The fictional tale of the murderous nineteenth century barber (Sir Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies. Adapted from the play Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Promising to keep his secret, Mrs. Lovett explains that Lucy poisoned herself with arsenic and that their then-infant daughter, Johanna, became the Judge's ward. This is the video of the 3 Emmy-winning first national touring company of the 8 Tony Award-winning Sweeney Todd, which was originally shown on PBS, and boasts Angela Lansbury in her Tony Award-winning performance as Mrs. Lovett, and George Hearn, in the defining performance of Sweeney. The musical began previews on February 26 and opened on March 26, 2023, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, starring Josh Groban as Sweeney Todd, Annaleigh Ashford as Mrs. Lovett, Jordan Fisher as Anthony, Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias, Maria Bilbao as Johanna, Jamie Jackson reprising his role of Judge Turpin, Ruthie Ann Miles as the Beggar Woman, John Rapson reprising his role of Beadle Bamford, and Nicholas Christopher as Pirelli and the standby for Todd. Original orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revised his large orchestration for the 1993 London revival, adding a dirtier, grittier texture to the score's arrangements. >>LABEL: RCACATALOG #: CBL2-3379COMPOSER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM / Harold PrinceWORKS: SWEENEY TODD - Original Cast Recording.PERFORMERS: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, etc . Sweeney Todd: [singing] Haven't you got poet, or something like that? The ensemble cast, soon joined by the risen Todd and Mrs. Lovett, sing a final reprise of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" warning against revenge (though admitting that "everyone does it"). It was originally produced Off-Broadway by the York Theatre Company at the Church of the Heavenly Rest from March 31, 1989, to April 29, 1989. That's what the play's about to him; Sweeney Todd is a product of that age. Princeton University Press. Hearn and LuPone were joined once again by Harris, Gaines, Aler and Olsen as well as new additions Victoria Clark, Lisa Vroman and Timothy Nolen. A young, nave sailor who has rescued Todd and falls in love with Johanna Barker. London's Royal Festival Hall hosted two performances on February 13, 2000, starring Len Cariou as Todd, Judy Kaye as Mrs. Lovett, and Davis Gaines as Anthony. On April 5, 1995, it premiered in Catalan at the theater Poliorama of Barcelona (later moving to the Apollo), in a production of the Drama Centre of the Government of Catalonia. Todd kills O'Higgins by slitting his throat ("Pirelli's Death" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" reprise 3) and temporarily hides his body. The tour ran for 8 months, starring Barry Howell as Sweeney Todd & Isabell Wyer as Ms. Lovett. The ending will give you chills. The murderous barber's story was turned into a play before the ending had even been revealed in print. The State Opera of South Australia presented Australia's first professional production in Adelaide in September 1987. However, once Anthony has departed, Todd sends a letter informing the Judge that Anthony will bring Johanna to his shop just after dark, and that he will hand her over ("The Letter") in order to lure him back to the shop. Conducted by John DeMain, the production used scenic designs by Eugene Lee, costume designs by Franne Lee, and lighting designs by Ken Billington. March 04, 2021 Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd ( Martha Swope) Sweeney Todd the taped edition of the original production has returned to BroadwayHD as of March 1. The cast included Christopher Chew as Sweeney Todd and Amelia Broome as Mrs. The British native did expect tea (preferred type: Yorkshire Gold) and never coffee during set breaks, Cariou recalled. Downstairs, Mrs. Lovett is struggling with the dying Judge, who claws at her. This production subsequently transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre. Oct. 12, 2022, at 6:14 p.m. Lansbury's 'Sweeney Todd' Co-Star Reflects on 'Great Artist' FILE - Actors Angela Lansbury, left, and Len Cariou, right, who starred in the musical "Sweeney. Share to Pinterest. Sweeney Todd GIF SD GIF HD GIF MP4. After 15 years in exile, Sweeney Todd, an unsettling man with a mysterious past, arrives in a dark and gritty London, hungry for vengeance against the judge who destroyed his life. [84] The producers originally planned only a single-disk "highlights" version; however, they soon realized that they had recorded more music than could fit on one disk and it was not financially feasible to bring the performers back in to re-record. Elsewhere, Anthony spies a beautiful girl singing at her window ("Green Finch and Linnet Bird"), and the beggar woman tells him that her name is Johanna. Copy embed to clipboard. Anthony leaves to seek a coach after he and Johanna reaffirm their love ("Ah Miss" reprise). FILE - Actors Angela Lansbury, left, and Len Cariou, right, who starred in the musical "Sweeney Todd" appear with their replacements Dorothy Loudon, second left, and George Hearn at a New York restaurant, prior to their final performance on March 3, 1980. The show