Avon Players opens their 78th season with a powerful production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street running through September 21, 2024, in Rochester Hills, MI. We all know the old proverb, ‘Revenge is a dish best-served cold.’ Well, in Sweeney Todd, it’s the house special. This musical originated in 1979, with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim (Company, Into the Woods) and book by Hugh Wheeler. Set in Victorian London, the opening number “The Ballad of … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Avon Players’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ is a Wicked Fun Mix of Murder and Merriment
Filed Under: The Community Edge, Theater and Stage Tagged With: Angela Lansbury, Annaleigh Ashford, Avon Players, Broadway, Hugh Wheeler, Josh Groban, Mrs. Lovett, Rochester Hills Michigan, Stephen Sondheim, Sutton Foster, Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tony awards