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SWEENEY TODD - DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Presented by the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
May 1-May 10
The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe! Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, Sweeney Todd nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next. At the show’s core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour de force roles in Sweeney and his comic female accomplice Mrs. Lovett. Although it has been extremely popular with opera companies and in concert presentation, “Sweeney Todd” is equally effective as an intimate chamber musical. Book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, from an adaptation by Christopher Bond, produced by special arrangement with Musical Theater International.

Showtimes

Fri May 1 (7:30), Sat May 2 (2:00), Sun May 3 (2:00), Fri May 8 (7:30), Sat May 9 (7:30), Sun May 10 (2:00)

This show will be presented at the ROSE CENTER THEATER in Westminster
14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92683

Tickets

$20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors



Rose Center Box Office

(714) 793-1150 ext. 1
Tuesday - Friday, 2:00 - 6:00 pm, and 1 hour prior to performance times.