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Sondheim's lyrics tell us that Todd served a dark and vengeful god. According to the composer's biographer, Meryle Secrest, Sondheim is known to bear grudges. When the wife of Hal Prince, the director of the original Broadway production, first heard Sweeney Todd, she said to Sondheim: "This is nothing to do with Guignol. It's the story of your life." I do hope not.
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Murder Most Foul
theatre
Murder most foulA dark musical about a man bent on personal revengeSweeney ToddTrafalgar Studios, London SW1Sweeney Todd was a mass murderer. He was executed in 1802 having been convicted on a specimen charge of killing Francis Thornhill, but at his tr...See the full content of this document
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