Jeff McCarthy to star in Barrington Stage's SWEENEY TODD Runs 6/17-7/17, 2010
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Broadway veteran Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Side Show, Beauty and the Beast) returns to Barrington Stage next summer to star in the title role of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical thriller Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street scheduled for a five-week run from June 17-July 17, 2010 on the BSC Mainstage.
Presented in celebration of Sondheim's 80th Birthday, Julianne Boyd will direct Sweeney Todd and Darren R. Cohen will serve as musical director. Complete casting and design team will be announced at a future date. Sweeney marks the fourth Sondheim musical to be mounted by Boyd, who previously directed A Little Night Music (1997), Company (2000) and Follies (2005).Single tickets go on sale March 1, 2010. Flex Passes are available at discounted 2009 prices now through December 31.McCarthy's Barrington credits include Ben Stone in Follies and Mack Sennett in Mack & Mabel.For further information, visit www.barringtonstageco.org.Photo credit: Walter McBride
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