SWEENEY TODD to Open at Playhouse on the Square in Collaboration with Opera Memphis

Playhouse on the Square and Opera Memphis will present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Performances will run June 12th - July 12th, 2026 at Playhouse on the Square, Overton Square Performing Arts District, 66 S. Cooper St., Memphis, TN 38104.

Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Benjamin Barker, a London Barber, is sent to Australia by the evil Judge Turpin. Now serving a dark and vengeful god, he returns to London 15 years later and goes by the name Sweeney Todd. Upon learning of the death of his wife, amongst other updates while he was away, Sweeney takes it upon himself to seek revenge. Befriending a lonely, crazed woman, he enlists Mrs. Lovett's help to apply his razor to unlucky customers while Mrs. Lovett prepares their corpses for her meat-pie shop, but he won't be satisfied until his razor finally falls on Turpin. Swing your razor high, Sweeney - closing the Playhouse on the Square season in a joint effort with our friends at Opera Memphis. 

Playhouse on the Square concludes its 2025/2026 season with a collaboration with Opera Memphis, the first since 2011. This Murderous Dramatic Musical is directed and choreographed by Whitney Branan and music direction by Stephen Karr.

The cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be led by Matthew Burns as Sweeney Todd and Amy Nabors as Mrs. Lovett. The company also includes Andy Boggs as Anthony, Dawn Bradley as Johanna, Bryce Goodson as Tobias, Bill Andrews as Judge Turpin, David Schnell as Beadle, Christina Hernandez as the Beggar Woman, Philip Himebook as Pirelli, and Marquis Dijon Archuleta as Fogg.

The ensemble features Madeline Comer, Cameron Crawford (Dance Captain), Chad Fruscione*, Jari Head, Elliot Lear, Emma Less, Chris McCollum, Joshua Orozco, Luca Scarpace, Shelbi Sellers, Drew Sinnard*, Donovan Smith, Taylor Tipton, and Anna Williams.

The creative team includes director and choreographer Whitney Branan, music director Stephen Karr, assistant director Claire D. Kolheim, assistant choreographer Rose Blakeman, stage manager Chelsea Robinson, assistant stage manager Kymbrianna Griggs, lighting designer Meg Christopherson, scenic designer Tim McMath, Costume Designer Em Rossi, props designer Iza Bateman, sound designer Josh Crawford, and production manager/technical director Philip Hughen.