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News More National Tour Dates Revealed for Sweeney Todd Musical Additional dates and cities have been made public for the upcoming national tour of Sweeney Todd, the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical as re-envisioned by director John Doyle.

Before launching its national tour, the actor-musician staging of Sweeney Todd will play an exclusive limited engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater Aug. 30-Sept. 30, as previously announced.

The tour stops announced thus far (with more to follow) are:

  • Toronto, ON: Princess of Wales Theatre (November/December)
  • Columbus, OH: Palace Theatre (Dec. 11-16)
  • Miami, FL: Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (Jan. 1-6, 2008)
  • Louisville, KY: Kentucky Center (Feb. 12-17, 2008)
  • Los Angeles, CA: Ahmanson Theatre (March 11-April 6, 2008)
  • Portland, OR: Keller Auditorium (April 8-13, 2008)
  • St. Petersburg, FL: Mahaffey Theater (May 6-11, 2008)
  • West Palm Beach, FL: Kravis Center (May 13-18, 2008)
  • Atlanta, GA: Fox Theater (May 27-June 1, 2008)
  • Houston, TX: Hobby Center (June 3-15, 2008) The national tour is being produced by Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Ambassador Theatre Group, Adam Kenwright and Tulchin/Barnter/Bagert.


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    The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd — starring Tony Award winners Michael Cerveris (as Sweeney Todd) and Patti LuPone (as Mrs. Lovett) — began previews at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Oct. 3, 2005, and officially opened Nov. 3. When it closed Sept. 3, 2006, the musical had played a total of 349 performances and 35 previews. Director Doyle as well as orchestrator Sarah Travis took home 2006 Tony Awards for their work. This new conceptual take on the tale of the vengeful barber is placed in the confines of an asylum where a distraught Tobias Ragg is imprisoned. Using only nine chairs, a ladder, and a coffin on two wooden horses, on a stage assembled of wooden planks, ten actor-musicians re-create the characters and events of Victorian-era Fleet Street.

    The Sondheim score (with the book by Hugh Wheeler from a Christopher Bond adaptation) is performed (in full view of the audience) by the acting company, who play instruments ranging from tuba, trumpet and clarinet to cello, accordion and bass.

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    The musical is a hot commodity as of late: Tim Burton is at work on the feature film adaptation of the story with Johnny Depp in the title role and Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett. The film — slated for a December release — also features Alan Rickman (Private Lives, the "Harry Potter" films) as Judge Turpin, Timothy Spall ("Harry Potter") as Beadle Bamford, Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat," "Talladega Nights") as Signor Adolfo Pirelli and Christopher Lee ("The Lord of the Rings") in the role of "the gentleman ghost."

    Rounding out the cast are Laura Michelle Kelly (Fiddler on the Roof) as the Beggar Woman, Jamie Campbell Bowen as Anthony, Jayne Wisener as Johanna and newcomer Ed Sanders as Toby. "All the stars will do their own singing from Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics," according to an announcement.

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