The original production of Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway March 1, 1979, at the Uris Theatre. The show, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler, was directed by Harold Prince and starred Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury. The production received eight Tony Awards in 1979—including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score—as well as 11 Drama Desk Awards and the Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical. It went on to be revived twice on Broadway and adapted into a 2007 film, in addition to the currently running Off-Broadway production.
Flip through the many different productions of the show below:
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in the original Broadway production
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in the original Broadway production
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury in the original Broadway production
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in the original Broadway production
Edmund Lyndeck and Jack Eric Williams in the original Broadway production
Martha Swope
George Hearn in the original Broadway production
Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production
Merle Louise in the original Broadway production
Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn in the original Broadway production
Ken Jennings and Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production
Cris Groenendaal and Betsy Joslyn in the original Broadway production
Dorothy Loudon and Jack Eric Williams in the original Broadway production
Dennis Quilley in the original London production
Sheila Hanock and Dennis Quilley in the original London production
June Havoc in the 1982 national tour
June Havoc and Ross Petty in the 1982 national tour
Bob Gunton in the 1989 Broadway revival
Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler in the 1989 Broadway revival
Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler in the 1989 Broadway revival
Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler in the 1989 Broadway revival
Alun Armstrong and Julia McKenzie in the 1993 London revival
Donna Migliaccio and Norm Lewis in the 1999 Signature Theatre production
Norm Lewis in the 1999 Signature Theatre production
George Hearn and Patti LuPone in a 2000 concert with the New York Philharmonic
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Christine Baranski in the 2002 Kennedy Center production
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Walter Charles in the 2002 Kennedy Center production
Christine Baranski and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the 2002 Kennedy Center production
Elaine Paige and Mark Delavan in the 2004 New York City Opera production
Michael Cerveris and cast in the 2005 Broadway revival
Manoel Felciano and Patti LuPone in the 2005 Broadway revival
Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone in the 2005 Broadway revival
Paul Kolnik
Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone in the 2005 Broadway revival
Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone, Manoel Felciano and Donna Lynne Champlin in the 2005 Broadway revival
Michael Cerveris and cast in the 2005 Broadway revival
Judy Kaye in the 2005 Broadway revival
Judy Kaye and David Hess in the 2007 touring production
Judy Kaye and David Hess in the 2007 touring production
Johnny Depp in the 2007 film adaptation
Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in the 2007 film adaptation
Helena Bonham Carter in the 2007 film adaptation
Sherri L. Edelen and Edward Gero in the 2010 Signature Theatre production
Edward Gero in the 2010 Signature Theatre production
Harriet Harris and Jeff McCarthy in the 2010 Barrington Stage production
Rod Gilfry and Caroline O'Connor in the 2011 Théâtre du Châtelet production
Caroline O'Connor and Rod Gilfry in the 2011 Théâtre du Châtelet production
Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney in a 2011 staging at Drury Lane
Gregg Edelman in a 2011 staging at Drury Lane
Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball in the 2012 London revival
Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball in the 2012 London revival
Imelda Staunton in the 2012 London revival
Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in the 2012 London revival
Audra McDonald and Bryn Terfel in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Emma Thompson in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Philip Quast in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Audra McDonald in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Erin Mackey in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
Andrew Lloyd Baughman in Landless Theatre Company's Sweeney Todd - Prog Metal Version
David Bedella and Sarah Ingram star in a fall 2014 production at Twickenham Theatre in West London
Jeremy Seacomb and Siobhan McCarthy
Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello
Joan Marcus
Carolee Carmello and Hugh Panaro
Joan Marcus
Sally Ann Triplett and Thom Sesma
Joan Marcus
