{"id":1333,"date":"2011-06-10T16:24:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T16:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psf.2ss.net\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2020-03-02T18:57:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:57:21","slug":"sweeney-todd-takes-the-stage-with-broadway-stars-in-leading-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/press\/sweeney-todd-takes-the-stage-with-broadway-stars-in-leading-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweeney Todd Takes the Stage with Broadway Stars in Leading Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival\u2019s 21st season opens Friday with\u00a0<strong><em>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street<\/em><\/strong>, and features\u00a0<strong>William Michals<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Dee Roscioli<\/strong>, two prominent Broadway actors, as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving last summer directly from the Tony Award winning landmark Broadway revival of\u00a0<em>South Pacific<\/em>\u00a0to play the same role, Emile DeBecque, at PSF, Michals returns this summer to take the title role in Sweeney Todd, the famed barber of Fleet Street. Michals&#8217; credits include both the Beast and Gaston in the Broadway\u2019s\u00a0<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, and the national tours of\u00a0<em>Les Miserables<\/em>\u00a0(Javert),\u00a0<em>The Scarlet Pimpernel<\/em>\u00a0(Chauvelin), and\u00a0<em>The Music Man<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Hill).<\/p>\n<p>Roscioli, an Easton-area native known for her long run as Elphaba on Broadway, as well as the Chicago, San Francisco, and national touring productions of the hit musical\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>, will play Mrs. Lovett, the meat pie-making accomplice of Sweeney Todd who sparks their diabolical plan. Ms.Roscioli\u2019s national tour credits also include the principal role of Grizabella in\u00a0<em>Cats<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond,\u00a0<em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of a barber who has returned to London after 15 years in a penal colony. Working with his\u00a0landlady, Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney plots his revenge upon the Judge who falsely convicted him and destroyed his family.\u00a0<em>Sweeney Todd\u00a0<\/em>meshes a masterful plot of thrills and unexpected turns together with a beautiful yet haunting score to create a musical experience unlike any other.<\/p>\n<p>Following last season\u2019s stellar production of\u00a0<em>South Pacific<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Dennis Razze<\/strong>\u00a0returns to direct a spectacular cast: in addition to\u00a0<strong>Michals\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Roscioli<\/strong>, Broadway veteran\u00a0<strong>Christopher Coucill<\/strong>\u00a0returns to PSF as the antagonistic Judge Turpin.\u00a0<strong>Michelle Sexton<\/strong>, who has been featured in opera and theatre companies across the country, plays the mysterious Beggar Woman.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also features\u00a0<strong>Dave Schoonover<\/strong>\u00a0as the devious Pirelli,\u00a0<strong>Paul Louis Lessard\u00a0<\/strong>as Jonas Fogg,\u00a0<strong>Evan Harrington<\/strong>\u00a0as The Beadle, and\u00a0<strong>David Garry\u00a0<\/strong>as the Bird Seller.\u00a0<strong>Katie Wexler<\/strong>, aDeSales alumna plays Johanna, and\u00a0<strong>James Stapb<\/strong>\u00a0plays the love-struck Anthony Hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vincent Trovato\u00a0<\/strong>returns to PSF as the music director and conductor of Sondheim\u2019s thrilling score.\u00a0<strong>Steve TenEyck<\/strong>\u00a0has designed the grim, London setting for the show.\u00a0<strong>Eric T. Haugen<\/strong>\u00a0is the lighting designer.\u00a0<strong>Lisa Zinni<\/strong>, whose New York credits include\u00a0<em>Hair<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Rent<\/em>\u00a0has designed the costumes.\u00a0<strong>Martha Ruskai\u00a0<\/strong>designed wigs and make-up.\u00a0<strong>Erin Hurley\u00a0<\/strong>choreographed. The sound design has come from\u00a0<strong>Matthew Given<\/strong>, PSF\u2019s resident sound designer and production manager.\u00a0<strong>Robin Grady<\/strong>\u00a0serves as production stage manager.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>\u00a0previews tonight and tomorrow, opens\u00a0<strong>June 15<\/strong>\u00a0on the Main Stage of the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the DeSales University campus in Center Valley and continues through\u00a0<strong>July 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The performance times are at 7pm Tuesdays, 8pm Wednesdays through Saturdays, with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm (excluding Saturday, June 16th). 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