Sweeney Todd

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.