Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd
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Plot synopsis. In the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who kills his victims by pulling a lever as they sit in his barber chair. His victims fall backward through a revolving trap door into the basement of his shop, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls.
- British
Learn about the dark and bloody tale of Sweeney Todd, a Victorian-era barber who seeks revenge on the judge who ruined his life. Find out the cast, settings, genres, and awards of this Tony-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim.
Summaries. The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls.
- Stephen Sondheim
- Hugh Wheeler
- Sweeney Todd, by Christopher Bond
- Stephen Sondheim
A musical and thriller about a murderous barber who seeks revenge on the judge who framed him and killed his wife. He teams up with a pie maker who uses his victims' bodies for her pies, and faces a young lover who tries to stop him.
Read the story of Sweeney Todd, the barber seeking revenge in Sondheim's popular musical, performed by Pacific Symphony.
Sweeney Todd. Story. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical tells the tale of a resourceful pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood. After he’s sent away by a...
