This production (with Denis Quilley as Sweeney Todd) was recorded by the BBC for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July, 1994
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Sweeney Todd (1993-12-Lyttelton Theatre-NT-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Lyttelton TheatreDurée : 5 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 76 représentationsPremière Preview : 16 December 1993
Première: 16 December 1993
Dernière: 01 June 1994Mise en scène : Declan Donnellan • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Denis Quilley (Sweeney Todd), Julia McKenzie (Mrs Lovett), Adrian Lester (Anthony), Denis Quilley (Judge Turpin), Carol Starks (Joanna), Adrian Lewis Morgan (Tobias), Nick Holder (Pirelli), Sheila Reid (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : 2 séries:
> Cottesloe (2/6 - 19/10/1993) 83 représ devant 24.515 spect
> Lyttelton (16/12/1993 - 1/6/1994) 76 représ devant 56.100 spect
With its nine-piece orchestra and staged in the small Cottesloe studio theatre, prior to opening this was mocked as “Teeny Todd, the cut-down version of Sweeney”. However, it was received with almost unanimous praise in every respect, and hailed as a masterpiece in construction, design and performance.
(By the time the production moved to the Lyttleton, Alun Armstrong had left the production and the title role returned to Denis Quilley who had originally played it back in 1980.Commentaires longs: Reprise de Sweeney Todd (1993-06-Cottesloe Theatre-NT-London)
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Sweeney Todd (1996-04-Goodspeed Opera House-East Hddam)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : 10 April 1996
Première: 10 April 1996
Dernière: 21 June 1996Mise en scène : Gabriel Barre • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (1996-06-Opera Holland Park-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Opera Holland Park (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : Nombre : 6 représentationsPremière Preview : 18 June 1996
Première: 18 June 1996
Dernière: 22 June 1996Mise en scène : Chris Bond • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Ray Shell (Sweeney Todd), Nicky Croydon (Mrs Lovett), Darryl Knock (Anthony), Simon Masterton-Smith (Judge Turpin), Justine Koos (Joanna), Paul J. Medford (Tobias), Steve Elias (Pirelli), Jackie Marks (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : This was staged in the open-air Holland Park theatre for just six performances. It was generally well received.
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Sweeney Todd (2000-05-Avery Fisher Hall-LCPA-New York) Concert
Type de série: ConcertThéâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : Nombre : Première Preview : 04 May 2000
Première: 04 May 2000
Dernière: 06 May 2000Mise en scène : Lonny Price • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (2000-06-Bridewell Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Bridewell Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : 07 June 2000
Première: 07 June 2000
Dernière: 15 July 2000Mise en scène : Richard James • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Michael McLean (Sweeney Todd), Jessica Martin (Mrs Lovett), Joshua Dallas (Anthony), Mark Inscoe (Judge Turpin), Sophie Millett (Joanna), Michael Kerry (Tobias), Ian Mowat (Pirelli), Dianne Pilkington (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : Marking the 20th anniversary of the original London production, this was given a “promenade” type production inside the Bridewell Theatre.
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Sweeney Todd (2001-10-Télévision-Concert)
Type de série: ConcertThéâtre: *** TV (*** - ***) Durée : Nombre : Première Preview : 31 October 2001
Première: 31 October 2001
Dernière: 31 October 2001Mise en scène : Lonny Price • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: This concert version was based on the New York Philharmonic concerts of May, 2000. It was subsequently performed at the 2001 Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. This concert version was based on the New York Philharmonic concerts of May, 2000. It was subsequently performed at the 2001 Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. This concert version was based on the New York Philharmonic concerts of May, 2000. It was subsequently performed at the 2001 Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. This concert version was based on the New York Philharmonic concerts of May, 2000. It was subsequently performed at the 2001 Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. Performed July 19-21, 2001 at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Sweeney Todd (2002-05-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts-Washington)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 17 représentationsPremière Preview : 10 May 2002
Première: 10 May 2002
Dernière: 30 June 2002Mise en scène : Christopher Ashley • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (2002-06-Sadler's Wells Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Sadler's Wells (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : TheatreDurée : 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : 07 June 2002
Première: 07 June 2002
Dernière: 15 June 2002Mise en scène : David McVicar • Chorégraphie : Jonathan Butterell • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Steven Page (Sweeney Todd), Beverley Klein (Mrs Lovett), Daniel Broad (Anthony), Malcolm Rivers (Judge Turpin), Anna-Clare Monk (Joanna), Christopher Saunders (Tobias), Stuart Kale (Pirelli), Gillian Kirkpatrick (Beggar Woman), Stephen Briggs (Beadle)Commentaires : This production was originally created in 1998 by Opera North and now revived for a short tour. The original Leeds production had been much praised, but this revival was loaded with superlatives, with several critics claiming this was its best staging to date.
