Theatre du Chatelet to Present SWEENEY TODD, 4/22-5/21

Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet will present the musicals SHOW BOAT, MY FAIR LADY, and SWEENEY TODD as part of its 2010-2011 season, the theatre has announced on its official website. 

The theatre will present Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD from April 22 to May 21, 2011.  The musical is the story of a murderous barber who slits his customers' throats and his neighbor who bakes the bodies into pies.  The production will star Rodney Gilfry and Franco Pomponi (Sweeney Todd), Deanne Meek (Mrs. Lovett), Jonathan Best (Judge Turpin), John Graham-Hall (Beadle Bamford), David Curry (Pirelli), Nicholas Garrett (Anthony Hope), Rebecca Bottone (Joanna), Pascal Charbonneau (Tobias 'Toby' Ragg), and Rebecca de Pont Davies (The Beggar Woman). 

The theatre's 2010-2011 season will include many other performances, including numerous concerts and a production of the opera IL POSTINO starring Plácido Domingo as Pablo Neruda.  For more information, visit www.chatelet-theatre.com.

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