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Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

By (composer) Stephen Sondheim

Book by Hugh Wheeler

Introduction by Christopher Bond

“Mr. Sondheim fearlessly explores psychic caverns where civilized people are not dying to go ... A naked Sweeney Todd stands revealed as a musical of naked rage, chewing up everyone in its path as it spits out blood and tears.” – Frank Rich, The New York Times • “A work of such scope and such daring that it dwarfs every other Broadway musical that even attempts to invite comparison.” – Rex Reed, New York Daily News
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Applause
Pages: 240 • Trim: 5½ x 8¼
978-1-55783-066-1 • Paperback • May 2000 • $16.99 • (£12.99)
978-1-61774-579-9 • eBook • May 2000 • $16.00 • (£11.99)
Series: Applause Libretto Library
Subjects: Music / Printed Music / General, Performing Arts / Theater / Broadway & Musical Revue

Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • Book by Hugh Wheeler

    Introduction by Christopher Bond

    “Mr. Sondheim fearlessly explores psychic caverns where civilized people are not dying to go ... A naked Sweeney Todd stands revealed as a musical of naked rage, chewing up everyone in its path as it spits out blood and tears.” – Frank Rich, The New York Times • “A work of such scope and such daring that it dwarfs every other Broadway musical that even attempts to invite comparison.” – Rex Reed, New York Daily News
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Applause
    Pages: 240 • Trim: 5½ x 8¼
    978-1-55783-066-1 • Paperback • May 2000 • $16.99 • (£12.99)
    978-1-61774-579-9 • eBook • May 2000 • $16.00 • (£11.99)
    Series: Applause Libretto Library
    Subjects: Music / Printed Music / General, Performing Arts / Theater / Broadway & Musical Revue

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