Sweeney Todd 1999

Ages: 12+
Opened: March 12, 1999
Closing: March 14, 1999

Sweeney Todd - 1999 - Regional (US) History , Info & More

Ahmanson Theatre
135 N Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012

Based on a version of Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond

Stephen Sondheim’s haunting musical thriller has been hailed "the greatest musical of the past half-century” by the Wall Street Journal. Sophisticated and uncompromising, “Sweeney Todd” has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor. You will find yourself laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next.

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