There's a new barber in town!
Watch out Houston, something wicked this way comes in the form of Theatre Under The Stars' adaption of Christopher Bond's production of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim's macabre tale of the Demon Baber of Fleet Street, one Sweeney Todd! Featuring a thrilling story of murder most foul and Sondheim's iconic songs, head on down to the Hobby Center for this unmissable musical theatre classic!
Debuting on Broadway in 1979, Sweeney scooped up an incredible eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and was later adapted for the screen by Tim Burton More recently it has seen various high-profile revivals on Broadway, including 2023's version with Josh Groban and Annaliegh Ashford.
What is the story?
The legendary barber Sweeney Todd, hell-bent on revenge after being transported to Australia wrongly for murder, returns to London twenty years later and takes up with his neighbor, the enterprising meat pie-making Mrs. Lovett in a gory plot to slice their way through London's elite. Justice will be served - along with the lush melody, audacious humor, and grisly thrills.