
Sweeney Todd Summary
- Show Status: Opening Soon
- Genre: Musical
- Sweeney Todd is 140 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Begin: February 26, 2023
- Show Opens: March 26, 2023
- Show Closes: Open ended
Classic Stephen Sondheim musical thriller chronicling a mysterious barber’s murderous rampage after a corrupt judge destroys his family which Sweeney Todd intends to avenge.
Sweeney Todd on Broadway Background
Another revival production of a classic Stephen Sondheim musical goes back on the Broadway stage following Sondheim's death on Nov. 21, 2021.
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford
For this version of Sweeney Todd, both Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are attached to this revival.
Groban starred in the 2016 Broadway production of the musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, and plays the lead role of the Sweeney Todd title character. Ashford who starred in the 2017 revival of Sunday in the Park with George plays Mrs. Lovett.
Original Show Debuted in 1979
The musical debuted on Broadway in 1979 in a production starring Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury. It has been revived several times on and Off Broadway.
What’s Sweeney Todd Like?
Set in Victorian London, Sweeney Todd tells the penny-dreadful tale of a murderous, revenge-seeking barber and his pie-baking accomplice Mrs. Lovett, who uses her culinary skills to dispose of the bothersome corpses.
Is Sweeney Todd Good for Kids?
Although the show is somewhat macabre and a bit bloody, the show is designed to be not-too-offensive for most people, but children under 16 years of age should avoid this show due to its gratuitous scenes of death and murder.
Theatre Information
Lunt Fontanne Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- Sweeney Todd
- Josh Groban
- Mrs. Lovett
- Annaleigh Ashford
- Anthony
- Jordan Fisher
- Tobias
- Gaten Matarazzo
- Beggar Woman
- Ruthie Ann Miles
- Johanna
- Maria Bilbao
- Judge Turpin
- Jamie Jackson
- Beadle Bamford
- John Rapson
- Pirelli
- Nicholas Christopher
Producers
Jeffrey Seller
Production Credits
- Director
- Thomas Kail
- Music Supervision
- Alex Lacamoire
Creative Team
- Writer
- Stephen Sondheim
- Original Music
- Stephen Sondheim
- Original Book
- Hugh Wheeler
- Original Play
- Christopher Bond