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. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) is a videotaped live performance of the Broadway show which won Angela Lansbury her fourth Tony Award as best actress in a musical. There are two kinds of men and only two. [33] The opening night cast featured four members of the London cast: Jeremy Secomb as Sweeney Todd, Siobhan McCarthy as Mrs. Lovett, Duncan Smith as the Judge and, Joseph Taylor as Tobias, alongside Brad Oscar as the Beadle, Betsy Morgan as Pirelli and the Beggar Woman, Matt Doyle as Anthony and Alex Finke as Johanna. Nellie Lovett: [singing] Only where it sat. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Lansbury, George, 1859-1940 MacGill, Moyna, 1895-1975 Cariou, Len "Mame" (musical) 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. Pieter Toerien and KickstArt produced a production at the Pieter Toerien Monte Casino Theatre in Johannesburg, which ran from October 10 December 13, 2015, before transferring to the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town from February 19 April 9, 2016. "[8], With Prince absorbed in staging the mammoth production, Lansbury and Cariou were left largely to their own when it came to developing their characters. The fictional tale of the murderous nineteenth century barber (Sir Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Four roles (Todd, Lovett, Johanna, and Turpin) were double-cast or triple-cast in the NYCO production, with the two/three actors in each role singing alternate performances. [32], The Tooting Arts Club production transferred to Off-Broadway, transforming the Barrow Street Theatre into a working re-creation of Harrington's pie shop. He picks up Todd's fallen razor and slits Todd's throat. As Todd falls dead and Toby drops the razor, Anthony, Johanna and some others break into the bakehouse. Sondheim felt that the addition of music would greatly increase the size of the drama, transforming it into a different theatrical experience, saying later: What I did to Chris' play is more than enhance it. By the 1870s, Sweeney Todd was a familiar character to most Victorians. It has been revived in many productions as well as inspiring a film adaptation. Unaware that Johanna is his friend Todd's daughter, Anthony is immediately enamored ("Ah, Miss"), and he pledges to return for her, even after the judge and the Beadle threaten him and chase him away ("Johanna"). 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. In April 2017, five of the cast members left the show, replaced by Norm Lewis as Sweeney Todd, Carolee Carmello as Mrs. Lovett, John-Michael Lyles as Tobias, Stacie Bono as The Beggar Woman and Pirelli, and Jamie Jackson as Judge Turpin. I think it's not. Angela Lansbury . Music Direction by Charles W. Johnson. It was brought back for limited runs in 1986 and 2004. An expanded edition appeared in 1850, an American version in 1852, a new play in 1865. This concert also played in San Francisco, from July 1921, 2001, with the San Francisco Symphony. Tickets are $152 to $458 . There is an operatic kind of music, of singing, of staging. Sweeney Todd has its occasional operatic moments, but its music overall has the chest notes, the harmonic language, the muscularity, and the edge of Broadway theater. We were really proud of what we did, and really grateful for it.. The cast includes Renaud Paradis as Sweeney Todd, Katee Julien as Mrs. Lovett, Jean Petitclerc as Judge Turpin, Sabrina Ferland as the Beggar Woman, Pierre-Olivier Grondin as Anthony Hope, Andrane Bouladier as Johanna, David Nol as Tobias, Jonathan Gagnon as Beadle and Mathieu Samson as Pirelli.[50]. But other than that, it's all phenomenal-- Angela Lansbury *made* the role of Mrs. Lovette, and she just does it so well. The cast featured Rod Gilfry and Franco Pomponi (Sweeney Todd) and Caroline O'Connor (Mrs Lovett). Hal Prince recreated the staging using the simplified set of the 2nd national tour. Even if you're not a "theatre person," I highly recommend that you see this. It was directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Daniel Pelzig. (In the film, the name is not Daniel O'Higgins but "Davy Collins".) Lansbury was a remarkable talent, he said, but it was "very easy to be with her., 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Menu. The 24-hour marathon will include some of her most memorable films including Gaslight and The Manchurian Candidate, as well as an airing of the 1982 filmed production of Sweeney Todd. "Not just music hall but dotty music hall", as she put it. Translated by Juice Leskinen[40], As part of the Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration, Sweeney Todd ran from May 10, 2002, through June 30, 2002, at the Eisenhower Theatre, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Hugh Panaro as Anthony, Walter Charles (a member of the original cast), as Judge Turpin, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Johanna, Mary Beth Peil as The Beggar Woman, Mark Price as Tobias Ragg, Ray Friedeck as Beadle Bamford and Kevin Ligon as Pirelli. In the basement, Toby discovers hair and fingernails in a pie he has been eating, just as the Beadle's fresh corpse comes tumbling through the chute. Conducted by John DeMain, the production used scenic designs by Eugene Lee, costume designs by Franne Lee, and lighting