Hugh Panaro is set to join the cast of the immersive Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Off-Broadway beginning August 29. Panaro will take over the title role from Tony nominee Norm Lewis, who will play his final performance at the Barrow Street Theatre—transformed into a working pie shop—August 13.
From the original 1979 Broadway run, the 1989, and 2005 revivals to the most recent Barrow Street production, flip through the photos of the actors who have taken on the role below:
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd.
George Hearn as Sweeney Todd
Martha Swope
Dennis Quilley in the original London production
June Havoc and Ross Petty in the 1982 national tour
Timothy Nolan and Joyce Castle
Bob Gunton in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Alun Armstrong and Julia McKenzie in the 1993 London revival
Norm Lewis in the 1999 Signature Theatre production
Christine Baranski and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the 2002 Kennedy Center production
Elaine Paige and Mark Delavan in the 2004 New York City Opera production
Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone in the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd
Paul Kolnik
Judy Kaye and David Hess in the 2007 touring production
Johnny Depp in the 2007 film adaptation
Edward Gero
Scott Suchman
Jeff McCarthy
Kevin Sprague
Rod Gilfry and Caroline O'Connor
Gregg Edelman in a 2011 staging at Drury Lane
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Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball in Sweeney Todd
Johann Persson
Audra McDonald and Bryn Terfel in the 2014 New York Philharmonic concert staging
David Bedella and Sarah Ingram star in a fall 2014 production at Twickenham Theatre in West London
David St. Louis
Jeremy Secomb
Carolee Carmello and Norm Lewis
Joan Marcus
For tickets and more information, visit SweeneyToddNYC.com.
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