Sweeney Todd, the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler musical, celebrates its anniversary March 1. The production, directed by Harold Prince, opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre March 1, 1979. Starring Len Cariou as the title character and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd tells the story of a barber who was unjustly imprisoned for years by a corrupt judge and returns to England bent on revenge.
The production also featured Victor Garber as Anthony Hope, Ken Jennings as Tobias Ragg, Merle Louise as the Beggar Woman, Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin, Sarah Rice as Johanna, Joaquin Romaguera as Pirelli, and Jack Eric Williams as the Beadle.
Flip through photos of the production below:
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd
Cris Groenendaal and Betsy Joslyn in Sweeney Todd
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd
George Hearn as Sweeney Todd
Martha Swope
Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd
Martha Swope/NYPL
Angela Lansbury and cast
Martha Swope
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury and cast
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Martha Swope
Cast
Sara Woods and Cris Groenendaal
Edmund Lyndeck and George Hearn
George Hearn and Angela Lansbury
Martha Swope
George Hearn and Angela Lansbury
George Hearn and Angela Lansbury
GeorgeHearn and Angela Lansbury
George Hearn
George Hearn
George Hearn
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
Martha Swope
Ken Jennings, Craig Lucas, Martha Ihde, Mary Pat Green, Walter Charles and Dorothy-Loudon in Sweeney Todd
Merle Louise in Sweeney Todd
Edmund Lyndeck and Jack Eric Williams in Sweeney Todd
Sarah Rice and Victor Garber in Sweeney Todd
Bob Gunton in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Dorothy Loudon and Jack Eric Williams in Sweeney Todd
Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn
Dorothy Loudon
Martha Swope
Michael Cervris and Donna Lynne Champlin in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Michael Cervris, Patti LuPone, Manoel Felciano and Donna Lynne Champlin in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Paul Kolnik
Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Paul Kolnik
Manoel Felciano and Patti LuPone in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Paul Kolnik
Judy Kaye in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
The cast of the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
