Sweeney Todd Tickets- a Bloody Good Musical


by Julie Cudney - Date: 2008-08-11 - Word Count: 430 Share This!

 

Ready for a good time and a little gore? Then get your hands on a pair of Sweeny Todd tickets. This historic show is currently traveling and centers on Sweeney Todd as a deranged British barber who is set on revenge. He was banished as a young man to Australia by a judge who wanted his way with Todd's wife. When he returns from his exile, he is told his wife has committed suicide and the judge has taken his infant daughter as a ward.

He changes his name to Sweeney Todd so no one will recognize him and begins as a barber above the bakery of Mrs. Lovett. Soon, Todd finds someone who helped send him to Australia in his barber chair, and Todd takes his revenge by killing him. Lovett has an ingenious idea and begins making meat pies to get rid of the bodies of Todd's victims. See how Todd gets to the judge with Sweeney Todd tickets of your own.

High Wheeler wrote the book for Sweeny Todd and has won Tony Awards for Sweeney Todd, Candide and A Little Night Music. He was written other plays like We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Look We've Come Through. Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Sweeney Todd along with others like A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Merrily We Roll Along and Anyone Can Whistle. He also wrote the lyrics for famous productions like West Side Story and Gypsy.

Davis Hess plays the role of Sweeney Todd, which he also played on Broadway. He has also been in the Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun with country star Reba McEntire. His TV appearances include spots on Dynasty, Dallas and One Life to Live. Judy Kaye plays opposite Hess as Mrs. Lovett and was also in the Broadway production. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in Souvenir and has been in famous Broadway productions like Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! and La Boheme. The cast is rounded out with Edmund Bagnell as Tobias, Keith Buterbaugh as Judge Turpin, Diana Dimarzio as the Beggar Woman, Benjamin Eakeley as The Beadle, Benjamin Magnuson as Anthony, Lauren Molina as Johanna, Steve McIntyre as Jonas Fogg and Katrina Yaukey as Pirelli.

The story of Sweeney Todd has been captivating people since the 19th century and continues to do so on stage today. Don't miss this musical that has inspired a movie starring Johnny Depp and has audiences coming back for more. Get your Sweeney Todd tickets before the tour ends!



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