Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Synopsis

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.

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Key crew

• Hugh WheelerWriter
• Stephen SondheimWriter
• Stephen SondheimOriginal Music Composer
• Hal PrinceDirector
• Terry HughesDirector

Cast

• George HearnSweeney Todd
• Angela LansburyNellie Lovett
• Cris GroenendaalAnthony Hope
• Sara WoodsBeggar Woman
• Edmund LyndeckJudge Turpin
• Calvin RemsbergThe Beadle
• Betsy JoslynJohanna
• Ken JenningsTobias Ragg
• Sal MistrettaPirelli
• Spain LogueThe Birdseller
• Walter CharlesThe Passerby
• Michael KalinyenJonas Fogg

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