Benjamin Eakeley News

The national touring production of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, will begin performances at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning with one preview on March 11 at 8 p.m. and is set to run through April 6.

National tour achieves all the darkness and light of John Doyle's 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival

Alexander Gemignani, who treaded the dark alleys of Fleet Street as the Beadle in the Broadway revival Sweeney Todd, will portray the title role in the national tour beginning November 13, while David Hess is 'on leave from the show to recover from vocal strain,' reports the production spokespersons.

John Doyle's Tony Award-winning re-imagining of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street began its National Tour, with a pre-tour engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) on August 30, opening ACT's 41st season on September 4 with performances through September 30.

Sweeney Todd begins its National Tour, with a pre-tour engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). Previews at ACT begin August 30.

Sweeney Todd star Donna Lynne Champlin played an encore performance of her hit Ars Nova concert 'Finishing the Hat' on June 4th, and BroadwayWorld was there for the event!

On November 6th and 7th, Broadway understudies and standbys will be featured in Musicals Tonight!'s At This Performance

SWEENEY TODD opened on Thursday, November 3 and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the after-party at the Copacabana.