The producers of SWEENEY TODD announced today that the acclaimed revival will play its final performance on Sunday, September 3, 2006 after 349 performances and 35 previews. SWEENEY TODD began previews on October 3, 2005 and opened on Thursday, November 3, 2005, at the Eugene ONeill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). A national tour is scheduled to begin at the end of next summer 2007.
On Monday, August 21, Sweeney Todd cast members will travel downtown to Bowery Ballroom to perform in concert; Duncan Shiek and Nellie McKay will join them
Benjamin Magnuson, currently playing Anthony in Broadway's Sweeney Todd, will put away his cello for an evening of songs, 'Who Asked Me to Annoy You With My Sad Repartee?' on July 31st at Urban Stages
On Monday, August 21, Sweeney Todd cast members such as Michael Cerveris and Manoel Felciano will travel downtown to Bowery Ballroom to perform in concert
Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris will continue to bake
pies through Thanksgiving in the Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD, The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Tony-nominee Manoel Felciano sits down with BroadwayWorld.com for this half hour backstage interview featuring anectodes about his career, researching the role of Tobias, on stage bloopers, fans and more... The video also features a performance by Manoel on guitar singing a self-penned tune.
On May 22nd, Patti LuPone performed songs from her new 'Lady with the Torch' CD in a concert at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there!
While Patti LuPone has her turn as Rose in the Ravinia Festival's Gypsy in Chicago, Judy Kaye will hawk the worst pies in London as Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett from June 20th through 25th
The acclaimed new Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street, has recouped its entire $3.5 million investment in just 19
weeks (as of week ending 3/12/06), it was announced Tuesday by the show's
producers.
In a rare public appearance, composer Stephen Sondheim, stars Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris, and cast members of the acclaimed Broadway revival of SWEENEY TODD, signed copies of the new Nonesuch cast recording on the date of its release - Tuesday, January 31 and BroadwayWorld was there! The signing took place on stage at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
The complete cast for the upcoming, and highly anticipated revival starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris has now been anounced. Previews begin on October 3, for a November 3, 2005 opening.