Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street > Original Broadway Cast


Show Details

Show
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (33)
Music
Stephen Sondheim (702)
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim (702)
Book
Hugh Wheeler (22)

Recording Details

Date
March 12, 1979
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Method
Studio
Language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue
Uris Theatre
Recording Studio
RCA Studio A
Producer
Thomas Z. Shepard (123)
Engineer
Anthony Salvatore (6)
Liner Notes
Robert Kimball (32)
Package Design
J.J. Stelmach (5)
Photography
Martha Swope (22), Van Williams
Director
Harold Prince (53)
Choreography
Larry Fuller [1] (11)
Music Director
Paul Gemignani (108)
Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick (187)
Performer
Len Cariou (32) — Sweeney Todd
Victor Garber (30) — Anthony Hope
Ken Jennings (13) — Tobias Ragg
Angela Lansbury (121) — Mrs. Lovett
Merle Louise (18) — Beggar Woman
Edmund Lyndeck (8) — Judge Turpin
Robert Ousley (6) — Jonas Fogg/Ensemble
Sarah Rice (8) — Johanna
Joaquín Romaguera (2) — Pirelli
Jack Eric Williams (4) — The Beadle
Cris Groenendaal (25), Skip Harris (2), Eric Jennings, Betsy Joslyn (7), Frank Kopyc (7), Craig Lucas (14), Richard Warren Pugh (5)
Musician
Max Hollander (2) — Concertmaster
Marin Alsop (10), Robert Ayers (3), Julien Barber (3), John Beal (16), Seymour Benstock, Joseph Bongiorno, Julius Brand (4), George Brown (5), Lester Cantor, Nicholas Cerrato, Earl Chapin (3), Richard San Filippo, Joyce Flissler, Clay Fullum (4), John Gale (5), Judy Geist, Harry Glickman (2), Daryl Goldberg, Sidney Kaufman, Frederick King, Jennie Hansen Koch, Raymond Kunicki, Morris Lefkowitz, Batia Lieberman (2), Charles McCracken (13), Charles Millard (2), Louann Montesi (3), John Moses (4), Harriet Orenstein (3), Dean Plank, James Pugh, Daniel Reed (2), Giulio Ruggiero, Beth Schwartz, Les Scott (6), Myra Segal (2), Evalyn Steinbock, Wilmer Wise (2), Marilyn Wright
Notes
Recorded March 12 and 13, 1979.
Shortcode
[r2759]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

A Collector's Sondheim - 1985 Compilation A Little Priest, Epiphany, Pretty Women
A Collector's Sondheim - 1985 Compilation A Little Priest, Epiphany, Pretty Women
Clive Barker: Being Music - 1999 Compilation Johanna (Todd's Version)
Comedy Tonight: Stephen Sondheim's Funniest Songs - 2002 Compilation A Little Priest, The Worst Pies in London
Great Musicals - Compilation The Worst Pies in London
The Essential Stephen Sondheim - 2016 Compilation A Little Priest, Pretty Women

Releases (8)

Format
2-CD
Label
Masterworks Broadway 82876 68639-2
Release Date
2007-03-20
UPC / EAN
828766863925
Audio
Stereo
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Includes Tracks From
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall - 1992 Concert Cast
Producer
Darcy M. Proper (33), Didier C. Deutsch (162)
Mastering
Darcy M. Proper (33)
Performer
Harolyn Blackwell (13), Julie Andrews [1] (191)
Notes
Remastered w/ Bonus tracks. Hidden track of Julie Andrews singing Sweet Polly Plunkett from Putting It Together.
# Tracks
35
Lists
282 collectors / 17 wish lists
History
8 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl5283]
Disc 1:
1. Prelude -- Orchestra
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -- Ensemble, Len Cariou
2. No Place Like London -- Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise
3. The Barber and His Wife -- Len Cariou
4. The Worst Pies in London -- Angela Lansbury
5. Poor Thing -- Angela Lansbury
6. My Friends -- Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury
7. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney! -- Ensemble
8. Green Finch and Linnet Bird -- Sarah Rice
9. Ah, Miss -- Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Merle Louise
10. Johanna -- Victor Garber
11. Pirelli's Miracle Elixir -- Ken Jennings, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Ensemble
12. The Contest -- Joaquin Romaguera
13. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned -- Ensemble
14. Wait -- Angela Lansbury
15. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong -- Cris Groenendaal, Frank Kopyc, Richard Warren Pugh
16. Johanna (Mea Culpa) -- Edmund Lyndeck
17. Kiss Me -- Sarah Rice, Victor Garber
18. Ladies in Their Sensitivities -- Jack Eric Williams, Edmund Lyndeck/Sarah Rice, Victor Garber, Jack Eric Williams, Edmund Lyndeck
19. Pretty Women -- Len Cariou, Edmund Lyndeck
20. Epiphany -- Len Cariou
21. A Little Priest -- Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou
Disc 2:
1. God, That's Good! -- Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Ensemble
2. Johanna (Todd's Version) -- Victor Garber, Len Cariou, Merle Louise, Sarah Rice
3. By the Sea -- Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou
4. Wigmaker Sequence -- Len Cariou, Victor Garber
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before -- Ensemble
The Letter -- Len Cariou, Quintet
5. Not While I'm Around -- Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury
6. Parlor Songs -- Jack Eric Williams, Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings
7. City on Fire! -- Merle Louise, Ensemble
Final Sequence -- Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Edmund Lyndeck, Ensemble
8. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -- Company
9. Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd (BONUS)
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -- Orchestra
Johanna -- Jerry Hadley
Pretty Women -- Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
10. Green Finch and Linnet Bird -- Harolyn Blackwell (Bonus)
Format
CD
Label
RCA Red Seal RCD1 5033
Release Date
1984
UPC / EAN
078635503326
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Notes
Highlights from the 2 Lp set, this was one of RCA's first cast album CD releases.
# Tracks
14
Lists
62 collectors / 0 wish lists
History
2 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl5120]
1. Prelude
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
2. No Place Like London
The Barber and His Wife
3. The Worst Pies in London
4. My Friends
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!
5. Johanna
6. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned
Wait
7. Kiss Me
Ladies in Their Sensitivities
8. Pretty Women
Epiphany
9. A Little Priest
10. God, That's Good!
11. Johanna
12. By the Sea
13. Not While I'm Around
14. Final Sequence (Excerpt)
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
Format
2-CD
Label
RCA Red Seal 3379-2-RC
Release Date
1988
UPC / EAN
0078635337921
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Notes
Includes extensive libretto booklet with complete lyrics
# Tracks
29
Lists
226 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl2406]
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks 795373
Release Date
2012-04-24
UPC / EAN
886979537323
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# Tracks
31
Lists
4 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl38932]
Format
2-LP
Label
RCA RED SEAL BL 03378(2)
Release Date
1980
Notes
U.K. issue.
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl23760]
Format
2-Cassette
Label
RCA Red Seal CBK2-3379
Release Date
1979
Lists
5 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl17092]
Format
2-LP
Label
RCA Red Seal CBL2 3379
Release Date
1979
Lists
56 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl7765]

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