SWEENEY TODD
 


The Demon Barber, Todd, was jailed even though he was innocent. When he is let out, he vows his revenge on the entire town with the help of Mrs. Lovett and her meat pies.

 

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1979 Tony Award
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

1979 Theatre World Award
 Ken Jennings
Sarah Rice

1979 Drama Desk Award
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

2006 Tony Award
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations

2006 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Lighting Design

BROADWAY PREMIERE
March 1, 1979, played 558 performances

REVIVAL
September 14, 1989, played 188 performances
November 3, 2005, played 349 performances
 
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Stephen Sondheim

LIBRETTIST
Hugh Wheeler
 
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
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
Music Theatre International

LYRICS
libretto.musicals.ru
 
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