 AUDIENCE ADVISORY Violence, Mature Themes, Fog, Strobe Lights and Haze Recommended for ages 13 and up |
Chris Allen of CKUA interviews Artistic Director Bob Baker |
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
“It's an exuberant evening of theatre. It would be mad to miss the chance.”
–Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal
“Five suns out of five.” –Colin MacLean, Edmonton Sun
“I had never been to live theatre before and I never imagined it could be so good!”
“People were in awe of the set design and the stage use. They couldn't believe how much variety there was, and to have people actually fall through the floor and slide through the prop really created an amazing effect for the audience.”
“People were so enthralled with the music that they were glued to seeing the orchestra in the back whenever they were visible from our seats.” –Edmonton patrons
 Photo by David Cooper Photography |
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.
Running time for this production is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. |
 Photo by David Cooper Photography |
| 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 |
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| Bassoon | Matt Howatt |
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