The score, effective enough in its own way, demanded things of the opera singers that opera singers as a class are reluctant to produce."[76]. It stars Johnny Depp as Todd (Depp received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for his performance), Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Pirelli, Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, Laura Michelle Kelly as The Beggar Woman, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, Ed Sanders as Toby, and Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeny Todd by Christopher Bond. 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. Alone with Todd, Pirelli drops his Italian accent and reveals that he is really Daniel O'Higgins, Benjamin Barker's former assistant. The Canadian-born Cariou appeared in seven episodes, airing between 1985 and 1992, in the recurring role of former British intelligence agent Michael Hagarty. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1980. Music Direction by Charles W. Johnson. [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. To which Chapin replied: "I would have put it on like a shot if I'd had the opportunity. Share to iMessage. 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. Todd and Lovett soon arrive; as part of his plan to establish his new identity, Todd exposes the elixir as a sham, challenges Pirelli to a shaving competition and easily wins ("The Contest"), inviting the impressed Beadle for a free shave ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" reprise 2). It included the Judge's "Johanna" and the tooth-pulling contest from Act I, which had been cut in previews. Todd enters and tries to force her to leave as she again seems to recognize him ("Beggar Woman's Lullaby"). The play was translated into Hungarian by Tibor Mikls and Gyrgy Dnes. The cast included Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett, Len Cariou as Todd, Victor Garber as Anthony, Sarah Rice as Johanna, Merle Louise as the Beggar Woman, Ken Jennings as Tobias, Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin, Joaquin Romaguera as Pirelli, and Jack Eric Williams as Beadle Bamford. Conducted by John DeMain, the production used scenic designs by Eugene Lee, costume designs by Franne Lee, and lighting designs by Ken Billington. [27], Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton starred in a new production of the show that played at The Chichester Festival Theatre, running from September 24 to November 5, 2011. It was directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Daniel Pelzig. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Not recognizing her, Todd attempts to kill her, just as Mrs. Lovett shrieks from the bakehouse below, providing a distraction for Johanna to escape. The show's design was slightly altered to fit a proscenium arch theatre space for the Lyttleton Theatre. [74], In his essay for the 2005 cast album, Jeremy Sams finds it most relevant to compare Sondheim's work with operas that similarly explore the psyche of a mad murderer or social outcast, such as Alban Berg's Wozzeck (1925, based on the play by Georg Bchner) and Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes (1945). 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"). 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]. [28] The production received positive reviews from both critics and audience members and transferred to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2012 for a limited run from March 10 to September 22, 2012. The cast included Christopher Chew as Sweeney Todd and Amelia Broome as Mrs. Nellie Lovett: [singing] Only where it sat. It's the story of your [own] life."[3]. Anthony finds Johanna locked away in a private lunatic asylum, but barely escapes being placed under arrest by the Beadle. The original Harold Prince production. The cast featured Rod Gilfry and Franco Pomponi (Sweeney Todd) and Caroline O'Connor (Mrs Lovett). Broadway Production directed by Harold Prince. Despite being cut in previews for reasons of length, these numbers were included on the Original Cast Recording. Original Language: English. [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]. Other changes included Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin and Zachary Noah Piser as Tobias. Nellie Lovett: [singing] No, you see the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased try the priest! It has been revived in many productions as well as inspiring a film adaptation. He didn't get the part at the time, but he . [85] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Nellie Lovett: [singing] It's priest. It is based on the 1970 play of the same name by Christopher Bond. This production was notable for having no orchestra, with the 10-person cast playing the score themselves on musical instruments that they carried onstage. First appearing in the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls, it is debated if she was based on an actual person or not. [31] This production takes place in a pie shop that has been recreated for the occasion in Shaftesbury Avenue and ran from March 19 to May 16, 2015. 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Todd feigns forgiveness, dancing manically with Mrs. Lovett until he hurls her into the oven, burning her alive. Lansbury, who had grown up in British music hall, immediately got it. Free shipping for many products! The cast included original members like Terfel, Thompson and Quast, as well as new actors like John Owen-Jones and Rosalie Craig. In his proper place. Directed by Gale Edwards, it featured Lyndon Terracini as Todd, Nancye Hayes as Mrs. Lovett and Peter Cousens as Anthony. I know she's with Peter (Shaw) now, her husband, who I think she missed terribly. Copy embed to clipboard. Menu. Worst Pies In London. The production was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Special Class Program. In 1995, the Barcelona cast recorded a cast album sung in Catalan. [62], In 2014, Price directed a new concert production, returning to Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic on March 58 with Bryn Terfel as Todd, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett, Philip Quast as Judge Turpin, Jeff Blumenkrantz as The Beadle, Christian Borle as Pirelli, Kyle Brenn as Tobias, Jay Armstrong Johnson as Anthony, Erin Mackey as Johanna[63] and Audra McDonald and Bryonha Marie Parham sharing the role of The Beggar Woman. 