Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Dramaturg Albert Evans dives back inside the mind of Stephen Sondheim with an in-depth look at the demon barber's literary origins from the dark slums of London to one of Sondheim's most acclaimed musicals.
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April 21 - May 14, 2023
Tickets and more information: 5thavenue.org/shows/2022-23/sweeney-todd
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a deliciously thrilling story of revenge and retribution, continues our celebration of the titan of musical theater: Stephen Sondheim.
After 15 years in exile, Sweeney Todd, an unsettling man with a mysterious past, arrives in a dark and gritty London, hungry for vengeance against the judge who destroyed his life. Todd joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the unhinged proprietress of a failing pie shop, and together they develop a spinetingling plot to exact revenge. When the lights go down and the curtain goes up, you won’t dare look away.
Dramaturg Albert Evans dives back inside the mind of Stephen Sondheim with an in-depth look at the demon barber's literary origins from the dark slums of London to one of Sondheim's most acclaimed musicals.
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April 21 - May 14, 2023
Tickets and more information: 5thavenue.org/shows/2022-23/sweeney-todd
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a deliciously thrilling story of revenge and retribution, continues our celebration of the titan of musical theater: Stephen Sondheim.
After 15 years in exile, Sweeney Todd, an unsettling man with a mysterious past, arrives in a dark and gritty London, hungry for vengeance against the judge who destroyed his life. Todd joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the unhinged proprietress of a failing pie shop, and together they develop a spinetingling plot to exact revenge. When the lights go down and the curtain goes up, you won’t dare look away.