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Sweeney Todd (2002-11-Civic Opera House-Chicago)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Civic Opera House (Chicago - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois Nombre : 12 représentationsPremière Preview : 18 November 2002
Première: 18 November 2002
Dernière: 22 December 2002Mise en scène : Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) :
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Sweeney Todd (2003-12-Main Auditorium Royal Opera House-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Royal Opera House (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Main AuditoriumDurée : 1 mois Nombre : 9 représentationsPremière Preview : 15 December 2003
Première: 15 December 2003
Dernière: 14 January 2004Mise en scène : Neil Armfield • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Thomas Allen (Sweeney Todd), Felicity Palmer (Mrs Lovett), William Dazely (Anthony), Jonathan Veira (Judge Turpin), Rebecca Evans (Joanna), Doug Jones (Tobias), Bonaventura Bottone (Pirelli), Rosalind Plowright (Beggar Woman), Robert Tear (Beadle)Commentaires : This production originated at the Lyric Opera House Chicago where its performance was accepted without question. When it came to Covent Garden it was subject to much discussion. Was it an “opera” or a “musical”? Did it really belong in the Opera House? Did it work when performed by proper opera singers rather than musical theatre actors? Did it really need the radio microphones that were used? And, since it was sung in English, why did the production use sur-tities? The critics mused and differed on all these questions, but were almost unanimous in agreeing that the score, with a 50 piece orchestra, conducted by the legendary Paul Gemignani, would probably never be better performed. The physical production was a bit sparse, and the opera chorus occasionally looked uncomfortable when required to “act” - but, all in all, this was regarded as a feather in the cap of the Royal Opera (even if not quite as glorious a feather as the recent Opera North version at Sadler’s Wells.)
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Sweeney Todd (2004-02-Watermill Theatre-Newbury)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Watermill Theatre (Newbury - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 04 February 2004
Première: 04 February 2004
Dernière: 27 March 2004Mise en scène : John Doyle • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: Joué par la suite : Bath Theatre Royal April 20-24, 2004
Liverpool Playhouse April 27 - May 1, 2004
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Hudderfield May 4-8, 2004
Northcott Theatre, Exeter May 11-15, 2004
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford May 17-22, 2004
Lowry Arts Centre, Salford May 25-29, 2004
Previews began July 22, 2004 at Trafalgar Studios, London
Opened July 27, 2004; closed October 9, 2004
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Sweeney Todd (2004-03-New York State Theatre-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 05 March 2004
Première: 05 March 2004
Dernière: 28 March 2004Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: This production is a revival of the 1984 New York City Opera production
which was based upon the Houston Grand Opera Production
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Sweeney Todd (2004-07-Trafalgar Studios-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Trafalgar Studios (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Studio 1Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 22 July 2004
Première: 27 July 2004
Dernière: 09 October 2004Mise en scène : John Doyle • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Paul Hegarty (Sweeney Todd), Karen Mann (Mrs Lovett),
David Ricardo-Pearce (Anthony), Colin Wakefield (Judge Turpin), Rebecca Jenkins (Johanna), Sam Kenyon (Tobias), Stephanie Jacob (Pirelli), Rebecca Jackson (Beggar Woman), Michael Howcroft (Beadle)Commentaires : With a cast of just nine in modem dress, all doubling as on-stage musicians, with the barber’s chair replaced with a black onstage coffin, with blood being poured from one bucket to another each time a person is killed - this was a very “different” interpretation of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd. Originally produced at the Watermill Theatre, Berkshire, this limited run transfer divided the critics into two distinct camps. On the one hand: “superbly inventive”, “spectacular versatility”, “brilliantly expressive symbolic approach”; on the other, “the worst sort of university theatre, didactic, over-stylised ... crashingly obvious”, “cramped and inadequate”, “there are times when small is not beautiful”. In November 2005 John Doyle recreated this production on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Director.Commentaires longs: Reprise de Sweeney Todd (2004-02-Watermill Theatre-Newbury)Presse : FIONA MOUNTFORD for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "As sharp as ever...The versatility on offer is spectacular.."
PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "Wonderfully fresh and fierce small-scale version."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "strong on melodramatic horror, low on social resonance."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "Superbly inventive staging."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "Theatrical originality and a successful awakening of the audience’s imaginations."
SARAH HEMMIMG for THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, "Sondheim's musical emerges here as keen as a razor."
