On April 5, 1995, it premiered in Catalan at the theater Poliorama of Barcelona (later moving to the Apollo), in a production of the Drama Centre of the Government of Catalonia. 1980 musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, This article is about the 1979 musical. Adapted from the play Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. 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But other than that, it's all phenomenal-- Angela Lansbury *made* the role of Mrs. Lovette, and she just does it so well. Todd swears revenge on the Judge and the Beadle, and Mrs. Lovett presents Todd with his old collection of sterling silver straight razors, which persuades Todd to take up his old profession ("My Friends" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" reprise). Nellie Lovett: [singing] Sir, it's too good, at least. As Anthony leaves, Pirelli and Tobias enter, and Mrs. Lovett takes Toby downstairs for a pie. It included the Judge's "Johanna" and the tooth-pulling contest from Act I, which had been cut in previews. Sweeney Todd: [singing] Haven't you got poet, or something like that? Sweeney Todd: [singing] Awful lot of fat. [44], The 2008 Gothenburg production premiered on May 15, 2008, at The Gteborg Opera. He returned to the role . Share to Pinterest. The music helps to give it that dimension. 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. Sweeney Todd rises forth ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"), and introduces the drama. 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]. Share to Reddit. They worked together on all their scenes, both of them creative actors who were experienced in giving intense performances. 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. Remembering Toby, Todd starts to leave, but, realizing he has left his razor behind, returns just as the disguised Johanna rises, horrified, from the trunk. The song "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" and its multiple reprises are titled in some productions by their first lyrics to differentiate them from one another: "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise): Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 2): Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 3): His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 4): Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 5): The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 6): Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 7): Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", Strings: 1 violin, 1 cello, 1 double bass, Woodwinds: Reed 1: clarinet; Reed 2: bassoon, Percussion: bass drum, bell tree, bells, chimes, crotales, rachet, side drum, snare drum, Swiss bell, tam-tam, tambourine, temple blocks, triangle, timpani, vibraphone, whistle, wood block, xylophone, Strings: 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass, Brass: 1 French horn, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 18:50. 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. After a day of hard work, while Todd remains fixated on his revenge, Mrs. Lovett envisions a seaside retirement ("By the Sea"). Todd's beautiful young daughter, raised by Judge Turpin as his ward. The Canadian-born Cariou appeared in seven episodes, airing between 1985 and 1992, in the recurring role of former British intelligence agent Michael Hagarty. [53], The production starred Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Sweeney Todd, Antoinette Halloran as Mrs. Lovett, Phillip Rhodes as Judge Turpin, Kanen Breen as Beadle Bamford (later replaced by Andrew Glover during the New Zealand tour), David Rogers-Smith as Adolfo Pirelli (replaced by Robert Tucker in New Zealand), Ross Hannaford as Tobias Ragg (replaced by Joel Grainger in New Zealand), Blake Bowden as Anthony Hope (replaced James Benjamin Rodgers in New Zealand), Amelia Berry as Johanna, Dimity Shepherd as the Beggar Woman (replaced by Helen Medlyn in New Zealand), and Jeremy Kleeman as Jonas Fogg.[54][55]. The show ran for 157 performances. Radio programs. Share to Facebook. The cast included David Arnsperger as Sweeney Todd and Janis Kelly as Mrs. Lovett. Anthony draws a pistol given to him by Todd, but cannot bring himself to shoot Jonas Fogg, the corrupt asylum owner; Johanna grabs the pistol and kills Fogg. The Melbourne production toured to Sydney and Brisbane in 1988. It;s good, mind you, and she's a very versatile actress, but she just doesn't sing "Greenfinch and Linnet Bird" too well. [68], Stephen Sondheim believed that Sweeney Todd is a story of revenge and how it consumes a vengeful person. CAPTION. Meanwhile, Johanna and Anthony plan their elopement ("Kiss Me"), while the Beadle recommends Todd's grooming services to the Judge so that the judge may better win Johanna's affections ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities"). 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"). [38], The musical was premiered on June 5, 1992, at the Erkel Theater in Budapest, Hungary. The beggar woman seems to recognize the room. [4], Sondheim has often said that his Sweeney Todd was about obsession and close friends seemed to instinctually agree. In autumn 2015 the Welsh National Opera and Wales Millennium Centre produced a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Royal Exchange Manchester as part of the WNO's "Madness" season. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sweeney Todd - Rare Vintage VHS - Broadway Musical - Angela Lansbury - 1982 at the best online prices at eBay! The concert was again filmed for broadcast on PBS as part of their Live from Lincoln Center[65] series and was first aired on September 26, 2014. For other uses, see, "Pretty Women" redirects here. Sondheim once observed, It had a weight to it because [Bond] wrote certain characters in blank verse. Report. 