ran for 157 performances. The show's design was slightly altered to fit a proscenium arch theatre space for the Lyttleton Theatre. The song "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" and its multiple reprises are titled in some productions by their first lyrics to differentiate them from one another: "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise): Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 2): Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 3): His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 4): Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 5): The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 6): Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney", "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 7): Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", Strings: 1 violin, 1 cello, 1 double bass, Woodwinds: Reed 1: clarinet; Reed 2: bassoon, Percussion: bass drum, bell tree, bells, chimes, crotales, rachet, side drum, snare drum, Swiss bell, tam-tam, tambourine, temple blocks, triangle, timpani, vibraphone, whistle, wood block, xylophone, Strings: 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass, Brass: 1 French horn, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 18:50. [19] It was later released on both VHS and DVD.[79]. Pieter Toerien and KickstArt produced a production at the Pieter Toerien Monte Casino Theatre in Johannesburg, which ran from October 10 December 13, 2015, before transferring to the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town from February 19 April 9, 2016. Upstairs, she encounters the Beadle at her harmonium; he has been asked by Lovett's neighbors to investigate the strange smoke and stench from the pie shop's chimney. Remembering Toby, Todd starts to leave, but, realizing he has left his razor behind, returns just as the disguised Johanna rises, horrified, from the trunk. [61] The same production played at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago on August 24, 2001, with most of the cast from the preceding concerts, except for Plishka and Clark, who were replaced by Sherrill Milnes and Hollis Resnik. [27], Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton starred in a new production of the show that played at The Chichester Festival Theatre, running from September 24 to November 5, 2011. Like the London production, the transfer was directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and produced by Rachel Edwards, Jenny Gersten, Seaview Productions, and Nate Koch, executive producer, in association with Barrow Street Theatre. As Anthony leaves, Pirelli and Tobias enter, and Mrs. Lovett takes Toby downstairs for a pie. The stage and screen star may have been known around the world as Murder, She Wrote 's. Sweeney Todd: [singing] Awful lot of fat. In 2010, fifty members of the National Youth Music Theatre staged a production at the Village Underground as part of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday celebrations in London. Rather, it seemed to me that the attempt to actually sing the Sondheim score, which relies heavily on a dramatic parlando or speaking style, mainly showed how far from the operatic vocal tradition the work lies. Angela. The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and S weeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Other changes included Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin and Zachary Noah Piser as Tobias. Sweeney Todd rises forth ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"), and introduces the drama. 2014 prog metal version, Landless Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. Knapp, Raymond. [38], The musical was premiered on June 5, 1992, at the Erkel Theater in Budapest, Hungary. [62], In 2014, Price directed a new concert production, returning to Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic on March 58 with Bryn Terfel as Todd, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett, Philip Quast as Judge Turpin, Jeff Blumenkrantz as The Beadle, Christian Borle as Pirelli, Kyle Brenn as Tobias, Jay Armstrong Johnson as Anthony, Erin Mackey as Johanna[63] and Audra McDonald and Bryonha Marie Parham sharing the role of The Beggar Woman. And I'm the second banana." Anthony draws a pistol given to him by Todd, but cannot bring himself to shoot Jonas Fogg, the corrupt asylum owner; Johanna grabs the pistol and kills Fogg. Suddenly, the judge enters; Todd quickly seats him and lulls him with a relaxing conversation ("Pretty Women"). Bryn Terfel, the popular Welsh bass-baritone, performed the title role at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2002, with Judith Christian, David Cangelosi, Timothy Nolen, Bonaventura Bottone, Celena Shaffer and Nathan Gunn. [57][58], The first opera company to mount Sweeney Todd was the Houston Grand Opera in a production directed by Hal Prince, which ran from June 14, 1984, through June 24, 1984, for a total of 10 performances. In the basement, Toby discovers hair and fingernails in a pie he has been eating, just as the Beadle's fresh corpse comes tumbling through the chute. Todd assures the Judge that Johanna is repentant, and the judge asks for a quick splash of cologne. Share to Tumblr. In April 2017, five of the cast members left the show, replaced by Norm Lewis as Sweeney Todd, Carolee Carmello as Mrs. Lovett, John-Michael Lyles as Tobias, Stacie Bono as The Beggar Woman and Pirelli, and Jamie Jackson as Judge Turpin. The original Harold Prince production. The score, effective enough in its own way, demanded things of the opera singers that opera singers as a class are reluctant to produce."