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Kitty March 31st, 2023
Now playing at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in its first Broadway staging since 1980, this brand-new production from director Thomas Kail (Hamilton) stars the beloved vocalist as the blood-thirsty Todd, alongside Annaliegh Ashford as his besotted neighbor Mrs. Lovett. Set to Stephen Sondheim's legendary score, with a book by Hugh Wheeler, it's a 20th-century favorite for many, but what did the critics say about this highly anticipated new staging?
The New York Times led the accolades:
"A new special on the menu: the ravishingly sung, deeply emotional and strangely hilarious "Sweeney" revival that opened on Sunday at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, and directed by Thomas Kail, it has a rictus on its face and a scar in its heart."
Broadway News agreed:
"Ultimately, each critique of this formidable production's faults is a drop in a bucket compared to its victories. Somehow, the hellish world of "Sweeney Todd" is a heavenly place for any musical theater lover to visit."
Variety continued:
"A prodigious theatrical event that aims for greatness and achieves it, this revival of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler masterpiece is not to be missed."
In fact, Sweeney Todd received overwhelmingly positive reviews, cementing it's future for awards season and beyond.
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Ravishingly sung, deeply emotional and strangely hilarious. Sondheim's masterpiece, restored to its proper size, makes a welcome Broadway return
The New York Times
