SWEENEY TODD,
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Composer: Stephen
Sondheim
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Opened: March 1, 1979, Uris Theatre, N.Y.C.; July 2,
1980, Drury Lane Theatre, London
Performances: 557 (N.Y.C.); 157 (London)
Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.
The Beggar Woman's Lullabye" (aka "Deedle, Deedle Dumpling") (cut; subsequently added to the London production):
1. Sweeney Todd, CD/New
York Philharmonic NYP 2001/2002 (Audra McDonald with the New
York Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Litton) (part of "City On
Fire")
2. Sweeney Todd, CD/BR Klassik
900316 (Diana DiMarzio with the Muenchner Rundfunkorchester
conducted by Ulf Schirmer) (part of
"Searching")
The Judge's Return (based on "Pretty
Women"):
1. Sweeney Todd, CD/New
York Philharmonic NYP 2001/2002 (George Hearn and Paul Plishka
with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Litton)
2. Sweeney Todd,
CD/BR Klassik 900316 (Mark Stone and Jonathan Best with
the Muenchner Rundfunkorchester conducted by Ulf
Schirmer)
Pirelli's Death:
1. Sweeney Todd, CD/New
York Philharmonic NYP 2001/2002 (Stanford Olsen with the New
York Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Litton)
2. Sweeney Todd, CD/Horus CD-25002 (Esteve Ferrer)
3. Sweeney
Todd, CD/BR Klassik 900316 (Ronald Samm with the
Muenchner Rundfunkorchester conducted by Ulf
Schirmer)