Tony Award® winner Aaron Tveit stars in the title role with Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Mrs. Lovett through May 5 only. Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton) and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick, “a triumphant, must-see production” (Chicago Tribune), and “a riveting revival with big laughs, serious scares, and a thunderous 26-piece orchestra” (Entertainment Weekly).
With his boyish good looks, and despite a burly beard,Mr. Groban appears young for the role, looking scarcely older than Anthony ( Jordan Fisher), the sailor who rescued Sweeney when their ship heading to England foundered. More problematically, Mr. Groban has not yet reached deeply enough into the tortured soul of the character, who was separated from his wife and daughter when the corrupt Judge Turpin (Jamie Jackson) had him transported. Returned at last, the former Benjamin Barker, now Sweeney Todd, takes up his erstwhile job as a barber, and is soon dispatching any available victims with his razor, abiding until he can lure his nemesis into his fatal tonsorial parlor.
The other pieces of the puzzle don’t quite fit together. The play’s characters may offer different spins on theatrical archetypes—Sweeney is a meta musical, composed decades before that was a thing—but they still need to inhabit the same world. Mrs. Lovett is written as a broad music hall clown, landing each jaunty song with an emphatic button. But Annaleigh Ashford is a shameless laugh machine, and she’s so hilarious, it throws the show out of whack. It’s hard to blame her; she’s got to fill the awfully big shoes Angela Lansbury left behind 44 years ago. Lansbury was indeed a riot, but she was always in character, tirelessly trying to make Sweeney laugh. Ashford seems fixated only on making us laugh. She’s doing a marvelous show—the friendly preview audience I saw gobbled up every bit—but it isn’t Sweeney Todd.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $30
Where: https://lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/sweeney-todd-ny/
When: Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting 9AM the day prior to the performance until 3PM the day prior to the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability.
General Rush:
Price: $49
Where: Lunt-Fontanne box office
When: Rush tickets are available at the box office on the day of the show when the box office opens.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Subject to availability.
Standing Room Tickets:
Price: $40
Where: Lunt-Fontanne Box Office
Limit: Two per customer
Restrictions: Available day of performance only when the performance is sold out.
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1980 | West End |
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1980 | US Tour |
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1982 | US Tour |
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1982 | Regional (UK) |
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1984 | Regional (US) |
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1992 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
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1999 | Regional (US) |
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2004 | London Fringe |
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2005 | Broadway |
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2007 | US Tour |
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2023 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sweeney Todd |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Thomas Kail |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Annaleigh Ashford |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Sweeney Todd |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Annaleigh Ashford |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Josh Groban |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Thomas Kail |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Natasha Katz |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Mimi Lien |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Josh Groban |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Annaleigh Ashford |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Steven Hoggett |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Ruthie Ann Miles |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sweeney Todd |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Mimi Lien |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Nevin Steinberg |
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