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Sweeney Todd (2004-10-New Ambassadors Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Ambassadors Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 10 ans 3 mois 4 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 12 October 2004
Première: 13 October 1994
Dernière: 05 February 2005Mise en scène : John Doyle • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Paul Hegarty (Sweeney Todd), Karen Mann (Mrs Lovett),
David Ricardo-Pearce (Anthony), Colin Wakefield (Judge Turpin), Rebecca Jenkins (Johanna), Sam Kenyon (Tobias), Stephanie Jacob (Pirelli), Rebecca Jackson (Beggar Woman), Michael Howcroft (Beadle)Commentaires : With a cast of just nine in modem dress, all doubling as on-stage musicians, with the barber’s chair replaced with a black onstage coffin, with blood being poured from one bucket to another each time a person is killed - this was a very “different” interpretation of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd. Originally produced at the Watermill Theatre, Berkshire, this limited run transfer divided the critics into two distinct camps. On the one hand: “superbly inventive”, “spectacular versatility”, “brilliantly expressive symbolic approach”; on the other, “the worst sort of university theatre, didactic, over-stylised ... crashingly obvious”, “cramped and inadequate”, “there are times when small is not beautiful”. In November 2005 John Doyle recreated this production on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Director.Commentaires longs: Reprise de Sweeney Todd (2004-02-Watermill Theatre-Newbury)Presse : FIONA MOUNTFORD for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "As sharp as ever...The versatility on offer is spectacular.."
PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "Wonderfully fresh and fierce small-scale version."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "strong on melodramatic horror, low on social resonance."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "Superbly inventive staging."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "Theatrical originality and a successful awakening of the audience’s imaginations."
SARAH HEMMIMG for THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, "Sondheim's musical emerges here as keen as a razor."
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Sweeney Todd (2005-11-Eugene O'Neill Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 10 mois Nombre : 35 previews - 349 représentationsPremière Preview : 03 October 2005
Première: 03 November 2005
Dernière: 03 September 2006Mise en scène : John Doyle • Chorégraphie : ???? ???? • Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: Production basée sur Sweeney Todd (2004-02-Watermill Theatre-Newbury) - Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Musical (John Doyle)
Best Orchestrations (Sarah Travis)
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical (John Doyle)
Outstanding Orchestrations (Sarah Travis)
Outstanding Lighting Design (Richard G. Jones)
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Sweeney Todd (2007-07-Royal Festival Hall-London)
Type de série: ConcertThéâtre: Royal Festival Hall (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : Nombre : Première Preview : 05 July 2007
Première: 05 July 2007
Dernière: 07 July 2007Mise en scène : Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd), Maria Friedman (Mrs Lovett), Daniel Boys (Anthony), Philip Quast (Judge Turpin), Steve Elias (Beadle) Emma Williams (Johanna), Daniel Evans (Tobias), Adrian Thompson (Pirelli), Rosemary Ashe (Beggar Woman)Commentaires : Accompanied by the London Philharmonia Orchestra, this was a semi-staged concert version performed in the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall, combining the greatest Wagnerian voice of our age with one of the greatest West End performers of our time, and adding a thrilling chorus made up of students from the Guildford School of Acting. Unlike the earlier cut-down John Doyle version, this was given the full orchestral works. Bryn Terfel gave a hugely praised performance, as did Maria Friedman and the rest of the supporting cast. Accepting that a fully staged production is not possible in a concert hall, for many, this was a dream cast.
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Sweeney Todd (2007-08-US Tour 3)
Type de série: US TourThéâtre: US Tour ( - Etats-Unis) Durée : 10 mois Nombre : Première Preview : 30 August 2007
Première: 30 August 2007
Dernière: 29 June 2008Mise en scène : John Doyle • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Commentaires longs: Production basée sur Sweeney Todd (2004-02-Watermill Theatre-Newbury) - Pre-tour engagement ran from August 30 - October 14, 2007 at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Boston, MA: Colonial Theatre (October 23 - November 4, 2007)
Toronto, ON: Princess of Wales Theatre (November 6 - December 9, 2007)
Columbus, OH: Palace Theatre (December 11-16, 2007)
Miami, FL: Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (January 1-6, 2008)
Kansas City, MO: Music Hall (January 8-13, 2008)
Dallas, TX: Majestic Theatre (January 15-20, 2008)
Greenville, SC: The Peace Center (January 22-27, 2008)
Pittsburgh, PA: Heinz Hall (January 29 - February 3, 2008)
Minneapolis, MN: State Theatre (February 5-10, 2008)
Louisville, KY: Kentucky Center (February 12-17, 2008)
Cincinnati, OH: Aronoff Center for the Arts (February 19 - March 2, 2008)
Los Angeles, CA: Ahmanson Theatre (March 11 - April 6, 2008)
Portland, OR: Keller Auditorium (April 8-13, 2008)
Tempe, AZ: ASU Gammage Auditorium (April 15-20, 2008)
Chicago, IL: Cadillac Palace Theatre (April 23 - May 4, 2008)
St. Petersburg, FL: Mahaffey Theater (May 6-11, 2008)
West Palm Beach, FL: Kravis Center (May 13-18, 2008)
Atlanta, GA: Fox Theater (May 27 - June 1, 2008)
Houston, TX: Hobby Center (June 3-15, 2008)
Denver, CO: Buell Theatre (June 17-29, 2008)
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Sweeney Todd (2008-11-Union Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Union Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : 12 November 2008
Première: 13 November 2008
Dernière: 06 December 2008Mise en scène : Sasha Regan • Chorégraphie : Sally Brooks • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Christopher Howell (Sweeney Todd), Emma Francis (Mrs Lovett), Leon Kay (Anthony), Stephen Rashbrook (Judge Turpin), Katie Stokes (Johanna), Adam Ellis (Tobias), David Kristopher-Brown (Pirelli), Roisin Sullivan (Beggar Woman), Nigel Pilkington (Beadle)Commentaires : Inside the cavernous dank, dark Southwark railway arch which is the Union Theatre, this was a perfect setting for a chamber version of “Sweeney Todd”. And with a 17 strong cast, accompanied by piano and pedal-organ, this production upheld the great reputation earned by earlier Union Theatre musicals (the all-male “Mikado”, “Annie Get Your Gun” and “The Pajama Game”). The production was a sell-out from the very beginning with nightly queues for returns.
