Attend The Tale Of Sweeney Todd

The holiday season is always a good time to take in a Broadway show or to give tickets as a present. The hottest ticket on Broadway right now is Sweeney Todd, a revival of the 1979 Stephen Sondheim hit about a barber hell-bent on revenge who takes up with his enterprising neighbor and her meat pie shop. The original production featured lavish sets, a 27 member cast and a full orchestra. This revival, featuring Patti Lupone and Michael Cerveris, has been scaled down to one set and a mere 10 performers who also double as the orchestra (for fans of Lupone, the humor in seeing her play the tuba is well worth the admission price alone!) . Dark, claustrophobic and minimal - this production is a "bloody good time". Even Mark, a Sondheim aficionado who was blown away by the original production and was a bit trepidacious about this one, gives it a big thumbs up.

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