Alexander Gemignani, who treaded the dark alleys of Fleet Street as the Beadle in the Broadway revival Sweeney Todd, will portray the title role in the national tour beginning November 13, while David Hess is 'on leave from the show to recover from vocal strain,' reports the production spokespersons.
John Doyle's Tony Award-winning re-imagining of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street began its National Tour, with a pre-tour engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) on August 30, opening ACT's 41st season on September 4 with performances through September 30.
Sweeney Todd begins its National Tour, with a pre-tour engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). Previews at ACT begin August 30.
Performances of the National Theatre of Great Britain's American premiere production of Coram Boy begin tonight, Monday, April 16th at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street).
The box office for CORAM BOY, the National Theatre of Great Britain's American premiere production of the play adapted by Helen Edmundson from the award-winning novel by Jamila Gavin, with direction by Melly Still, will open at the Imperial Theatre on Monday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Full casting has been announced for the Broadway company of CORAM BOY, the National Theatre of Great Britain's American premiere production of the play adapted by Helen Edmundson from the award-winning novel by Jamila Gavin, with direction by Melly Still. CORAM BOY will begin preview performances on Monday, April 16 and will open on Wednesday, May 2 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 West 45 Street).
CERVERIS, the cast of Sweeney Todd and theatrical and recording stars Nellie McKay (The Threepenny Opera) and Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) will perform for one night only at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday, August 21st at 8pm
CERVERIS, the cast of Sweeney Todd and theatrical and recording stars Nellie McKay (The Threepenny Opera) and Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) will perform for one night only at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday, August 21, 2006 at 8pm
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.
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.
On January 31st, the release date of the new Sweeney Todd cast recording, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris and other cast members will sign CDs
The cast recording of the Sweeney Todd revival is now available on iTunes--a week before it is officially released on January 31st
The Actors' Fund will host a benefit Special Performance of Sweeney Todd on January 29th
The cast of the critically-acclaimed revival of Sweeney Todd, starring Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone, recently headed into the recording studio and the track list for the CD is now available. Amazon.com lists the release as January 31, 2006.
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