George Hearn was a good replacement for Len Cariou in the title role, and Ken Jennings gives a great performance as Tobias. Translated by Jolle Bond and directed by Louis Morin, the show played from October 28 to November 8, 2014, at the Capitole de Qubec. There are two kinds of men and only two. 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The first Broadway revival opened on September 14, 1989, at the Circle in the Square Theatre, and closed on February 25, 1990, after 189 performances and 46 previews. After Norm Lewis left, he was replaced by Hugh Panaro in the titular role. It has been revived in many productions as well as inspiring a film adaptation. [74], In his essay for the 2005 cast album, Jeremy Sams finds it most relevant to compare Sondheim's work with operas that similarly explore the psyche of a mad murderer or social outcast, such as Alban Berg's Wozzeck (1925, based on the play by Georg Bchner) and Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes (1945). There's the one staying put. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Cast Recording) This song is the Act 1 finale of Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd. [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. 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"). Todd kills O'Higgins by slitting his throat ("Pirelli's Death" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" reprise 3) and temporarily hides his body. The Melbourne production toured to Sydney and Brisbane in 1988. 2014 prog metal version, Landless Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. Knapp, Raymond. [82], In 2001, the same concert was held in San Francisco with the same leads and minor cast changes. Original Language: English. [67], A feature film adaptation of Sweeney Todd, directed by Tim Burton with a screenplay by John Logan, was released on December 21, 2007. Todd's beautiful young daughter, raised by Judge Turpin as his ward. When the lights go down and the curtain goes . Mrs. Lovett stalls the Beadle with "Parlor Songs" until Todd returns to offer the Beadle his promised "free shave"; Mrs. Lovett loudly plays her harmonium to cover the Beadle's screams above as Todd dispatches him. Alone with Todd, Pirelli drops his Italian accent and reveals that he is really Daniel O'Higgins, Benjamin Barker's former assistant. The Israeli National Opera has performed Sweeney Todd twice. It stars Johnny Depp as Todd (Depp received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for his performance), Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Pirelli, Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, Laura Michelle Kelly as The Beggar Woman, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, Ed Sanders as Toby, and Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford. 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. Starring Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. . It;s good, mind you, and she's a very versatile actress, but she just doesn't sing "Greenfinch and Linnet Bird" too well. They made a point of speaking on their birthdays Oct. 16 for Lansbury, Sept. 30 for Cariou and on each anniversary of the play's opening night, Cariou said Wednesday, a day after Lansbury, 96, died in her Los Angeles home. There is an operatic kind of music, of singing, of staging. He knows Todd's true identity (having recognized Barker's illustrious shaving tools during their earlier competition) and demands half his income for life. (In the film, the name is not Daniel O'Higgins but "Davy Collins".) Bryn Terfel, the popular Welsh bass-baritone, performed the title role at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2002, with Judith Christian, David Cangelosi, Timothy Nolen, Bonaventura Bottone, Celena Shaffer and Nathan Gunn. Lansbury, who had grown up in British music hall, immediately got it. The British native did expect tea (preferred type: Yorkshire Gold) and never coffee during set breaks, Cariou recalled. The 2000 New York City Concert was recorded and released in a deluxe 2-CD set. It consists of the characters Sweeney Todd and. We were really proud of what we did, and really grateful for it.. A "Reprise!" The show was cast extremely well, my only complaint being of Betsy Joscelyn's portrayal of Johanna. Valtru produced the first Mexican production of Sweeney Todd. She recalled, "I just ran with it. Have a little priest. 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). Hal Prince gave it an epic sense, a sense that this was a man of some size instead of just a nut case. [44], The 2008 Gothenburg production premiered on May 15, 2008, at The Gteborg Opera. Todd awaits the Beadle's arrival with mounting impatience, but Mrs. Lovett tries to soothe him ("Wait"). The cast included Christopher Chew as Sweeney Todd and Amelia Broome as Mrs. Angela Lansbury , who played Mrs. Lovett in the Broadway performance, and Stephen Sondheim , the composer and writer for the musical, both died within the last two years, according to an . The production employed a minimalistic approach: the cast consisted of a small ensemble of 14 performers, and the orchestra was a seven-piece band. "[69] Unlike most previous representations of the story, the musical avoids a simplistic view of devilish crimes. The cast included original members like Terfel, Thompson and Quast, as well as new actors like John Owen-Jones and Rosalie Craig. Cariou told him he was prepared to give Sondheim a couple of octaves to deal with, and Sondheim immediately replied, "That would be more than sufficient. Angela Lansbury . 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. As Anthony leaves, Pirelli and Tobias enter, and Mrs. Lovett takes Toby downstairs for a pie. Adapted from the play Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. [68], Stephen Sondheim believed that Sweeney Todd is a story of revenge and how it consumes a vengeful person. 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). It's the story of your [own] life."[3]. Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End in 1980. Todd joins. The score, effective enough in its own way, demanded things of the opera singers that opera singers as a class are reluctant to produce."