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The cast featured Bob Gunton (Sweeney Todd), Beth Fowler (Mrs. Lovett), Eddie Korbich (Tobias Ragg), Jim Walton (Anthony Hope) and David Barron (Judge Turpin). 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. As Anthony and Johanna flee, the asylum's freed inmates prophesy the end of the world, while Todd and Mrs. Lovett hunt through the sewers for Toby, and the beggar woman fears what has become of the Beadle ("City on Fire/Searching"). The Tale of Sweeney Todd: Directed by John Schlesinger. [57][58], The first opera company to mount Sweeney Todd was the Houston Grand Opera in a production directed by Hal Prince, which ran from June 14, 1984, through June 24, 1984, for a total of 10 performances. There would have been screams and yells but I wouldn't have given a damn. Todd sneers at the audience for a moment and vanishes. This song was moved to after "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd. The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and S weeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Other changes included Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin and Zachary Noah Piser as Tobias. A young innocent (Selina Boyack) and the dashing inspector (Campbell Scott) who tries to solve the murders . [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. Nellie Lovett: [singing] No, you see the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased try the priest! It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. George Hearn and Angela Lansbury star as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett in the musical, which features music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.Filmed at the conclusion of a ten-month . The cast included original members like Terfel, Thompson and Quast, as well as new actors like John Owen-Jones and Rosalie Craig. Notably the 2004 production starred Mark Delavan and Elaine Paige. I think it's not. [64] McDonald was not announced as the Beggar Woman: she was a surprise, her name only being revealed at the time of the first performance. A simpleton who works first for con-man Pirelli and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd. It is based on the 1970 play of the same name by Christopher Bond. 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]. Angela Lansbury, star of 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 96 Robert Bianco USA TODAY 0:00 1:25 Angela Lansbury, award-winning star of films like "The Manchurian. "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!' Prog Metal Orchestration by The Fleet Street Collective (Andrew Lloyd Baughman, Spencer Blevins, Charles Johnson, Lance LaRue, Ray Shaw, Alex Vallejo, Andrew Siddle). It's the story of your [own] life."[3]. Los Angeles (AP) -- 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 actors were also friends and . The Judge recognizes him as "Benjamin Barker!" In 1984 the show was presented by the New York City Opera. Lansbury was joined by Hearn[18] and this version was taped during the Los Angeles engagement and broadcast on The Entertainment Channel (one of the predecessors of today's A&E) on September 12, 1982. It was filmed at the end of a ten-month road tour of the show, with George Hearn in the title role playing opposite Lansbury. Previews began February 14, 2017, before officially opening night on March 1. The production was eager to disassociate itself with recent West End backlash regarding Stunt Casting and so the tour was cast through an open call audition process. 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. 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". Before Todd can kill the judge, however, Anthony re-enters and blurts out his elopement plan. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. And I'm the second banana." Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeny Todd by Christopher Bond. [51], In 2015, Victorian Opera's production was performed at the Melbourne Arts Centre. Adrian Lester and Barry James received nominations in the category of Best Supporting Performance In a Musical for their portrayals of Anthony and Beadle Bamford respectively.[24]. Original Language: English. It was also confirmed that the production remains set in the 19th century. This is the video of the 3 Emmy-winning first national touring company of the 8 Tony Award-winning Sweeney Todd, which was originally shown on PBS, and boasts Angela Lansbury in her Tony Award-winning performance as Mrs. Lovett, and George Hearn, in the defining performance of Sweeney. Concert version was performed at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre on March 1214, 1999 with Kelsey Grammer as Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Davis Gaines as Anthony, Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias, Melissa Manchester as The Beggar Woman, Roland Rusinek as The Beadle, Dale Kristien as Johanna and Ken Howard as Judge Turpin. On the other hand, it can be seen as a precursor to the later trend of musicals based on horror themes, such as Little Shop of Horrors (1982), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), Jekyll & Hyde (1997) and Dance of the Vampires (1997), which used the description of the trend, "grusical", as its commercial label. 