Essays on Sweeney Todd

Superhero For A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Stephen Sondheim was in part inspired by Plautus’ farces, one of which shares its title with the character Psuedolus from Forum. With ttory in hand, he split with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II,…

Born in 1930, Stephen Sondheim is one of the most well-known names in the musical theatre household, authoring many famous contemporary theatre standards such as Into the Woods (1986), Sweeney Todd (1979), and Company (1970). He learned much of his skill as a songwriter from…

Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) is among the latest adaptations of the Sweeney Todd story. The play stars Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd, the ex-barber who returns to London after fifteen years of imprisonment on a…