One
of Sondheim’s most beloved
pieces, based on the Victorian era serial, this Tony and Olivier Award-winning
musical is a spine-chilling masterpiece of obsession, retribution and culinary
curiosity telling the tale of London barber Benjamin Barker (Porchlight Artistic Associate David Girolmo). Torn from his
family and exiled for 15 years on a miscarriage of justice, Barker returns home
to a city as corrupt as when he left. Hell-bent on revenge after learning the
agonizing fate of his wife and daughter, he assumes the guise of Sweeney Todd
and takes up his razors to dish out a brutal recipe of justice with the
help of infatuated and enterprising meat pie-maker Nellie Lovett (Porchlight Artistic Associate
Rebecca Finnegan). Sweeney Todd is the latest
collaboration between multi-Jeff Award-winners Michael Weber and Doug Peck who, together, brought Pal Joey and Assassins
to the Porchlight stage, both productions being nominated for the Best
Production – Musical
Equity Jeff Award.
Previews
are Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2
p.m. and Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Opening/press
night is Tuesday, Oct, 7 at 7:30 p.m. The regular run schedule is Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m. There is an added matinee performance Thursday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. NOTE:
*There are no Thursday 7:30 p.m. performances October 9 and November 6. Tickets are $35 for preview performances, $50
for the opening night performance and reception, $39 for Thursday performances
and $45 for all other performances. Subscriptions to the entire 20th Anniversary Season,
including Sweeney Todd, the first production of the season, Sondheim
on Sondheim and A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum are currently on sale as well as
single tickets for the entire season. To purchase subscriptions or single
tickets visit porchlightmusictheatre.org or call 773.777.9884. Groups of ten or
more may receive discounts on tickets purchased via Group Theater Tix at
312.423.6612 or grouptheatertix.com.
