Christopher Bond News

19-year old Jayne Wisener will play imperiled ingenue Johanna in Tim Burton's upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd

Off-Broadway's Evil Dead The Musical heads to the studio to record its original cast recording on Sunday, December 17

Stage and screen star Alan Rickman will play the villainous Judge Turpin in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd

Sacha Baron Cohen--whose film Borat has become a pop culture phenomenon over the last 2 weeks--has been confirmed to play the role of duplicitous barber Pirelli in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd.

Evil Dead The Musical will welcome Tom Sullivan, the special effects designer from the Evil Dead films for a post-show event on November 6th

For those very cultured New York theatre-goers who felt last season's Martin McDonagh bloodbath The Lieutenant of Inishmore wasn't quite graphically violent enough to satisfy their very refined tastes, might I suggest an evening at the latest offering to grace the Off-Broadway stage, Evil Dead: The Musical. It's freakin' awesome.

Evil Dead The Musical will come alive at New World Stages when it opens on November 1st at 7 PM

Variety reports that Helen Bonham Carter has signed on to the Sweeney Todd film to star opposite Johnny Depp as the devilish Mrs. Lovett.

The national tour of All Shook Up, a rock 'n roll musical featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, began its run at The Opera House in Boston on September 26th, the third stop of the 35-city tour.

The upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the demon barber of the title, will begin filming in February of 2007

Evil Dead the Musical will come alive at New World Stages on Monday, October 2 for an unlimited Off-Broadway run; it will open on November 1

DreamWorks Studios announced today that Johnny Depp has been set to star and Tim Burton to direct Sweeney Todd, the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller

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.

A musical based on the cult horror hit Evil Dead will begin performances at New World Stages on October 2nd and open on November 1st

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.

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.

You can now see clips from Sweeney Todd right here on BroadwayWorld.com!