Opened on July 7, 2018, at the Foro Cultural Coyoacanense's starring Lupita Sandoval and Beto Torres along with Jos Andrs Mojica, Mario Beller, Eduardo Ibarra, Alejandra Desiderio, Sonia Monroy, Daniel Paz and Adrian Mejia. There is no one with whom Id rather run a cutthroat business with, Cariou said in accepting the award for Lansbury. In 2010, fifty members of the National Youth Music Theatre staged a production at the Village Underground as part of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday celebrations in London. Sondheim grants DC's Landless Theatre Company permission to orchestrate a "prog metal version" of Sweeney Todd, the first rock orchestration of the score. The original Broadway pit consisted of a 26-piece orchestra. Cariou played the title character in the macabre Sweeney Todd, a London barber who dispatches customers with a razor and turns their bodies over to Lansbury's Mrs. Lovett, a baker who repurposes them for meat pies. Theatre critic and author Martin Gottfried wrote on this subject: "Does so much singing make it an opera? The Canadian-born Cariou appeared in seven episodes, airing between 1985 and 1992, in the recurring role of former British intelligence agent Michael Hagarty. J. joshscheer. Four roles (Todd, Lovett, Johanna, and Turpin) were double-cast or triple-cast in the NYCO production, with the two/three actors in each role singing alternate performances. Sweeney. [52] The production was revived for New Zealand Opera in 2016, visiting Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The production employed a minimalistic approach: the cast consisted of a small ensemble of 14 performers, and the orchestra was a seven-piece band. Look at me, Mrs Lovett. Sweeney Todd has had 32 productions including Broadway which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in. Share to iMessage. Set in 1785, the story featured as its principal villain a certain Sweeney Todd and included all the plot elements used in later versions. Hearn and LuPone were joined once again by Harris, Gaines, Aler and Olsen as well as new additions Victoria Clark, Lisa Vroman and Timothy Nolen. The ensemble cast, soon joined by the risen Todd and Mrs. Lovett, sing a final reprise of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" warning against revenge (though admitting that "everyone does it"). Leonard Joseph Cariou OC OM ( / kriu /; born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor and stage director, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and for playing the patriarch Henry Reagan . Instead, the characters emotional and psychological depths are examined, so that Sweeney Todd is understood as a victim as well as a perpetrator in the "great black pit" of humanity.[70]. As Todd falls dead and Toby drops the razor, Anthony, Johanna and some others break into the bakehouse. The cast was completed by Alex Priat as Anthony, John Atkins as Judge Turpin, Carol Gizzard as Johanna, Sharian Wood as The Beggar Woman, Jack Leager as Beadle Bamford, Enrielos Hetares as Pirelli and Michael Greene & James Feldere who shared the role of Tobias. In Bond's reincarnation of the character, Todd was the victim of a ruthless judge, who exiled him to Australia and raped his young wife, driving her mad. The effect it had at Stratford East in London and the effect it had at the Uris Theater in New York are two entirely different effects, even though it's the same play. The Tale of Sweeney Todd: Directed by John Schlesinger. Todd obliquely relates some of his troubled past to Anthony: he was a nave barber, "removedfrom his plate" by a corrupt judge who lusted after Todd's wife ("The Barber and His Wife"). [3], Bond's sophisticated plot and language significantly elevated the lurid nature of the tale. In 1993, the show received its first London revival at the Royal National Theatre. [47], A major new production opened in April 2011 at the Thtre du Chtelet (Paris), which first gave Sondheim a place on the French stage with their production of A Little Night Music. 1980 musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, This article is about the 1979 musical. Mrs. Lovett then informs Todd that Toby has found out about their secret and they plot to kill him. . [5] After she was formally confirmed in the role, she relished the opportunity, saying that she loved "the extraordinary wit and intelligence of [Sondheim's] lyrics. Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in Sweeney Todd and crime busters in episodes of TVs Murder, She Wrote., LOS ANGELES -- Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in "Sweeney Todd" and crime busters in episodes of TV's Murder, She Wrote.". The tour ran for 8 months, starring Barry Howell as Sweeney Todd & Isabell Wyer as Ms. Lovett. 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. [84] The producers originally planned only a single-disk "highlights" version; however, they soon realized that they had recorded more music than could fit on one disk and it was not financially feasible to bring the performers back in to re-record. The original production premiered on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979, and closed on June 29, 1980, after 557 performances and 19 previews. Copy link to clipboard. Bryn Terfel, the popular Welsh bass-baritone, performed the title role at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2002, with Judith Christian, David Cangelosi, Timothy Nolen, Bonaventura Bottone, Celena Shaffer and Nathan Gunn. It starred Anthony Warlow as Sweeney Todd, Gina Riley as Mrs. Lovett, Debra Byrne as the Beggar Woman, Michael Falzon as Adolfo Pirelli, Jonathan Hickey as Tobias Ragg, and Daniel Sumegi as Judge Turpin. Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece, 1979 at the Uris theater on Broadway Angela Lansbury performing "By The Sea" in her Tony winning role as Mrs. Lovett, in "Sweeney Todd" In June 2019, for the show's 40th anniversary, a limited run of the production presented by Life Like Company was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne and Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney. The 1997 Finnish National Opera production premiered on September 19, 1997. A young innocent (Selina Boyack) and the dashing inspector (Campbell Scott) who tries to solve the murders . Elsewhere, Anthony spies a beautiful girl singing at her window ("Green Finch and Linnet Bird"), and the beggar woman tells him that her name is Johanna. The cast featured Rod Gilfry and Franco Pomponi (Sweeney Todd) and Caroline O'Connor (Mrs Lovett). Hal Prince gave it an epic sense, a sense that this was a man of some size instead of just a nut case. Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime. >>LABEL: RCACATALOG #: CBL2-3379COMPOSER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM / Harold PrinceWORKS: SWEENEY TODD - Original Cast Recording.PERFORMERS: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, etc . Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (TV Movie 1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Angela. Depending on how and where the show is presented, it is sometimes considered an opera. Todd joins. When he recognizes Pirelli's coin purse in Mrs. Lovett's hands, she distracts him by showing him the bakehouse, instructing him how to work the meat grinder and the oven before locking him in. The cast included George Hearn (a last-minute substitute for Bryn Terfel) in the title role, alongside Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Neil Patrick Harris (Tobias), Davis Gaines (Anthony), John Aler, Paul Plishka, Heidi Grant Murphy (Johanna), Stanford Olsen (Pirelli) and Audra McDonald (Beggar-Woman/Lucy). When the show transferred to the Lyttleton, Quilley replaced Armstrong in the title role. She recalled, "I just ran with it. The cast includes Renaud Paradis as Sweeney Todd, Katee Julien as Mrs. Lovett, Jean Petitclerc as Judge Turpin, Sabrina Ferland as the Beggar Woman, Pierre-Olivier Grondin as Anthony Hope, Andrane Bouladier as Johanna, David Nol as Tobias, Jonathan Gagnon as Beadle and Mathieu Samson as Pirelli.[50]. Conducted by John DeMain, the production used scenic designs by Eugene Lee, costume designs by Franne Lee, and lighting designs by Ken Billington. Anthony and Johanna (now disguised as a sailor) arrive at Todd's empty shop. Sondheim once observed, It had a weight to it because [Bond] wrote certain characters in blank verse. 2014 prog metal version, Landless Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. Knapp, Raymond. He asserted, "what the show is really about is obsession. Cariou told him he was prepared to give Sondheim a couple of octaves to deal with, and Sondheim immediately replied, "That would be more than sufficient. The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1997 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. As Anthony leaves, Pirelli and Tobias enter, and Mrs. Lovett takes Toby downstairs for a pie. It was Lansbury's fourth best musical actress award in 13 years, to be followed by a 2009 award for Blithe Spirt and a lifetime achievement award at the Tonys in June. As talented and admired as she was, he said, she was never demanding. Genre: Crime, Drama. It was directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Daniel Pelzig. 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Share to Pinterest. [48], The Lyric Stage Company of Boston produced a run in September and October 2014 with the company's Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos staging and directing the show. However, once Anthony has departed, Todd sends a letter informing the Judge that Anthony will bring Johanna to his shop just after dark, and that he will hand her over ("The Letter") in order to lure him back to the shop. Nellie Lovett: [singing] No, you see the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased try the priest! (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Because it is an opera. [4], Sondheim has often said that his Sweeney Todd was about obsession and close friends seemed to instinctually agree. In 1995, the Barcelona cast recorded a cast album sung in Catalan. Nellie Lovett: [singing] Only where it sat. George Hearn won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the title wrole in Sweeney Todd after having played the role on Broadway and in the national tour with Angela Lansbury. The 2000 New York City Concert was recorded and released in a deluxe 2-CD set. [41], Irish tenor David Shannon starred as Todd in a highly successful Dublin production of the show at the Gate Theatre, which ran from April 2007 through June 2007. In contrast to the original Broadway version, the production was designed on a relatively intimate scale and was affectionately referred to as "Teeny Todd." It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. They made a point of speaking on their birthdays Oct. 16 for Lansbury, Sept. 30 for Cariou and on each anniversary of the play's opening night, Cariou said Wednesday, a day after Lansbury, 96, died in her Los Angeles home. [25] This marked the first time in nearly ten years that a Sondheim show had been presented in the commercial West End. Our production was larger in scope. Like the London production, the transfer was directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and produced by Rachel Edwards, Jenny Gersten, Seaview Productions, and Nate Koch, executive producer, in association with Barrow Street Theatre. Tickets are $152 to $458 . Upstairs, she encounters the Beadle at her harmonium; he has been asked by Lovett's neighbors to investigate the strange smoke and stench from the pie shop's chimney. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. By the 1870s, Sweeney Todd was a familiar character to most Victorians. Movie Info. Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, Todd, Customers, "Johanna (Quartet)" Anthony, Todd, Beggar Woman, Johanna, "Wigmaker Sequence"/"The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before' (Reprise 4)"/"The Letter" Todd, Anthony, Quintet, "Not While I'm Around" Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, "Parlour Songs (Part 1): Sweet Polly Plunkett" Beadle, "Parlour Songs (Part 2): The 12 Bells In Tower of Bray" Beadle, Lovett, Tobias, "Parlour Songs (Part 3): Sweet Polly Plunkett (Reprise)" Lovett, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed' (Reprise 5)"/"Fogg's Asylum"/"City On Fire"/"Searching"/"Ah, Miss (Reprise)"/"Beggar Woman's Lullaby", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: 'Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd' (Reprise 7)" Company, Todd, Lovett (Full Cast). We were really proud of what we did, and really grateful for it.. Tearing off their costumes, the company exits. The cast consisted of: Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett/Tuba/Percussion), Michael Cerveris (Todd/Guitar), Manoel Felciano (Tobias/Violin/Clarinet/Piano), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle/Piano/Trumpet), Lauren Molina (Johanna/Cello), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony/Cello/Piano), Mark Jacoby (Turpin/Trumpet/Percussion), Donna Lynne Champlin (Pirelli/Accordion/Flute/Piano), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman/Clarinet) and John Arbo (Fogg/Double bass). "[42][43] When a character died, flour was poured over them. Downstairs, Mrs. Lovett is struggling with the dying Judge, who claws at her. In spring 2006, the production toured the UK with Jason Donovan as Todd and Harriet Thorpe as Mrs. Lovett. On the stage of the Uris Theater in New York, this tale of horrors was transformed into a mountain of steel in motion. [83], The 2005 Broadway revival also was recorded. When Sondheim first played songs from an early version of the show for Judy Prince (wife of the show's director), she told him: "Oh God I didn't know this was what [Sweeney Todd] was about. Sondheim also utilizes the ancient "Dies irae" in the ballad that runs throughout the score, later heard in a melodic inversion, and in the accompaniment to "Epiphany". [61] The same production played at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago on August 24, 2001, with most of the cast from the preceding concerts, except for Plishka and Clark, who were replaced by Sherrill Milnes and Hollis Resnik. The Israeli National Opera has performed Sweeney Todd twice. He knows Todd's true identity (having recognized Barker's illustrious shaving tools during their earlier competition) and demands half his income for life. (The number of percussionists may vary for different shows, though the percussion book is written for two players). (In the film, the name is not Daniel O'Higgins but "Davy Collins".) Cariou played the title character in the macabre "Sweeney Todd," a London barber who dispatches customers with a razor and turns their bodies over to Lansbury's Mrs. Lovett, a baker who repurposes them for meat pies. Adapted from the play Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. The following month, Melbourne Theatre Company's version opened at the Playhouse in Melbourne, directed by Roger Hodgman with Peter Carroll as Sweeney Todd, Geraldine Turner as Mrs. Lovett and Jon Ewing as Judge Turpin. ANN MARIE BALDONADO, BYLINE: Josh Groban first auditioned for the role of Sweeney Todd back in high school for a summer camp production of the musical. Once he has the Judge in his chair, Todd soothes him with another conversation on women, but this time he alludes to their "fellow tastes, in women at least". Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) is a videotaped live performance of the Broadway show which won Angela Lansbury her fourth Tony Award as best actress in a musical. Lansbury, Angela, 1925-Motion pictures Motion picture actors and actresses Singers Audiotapes. By what name was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) officially released in Canada in English? Translated by Juice Leskinen[40], As part of the Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration, Sweeney Todd ran from May 10, 2002, through June 30, 2002, at the Eisenhower Theatre, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Hugh Panaro as Anthony, Walter Charles (a member of the original cast), as Judge Turpin, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Johanna, Mary Beth Peil as The Beggar Woman, Mark Price as Tobias Ragg, Ray Friedeck as Beadle Bamford and Kevin Ligon as Pirelli. [2], The musical was based on Christopher Bond's 1973 play Sweeney Todd, which introduced a psychological backstory and motivation to Todd's crimes. It was based on Brining's previous smaller productions from Dundee Rep in 2010, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester in 2013. "Prelude: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: 'Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd'" Full Cast, "No Place Like London" Anthony, Todd, Beggar Woman, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, 205 West 46th St. in New York. Copy embed to clipboard. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Morose and vengeful; a barber by profession who has returned to London, after fifteen years of unjust incarceration in an Australian penal colony, to seek revenge first on the corrupt judge and beadle who sent him there, and then on all humanity through his clients. 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