[76]. June Havoc and Ross Petty starred.[21]. A baker from London, Mrs. Lovett is an accomplice and business partner of Sweeney Todd, a barber and serial killer from Fleet Street. Director Lonny Price directed a semi-staged concert production of "Sweeney Todd in Concert on May 46, 2000 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York with the New York Philharmonic. Even if you're not a "theatre person," I highly recommend that you see this. Sweeney Todd is a man bent on personal revenge, the way we all are in one way or another, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with the time he lived in, as far as I'm concerned.[4] However, Sondheim accepted Prince's vision as a different way to do the show, and as an opportunity to do the show on a large scale, knowing that small-scale productions could be done at any time. In autumn 2015 the Welsh National Opera and Wales Millennium Centre produced a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Royal Exchange Manchester as part of the WNO's "Madness" season. This song was moved to after "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd. [28] The production received positive reviews from both critics and audience members and transferred to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2012 for a limited run from March 10 to September 22, 2012. Sweeney Todd: Cris Groenendaal . The Melbourne production toured to Sydney and Brisbane in 1988. Nellie Lovett: [singing] Sir, it's too good, at least. They worked together on all their scenes, both of them creative actors who were experienced in giving intense performances. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (TV Movie 1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Look at you! "[8], With Prince absorbed in staging the mammoth production, Lansbury and Cariou were left largely to their own when it came to developing their characters. Ex-Judge Fired for Gay Porn Side-Hustle Fights Back. The wide-openness of my portrayal had to do with my sink or swim attitude toward it. Report. [49], Quebec City-based Thtre Dcibel produced the French-speaking world-premiere of the show. Translated by Jolle Bond and directed by Louis Morin, the show played from October 28 to November 8, 2014, at the Capitole de Qubec. Sweeney Todd has its occasional operatic moments, but its music overall has the chest notes, the harmonic language, the muscularity, and the edge of Broadway theater. "The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity (2009)". There would have been screams and yells but I wouldn't have given a damn. Theatre critic and author Martin Gottfried wrote on this subject: "Does so much singing make it an opera? Over eighty percent of the production is set to music, either sung or underscoring dialogue. Before Todd can kill the judge, however, Anthony re-enters and blurts out his elopement plan. HeatherAnn Layman, Parkland Theatre's operations manager, said two people involved in the original Broadway rendition of "Sweeney Todd" passed away recently. [citation needed]. A mad crone whose interjections go unheeded, eventually identified as Benjamin Barker's wife, Lucy, who was raped by Judge Turpin. However, Prince soon discovered a metaphor in which to set the show, making what Sondheim had originally envisioned as "a small horror piece" into a colossal portrait of the Industrial Revolution, and an examination of the general human condition of the time as it related to men like Sweeney Todd. [2] The Sunday Times wrote that "The black backdrop of David Farley's rough hewn set and the stark minimalism of Rick Fisher's lighting suggest a self-conscious edginess, with Shannon's stylised make-up, long leather coat and brooding countenance only adding to the feeling. [3], Bond's sophisticated plot and language significantly elevated the lurid nature of the tale. The cast included original members like Terfel, Thompson and Quast, as well as new actors like John Owen-Jones and Rosalie Craig. [66] This production transferred to London Coliseum Theatre for 13 performances from March 30 through April 12, 2015. Whilst it remained unclear if the casting of predominantly unknown actors helped the tour, the production was applauded for its use of emerging performers and played to almost exclusively sold-out venues. CAPTION. Lansbury, who had grown up in British music hall, immediately got it. Sondheim. The cast included Timothy Nolen in the title role, Joyce Castle as Mrs. Lovett, Cris Groenendaal as Anthony, Lee Merrill as Johanna, Will Roy as Judge Turpin, and Barry Busse as The Beadle.[59]. Nellie Lovett: [singing] No, you see the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased try the priest! Sondheim felt that the addition of music would greatly increase the size of the drama, transforming it into a different theatrical experience, saying later: What I did to Chris' play is more than enhance it. Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End in 1980. Sondheim grants DC's Landless Theatre Company permission to orchestrate a "prog metal version" of Sweeney Todd, the first rock orchestration of the score. J. joshscheer. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. In June 2019, for the show's 40th anniversary, a limited run of the production presented by Life Like Company was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne and Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney. Sweeney Todd has had 32 productions including Broadway which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in 1980, US Tour which opened in. [68], Stephen Sondheim believed that Sweeney Todd is a story of revenge and how it consumes a vengeful person. Times Is Hard. [56], Produced by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group and directed by Bobby Garcia with musical direction by Gerard Salonga, it starred Jett Pangan as Sweeney Todd, Lea Salonga as Mrs. Lovett, Gerald Santos as Anthony Hope, Nyoy Volante as Adolfo Pirelli, Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante as Johanna, Ima Castro as the Beggar Woman, Andrew Fernando as Judge Turpin, Luigi Quesada as Tobias, Arman Ferrer as Beadle, and Dean Rosen as Jonas Fogg. Valtru produced the first Mexican production of Sweeney Todd. Adrian Lester and Barry James received nominations in the category of Best Supporting Performance In a Musical for their portrayals of Anthony and Beadle Bamford respectively.[24]. The 1982 taped stage version of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Angela Lansbury and George Hearn, will air on Turner Classic Movies March 21 at 1 PM ET; check local . [44], The 2008 Gothenburg production premiered on May 15, 2008, at The Gteborg Opera. Toby, heedless of them, begins turning the meat grinder, crooning Mrs. Lovett's previous instructions to him ("Final Scene"). [78], A performance of the 1980 touring company was taped before an audience in 1981 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles during the first national tour, with additional taping done in an empty theatre for a television special. The concert was again filmed for broadcast on PBS as part of their Live from Lincoln Center[65] series and was first aired on September 26, 2014. It starred Paul Hegarty as Todd, Karen Mann as Mrs. Lovett, Rebecca Jackson as The Beggar Woman, Sam Kenyon as Tobias, Rebecca Jenkins as Johanna, David Ricardo-Pearce as Anthony and Colin Wakefield as Judge Turpin. The angry judge storms out, vowing never to return and to send Johanna away. Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in Sweeney Todd and crime busters in episodes of TVs Murder, She Wrote., LOS ANGELES -- Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in "Sweeney Todd" and crime busters in episodes of TV's Murder, She Wrote.". Alone with Todd, Pirelli drops his Italian accent and reveals that he is really Daniel O'Higgins, Benjamin Barker's former assistant. "Prelude: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: 'Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd'" Full Cast, "No Place Like London" Anthony, Todd, Beggar Woman, "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd: 'Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!' She then attempts to drag the beggar woman's body into the oven, but Todd arrives and, through a shaft of light, sees the lifeless face clearly for the first time: the beggar woman was his wife Lucy. [85] This recording was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Directed by Staffan Aspegren and starting Sauli Tiilikainen (Sweeney Todd) and Ritva Auvinen (Mrs. Lovett). "That cuckoo style of playing Mrs. Lovett, that was pretty much Angela She invented that character", Cariou said. While discussing how to dispose of Pirelli's body, Mrs. Lovett is struck by a sudden idea and suggests that they use the bodies of Todd's victims in her meat pies, and Todd happily agrees ("A Little Priest"). There is also a woman wearing a blood-stained dress and holding a rolling pin next to the man. Brown. By what name was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) officially released in Canada in English? Todd. As Todd falls dead and Toby drops the razor, Anthony, Johanna and some others break into the bakehouse. A simpleton who works first for con-man Pirelli and then for Mrs. Lovett, but does not trust Todd. [17], The first national U.S. tour started on October 24, 1980, in Washington, D.C. and ended in August 1981 in Los Angeles, California. There are two kinds of men and only two. Todd awaits the Beadle's arrival with mounting impatience, but Mrs. Lovett tries to soothe him ("Wait"). It was essentially charming over there because they don't take Sweeney Todd seriously. On the Saturday performances, Bryonha Marie Parham played the role of the Beggar Woman, while McDonald played it at the other performances. Alexander Gemignani also played the title role for the Toronto run of the tour in November 2007. The cast consisted of: Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett/Tuba/Percussion), Michael Cerveris (Todd/Guitar), Manoel Felciano (Tobias/Violin/Clarinet/Piano), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle/Piano/Trumpet), Lauren