sweeney todd met mrs. lovett on the ship back to london.
sweeney todd met mrs. lovett on the ship back to london.
who did sweeney todd meet on the ship back to london?
mrs. lovett
bullet::::- "" (1979), the acclaimed musical adaptation of bond's play by stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler starring len cariou as sweeney todd and angela lansbury as mrs. lovett; george hearn and dorothy loudon later succeeded cariou and lansbury in the lead roles. in 1982, the musical was televised on the entertainment channel, produced by rko pictures and rko/nederlander productions, starring hearn and lansbury and directed by terry hughes and harold prince. the first broadway revival was staged at the circle in the square theatre in 1989, directed by susan h. schulman and starring bob gunton as todd and beth fowler as mrs. lovett. the next broadway revival, directed by john doyle, was mounted at the eugene o'neill theatre in 2005. the 10-person cast, who played their own instruments in new orchestrations, consisted of john arbo (jonas fogg; bass player), donna lynne champlin (pirelli; piano, accordion, flute), alexander gemignani (the beadle; piano, trumpet), mark jacoby (judge turpin; trumpet, percussion), diana dimarzio (beggar woman/lucy barker; clarinet), benjamin magnuson (anthony hope; cello, piano), lauren molina (johanna barker; cello), manoel felciano (tobias; violin, clarinet, piano), patti lupone (mrs. lovett; tuba, percussion), and michael cerveris (sweeney todd; guitar). cerveris, lupone, and felciano were all nominated for tony awards; the show itself was nominated for best revival and won tonys for best direction and best orchestration. in 2017, a london revival produced by cameron mackintosh with jeremy secomb as sweeney todd, siobhan mccarthy as mrs. lovett, duncan smith as the judge and joseph taylor as tobias was transferred to off-broadway, with norm lewis and then hugh panaro later replacing secomb. a 2019 production is scheduled to open in manila in october with jeff pangan as sweeney todd and lea salonga as mrs. lovett, with the production moving to singapore in november after the manila run is completed.
sweeney todd
bullet::::- 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:









































bullet::::- "the ballad of sweeney todd: attend the tale of sweeney todd"









































bullet::::- "the ballad of sweeney todd (reprise): lift your razor high, sweeney"









































bullet::::- "the ballad of sweeney todd (reprise 2): sweeney pondered and sweeney planned"









































bullet::::- "the ballad of sweeney todd (reprise 3): his hands were quick, his fingers strong"









































bullet::::- "the ballad of sweeney todd (reprise 4): sweeney'd waited too long before"
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