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Ruthie Ann Miles, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo & more join Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in SWEENEY TODD on Broadway

Full principal casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford.

Joining Groban as Sweeney Todd and Ashford as Mrs. Lovett are Jordan Fisher (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) as Anthony, Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things) as Tobias, Tony Award winner and Laurence Olivier Award nominee Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I) as Beggar Woman, Maria Bilbao (On Your Feet!) as Johanna,  Jamie Jackson (The Last Ship) as Judge Turpin, John Rapson (Les Misérables) as Beadle Bamford, Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) as Pirelli/Standby for Sweeney Todd, and Jeanna de Waal (Diana, The Musical) as Standby for Mrs. Lovett and Beggar Woman.

Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail and featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will begin performances on 26 February 2023 at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

For the first time since 1980, Broadway audiences will experience Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award®–winning score as it was performed in the original production - with Jonathan Tunick’s original 26-player orchestration.

Tony winner Alex Lacamoire will serve as music supervisor, with choreography by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett, set design by Tony Award winner Mimi Lien, costumes by Tony Award nominee Emilio Sosa, lighting by seven-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound by Tony Award winner Nevin Steinberg, and casting by The Telsey Office.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Tickets for Sweeney Todd are now on sale and can be purchased here.