Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

Jul 26, 1980

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process with the musical's director, composer and actors.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

ITV

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Cast

Self

Hal Prince

Self

Stephen Sondheim

Self/Sweeney Todd

Denis Quilley

Self/Mrs. Lovett

Sheila Hancock

Self/Anthony Hope

Andrew C. Wadsworth

Self/Beggar Woman

Dilys Watling

Self/Judge Turpin

Austin Kent

Self/Beadle Bamford

David Wheldon Williams

Self/Johanna

Mandy More

Self/Tobias Ragg

Michael Staniford

Self/Adolfo Pirelli

John Aron

Self/Jonas Fogg

Oz Clarke

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