Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
First US National Tour
September 1981
George Hearn (Sweeney Todd), Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Lovett), Cris Groenendaal (Anthony Hope), Betsy Joslyn (Johanna), Edmund Lyndeck (Judge Turpin), Ken Jennings (Tobias Ragg), Calvin Remsberg (Beadle Bamford), Sara Woods (Beggar Woman), Sal Mistretta (Adolfo Pirelli), Michael Kalinyen (Jonas Fogg)
Trading notes: Commercial proshot video. Often mislabelled as being September 12th, 1982, HOWEVER, that is when it aired on PBS, not when it was recorded.
Compagni di Scena
2014
Luca Bray (Sweeney Todd), Roberta Roghini (Mrs. Lovett), Daniele Adriani (Anthony Hope), Sofia Caselli (Johanna), Davide Macaione (Judge Turpin), Daniele Venturini (Tobias Ragg), Clelio D'Ostuni (Beadle Bamford), Eleonora Almonti (Beggar Woman), Valerio Pagano (Adolfo Pirelli), Daniele Alfieri (Ensemble), Omar Baklouti (Ensemble), Tatiana Caponera (Ensemble), Arianna Manias (Ensemble), Andrea Rossi (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Video of this talented youth company's version of Sweeney, shared by the theater during the Covid lockdown
Acting Out Theater Company
November 9, 2014 (Evening)
Bryon T. Gable (Sweeney Todd), Laura Green (Mrs. Lovett)
Trading notes: Multi-cam proshot, filmed for archival purposes.
Wakefield Repertory Theatre
October 3, 2015 (Evening)
Bryon T. Gable (Sweeney Todd), Kathleen Tringale (Mrs. Lovett), Nick Gould (Anthony Hope), Chloe Webster (Johanna), Marshall Stokes (Judge Turpin), Sam Marcus-Mayer (Tobias Ragg), Stephan Russo (Beadle Bamford), Maria Angelini (Beggar Woman), Jim Angelini (Adolfo Pirelli)
Trading notes: Multi-cam proshot. This performances is visually different than most Sweeney Todd productions. It was the directors vision to steampunk it at this very small, but intimate performance space. Steampunk infuses a gothic
style with industrial revolution technology to create a feel that is gaining a cult following.
Off-Broadway
2017
Norm Lewis (Sweeney Todd), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. Lovett), Matt Doyle (Anthony Hope), Alex Finke (Johanna), Michael James Leslie (Judge Turpin), John-Michael Lyles (Tobias Ragg), Brad Oscar (Beadle Bamford / Jonas Fogg), Stacie Bono (Beggar Woman / Adolfo Pirelli)
Trading notes: Act 2 only. Stationary wide shot. Possibly an archival recording?
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
2018
Terrence Mann (Sweeney Todd)
Master's notes: I had the pleasure of performing not just one, but both of the percussion books (simultaneously) for Sweeney Todd at Connecticut Repertory Theater during the summer of 2018. I was able to put together a blend of real instruments, MainStage, and a Roland Octapad to pull off the books.
Audio is strictly from the on-board XY mics on my Zoom recorder.
Trading notes: 10 mins of percussion cam
Italy Tour
December 7, 2019 (Evening)
Lorenzo Tognocchi (Sweeney Todd), Francesca Taverni (Mrs. Lovett), Luca Giacomelli Ferrarini (Anthony Hope), Federica De Riggi (Johanna), Simone Leonardi (Judge Turpin), Michelangelo Nari (Tobias Ragg), Vitantonio Buccuzzi (Beadle Bamford), Annalisa Cucchiara (Beggar Woman), Domenico Nappi (Adolfo Pirelli), Michel Orlando (Jonas Fogg), Francesca Canova (Ensemble), Francesco Bianchini (Ensemble), Niccolò Umberto Minonzio (Ensemble), Ciro Salatino (Ensemble), Elisa Dal Corso (Ensemble), Sofia Caselli (Ensemble), Chiara Di Girolamo (Ensemble), Manuela Tasciotti (Ensemble)
Trading notes: Filmed at the Teatro Nuovo in Verona, Italy, the fourth stop of the tour. Filmed apparently on December 7, 2019. Sweeney Todd played December 7 - 8 in Verona.
