Sweeney Todd (Broadway, Gershwin Theatre, 1979) | Playbill

Sweeney Todd

Broadway
Musical
Drama
Original


SYNOPSIS:

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a deliciously thrilling story of revenge and retribution, continues our celebration of the titan of musical theater: Stephen Sondheim.

After 15 years in exile, Sweeney Todd, an unsettling man with a mysterious past, arrives in a dark and gritty London, hungry for vengeance against the judge who destroyed his life. Todd joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the unhinged proprietress of a failing pie shop, and together they develop a spinetingling plot to exact revenge. When the lights go down and the curtain goes up, you won’t dare look away.

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Awards

Drama Desk Award
1979 Outstanding Choreography Nominee
1979 Outstanding Costume Design Nominee
1979 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee
1979 Outstanding Lyrics Winner
1979 Outstanding Music Winner
1979 Outstanding Set Design Nominee
1979 Outstanding Book of a Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Winner
1979 Outstanding Director of a Musical Winner
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1979 Best Musical Winner
Outer Critics Circle
1979 Outstanding New Broadway Musical Winner
Theatre World Awards
1979 Theatre World Award Winner
1979 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
1979 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1979 Best Actor in a Musical Winner
1979 Best Actress in a Musical Winner
1979 Best Book of a Musical Winner
1979 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1979 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
1979 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1979 Best Original Score Winner
1979 Musical Winner
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