Sondheim's "musical thriller" tells a story of obsession and revenge with a measure of black humor. This Tony and Oliver award-winning score is driving ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"), wistful ("Pretty Women"), funny ("The Worst Pies in London") and touching ("Not While I'm Around").
“It reminds me an awful lot of a crazy show I did at Glimmerglass some years back, Offenbach’s Bluebeard, an operetta about the guy who killed off all of his wives – although in Offenbach’s version they didn’t actually die but were hidden away in a bunker, Kimmy Schmidt-style. Sondheim and Offenbach’s zany, gory pieces both play a brilliant balancing act between Gothic horror and biting social satire, stripping away the hypocritical mask which hides the reality of our dog-eat-dog – or in Sweeney’s case, man-eat-man – societal structures and craftily employing musical comedy and operetta techniques to achieve their marvelously subversive ends.” -- Christopher Alden, director
Conductor: John DeMain
Director: Christopher Alden
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Monday, July 18, 1:30 pm
Friday, July 22, 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 30, 1:30 pm
Saturday, July 30, 8:00 pm
Thursday, August 4, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 6, 1:30 pm
Saturday, August 13, 8:00 pm
Monday, August 15, 1:30 pm
Sunday, August 21, 1:30 pm
Tuesday, August 23, 1:30 pm
Friday, August 26, 7:30 pm
Show Finder
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
First Preview: Jul 9, 2016
Opening Date: Jul 9, 2016
Closing Date: Aug 26, 2016
Running Time: 02:30
Playing @
Glimmerglass Festival
Alice Busch Opera Theatre, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Presented in English with projected English text.
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$10.00 - $122.00
Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
Assisted listening devices are complimentary and may be picked up at the Audience Services Desk at the front of the theater one hour prior to the performance. Headphones, earbuds and neck loops are offered to connect to our receivers -
Elevator/Escalator
No elevator to the second level of the theater. -
Parking
General parking is located across the street from the Alice Busch Opera Theater. Handicapped parking is available on the same side of the street as the theater, and golf cart shuttles travel from the handicapped parking area to the front of the theater -
Restroom
Family and handicapped-accessible bathrooms are available. -
Telephone
None on premises -
Translation
Interpreters and braille programs are available if requested in advance. Please contact the Box Office at (607) 547-2255 at least three weeks in advance of your visit -
Visual Assistance
Large-print program books are available upon request. Supertitles with English translations are provided for all subscription-based operas. The lyrics for musicals are also projected above the stage. -
Wheelchair Info
The first level of the theater is ADA compliant Please be aware there is no elevator to the second level of the theater.
