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Find all the songs from Sweeney Todd, the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, with character names and audition tips. Learn about the plot, the characters, and the history of this dark and thrilling show.
- “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”
- “No Place Like London”
- “The Barber and His Wife”
- “The Worst Pies in London”
- “Poor Thing”
- “My Friends”
- “Green Finch and Linnet Bird”
- “Ah, Miss”
- “Johanna”
- “Pirelli’S Miracle Elixir”
The opening number is a catchy scene-setter. “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” situates the action in London, where Todd’s legend as “the demon barber of Fleet Street” looms large. So does Sondheim’s signature wit. “Sweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,” the company sings. “Sweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.”
This song offers two tales of one city, from characters with wildly different experiences there. As the idealistic sailor Anthony Hope (note that surname) arrives in London, he regards it as a place of “wonders.” Alongside him, Sweeney Todd is making a homecoming, and he spews contempt for a place filled with men of unparalleled cruelty. He has bee...
Sweeney’s mournful memory of what was stolen from him – “his reason for his life” – unfolds as a plainspoken account of the evil men do. He recalls losing his wife when a powerful man, who coveted her, sent Sweeney away on fake charges.
Mrs. Lovett’s first song establishes a connection with Sweeney, who comes into her shop. By her own admission, her “head’s a little vague,” but she’s keen enough to know her pies are inedible. “Is that just revolting?” she groans while rolling out dough. “All greasy and gritty? It looks like it’s molting, and it tastes like — well, pity.” It’s enou...
Poor things is more like it. Sweeney, formerly known as Benjamin Barker; his wife, Lucy; and their daughter, Johanna, were all brutally undone by the lusting Judge Turpin and The Beadle, his officer, 15 years earlier. “There was a barber and his wife, and he was beautiful,” sings Mrs. Lovett, hinting at her romantic feelings for Sweeney. She claims...
Sweeney sets up shop above Mrs. Lovett’s store. The "friends" he refers to are glinting razors he’ll use to exact revenge. “See this one shine, how he smiles in the light,” he sings, as if the blade was a flesh-and-blood accomplice. “Friends, you shall drip rubies.” And they do. Meanwhile, Mrs. Lovett reminds Sweeney she’s a friend too.
Johanna, Turpin's ward, compares herself to caged pet birds in this lilting tune. Gazing out her window, she yearns for freedom. “Outside the sky waits, beckoning, beckoning, just beyond the bars.”
Impressionable Anthony, who has spied Johanna at her window, is lovestruck. “Not even in London have I seen such a wonder.” He learns from a beggar woman that the judge has custody of her, and she's off-limits.
Nonetheless, Anthony expresses love for Johanna, along with his plans to fetch her from the cage she’s in. “Johanna, I’ll steal you,” he vows. We see how high the stakes are when the judge and Beadle threaten Anthony.
Sondheim wordplay comes fast and furious and reminds audiences that people lie to your face. In a market, the young worker Tobias hawks con man Pirelli's grooming potion with supposed superpowers. “Let Pirelli’s activate your roots, sir,” Tobias says. Sweeney sees through the ruse and counters, “Keep it off your boots sir, eats right through.” This...
Sweeney Todd (Musical) 1. März 1979. Sweeney Todd ist ein der Operette nahestehendes Musical mit der Musik und den Gesangstexten von Stephen Sondheim. Das Buch schrieb Hugh Wheeler nach einem gleichnamigen Schauspiel von Christopher G. Bond aus dem Jahr 1973. Die Broadway - Uraufführung fand am 1.
Infobox. Sweeney Todd - Der Teufelsbarbier von Fleet Street ist ein Musical, in 2 Akten, aus der Feder von Stephen Sondheim (Musik, Liedtexte) und Hugh Wheeler (Buch). Die Originalsprache ist English . Zu den bekanntesten Songs zählen Die Ballade von Sweeney Todd [The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd], Mein Freund [My Friends], Ich fühl dich, Johanna ...
1. Mai 2024 · Nothing's gonna harm you, so let's rank the best songs from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the 1979 Broadway musical and the 2007 Tim Burton movie has given us some of the most popular songs in musical history.
2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a ...
29. Okt. 2020 · Complete Sweeney Todd Soundtrack. Note: Soundtrack available at the stores, please buy it!
