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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 
Book by Hugh Wheeler  

Performance Dates: June 30, July 7, 12, & 21

Stage Director: Dennis Whitehead Darling  
Conductor: Steven Osgood

Join us for a dark tale riddled with ghoulish humor set in Victorian London. Sweeney Todd returns from exile to seek revenge on the lecherous Judge Turpin, who destroyed what was once a happy life. When Sweeney reunites with the devious Mrs. Lovett, the owner of a failing meat pie shop, they hatch a plan that will help her with her business struggles and satisfy his hunger for revenge.

Featuring:
Sweeney Todd: Kevin Burdette
Mrs. Lovett: Eve Gigliotti
Beggar Woman: Amanda Lynn Bottoms*
Pirelli: Arnold Livingston Geis*
Judge Turpin: Michael Colman*
Johanna: Angela Yam^
Anthony Hope: Louis Tiemann^
Tobias Ragg: Felix Aguilar Tomlinson^
Beadle: Brian Jeffers^

*2023 Festival Artist
^2023 Apprentice Artist

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