SWEENEY TODD
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
AUDITIONS | 7pm | LTM (915 S York St • Mechanicsburg PA)
• March 22, 2026 (Sun)
• March 23 2026 (Mon)
PERFORMANCES
May 29 - June 14, 2026
SUMMARY
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun!
CAST SIZE
7 Men / 3 Women (+ Ensemble)
CAST TYPE
Trained Singers
DANCE REQUIREMENTS
None
CHARACTERS
• SWEENEY TODD – A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna’s father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story’s tormented protagonist. | Gender: Male | Age: 40 to 55 | Vocal range top: Gb4 | Vocal range bottom: F2
• MRS. LOVETT – An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. | Gender: Female | Age: 35 to 50 | Vocal range top: E5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
• ANTHONY HOPE – A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. | Gender: Male | Age: 20 to 30 | Vocal range top: F4 | Vocal range bottom: Bb2
• JOHANNA – A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd’s long-lost daughter and Turpin’s ward. | Gender: Female | Age: 18 to 21 | Vocal range top: A5 | Vocal range bottom: Bb3
• TOBIAS RAGG – A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. | Gender: Male | Age: 12 to 18 | Vocal range top: Ab4 | Vocal range bottom: Bb2
• JUDGE TURPIN – A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. | Gender: Male | Age: 50 to 65 | Vocal range top: Gb4 | Vocal range bottom: E2
• THE BEADLE – A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. | Gender: Male | Age: 40 to 55 | Vocal range top: D5 | Vocal range bottom: D3
• BEGGAR WOMAN – A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. | Gender: Female | Age: 35 to 50 | Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: Ab3
• ADOLFO PIRELLI – A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. | Gender: Male | Age: 30 to 45 | Vocal range top: C5 | Vocal range bottom: B2
• JONAS FOGG – The owner of Fogg’s Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers. | Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 60
• ENSEMBLE – Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics
Full-Length Musical
DIRECTED BY
Tom Blaisse
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Brian Silva
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Earle Drinks
DURATION
2 Hours 45 Minutes
A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
• Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy
• Adaptation (Literature)
TARGET AUDIENCE
Adult
AUDITION NOTES
There will be a musical audition piece and cold readings from the script piece. Download an Audition Form at www.ltmpa.com/auditions or complete one when you arrive at LTM.
From an Adaptation by CHRISTOPHER BOND
Originally Directed On Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos
SWEENEY TODD Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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