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It was the first production in a joint venture by the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and American Corporation for the Arts (part of Nederlander) to bring new musical theatre to Los Angeles.Īlthough deemed a commercial flop, Sweeney Todd has become a staple in the musical theatre canon, widely performed at professional and amateur levels. The tour played its final stop at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Sweeney Todd embarked on national tour, with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury at the helm. Amongst its many accolades, the production won 8 Tony Awards, including the awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Actor in a Musical (Len Cariou), Best Actress in a Musical (Angela Lansbury), Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee), Best Costume Design (Franne Lee), and Best Director (Harold Prince).Īfter 557 regular performances, the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd closed on June 29, 1980. While lamenting there was “no serious social message” in the show, critic Richard Eder described the score as “fascinating… wicked, witty, muscular” and claimed that Sweeney “is the kind of work… that makes second‐thinking obligatory.”ĭespite the critics opinions, Sweeney Todd was nominated for multiple awards. Writing for the New York Times, Walter Kerr stated that the “performances can scarcely be faulted” though claimed the music got in the way of the story. The production was directed by Harold Prince, and starred Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury.
Following 19 previews, the show opened at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979. Unlike other shows of the period, Sweeney Todd did not have an out-of-town try-out before its Broadway opening. Partnering up with Mrs Lovett, owner of the pie shop downstairs, Sweeney slaughters his customers and turns them into pies. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a “dark operetta” that tells the story of a London barber who seeks revenge on the judge who destroyed his life.
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