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40th Season 2005-2006
Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street
Book By
Hugh Wheeler
Music and
Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim
Directed by
Tim Dang
Musical &
Vocal Direction By Lisa Joe
Choreography
By Marc Oka
with
Generous Support From the
S. Mark
Taper Foundation Endowment
for East
West Players
Set Designer
John
Binkley
Costume
Designer Ivy Chou
Lighting
Designer Rand Ryan
Sound
Designer
Miles Ono
Score
Adaptors Lisa Joe & David Cheung
Property
Master Ken Takemoto
Stage
Manager Ric Figueroa
Assistant
Stage Manager Caroline Law
Opening Date: February 8, 2006
Previews: February 2 - February 5, 2005
The rare
instance of a musical thriller, this chilling, suspenseful,
heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime
tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled 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 owner of the
pie shop downstairs soon has people of London lining up in droves for
her mysterious new meat pie recipe! East West Players 1994
production of SWEENEY TODD earned 5 theatre LA Ovation Awards, 5 Drama
Logue Awards, and an LA Weekly Theatre Award.
Cast
Timothy
Ford Murphy.................................................Anthony
Hope
Ronald M.
Banks.........................................................Sweeney
Todd
Kathy
Villanueva.......................................................Beggar
Woman
Marilyn
Tokuda................................................................Mrs.
Lovett
Ray A.
Rochelle.............................................................Judge
Turpin
Lito
Villareal....................................................................The
Beadle
Jennifer
Jung.......................................................................Johanna
Samuel
Chen..................................................................Tobias
Ragg
Antoine
Reynaldo Diel.............................................................Pirelli
Kerry K.
Carnahan...........................................................Jonas
Fogg
Cesar
Cipriano...................................................................Ensemble
Louise
Marie Cornillez.......................................................Ensemble
Mike
Hagiwara...................................................................Ensemble
Helen Ryu...........................................................................Ensemble
Musicians
David
Cheung...................................................................Percussion
Lisa Joe............................................................................Keyboards
Katherine
Lee...........................................................................Cello
Elaine
Ono........................................................................Keyboards
Edgar
Sandoval........................................................................Violin
Robert
Gates.....................................................Additional
Keyboards
Tedd
Szeto...............................................................Additional
Violin
Understudies
Kerry K.
Carnahan.....................................................Beggar
Woman
Cesar
Cipriano............................................................Anthony
Hope
Louise
Marie Cornillez.........................................................Johanna
Michael
Dalagar..........................................................Sweeney
Todd
Mike
Hagiwara..............................................................Judge
Turpin
Kristina
Reyes...................................................................Ensemble
Charles
Romaine...............................................................Ensemble
Helen Ryu........................................................................Mrs.
Lovett
SWEENEY TODD Photos
by Michael Lamont
Click on photos for full 72dpi version
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Ronald M. Banks & Marilyn Tokuda |

Ronald M. Banks
& Antoine Reynaldo Diel |
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Marilyn Tokuda & Samuel Chen |

The Cast of Sweeney Todd |
SWEENEY TODD
is supported in part by the Los Angeles county Board of Supervisors
through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the City of Los
Angeles Department of Cultural Arts
SWEENEY TODD
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater
International (MTI).
©
EAST WEST PLAYERS
The nation's premier Asian American theatre.
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