Molina (Johanna/Cello), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony/Cello/Piano), Mark Jacoby (Turpin/Trumpet/Percussion), Donna Lynne Champlin (Pirelli/Accordion/Flute/Piano), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman/Clarinet) and John Arbo (Fogg/Double bass). I know she's with Peter (Shaw) now, her husband, who I think she missed terribly. The citizens of London, who act as a Greek chorus throughout the play, drop a body bag and pour ashes into a shallow grave. Concert version was performed at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre on March 1214, 1999 with Kelsey Grammer as Todd, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett, Davis Gaines as Anthony, Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias, Melissa Manchester as The Beggar Woman, Roland Rusinek as The Beadle, Dale Kristien as Johanna and Ken Howard as Judge Turpin. Unaware that Johanna is his friend Todd's daughter, Anthony is immediately enamored ("Ah, Miss"), and he pledges to return for her, even after the judge and the Beadle threaten him and chase him away ("Johanna"). George Hearn won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the title wrole in Sweeney Todd after having played the role on Broadway and in the national tour with Angela Lansbury. Directed by James Brining and designed by Colin Richmond, the production was set in the 1970/80s, and was performed in Cardiff before touring to Southampton, Bristol, Llandudno, Oxford, Liverpool, Birmingham before returning to Cardiff. The play won eight Tonys, including best musical and actress and actor. The production ran for 349 performances and 35 previews, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two: Best Direction of a Musical for Doyle and Best Orchestrations for Sarah Travis who had reconstructed Jonathan Tunick's original arrangements to suit the ten-person cast and orchestra. The cast featured Rod Gilfry and Franco Pomponi (Sweeney Todd) and Caroline O'Connor (Mrs Lovett). Dame. Previews began February 14, 2017, before officially opening night on March 1. In contrast to the original Broadway version, the production was designed on a relatively intimate scale and was affectionately referred to as "Teeny Todd." Free shipping for many products! Once he has the Judge in his chair, Todd soothes him with another conversation on women, but this time he alludes to their "fellow tastes, in women at least". Not to be confused with, Artwork from the original Broadway production. Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime. Look at me, Mrs Lovett. The show did a four-week run and ended on June 8, 2008.[45]. When the lights go down and the curtain goes . (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Mrs. Lovett then tells Todd she loves him and would be a better wife than Lucy ever could have been. Lansbury, Angela, 1925-Motion pictures Motion picture actors and actresses Singers Audiotapes. A "Reprise!" The cast included David Arnsperger as Sweeney Todd and Janis Kelly as Mrs. Lovett. Notably the 2004 production starred Mark Delavan and Elaine Paige. The 24-hour marathon will include some of her most memorable films including Gaslight and The Manchurian Candidate, as well as an airing of the 1982 filmed production of Sweeney Todd. The beggar woman seems to recognize the room. First appearing in the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls, it is debated if she was based on an actual person or not. 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[72] Sondheim himself has described the piece as a "black operetta",[73] and indeed, only about 20% of the show is spoken; the rest is sung-through. [83], The 2005 Broadway revival also was recorded. In 1993, the show received its first London revival at the Royal National Theatre. The taped production was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards in 1985, winning three including Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (for George Hearn). A modern American opera."[3]. Anthony arrives at the asylum to rescue Johanna, but is exposed when Johanna recognizes him. The music helps to give it that dimension. It stars Johnny Depp as Todd (Depp received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for his performance), Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin, Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Pirelli, Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony Hope, Laura Michelle Kelly as The Beggar Woman, Jayne Wisener as Johanna, Ed Sanders as Toby, and Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford. Meanwhile, Johanna and Anthony plan their elopement ("Kiss Me"), while the Beadle recommends Todd's grooming services to the Judge so that the judge may better win Johanna's affections ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities"). The director was Lee Blakeley with choreography by Lorena Randi and designs by Tanya McAllin. "[69] Unlike most previous representations of the story, the musical avoids a simplistic view of devilish crimes. Depending on how and where the show is presented, it is sometimes considered an opera. The Tale of Sweeney Todd: Directed by John Schlesinger. 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