Sweeney Todd

Name: Sweeney Todd
Author: Stephen Sondheim

by Stephen Sondheim

Gothic musical about a vengeful barber in Victorian London murdering clients

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Stephen Sondheim

America's greatest musical theater composer and lyricist, Sondheim transformed the Broadway musical from entertainment into art. Company, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park with George are among the most sophisticated works the musical theater has produced. His influence on subsequent generations of theater makers is incalculable.

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