Preview
Production Season
Fall 2005
Production Staff
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Written by Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Susan Anthony
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "Sweeny Todd" (2005). Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 8, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/8
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
Step into the 19th century barbershop of Sweeney Todd, where the floor is littered with more than hair clippings as Todd’s irrepressible thirst for revenge against a crooked judge has expanded to include his unfortunate customers. Add to this the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs who soon has the people of London lining up in droves to savor her mysterious new meat pies, and you’ll discover a multiple award-winning musical thriller! At the play’s premiere in 1979, The New York Times opined, “There is more artistic energy, creative personality and plain excitement than in a dozen average musicals."