"There’s a hole in the world like a great black pit..."
A Musical Thriller
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond
Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards
in Association with Dean and Judy Manos
An iconic musical thriller set in 19th-century London, Sweeney Todd follows a barber who returns from wrongful exile seeking revenge on the corrupt judge who destroyed his life. With the help of the resourceful Mrs. Lovett and her struggling pie shop, he resumes his trade upstairs, and his quest for vengeance takes a chilling turn. Featuring one of Stephen Sondheim’s most powerful and celebrated scores, this is a haunting tale of obsession, justice and the consequences of revenge.
This production contains depictions of murder, cannibalism, drug use and sexual content.
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