EXPIRES: May 11, 2025

“Sweeney Todd” Musical Needs Actors

Singing Theater
Paying up to TFP
Description

Video auditions for “Sweeney Todd” show. Looking for cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below.

About the project:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Premiering on Broadway in 1979, the show is a dark and thrilling tale of revenge, set in 19th-century London. It follows Sweeney Todd, a barber who returns to the city after being wrongfully imprisoned, seeking vengeance against the corrupt Judge Turpin who destroyed his family. Teaming up with the cunning pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett, Todd begins a gruesome killing spree, using his barber chair to dispatch victims whose remains become the filling for Lovett’s meat pies. Known for its intricate score, haunting melodies, and macabre themes, Sweeney Todd masterfully blends horror with dark humor, making it one of Sondheim’s most celebrated works.

Additional info:
Callbacks will be held Sunday May 18.
Rehearsal schedule: see the attachment.
Show dates: June 26, 27, 28, 29
Thurs-Saturday 7:30pm and Sunday 2pm Matinee

When applying, please include headshot and resume.

12 Project roles
Sweeney Todd
40
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55.
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: F2
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Lovett
35
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50.
An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Application deadline closed.
Anthony Hope
20
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30.
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Application deadline closed.
Johanna
18
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21.
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward. Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Application deadline closed.
Judge Turpin
50
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65.
A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: E2
Application deadline closed.
The Beadle
40
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55.
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D3
Application deadline closed.
Beggar Woman
35
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50.
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Application deadline closed.
Adolfo Pirelli
30
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45.
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: B2
Application deadline closed.
Jonas Fogg
35
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60.
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Application deadline closed.
Townspeople
18
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56.
Ensemble.
Application deadline closed.
Policemen
18
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56.
Ensemble.
Application deadline closed.
Lunatics
18
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56.
Ensemble.
Application deadline closed.