All tagged Sweeney Todd
Two weeks ago, I attended what might long rank among the most magical and special concerts I will ever have the privilege to see: Jason Robert Brown in concert with Stephen Sondheim, featuring Katrina Lenk, special guests Shoshana Bean, Joshua Henry, and Rob McClure, and a cameo from Lin-Manuel Miranda
"Moulin Rouge! The Musical" delays pre-Broadway engagement in Boston; "The Lifespan of a Fact" will be first Broadway show with an all female design team; Off-Broadway's "Sweeney Todd" becomes the longest running production of the show ever; new musical about Juneteenth in development; reader reactions to the New York Times’ list of the 25 best American plays of the last 25 years; Diana Rigg posts a "missed connection"; good read about Tharon Musser
Sara Bareilles joins John Legend and Alice Cooper's for NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert"; Greenwich House is new home for ArsNova in 2019; Carolee Carmello and Hugh Panaro to leave "Sweeney Todd"; "Crazy for You" revival headed to Broadway
I attended some 188 performances of theatre, dance, music, opera, and cabaret in New York during 2017. As the year comes to a close, here are my top 10 favorites.
A new production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" breathes fresh life into a now-classic musical, reducing the cast to 8 and setting the play in a pie shop. This inventive and thrilling production is a "must see".