designs by Ken Billington. In June 2019, for the show's 40th anniversary, a limited run of the production presented by Life Like Company was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne and Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney. It was filmed at the end of a ten-month road tour of the show, with George Hearn in the title role playing opposite Lansbury. The cast consisted of Constantino Romero as Sweeney Todd, Vicky Pea as Mrs. Lovett, Maria Josep Peris as Johanna, Muntsa Rius as Tobias, Pep Molina as Anthony, Xavier Ribera-Vall as Judge Turpin & Teresa Vallicrosa as The Beggar Woman. Angela Lansbury, one of the most beloved and respected performers in show business, passed away October 11. The taped production was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards in 1985, winning three including Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (for George Hearn). This production closed February 5, 2005. Radio programs. PBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street For almost two centuries, the enduring legend of maniacal barber Sweeney Todd and his savory human pies has inspired terror in the. They have been restored in subsequent productions. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A simpleton who works first for con-man Pirelli and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd. Casually slitting his customers' necks, Todd despairs of ever seeing Johanna, while Anthony searches London for her ("Johanna Quartet"). [60] The show was also performed by Opera North in 1998 in the UK starring Steven Page and Beverley Klein, directed by David McVicar and conducted by James Holmes. However, once Anthony has departed, Todd sends a letter informing the Judge that Anthony will bring Johanna to his shop just after dark, and that he will hand her over ("The Letter") in order to lure him back to the shop. [2], The musical was based on Christopher Bond's 1973 play Sweeney Todd, which introduced a psychological backstory and motivation to Todd's crimes. Director Lonny Price directed a semi-staged concert production of "Sweeney Todd in Concert on May 46, 2000 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York with the New York Philharmonic. Opened on July 7, 2018, at the Foro Cultural Coyoacanense's starring Lupita Sandoval and Beto Torres along with Jos Andrs Mojica, Mario Beller, Eduardo Ibarra, Alejandra Desiderio, Sonia Monroy, Daniel Paz and Adrian Mejia. Todd joins. This performance would later be repeated on Showtime and PBS (the latter as part of its Great Performances series);[19] It was later released on home video through Turner Home Entertainment, and on DVD from Warner Home Video. A corrupt judge who became obsessed with Lucy Barker, and later with her daughter Johanna. He knows Todd's true identity (having recognized Barker's illustrious shaving tools during their earlier competition) and demands half his income for life. Anthony leaves to seek a coach after he and Johanna reaffirm their love ("Ah Miss" reprise). On the other hand, it can be seen as a precursor to the later trend of musicals based on horror themes, such as Little Shop of Horrors (1982), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), Jekyll & Hyde (1997) and Dance of the Vampires (1997), which used the description of the trend, "grusical", as its commercial label. On the stage of the Uris Theater in New York, this tale of horrors was transformed into a mountain of steel in motion. The play was translated into Hungarian by Tibor Mikls and Gyrgy Dnes. The State Opera of South Australia presented Australia's first professional production in Adelaide in September 1987. Cariou played the title character in the macabre "Sweeney Todd," a London barber who dispatches customers with a razor and turns their bodies over to Lansbury's Mrs. Lovett, a baker who repurposes them for meat pies. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Sondheim's version more carefully reveals the developing ideas in Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett's demented minds. [77] It was selected by the National Recording Registry for preservation in 2013. The following month, Melbourne Theatre Company's version opened at the Playhouse in Melbourne, directed by Roger Hodgman with Peter Carroll as Sweeney Todd, Geraldine Turner as Mrs. Lovett and Jon Ewing as Judge Turpin. It's nothing to do with Grand Guignol. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sweeney Todd - Rare Vintage VHS - Broadway Musical - Angela Lansbury - 1982 at the best online prices at eBay! The original Broadway pit consisted of a 26-piece orchestra. Lansbury. The film was well received by critics and theatregoers and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. See production, box office & company info, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Sweeney Todd: El barbero diablico de Fleet Street, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA. [52] The production was revived for New Zealand Opera in 2016, visiting Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. 