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. The cast consisted of Lajos Miller as Sweeney Todd, Zsuzsa Lehoczky as Mrs. Lovett, Sndor Sasvri as Anthony, Mnika Vsri as Johanna, Rbert Rtonyi as Judge Turpin, Tibor Olh as Tobias, Pter Kocsmros as Pirelli, Ildik Kishonti as Lucy/Beggar woman, and Istvn Rozsos as Beadle Bamford. Book by Hugh Wheeler. When the show transferred to the Lyttleton, Quilley replaced Armstrong in the title role. With critical acclaim and audience applause (Sondheim traveled to Barcelona after hearing the success it was having and was delighted with the production), it later moved to Madrid. 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.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.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. Lansbury. Valtru produced the first Mexican production of Sweeney Todd. A story called The String of Pearls was published in a weekly magazine during the winter of 184647. "[42][43] When a character died, flour was poured over them. [56], Produced by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group and directed by Bobby Garcia with musical direction by Gerard Salonga, it starred Jett Pangan as Sweeney Todd, Lea Salonga as Mrs. Lovett, Gerald Santos as Anthony Hope, Nyoy Volante as Adolfo Pirelli, Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante as Johanna, Ima Castro as the Beggar Woman, Andrew Fernando as Judge Turpin, Luigi Quesada as Tobias, Arman Ferrer as Beadle, and Dean Rosen as Jonas Fogg. Sondheim. She said to me on her last birthday, a year ago, Its just silly being this old.'". 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. [38], The musical was premiered on June 5, 1992, at the Erkel Theater in Budapest, Hungary. 2014 prog metal version, Landless Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. Knapp, Raymond. 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. 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. The musical began previews on February 26 and opened on March 26, 2023, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, starring Josh Groban as Sweeney Todd, Annaleigh Ashford as Mrs. Lovett, Jordan Fisher as Anthony, Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias, Maria Bilbao as Johanna, Jamie Jackson reprising his role of Judge Turpin, Ruthie Ann Miles as the Beggar Woman, John Rapson reprising his role of Beadle Bamford, and Nicholas Christopher as Pirelli and the standby for Todd. [72] Sondheim himself has described the piece as a "black operetta",[73] and indeed, only about 20% of the show is spoken; the rest is sung-through. The Icelandic Opera performed Sweeney Todd in the fall of 2004, the first time in Iceland. An alternate orchestration is available from Music Theatre International for a 9 piece orchestra. He returned to the role . 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. 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 . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Beggar Woman . When Sondheim first brought the idea for the show to director Harold Prince, his frequent collaborator, Prince was uninterested, feeling it was a simple melodrama that wasn't very experimental structurally. The show receives three 2015 Helen Hayes Awards nominations for Best Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Melissa Baughman), and Outstanding Music Director (Charles W. Johnson). CAPTION. Alexander Gemignani also played the title role for the Toronto run of the tour in November 2007. The British native did expect tea (preferred type: Yorkshire Gold) and never coffee during set breaks, Cariou recalled. It was revealed that the production has a budget of $14 million with a cast of 26 and an orchestra of 27. The 2000 New York City Concert was recorded and released in a deluxe 2-CD set. The actors were also friends and admirers, staying in touch after becoming the toasts of Broadway and Tony Award winners in 1979 for Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical. [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. [68], Stephen Sondheim believed that Sweeney Todd is a story of revenge and how it consumes a vengeful person. The beggar woman seems to recognize the room. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Sweeney Todd animated GIFs to your conversations. The cast included Timothy Nolen in the title role, Joyce Castle as Mrs. Lovett, Cris Groenendaal as Anthony, Lee Merrill as Johanna, Will Roy as Judge Turpin, and Barry Busse as The Beadle.[59]. And the one with his foot. Toby, heedless of them, begins turning the meat grinder, crooning Mrs. Lovett's previous instructions to him ("Final Scene"). It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Share to Tumblr. Report. [2] 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. After a day of hard work, while Todd remains fixated on his revenge, Mrs. Lovett envisions a seaside retirement ("By the Sea"). The original Broadway pit consisted of a 26-piece orchestra. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Todd's beautiful young daughter, raised by Judge Turpin as his ward. When Todd asks after the empty upstairs apartment, she reveals that its former tenant, Benjamin Barker, was transported for life based on false charges by Judge Turpin, who, along with his servant, Beadle Bamford, then lured Barker's wife Lucy to a masked ball at the Judge's home and raped her ("Poor Thing"). In the other one's face. In February 2018, Panaro and Carmello were replaced by Thom Sema and Sally Ann Triplett, respectively. Sondheim felt that the addition of music would greatly increase the size of the drama, transforming it into a different theatrical experience, saying later: What I did to Chris' play is more than enhance it. When the lights go down and the curtain goes . 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. It's nothing to do with Grand Guignol. "That cuckoo style of playing Mrs. Lovett, that was pretty much Angela She invented that character", Cariou said. 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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The play won eight Tonys, including best musical and actress and actor. 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. (Reprise 1)" Company, Judge, Beadle, "Ah, Miss" Anthony, Johanna, Beggar Woman, "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" Tobias, Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Crowd, "The Contest (Part 1): Shaving Scene" Pirelli, "The Contest (Part 2): Tooth-Pulling Scene", "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned' (Reprise 2)" Company, Beggar Woman, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong' (Reprise 3)" Tenor Trio, "Ladies In Their Sensitivities"/"Kiss Me (Quartet)" Beadle, Johanna, Anthony, Judge Turpin, "God, That's Good!" "Not just music hall but dotty music hall", as she put it. 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. Tickets are $152 to $458 . [80] Opera North's production was also broadcast by the BBC on March 30, 1998, as was the Royal Opera House production in 2003. An Irish charlatan and former employee of Benjamin Barker who has since developed a public persona as a flashy Italian barber; he attempts to blackmail Todd, but is immediately killed. The music helps to give it that dimension. This production was also broadcast on Spanish television. Previews began February 14, 2017, before officially opening night on March 1. 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 Sunday Times wrote that "The black backdrop of David Farley's rough hewn set and the stark minimalism of Rick Fisher's lighting suggest a self-conscious edginess, with Shannon's stylised make-up, long leather coat and brooding countenance only adding to the feeling. Theatre critic and author Martin Gottfried wrote on this subject: "Does so much singing make it an opera? He was able to take all these disparate elements that had been in existence rather dully for a hundred and some-odd years and make them into a first-rate play.[4]. 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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. >>LABEL: RCACATALOG #: CBL2-3379COMPOSER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM / Harold PrinceWORKS: SWEENEY TODD - Original Cast Recording.PERFORMERS: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, etc . 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. Hal Prince recreated the staging using the simplified set of the 2nd national tour. Based off of a play of the same name by Christopher Bond (which, in turn, had been based off of an old London legend), Sondheim did a wonderful job bringing it to the musical theatre stage. Sweeney Todd: Cris Groenendaal . Directed by Melissa Baughman. The Tale of Sweeney Todd: Directed by John Schlesinger. She makes meat pies from Todd's victims. The production opened originally at the Cottesloe Theatre on June 2, 1993, and later transferred to the Lyttleton Theatre on December 16, 1993, playing in repertory and closing on June 1, 1994. [17], The first national U.S. tour started on October 24, 1980, in Washington, D.C. and ended in August 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The citizens of London, who act as a Greek chorus throughout the play, drop a body bag and pour ashes into a shallow grave. Sondheim praised Donnellan for the "small 'chamber' approach to the show, which was the composer's original vision for the piece. 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. While discussing how to dispose of Pirelli's body, Mrs. Lovett is struck by a sudden idea and suggests that they use the bodies of Todd's victims in her meat pies, and Todd happily agrees ("A Little Priest"). Nellie Lovett: [singing] Sir, it's too good, at least. Said Sondheim, "Hal's metaphor is that the factory turns out Sweeney Todds. It was based on Brining's previous smaller productions from Dundee Rep in 2010, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester in 2013. It was notably set in the 1930s instead of 1846 and restored the oft-cut song "Johanna (Mea Culpa)". Lansbury, Angela, 1925-Motion pictures Motion picture actors and actresses Singers Audiotapes. [22] This production received four Tony Award nominations: for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, but failed to win any. Share to Facebook. 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. Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. There are opera houses. Rather, it seemed to me that the attempt to actually sing the Sondheim score, which relies heavily on a dramatic parlando or speaking style, mainly showed how far from the operatic vocal tradition the work lies. This production subsequently transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre. Times Is Hard. 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. A simpleton who works first for con-man Pirelli and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd. 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