[76]. She was a great artist, Cariou said. [2], The musical was based on Christopher Bond's 1973 play Sweeney Todd, which introduced a psychological backstory and motivation to Todd's crimes. Anthony and Johanna (now disguised as a sailor) arrive at Todd's empty shop. [39], In 1994, East West Players in Los Angeles staged a revival of the show directed by Tim Dang, featuring a largely Asian Pacific American cast. Sondheim's version more carefully reveals the developing ideas in Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett's demented minds. In the other one's face. There are opera audiences, and there is an opera sensibility. Princeton University Press. (Reprise 1)" Company, Judge, Beadle, "Ah, Miss" Anthony, Johanna, Beggar Woman, "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" Tobias, Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Crowd, "The Contest (Part 1): Shaving Scene" Pirelli, "The Contest (Part 2): Tooth-Pulling Scene", "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned' (Reprise 2)" Company, Beggar Woman, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong' (Reprise 3)" Tenor Trio, "Ladies In Their Sensitivities"/"Kiss Me (Quartet)" Beadle, Johanna, Anthony, Judge Turpin, "God, That's Good!" "Not just music hall but dotty music hall", as she put it. The director was Lee Blakeley with choreography by Lorena Randi and designs by Tanya McAllin. 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. Directed by Melissa Baughman. We found out pretty early on that we had to be very careful or it could go over the top pretty easily and become farcical, Cariou said. The cast included Timothy Nolen in the title role, Joyce Castle as Mrs. Lovett, Cris Groenendaal as Anthony, Lee Merrill as Johanna, Will Roy as Judge Turpin, and Barry Busse as The Beadle.[59]. Conducted by John DeMain, the production used scenic designs by Eugene Lee, costume designs by Franne Lee, and lighting designs by Ken Billington. The citizens of London, who act as a Greek chorus throughout the play, drop a body bag and pour ashes into a shallow grave. In the pie shop, Toby tells Mrs. Lovett of his skepticism about Todd and his own desire to protect her ("Not While I'm Around"). But other than that, it's all phenomenal-- Angela Lansbury *made* the role of Mrs. Lovette, and she just does it so well. This production was taped for PBS and broadcast in 2001, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program. 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. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw.It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998, and released on videotape in France the following month. [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. A modern American opera."[3]. Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime. In the crowded London marketplace, flamboyant Italian barber Adolfo Pirelli and his simple-minded young assistant Tobias Ragg pitch a dramatic cure-all for hair loss ("Pirelli's Miracle Elixir"). Todd joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the unhinged proprietress of a failing pie shop, and together they develop a spinetingling plot to exact revenge. It was brought back for limited runs in 1986 and 2004. 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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. Brown. 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"). (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The production is directed by Thomas Kail, with orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, musical supervision by Alex Lacamoire and choreography by Steven Hoggett. A mad crone whose interjections go unheeded, eventually identified as Benjamin Barker's wife, Lucy, who was raped by Judge Turpin. Sondheim's score is one of his most complex, with orchestrations by his long-time collaborator Jonathan Tunick. [56], Produced by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group and directed by Bobby Garcia with musical direction by Gerard Salonga, it starred Jett Pangan as Sweeney Todd, Lea Salonga as Mrs. Lovett, Gerald Santos as Anthony Hope, Nyoy Volante as Adolfo Pirelli, Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante as Johanna, Ima Castro as the Beggar Woman, Andrew Fernando as Judge Turpin, Luigi Quesada as Tobias, Arman Ferrer as Beadle, and Dean Rosen as Jonas Fogg. 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. Stephen Sondheim first conceived of a musical version of the story in 1973, after he saw Bond's take on the story at Theatre Royal Stratford East. 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! A simpleton who works first for con-man Pirelli and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd. 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. In 2009, Sweeney Todd embarked upon an equity tour of the U.K. and Ireland. The resulting program was televised on September 12, 1982, on The Entertainment Channel. Our production was larger in scope. I had a feeling it would be a new animal. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, 205 West 46th St. in New York. Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime. The show's design was slightly altered to fit a proscenium arch theatre space for the Lyttleton Theatre. Said Sondheim, "Hal's metaphor is that the factory turns out Sweeney Todds. A 4-day concert took place in July 2007 at the same venue with Bryn Terfel, Maria Friedman, Daniel Boys and Philip Quast. They have been restored in subsequent productions. The cast was completed by Alex Priat as Anthony, John Atkins as Judge Turpin, Carol Gizzard as Johanna, Sharian Wood as The Beggar Woman, Jack Leager as Beadle Bamford, Enrielos Hetares as Pirelli and Michael Greene & James Feldere who shared the role of Tobias. [49], Quebec City-based Thtre Dcibel produced the French-speaking world-premiere of the show. [85] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The music helps to give it that dimension. The score is one vast structure, each individual part meshing with others for the good of the entire musical machine. The cast featured Bob Gunton (Sweeney Todd), Beth Fowler (Mrs. Lovett), Eddie Korbich (Tobias Ragg), Jim Walton (Anthony Hope) and David Barron (Judge Turpin). >>LABEL: RCACATALOG #: CBL2-3379COMPOSER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM / Harold PrinceWORKS: SWEENEY TODD - Original Cast Recording.PERFORMERS: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, etc . The show receives three 2015 Helen Hayes Awards nominations for Best Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Melissa Baughman), and Outstanding Music Director (Charles W. Johnson). Opera is not just a matter of everything being sung. Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 2015 London and 2017 Off-Broadway revival, 2010 National Youth Music Theatre, London. "[75], Donal Henahan wrote an essay in The New York Times concerning the 1984 New York City Opera production: "The difficulty with Sweeney was not that the opera singers were weaklings incapable of filling the State Theater with sound Miss Elias, who was making her City Opera debut, has sung for many years at the Metropolitan, a far larger house. In 1984 the show was presented by the New York City Opera. It's nothing to do with Grand Guignol. 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. Not recognizing her, Todd attempts to kill her, just as Mrs. Lovett shrieks from the bakehouse below, providing a distraction for Johanna to escape. He asserted, "what the show is really about is obsession. [37] While the production was still in preview performances, the run was extended through January 2024. Horrified, Todd accuses Mrs. Lovett of lying to him. 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). Sondheim also utilizes the ancient "Dies irae" in the ballad that runs throughout the score, later heard in a melodic inversion, and in the accompaniment to "Epiphany". Hal Prince recreated the staging using the simplified set of the 2nd national tour. Johanna hears the beggar woman entering and hides in a trunk in the barbershop. 1980 musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, This article is about the 1979 musical. The show ran for 157 performances. Once he has the Judge in his chair, Todd soothes him with another conversation on women, but this time he alludes to their "fellow tastes, in women at least". It was essentially charming over there because they don't take Sweeney Todd seriously. Copy link to clipboard. Look at you! March 04, 2021 Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd ( Martha Swope) Sweeney Todd the taped edition of the original production has returned to BroadwayHD as of March 1. 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. The original Harold Prince production. Like the London production, the transfer was directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and produced by Rachel Edwards, Jenny Gersten, Seaview Productions, and Nate Koch, executive producer, in association with Barrow Street Theatre. Originally broadcast in 1980 and. Over eighty percent of the production is set to music, either sung or underscoring dialogue. Hutchins, Michael H. (February 18, 2006). It was Lansbury's fourth best musical actress award in 13 years, to be followed by a 2009 award for Blithe Spirt and a lifetime achievement award at the Tonys in June. Directed by Jonathan Kent, the cast included Ball as Todd, Staunton as Mrs. Lovett, James McConville as Tobias, John Bowe as Judge Turpin, Robert Burt as Pirelli, Luke Brady as Anthony, Gillian Kirkpatrick as Lucy Barker, Lucy May Barker as Johanna and Peter Polycarpou as Beadle Bamford. A corrupt public official who is Judge Turpin's right-hand man and accomplice. Sweeney Todd: [singing] Is it really good? She makes meat pies from Todd's victims. [51], In 2015, Victorian Opera's production was performed at the Melbourne Arts Centre. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Jonathan Tunick was Stephen Sondheim's orchestrator of choice, orchestrating nearly all of his musicals, including Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Passion, and Merrily We Roll Along, plus A Chorus Line, Nine, A Gentleman's Guide, the recent Carousel, West Side Story, and The Music Man.He was Composer/Conductor for six motion pictures, plus the TV . George Hearn won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the title wrole in Sweeney Todd after having played the role on Broadway and in the national tour with Angela Lansbury. Sweeney Todd: [singing] Awful lot of fat. The cast features metal band front singers Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder) as Mrs. Lovett, Andrew Lloyd Baughman (Diamond Dead) as Sweeney Todd, Rob Bradley (Aries and Thrillkiller) as Pirelli, and Irene Jericho (Cassandra Syndrome) as Beggar Woman. Share to Pinterest. [30], Cameron Mackintosh produced the West End transfer of the Tooting Arts Club production of the show which ran at Harrington's Pie Shop in Tooting, London in October and November 2014. Sondheim praised Donnellan for the "small 'chamber' approach to the show, which was the composer's original vision for the piece. [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. Angela Lansbury, who crooned as a teapot in Beauty and the Beast and solved mysteries as Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, died October 11 at the age of 96, just days shy of her 97th. Tickets are $152 to $458 . 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. Angela Lansbury, one of the most beloved and respected performers in show business, passed away October 11. Mrs. Lovett then tells Todd she loves him and would be a better wife than Lucy ever could have been. Share to Facebook. Anthony arrives at the asylum to rescue Johanna, but is exposed when Johanna recognizes him. By what name was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) officially released in Canada in English? Other changes included Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin and Zachary Noah Piser as Tobias. The show received over fifteen awards. 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]. 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