If anything can make you laugh in the face of death and cannibalism, it is Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society’s latest production, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Written by Hugh ...

With performances Feb. 20 through Feb. 23 at Lenfest Center for the Arts, “Sweeney Todd” follows Sweeney Todd (Jonathan Grunert), originally named Benjamin Barker, a grizzled ex-barber. Todd is sent ...

The class disparities of Victorian London will be mixed with scenes of bloodshed, revenge and cannibalism — as well as plenty of singing — when Cabrillo Stage brings its production of “Sweeney Todd: ...

Todd, nee Barker, has returned to London with rage and revenge in his heart. His accomplice becomes Mrs. Lovett, a pie shop owner who finds a creative way to dispose of Sweeney’s victims.

The musical is based on the 1970 play by Christopher Bond. Sweeney Todd (Austin Adomitis) is a barber in 19th-century London who goes on a killing spree after being released from prison.

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“Sweeney” is packed with intentionally dark passages and Chance delves greedily into the individual derangements and social murk of 19th century London built into Hugh Wheeler’s book.

Taking inspiration from the popularity of London’s penny dreadfuls in the 1800s, Sweeney Todd (DeAndre Simmons) is the name of the main character—a barber who used to go by Benjamin Barker.

“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.

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is an American masterpiece set in Victorian London with drama, romance, dark comedy, and, of course, a barber chair designed to send murder ...