Tony winner Aaron Tveit and two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster joined the Broadway company of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street February 9. See the pair take their first bows as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, in the photos below.
The current revival of and 's Sweeney Todd began performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre last February. Directed by , the revival was nominated for eight 2023 Tony Awards, and won Best Lighting Design of a Musical () and Best Sound Design of a Musical ().
Tveit and Foster will play a 12-week limited engagement. Purchase your very own copy of Foster and Tveit's Sweeney Todd 半岛体育 program exclusively at .
The Sweeney Todd company also features Tony Award winner and Laurence Olivier Award nominee Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I) as Beggar Woman, Daniel Yearwood (Hamilton) as Anthony, Maria Bilbao (On Your Feet!) as Johanna, Joe Locke (Heartstopper) as Tobias Ragg, Jamie Jackson (The Last Ship) as Judge Turpin, John Rapson (Les Mis茅rables) as Beadle Bamford, and Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) as Pirelli.
The production features 's full, 26-piece orchestration for the first time on Broadway since the 1979 original production, with music supervision by three-time Tony winner . A cast album was released in September.
Based on the play of the same name, Sweeney Todd centers on its titular barber who seeks revenge on a corrupt judge and turns to murder, with neighbor and accomplice Mrs. Lovett ultimately discovering they can dispose of the evidence by serving up the most unsettling meat pies to the people of London.
The production features choreography by , scenic design by , costume design by , lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, special effects design by , and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas. Casting is by , and 's and serve as general managers. is production stage manager.
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