Third Broadway Revival
May 31, 2023 (Evening)
Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd), Annaleigh Ashford (Mrs. Lovett), Jordan Fisher (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Gaten Matarazzo (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Jeanna de Waal (s/b Beggar Woman), Nicholas Christopher (Adolfo Pirelli), Danny Rothman (t/r Jonas Fogg), Dwayne Cooper (s/w Bird Seller), Patricia Phillips (Passerby), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble), Taeler Cyrus (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Raymond J. Lee (Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble)
Trading notes: Excellent 4K capture of this revival! Increased wandering/readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Some minor head obstruction in the second act that is worked around very well. Other obstruction throughout only lasts for a second or two each time. Due to the angle, some of Johanna's moments are blocked off by the archway. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source.
January 2024
Nicholas Christopher (u/s Sweeney Todd), Jeanna de Waal (s/b Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Daniel Marconi (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Raymond J. Lee (u/s Adolfo Pirelli), Stephen Tewksbury (Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller), Patricia Phillips (Passerby), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Taeler Cyrus (Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Keven Quillon (s/w Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble)
February 9, 2024 (Evening)
Aaron Tveit (Sweeney Todd), Sutton Foster (Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Joe Locke (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Daniel Torres (u/s Adolfo Pirelli), Hennessy Winkler (s/w Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller), Patricia Phillips (Passerby), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Keven Quillon (s/w Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Raymond J. Lee (Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Taeler Cyrus (Ensemble), Dwayne Cooper (s/w Ensemble), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble)
Trading notes: Aaron and Suttons debut!
Not much picture for the first 25 min due to usher activity. Starting from the end of My Friends, the capture is fine.
Shot from orchestra left. A head on the right side that sometimes blocked the view, but nothing serious that last long.
March 2024
Aaron Tveit (Sweeney Todd), Sutton Foster (Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Joe Locke (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Nicholas Christopher (Adolfo Pirelli), Dwayne Cooper (s/w Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller / u/s Passerby), Joanna Carpenter (s/w Ensemble), Hennessy Winkler (s/w Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Kyrie Courter (s/w Ensemble), Megan Ort (s/w Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Keven Quillon (s/w Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Mia Gerachis (Ensemble), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Filmed in 4K from mezzanine, released as 1080p and 4K. Heavily obstructed when action was on the stage level due to tall people who also moved around a lot, but filmed around obstructions as best as possible. Minimal obstruction when action was on the upper level. Heavy focus (almost a fancam) on Aaron Tveit when the view allowed. Includes obstructed curtain call and most not obstructed BC/EFA appeal speech by Tveit.
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March 30, 2024 (Evening)
Aaron Tveit (Sweeney Todd), Sutton Foster (Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Joe Locke (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Nicholas Christopher (Adolfo Pirelli), Stephen Tewksbury (Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller), Patricia Phillips (Passerby), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Claire Saunders (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Michael Kuhn (Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Mia Gerachis (Ensemble), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Decent capture of the replacement cast, significant obstructions on the lower level of the stage that are worked around when possible, but often there are heads blocking part of the shot or occasional short blackouts. The center of the stage and the upper levels are generally uninterrupted. Focused mostly on close shots.
May 5, 2024 (Matinee)
Aaron Tveit (Sweeney Todd), Sutton Foster (Mrs. Lovett), Daniel Yearwood (Anthony Hope), Maria Bilbao (Johanna), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), Joe Locke (Tobias Ragg), John Rapson (Beadle Bamford), Ruthie Ann Miles (Beggar Woman), Nicholas Christopher (Adolfo Pirelli), Stephen Tewksbury (Jonas Fogg), Jonathan Christopher (Bird Seller), Patricia Phillips (Passerby), Galyana Castillo (Ensemble), DeLaney Westfall (Ensemble), Lexi Rabadi (Ensemble), Daniel Torres (Ensemble), Paul-Jordan Jansen (Ensemble), Alicia Kaori (Ensemble), Mia Gerachis (Ensemble), Michael Kuhn (Ensemble), Claire Saunders (Ensemble), Felix Torrez-Ponce (Ensemble), Timothy Hughes (Ensemble), Nathan Salstone (Ensemble), Kristie Dale Sanders (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Closing performance! Nicely captured from right orchestra, minor head obstruction. The opening ballad was unstable due to usher activity.
The energy from audience was insane. Every principal actor got entrance applause. Curtain call and speech from Tommy Kail included.