Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

10/02/23 • 1 min

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With the passing of Dame Angela Lansbury in 2022, it reminded me of one of my favourite Sondeim musicals, Sweeney Todd. She played the first Mrs Lovett in 1979. Take a minute to get the scoop!
Dame Angela Lansbury singing The Worst Pies in London.
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The original production of Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway March 1, 1979, at the Uris Theatre (now the Gershwin). The show, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by Wheeler, was directed by Harold Prince and starred Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury. The production received eight Tony Awards in 1979—including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score—as well as 11 Drama Desk Awards and the Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical. It went on to be revived twice on Broadway and adapted into a 2007 film, in addition to the recent Off-Broadway production.
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10/02/23 • 1 min

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The Classical Music Minute - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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With the passing of Dame Angela Lansbury in 2022, it reminded me of one of my favourite Sondeim musicals, Sweeney Todd. She played the first Mrs Lovett in 1979.

Although the musical was based on Christopher Bond's 1970 play Sweeney Todd. The origins go further back. The character originated in serialized Victorian popular fiction, known as penny dreadfuls. A story called The String of Pearls was published in a weekly magazine. Set in 1785, it featured as the villain Sweeney Todd and incl

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