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. George Hearn was a good replacement for Len Cariou in the title role, and Ken Jennings gives a great performance as Tobias. The libretto was adapted by Roser Batalla Roger Pena, and was directed by Mario Gas. FILE - Actors Angela Lansbury, left, and Len Cariou, right, who starred in the musical "Sweeney Todd" appear with their replacements Dorothy Loudon, second left, and George Hearn at a New York restaurant, prior to their final performance on March 3, 1980. Sweeney Todd: [singing] Is it really good? The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and S weeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. It was also videotaped and broadcast on PBS, and then was released to VHS and DVD in 2001. The food is very popular ("God, That's Good!"). It was also the first time the show had been presented in an intimate house (Equity 99-seat). In Bond's reincarnation of the character, Todd was the victim of a ruthless judge, who exiled him to Australia and raped his young wife, driving her mad. This production was also broadcast on Spanish television. It consists of the characters Sweeney Todd and. Movie Info. By what name was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) officially released in Canada in English? A baker from London, Mrs. Lovett is an accomplice and business partner of Sweeney Todd, a barber and serial killer from Fleet Street. Share the best GIFs now >>> Todd feigns forgiveness, dancing manically with Mrs. Lovett until he hurls her into the oven, burning her alive. Book by Hugh Wheeler. Suddenly, the judge enters; Todd quickly seats him and lulls him with a relaxing conversation ("Pretty Women"). Because it is an opera. When Anthony tells Todd of his plan to ask Johanna to elope with him, Todd, eager to reunite with his daughter, agrees to let them use his barbershop as a safehouse. The resulting program was televised on September 12, 1982, on The Entertainment Channel. It was also confirmed that the production remains set in the 19th century. [7] In preparation for the role, Cariou (who was studying with a voice teacher at the time) asked Sondheim what kind of range he needed to have in the role. The 2000 New York City Concert was recorded and released in a deluxe 2-CD set. The 1997 Finnish National Opera production premiered on September 19, 1997. An alternate orchestration is available from Music Theatre International for a 9 piece orchestra. Meanwhile, Johanna and Anthony plan their elopement ("Kiss Me"), while the Beadle recommends Todd's grooming services to the Judge so that the judge may better win Johanna's affections ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities"). Not recognizing her, Todd attempts to kill her, just as Mrs. Lovett shrieks from the bakehouse below, providing a distraction for Johanna to escape. [2] (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Panicked at first on learning of Pirelli's murder, Mrs. Lovett swipes his leftover coin purse and then asks Todd how he plans to dispose of the body. The show was a collaboration with West End International Ltd. It was notably set in the 1930s instead of 1846 and restored the oft-cut song "Johanna (Mea Culpa)". There are opera houses. 2015 London and 2017 Off-Broadway revival, 2010 National Youth Music Theatre, London. Prog Metal Orchestration by The Fleet Street Collective (Andrew Lloyd Baughman, Spencer Blevins, Charles Johnson, Lance LaRue, Ray Shaw, Alex Vallejo, Andrew Siddle). Prince's scenic metaphor for Sweeney Todd was a 19th-century iron foundry moved from Rhode Island and reassembled on the stage, which critic Jack Kroll aptly described as "part cathedral, part factory, part prison, that dwarfed and degraded the swarming denizens of the lower orders. "[5], It is said that on opening night Harold Clurman, the doyen of American theatre critics, rushed up to Schuyler Chapin, former general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, demanding to know why he had not put it on at the Met. [61] The same production played at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago on August 24, 2001, with most of the cast from the preceding concerts, except for Plishka and Clark, who were replaced by Sherrill Milnes and Hollis Resnik. There are opera audiences, and there is an opera sensibility. [26] 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. 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. Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, Todd, Customers, "Johanna (Quartet)" Anthony, Todd, Beggar Woman, Johanna, "Wigmaker Sequence"/"The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before' (Reprise 4)"/"The Letter" Todd, Anthony, Quintet, "Not While I'm Around" Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, "Parlour Songs (Part 1): Sweet Polly Plunkett" Beadle, "Parlour Songs (Part 2): The 12 Bells In Tower of Bray" Beadle, Lovett, Tobias, "Parlour Songs (Part 3): Sweet Polly Plunkett (Reprise)" Lovett, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed' (Reprise 5)"/"Fogg's Asylum"/"City On Fire"/"Searching"/"Ah, Miss (Reprise)"/"Beggar Woman's Lullaby", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: 'Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd' (Reprise 7)" Company, Todd, Lovett (Full Cast). The show received over fifteen awards. [31] This production takes place in a pie shop that has been recreated for the occasion in Shaftesbury Avenue and ran from March 19 to May 16, 2015. Todd and Lovett soon arrive; as part of his plan to establish his new identity, Todd exposes the elixir as a sham, challenges Pirelli to a