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

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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).