'Sweeney Todd' Review: Sondheim's Masterpiece Endures In An Aimless Revival
Josh Groban is excellent as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the production is ugly and chaotic.
Josh Groban is excellent as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the production is ugly and chaotic.
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Josh Groban, you know, has always wanted to be a rock star. With his gorgeous deep baritone, he's released several hit albums
If I ever had to write a musical, I would start by etching out the play and characters underneath it. Great music will captivate an audience, but a complex man will change them. The protagon…
This must-see production lets Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's gothic revenge story do its thing, without reinvention.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, returns to Broadway to…
Ruthie Ann Miles, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, and more co-star with Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail at the helm.
While some of his scenes lack intensity, Groban's as well-sung a Sweeney as you'll find.
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford ignite the flames of a funny, sexier "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," which had its official opening Sunday.
Sondheim's masterpiece, restored to its proper size and sung to the hilt by Josh Groban, makes a welcome Broadway return.
In a Broadway season that might be remembered for a lovely, pared-down minimalism " the intriguing starkness of A Doll's House with Jessica Chastain, the less-is-more near-concert-style pres…
Sweeney Todd can still shock, even if this production seldom goes for the jugular. The post <em>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</em> Review: A Fine Showcase for a …
The cannibalist startup in "Sweeney Todd" kills two birds: For Sweeney, the ruined barber who holds a grudge as steadily as he does a blade, it means turning enemies into actual mincemeat. F…
★★★★★ Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, and "Hamilton" creatives elevate a musical classic to unprecedented heights The post Sweeney Todd: God, That's Great appea…
★★★★☆ Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford topline a grand revival of the 1979 musical about a bloodthirsty barber and his pastry-making accomplice The post Sweene…
I've got to confess that it is hard to erase the memory of a tuba-playing Patti LuPone from the stripped-down 2006 Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. But …
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Parade, Sweeney Todd, The Coast Starlight @ Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, The Harder They Come @ The Public Theater, and Marilyn…
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is LIVE from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with the red carpet arrivals for opening night of SWEENEY TODD! For the first time since 1980, Broadway audiences can …
Ruthie Ann Miles, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, and more co-star with Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail at the helm.
The Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical is back on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opening March 26.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, returns to Broadway on…
The starry revival production, directed by Thomas Kail, begins its Broadway run next month.
At last, the ensemble is complete.
Playing April 21 - May 14, 2023 Tickets and more information at 5thavenue.org Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a deliciously thrilling story of revenge and retribution, conti…
Hello, again, logo lovers! Today, we are taking a closer look at the key art for two of this season's biggest - literally and figuratively - musical revivals, Camelot and Sweeney Todd. One, …