written by Stephen Sondheim (Music and Lyrics), John Logan (Book)
directed by Mark Rinis
Friday May 6th 1983 — Saturday June 4th 1983

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!
Cast
- Anthony Hope: Steve Bell
- Sweeney Todd: Richard Ryan
- Beggar Woman: Sondra Rosoff
- Mrs. Lovett: Susan Scott
- Judge Turpin: Ted Tarson
- The Beadle: Buddy Cleveland
- Johanna: Danette Lipten
- Tobias: Christopher O’Brien
- Pirelli: Gerald Spagnolo
- Company: Bettina Altman
- Company: Mario Barto
- Company: Susan Buchtman
- Company: Ed Clinton
- Company: Marilee Dwyer
- Company: Hayley Felsher
- Company: Ron Hamburg
- Company: Cynthia Hoover Paoli
- Company: Mara Mittleman Karg
- Company: Pamela Klappas
- Company: Nina LoIacono Lionetti
- Company: James Lugo
- Company: Gregory Roth
- Company: Ken Sharp
- Company: Michael Skahen
- Company: Roswell Smith
Production Staff / Crew
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Director: Mark Rinis
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Producer: Selma Sorkin
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Producer: James Schmidt
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Assistant Director: Claire Siegelstein
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Set Designer: Robert Sven Olson
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Costume Designer: Elisabeth Lynch
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Lighting Designer: Robert Sven Olson
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Lighting Designer: Rob Ward
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Property Designer: Barbara Coleman
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Technical Director: David Vogel
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Technical Director: Rob Ward
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Choreographer: Carol Gremli
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Musical Director: Dorie Hoover Hahn
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Accompanist: Karen Livermore
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Assistant Stage Manager: John Zagar
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Sound Designer: Andy Wander
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Make-up Designer: Rich Hay