The Citadel Theatre
Classic Landmarks Master Builder Mainstage Series
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street    A musical thriller
AUDIENCE ADVISORY
Violence, Mature Themes, Fog,
Strobe Lights and Haze

Recommended for ages 13 and up

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Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street   A Musical Thriller

A gothic, thrilling musical about a very cutthroat barber

Music and lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by HUGH WHEELER
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos
Directed by BOB BAKER
Starring RÉJEAN COURNOYER as Sweeney Todd

February 6 – 28, 2010
Maclab Theatre

“The greatest musical of the past half-century.” –The Wall Street Journal
“There is more artistic energy, creative personality and plain excitement in
Sweeney Todd ... than in a dozen average musicals.”
–The New York Times
“A spellbinder of breathtaking beauty and terror.” –Rolling Stone

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Blood will spill and the corrupt will pay. One of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest musical triumphs, Sweeney Todd is a dark and daring production filled with chills and thrills at every turn. It is the tale of an ordinary man who had everything until a crooked man of power stole his freedom, destroyed his family and banished him for life — and in his sorrow a new man was born.

A vengeful Sweeney Todd returns to Victorian London,and with his demented accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, cooks up a diabolical revenge scheme. Both bitterly macabre and strangely tender, Sweeney Todd is a penetrating examination of the dangerous aspects of the human heart.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Score.

Running time for this production is approximately 2 hours 45 minutes.


Musical Director Don Horsburgh   Trumpet Russell Whitehead
Keyboard Van Wilmott   Horn Emily Donatelle
Violin Michele Fox   Percussion Tim Mulligan
Cello Julie Amundsen   Steward Mike Lent
Bass Mike Lent   Contractor Richard Hurst
Clarinet Melissa Goodchild   Contractor Sam Lutfiyya
– Music Services International
Bassoon Matt Howatt

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The Sweeney Todd Company


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