Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
| Author: Hugh Wheeler | Author: Christopher Bond |
| Premiered: 1979 | Work Type: Musical |
| Composer: Stephen Sondheim | |
| Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim | |
| Description: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler, based on a Victorian penny dreadful. It tells the dark, gruesome story of a vengeful barber in London who murders his customers, whose bodies are then used by his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, in her meat pies, exploring themes of revenge, corruption, and social justice. The show premiered on Broadway in 1979 and has had numerous revivals and adaptations, including a film. | |
All shows for this title:
| Cabrillo Playhouse | 4/19/2024 - 5/12/2024 |
| Chance Theater | 7/12/2024 - 8/11/2024 |
| One More Productions | 8/20/2026 - 9/27/2026 |