Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a dark and thrilling tale set in Victorian London.
Synopsis
The story follows Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after being wrongfully transported to Australia by the corrupt Judge Turpin, who lusted after Todd’s wife.
Seeking revenge, Todd opens a barbershop and slits the throats of customers, whose bodies are then baked into pies by his accomplice, Mrs.
Lovett.
The musical delves into themes of vengeance, justice, and madness, culminating in a dramatic and tragic finale.
It is renowned for its complex music, intricate lyrics, and the chilling transformation of Todd from a wronged man into a merciless killer.
About the show
- Written by: Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim
- Premiered: 1979
- Genres & themes: 1970s, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Two Act
- Setting: 19th Century, England, London
Songs from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
- No Place Like London
- The Barber and His Wife
- The Worst Pies in London
- Poor Thing
- My Friends
- The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise)
- Green Finch and Linnet Bird
- Alms! Alms!
- Johanna
- Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir
- The Contest
- Wait
- Johanna (Reprise)
- Kiss Me
- Ladies in Their Sensitivities
- Pretty Women
- Epiphany
- A Little Priest
- God, That’s Good!
- Johanna (Reprise II)
- By the Sea
- Wigmaker Sequence
- The Letter
- Not While I’m Around
- Parlor Songs
- City on Fire / Searching
- Final Sequence