Jeff McCarthy "sings beautifully" and has "moments of delicious chemistry" with Harriet Harris, whose Mrs. Lovett Ben Brantley deems "superb." The New York Times
"masterful...an evening of theater that is as richly rewarding as you could want." - The Berkshire Eagle
"uniformly excellent, engaging, and intelligent...there’s really only one word for it: irresistible." - The Boston Globe
"...a magnificent cast...a stunning rendering of the best of Sondheim...Barrington Stage has set the bar high...Truly this is the best of theatre in the Berkshires" - Berkshire Fine Arts
"a hot ticket item" - Berkshire Bright Focus
Sweeney Todd "will have you on the edge of your seat" - Berkshire Record
"Don't miss it." - Albany Times-Union
"This new production of Sondheim's masterwork is a musical feast...This is a Sweeney Todd well worth savoring..." - Berkshire Living
"a fresh, new, yet faithful rendition of Stephen Sondheim's greatest musical." – Berkshire OnStage
Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Musical Direction by Darren Cohen
Choreography by Shonn Wiley
Directed by Julianne Boyd
June 17, 2010 - July 17, 2010
Revenge was never so delicious.
Sweeney Todd tells the chilling tale of a barber returning to Victorian London to seek revenge on the judge who destroyed his family and exiled him to an Australian prison. Passion, obsession and spine-tingling mayhem follow in this Tony Award-winning musical thriller.
"One of the wittiest, wickedest musicals ever penned" – The Washington Post
"The greatest musical of the past half-century..."
~ The Wall Street Journal
For tickets, call the Box Office at 413-236-8888 or click "Buy Tickets" above to purchase online.
Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm, Wednesday and Friday at 2pm, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm
Tickets: $15-$58
Click here to view photos from the Sweeney Todd gallery
Listen to the cast of Sweeney Todd perform on WAMC's Performance Place
Recommended for ages 12+
Cast:
Jeff McCarthy
Harriet Harris
Traci Bair
Paul Betz
Zachary Clause
Ed Dixon
Analisa Leaming
Ailsa May
John Rapson
Jaime Rosenstein
Amanda Salvatore
Billy Shaw
Timothy Shew
Allan Snyder
Sarah Stevens
Christianne Tisdale
Shonn Wiley
Branch Woodman
Creative Team:
Julianne Boyd
Darren Cohen
Michael Burnet
Ed Chapman
Wilson Chin
Adam Laird
Renee Lutz
Jen Moeller
Philip S. Rosenberg
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