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Theater: “Sweeney Todd”with Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster

Theater: “Sweeney Todd”with Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster

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Mar 01, 2024
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Stephen Sondheim conceived the idea of “Sweeney Todd” as a musical after watching Christopher Bond’s play about the 19th-century serial killer. The musical, originally directed by Hal Prince, opened on Broadway in 1979 (when I first saw it). It won eight Tony Awards as well as my heart.

The geniuses behind the latest iteration at the Lunt-Fontaine are to…

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