| Ruthie Ann Miles, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo & More Join Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in SWEENEY TODD on Broadway | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:40 am EST 12/14/22 | |
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| JORDAN FISHER GATEN MATARAZZO RUTHIE ANN MILES MARIA BILBAO JAMIE JACKSON JOHN RAPSON NICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER JEANNA de WAAL WILL JOIN JOSH GROBAN AND ANNALEIGH ASHFORD SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELER Choreography by STEVEN HOGGETT Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK Music Supervision by ALEX LACAMOIRE Direction by THOMAS KAIL PREVIEWS BEGIN FEBRUARY 26, 2023 OPENING MARCH 26, 2023 AT BROADWAY’S LUNT-FONTANNE THEATRE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER.COM (New York, NY – December 14, 2022) Producer Jeffrey Seller announced today full principal casting for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George). Joining Groban as Sweeney Todd and Ashford as Mrs. Lovett are Jordan Fisher (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) as Anthony, Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”) as Tobias, Tony Award winner and Laurence Olivier Award nominee Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I) as Beggar Woman, Maria Bilbao (On Your Feet!) as Johanna, Jamie Jackson (The Last Ship) as Judge Turpin, John Rapson (Les Misérables) as Beadle Bamford, Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) as Pirelli / Standby for Sweeney Todd, and Jeanna de Waal (Diana: The Musical) as Standby for Mrs. Lovett and Beggar Woman. Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton) and featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will begin performances on February 26, 2023, and open on March 26, 2023, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036). For the first time since 1980, Broadway audiences will experience Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award®–winning score as it was performed in the original production—with Jonathan Tunick’s original 26-player orchestration. Tony Award–winning director Thomas Kail (Hamilton) helms the return of this musical thriller starring Tony and Grammy® nominee Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) as Sweeney Todd, and Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George, Kinky Boots) as Mrs. Lovett. The original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd was the winner of eight 1980 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction for Hal Prince. Its London premiere won the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Musical. Tony winner Alex Lacamoire will serve as Music Supervisor, and Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett chore |
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