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Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend.
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.
A musical and thriller set in Victorian England about a murderous barber who extracts revenge on unsuspecting people in London for the cruel abuse of his wife. The play was based on a book by Christopher Bond and won eight Tony awards, including one for Hugh Wheeler's script.
A musical film adaptation of the legendary tale of a barber who returns to London to seek revenge on the judge who framed him and killed his wife. He forms a partnership with a meat pie maker who uses his victims' corpses as ingredients, while a young sailor falls in love with his daughter.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 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.
A summary of the plot and lyrics of the musical Sweeney Todd, based on the story of a barber who seeks revenge on the Judge who ruined his life. Learn about the characters, the twists, the pies and the songs in this dark and thrilling tale.
Read the story of Sweeney Todd, the barber seeking revenge in Sondheim's popular musical, performed by Pacific Symphony.
