Directed by Thomas Kail, and featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, with a book by Hugh Wheeler from an adaptation by Christopher Bond, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street began performances on 26 February 2023, and opened on 26 March 2023, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The original leading actors were Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, who earned Tony nominations for their performances.
Theatre News
Broadway’s Sweeney Todd sets closing date
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd – before it’s too late!
|
New York
|
12 March 2024
The Broadway run of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will end on 5 May, the day that stars Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster are set to depart.
The cast also features Daniel Yearwood as Anthony, Joe Locke as Tobias, Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles as Beggar Woman, Maria Bilbao as Johanna, Jamie Jackson as Judge Turpin, John Rapson as Beadle Bamford, and Nicholas Christopher as Pirelli.
The production has an orchestra of 26 playing Jonathan Tunick’s original orchestrations, as well as a set by Mimi Lien, costumes by Emilio Sosa, lighting by Natasha Katz, and sound by Nevin Steinberg. Steven Hoggett is the choreographer.
At the time of closing, it will have played 28 preview performances and 407 regular performances.
Latest Videos
Watch The Lion King stars perform “He Lives in You”
Ahead of the release of Disney’s Mufasa