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Film / 2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Directed by
Lonny Price
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession. (Filmed live at the Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic from March …
The story
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession. (Filmed live at the Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic from March 5–8, 2014.)
Cast
Bryn TerfelSelf / Sweeney Todd
Emma ThompsonSelf / Mrs. Lovett
Jay Armstrong JohnsonSelf / Anthony Hope
Erin MackeySelf / Johanna
Kyle BrennSelf / Tobias Ragg
Philip QuastSelf / Judge Turpin
Jeff BlumenkrantzSelf / The Beadle
Audra McDonaldSelf – Host / Beggar Woman
Christian BorleSelf / Pirelli
Zachary JamesSelf / Ensemble
Patricia PhillipsSelf / Quintet Soprano
Alan GilbertSelf – Conductor
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