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). FILE - Actors Angela Lansbury, left, and Len Cariou, right, who starred in the musical "Sweeney Todd" appear with their replacements Dorothy Loudon, second left, and George Hearn at a New York restaurant, prior to their final performance on March 3, 1980. Even if you're not a "theatre person," I highly recommend that you see this. 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. Todd joins. 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. (The number of percussionists may vary for different shows, though the percussion book is written for two players). After Norm Lewis left, he was replaced by Hugh Panaro in the titular role. George Hearn was a good replacement for Len Cariou in the title role, and Ken Jennings gives a great performance as Tobias. Prince's scenic metaphor for Sweeney Todd was a 19th-century iron foundry moved from Rhode Island and reassembled on the stage, which critic Jack Kroll aptly described as "part cathedral, part factory, part prison, that dwarfed and degraded the swarming denizens of the lower orders. Sweeney Todd earned Tony Awards for both its leading stars Lansbury and Carious as well as designers Eugene and Franne Lee, director Prince and took home the honors for Best Book, Score and. In the pie shop, Toby tells Mrs. Lovett of his skepticism about Todd and his own desire to protect her ("Not While I'm Around"). He also infused into it plot elements from Jacobean tragedy and The Count of Monte Cristo. Full of despair and in shock, Todd embraces the dead Lucy. The original logo for the musical is a modified version of an advertising image from the 19th century,[1] with the sign replaced by a straight razor. 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. Tearing off their costumes, the company exits. The Israeli National Opera has performed Sweeney Todd twice. 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. Angela Lansbury, who crooned as a teapot in Beauty and the Beast and solved mysteries as Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, died October 11 at the age of 96, just days shy of her 97th. 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.". Anthony Hope: Sara Woods . Originally broadcast in 1980 and. [25] This marked the first time in nearly ten years that a Sondheim show had been presented in the commercial West End. Sweeney. [7] In preparation for the role, Cariou (who was studying with a voice teacher at the time) asked Sondheim what kind of range he needed to have in the role. The 2000 New York City Concert was recorded and released in a deluxe 2-CD set. 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. The cast included Jeremy Secomb as Sweeney Todd, Siobhn McCarthy as Mrs. Lovett, Nadim Naaman as Anthony, Ian Mowat as the Beadle, Duncan Smith as the Judge, Kiara Jay as Pirelli and the Beggar Woman, Joseph Taylor as Tobias and Zoe Doano as Johanna. Sweeney Todd GIF SD GIF HD GIF MP4. A corrupt judge who became obsessed with Lucy Barker, and later with her daughter Johanna. Horrified, Todd accuses Mrs. Lovett of lying to him. She was 96. The show was cast extremely well, my only complaint being of Betsy Joscelyn's portrayal of Johanna. Whilst it remained unclear if the casting of predominantly unknown actors helped the tour, the production was applauded for its use of emerging performers and played to almost exclusively sold-out venues. [4], Music proved to be a key element behind the impact of Sweeney Todd on audiences. In April 2017, five of the cast members left the show, replaced by Norm Lewis as Sweeney Todd, Carolee Carmello as Mrs. Lovett, John-Michael Lyles as Tobias, Stacie Bono as The Beggar Woman and Pirelli, and Jamie Jackson as Judge Turpin. Anthony finds Johanna locked away in a private lunatic asylum, but barely escapes being placed under arrest by the Beadle. Directed by Steven Stead and designed by Greg King, the production starred Jonathan Roxmouth (Sweeney Todd), Charon Williams-Ros (Mrs Lovett), Michael Richard (Judge Turpin), Jaco van Rensburg (Tobias), Anne Marie Clulow (Beggar Woman), Adam Pelkowitz (Beadle Bamford), Cameron Botha (Anthony), Sanli Jooste (Johanna), Germandt Geldenhuys (Adolfo Pirelli) and Weslee Swain Lauder (Jonas Fogg). The resulting program was televised on September 12, 1982, on The Entertainment Channel. Hal Prince recreated the staging using the simplified set of the 2nd national tour. In 2009, Sweeney Todd embarked upon an equity tour of the U.K. and Ireland. The production closed on November 14, 1980. He picks up Todd's fallen razor and slits Todd's throat. >>LABEL: RCACATALOG #: CBL2-3379COMPOSER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM / Harold PrinceWORKS: SWEENEY TODD - Original Cast Recording.PERFORMERS: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, etc . On the stage of the Uris Theater in New York, this tale of horrors was transformed into a mountain of steel in motion. Ex-Judge Fired for Gay Porn Side-Hustle Fights Back. [60] The show was also performed by Opera North in 1998 in the UK starring Steven Page and Beverley Klein, directed by David McVicar and conducted by James Holmes. In the early 2000s, Sweeney Todd gained acceptance with opera companies throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Israel, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Australia. This song is an optional verse of "Sweet Polly Plunkett.". It later was released as a feature film in . Look at you! In contrast to the original Broadway version, the production was designed on a relatively intimate scale and was affectionately referred to as "Teeny Todd." 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. Lovett. 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