Sarah Rice, Original Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Dies at 68
Sarah Rice, who originated the role of Johanna in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd, bestowing the character with a spine-tingling soprano voice, died on January 6 following an extended battle with cancer. She was 68. Rice's passing was confirmed by friends Rebecca Caine and Stuart J. Allyn. Born in Okinawa, Japan, Rice grew up in Arizona. In a 2011 interview, Rice said that she moved to New York a…