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Identifier
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8451
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Title
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Description
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) premiered on Broadway at the Uris Theatre (now known as the Gershwin Theatre). It has been revived in many productions including three Broadway revivals, and even inspired a film adaptation ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street)). The third Broadway revival closed after 399 regular and 27 preview performances (https://www.playbill.com/production/sweeney-todd-broadway-lunt-fontanne-theatre-2023).
Synopsis from Playbill.com: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a deliciously thrilling story of revenge and retribution, continues our celebration of the titan of musical theater: Stephen Sondheim. After 15 years in exile, Sweeney Todd, an unsettling man with a mysterious past, arrives in a dark and gritty London, hungry for vengeance against the judge who destroyed his life. Todd joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the unhinged proprietress of a failing pie shop, and together they develop a spinetingling plot to exact revenge. When the lights go down and the curtain goes up, you won’t dare look away." (https://www.playbill.com/production/sweeney-todd-broadway-lunt-fontanne-theatre-2023)
Run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission (https://www.playbill.com/production/sweeney-todd-broadway-lunt-fontanne-theatre-2023)
Tony Award year: 1979
Number of nominations: 9
Number of wins: 8, including Best Musical and Best Original Score (https://www.playbill.com/production/sweeney-todd-uris-theatre-vault-0000011061
Tony Award year: 2023
Number of nominations: 8
Number of wins: 2 (https://www.playbill.com/production/sweeney-todd-broadway-lunt-fontanne-theatre-2023)
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Opening Date
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1 March 1979
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Source
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Sweeney Todd (1970 play by Christopher Bond)
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Sweeney Todd (character in Victorian penny dreadfuls including The String of Pearls)
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Relation
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 Tim Burton film)
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Dates of Broadway performance run
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26 March 2023 - 5 May 2024 (Broadway Revival)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