shaving competition and easily wins ("The Contest"), inviting the impressed Beadle for a free shave ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" reprise 2). [66] This production transferred to London Coliseum Theatre for 13 performances from March 30 through April 12, 2015. [68], Stephen Sondheim believed that Sweeney Todd is a story of revenge and how it consumes a vengeful person. Promising to keep his secret, Mrs. Lovett explains that Lucy poisoned herself with arsenic and that their then-infant daughter, Johanna, became the Judge's ward. Look at you! Nellie Lovett: [singing] It's priest. Whilst it remained unclear if the casting of predominantly unknown actors helped the tour, the production was applauded for its use of emerging performers and played to almost exclusively sold-out venues. [28] 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 to September 22, 2012. She was a great artist, Cariou said. This production subsequently transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls. The original logo for the musical is a modified version of an advertising image from the 19th century,[1] with the sign replaced by a straight razor. Sweeney Todd has had 32 productions including Broadway which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in. To which Chapin replied: "I would have put it on like a shot if I'd had the opportunity. June Havoc and Ross Petty starred.[21]. Report. Sondheim grants DC's Landless Theatre Company permission to orchestrate a "prog metal version" of Sweeney Todd, the first rock orchestration of the score. On September 12, 2015, Sweeney Todd opened at the San Francisco Opera with Brian Mulligan as Todd, Stephanie Blythe as Mrs. Lovett, Matthew Grills as Tobias, Heidi Stober as Johanna, Elliot Madore as Anthony and Elizabeth Futral as the Beggar Woman/Lucy. It;s good, mind you, and she's a very versatile actress, but she just doesn't sing "Greenfinch and Linnet Bird" too well. Several weeks later, Mrs. Lovett's pie shop has become a successful business, and Toby works there as a waiter. A young, nave sailor who has rescued Todd and falls in love with Johanna Barker. 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). [22] 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. [51], In 2015, Victorian Opera's production was performed at the Melbourne Arts Centre. It was originally produced Off-Broadway by the York Theatre Company at the Church of the Heavenly Rest from March 31, 1989, to April 29, 1989. Directed by Staffan Aspegren and starting Sauli Tiilikainen (Sweeney Todd) and Ritva Auvinen (Mrs. Lovett). Anthony arrives at the asylum to rescue Johanna, but is exposed when Johanna recognizes him. The ending will give you chills. LOS ANGELES (AP) Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in "Sweeney Todd" and crime busters in episodes of TV's "Murder, She Wrote." The actors were also friends and admirers, staying in touch after becoming the toasts of Broadway and Tony Award winners in 1979 for Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Original Language: English. I had a feeling it would be a new animal. Mrs. Lovett then informs Todd that Toby has found out about their secret and they plot to kill him. It was well received and most performances sold out. Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn replaced Lansbury and Cariou on March 4, 1980. In 1846,[9] young sailor Anthony Hope and the mysterious Sweeney Todd, whom Anthony has recently rescued at sea and befriended, dock in London. An original Broadway cast recording was released by RCA Red Seal in 1979. When Sondheim first played songs from an early version of the show for Judy Prince (wife of the show's director), she told him: "Oh God I didn't know this was what [Sweeney Todd] was about. The cast included George Hearn (a last-minute substitute for Bryn Terfel) in the title role, alongside Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Neil Patrick Harris (Tobias), Davis Gaines (Anthony), John Aler, Paul Plishka, Heidi Grant Murphy (Johanna), Stanford Olsen (Pirelli) and Audra McDonald (Beggar-Woman/Lucy). [81] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. On the Saturday performances, Bryonha Marie Parham played the role of the Beggar Woman, while McDonald played it at the other performances. Anthony draws a pistol given to him by Todd, but cannot bring himself to shoot Jonas Fogg, the corrupt asylum owner; Johanna grabs the pistol and kills Fogg. Instead, the characters emotional and psychological depths are examined, so that Sweeney Todd is understood as a victim as well as a perpetrator in the "great black pit" of humanity.[70]. The ensemble cast, soon joined by the risen Todd and Mrs. Lovett, sing a final reprise of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" warning against revenge (though admitting that "everyone does it"). [4], Music proved to be a key element behind the impact of Sweeney Todd on audiences. [4], Sondheim decided to pair one of the most nightmarish songs (Sweeney Todd's "Epiphany") with the comic-relief of "A Little Priest". Todd's reaction reveals that he is himself Benjamin Barker. I just figured hell, I've done everything else on Broadway, I might as well go with Mrs. The Tale of Sweeney Todd: Directed by John Schlesinger. Look at me, Mrs Lovett. 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