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Sweeney Todd (2011-04-Théâtre du Châtelet-Paris)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris - France) Durée : 4 semaines Nombre : 24 représentationsPremière Preview : 22 April 2011
Première: 22 April 2011
Dernière: 22 May 2011Mise en scène : Lee Blakeley • Chorégraphie : Lorena Randi • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Rod Gilfry ou Franco Pomponi, Caroline O'Connor, Rebecca Bottone, Nicholas Garrett, Jonathan Best, John Graham-Hall, Rebecca de Pont Davies, David Curry, Pascal Charbonneau
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Sweeney Todd (2012-03-Adelphi Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Adelphi Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 6 mois Nombre : Première Preview : 10 March 2012
Première: 20 March 2012
Dernière: 22 September 2012Mise en scène : Jonathan Kent • Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers • Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Michael Ball (Sweeney Todd), Imelda Staunton (Mrs Lovett), Robert Burt (Pirelli) , John Bowe, Peter Polycarpou, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Lucy May Barker, Luke Brady, James McConville, and Simeon Truby. The ensemble includes: Valda Aviks, Will Barratt, Josie Benson, Emily Bull, John Coates, Daniel Graham, Robine Landi, Tim Morgan, Aoife Nally, Adam Pearce, Wendy Somerville, Kerry Washington and Annabelle Williams.Presse : "Jonathan Kent's production, which has now transferred from Chichester, and which leaves me grasping for superlatives, has given the piece a fresh look without destroying its essential fabric."
Michael Billington for The Guardian
"Sondheim’s rich, pungent musical with glee, relishing its excesses yet still savouring its delicacy. It’s a dark, glinting treat."
Sarah Hemming for the Financial Times
"It is dark, nightmarish and thrilling, and packed with tremendous numbers, from the comic to the cruel (often simultaneously) and from the tender to the terrifying. Watching it, you have no doubt that this is masterpiece of nervous laughter and sudden jolting shocks."
Charles Spencer for the Daily Telegraph
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Sweeney Todd (2017-03-Barrow Street Theatre-Off Broadway)(Revival)Durée : 3 mois Se joue actuellementNombre : Première Preview : mardi 14 fvrier 2017Première : mercredi 01 mars 2017Dernière : Open end, ouvert actuellement jusqu'au dim. 04 juin 2017Mise en scène : Bill Buckhurst • Chorégraphie : Avec : Jeremy Secomb (Sweeney Todd), Siobhán McCarthy (Mrs. Lovett), Duncan Smith (Judge Turpin), Joseph Taylor (Tobias), Matt Doyle (Anthony), Alex Finke (Johanna), Betsy Morgan (Pirelli / Beggar Woman), Brad Oscar (The Beadle), Colin Anderson, Liz Pearce, Monet SabelCommentaires : A grisly, blood-curdling classic, Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Sweeney Tood: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street arrives Off-Broadway in 2017 in an devious new production straight from London's West End. Created by the Tooting Arts Club, this Sweeney Todd originally premiered in London's oldest pie shop, Harrington's, where the 32 person audience were treated to pies (we're hoping they weren't too authentic) during the show and an incredibly intimate performance from the Demon Barber and Co. The reviews were ecstatic, with the Stage calling it "the most unique of any production I've ever seen," and Mr Sondheim himself stopped by on the last night.
For this Off-Broadway transfer, the cosy Barrow Street Theatre has been reconfigured to capture the close atmosphere of Harrington's, and pies will once again be served up for those brave enough to sample Mrs Lovett's culinary skills. Bill Buckhurst, who oversaw the London staging, will direct.
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