This delicious production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a musical thriller of revenge and romance set in Victorian England, features Broadway diva Patti LuPone as Mrs. Lovett and veteran stage actor George Hearn in the title role. Premiering in 1979, the legendary "Sweeney Todd"--winner of nine New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and eight Tony Awards--is recorded with the San Francisco Symphony as conducted by Rob Fisher.
Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.
This delicious production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a musical thriller of revenge and romance set in Victorian England, features Broadway diva Patti LuPone as Mrs. Lovett and veteran stage actor George Hearn in the title role. Premiering in 1979, the legendary "Sweeney Todd"--winner of nine New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and eight Tony Awards--is recorded with the San Francisco Symphony as conducted by Rob Fisher.
Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
When the musical version of SWEENEY TODD, a thriller which takes place in Victorian England, premiered on Broadway in 1979, it was a critical and commercial hit. The musical went on to win several Tony and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Here, it is recorded as a staged concert starring the great diva Patti Lupone as Mrs. Lovett and acclaimed stage actor George Hearn as Sweeney Todd. The stunning music is performed by the San Francisco Symphony under the assured hand of Rob Fisher.