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Please note that our legacy shows don’t align with current production quality standards. Furthermore, these legacy shows are exclusively available through Stage|Tracks Lite, a limited playback tool. While Stage|Tracks Lite supports essential playback functionalities, it does not include the advanced features present in our more recent playback systems. Users might experience limitations in performance and usability with this tool.
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“Sweeney Todd: School Edition” adapts Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical thriller for younger audiences while maintaining its dark, dramatic essence. The story centers around Benjamin Barker, a barber who returns to Victorian London under the alias Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against the corrupt Judge Turpin. Turpin, responsible for Barker’s wrongful imprisonment, ruined his life and family. Teaming up with the quirky Mrs. Lovett, who runs a failing pie shop below his old barbershop, Todd embarks on a chilling mission of vengeance, using his barber’s chair and razor as instruments of justice. As Todd slashes through the throats of those he deems deserving, Mrs. Lovett devises a gruesome plan to use the bodies for her meat pies, which soon become a popular sensation.
As Todd’s vendetta intensifies, the narrative explores themes of obsession, justice, and redemption, spiraling towards a tragic conclusion. His thirst for retribution blinds him to the remnants of his humanity and the consequences of his actions, entangling innocent lives in his quest. Meanwhile, young lovers Anthony and Johanna, Todd’s long-lost daughter, strive to escape the madness surrounding them and forge a new future. The school edition modifies the more mature elements to suit younger performers and audiences but retains the compelling storytelling and complex characters that make “Sweeney Todd” a profound and unsettling work of musical theatre.
ROCS SOFTWARE
This show is available in the following formats:
- Stage|Tracks Lite (limited performance tool)
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