History Theatre / SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet

The original Broadway production went up in 1979 at the Uris Theatre. It was directed by Harold Prince and starred Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and AngelaLansbury as Mrs. Lovett. It has since been the subject of many revivals and concerts, and is widely considered Sondheim's masterpiece, and since the latest revival and release of [[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet the Tim Burton film version]], it has become even more popular than ''IntoTheWoods''.

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: Pirelli]] tries this. [[spoiler: It doesn't work.]]

** Beggar Woman - mezzo-soprano/belter
** Mrs. Lovett - mezzo-soprano or contralto

** Pirelli - tenor

** "We'll serve anyone...meaning ''anyone''..."

* FairForItsDay: The Judge's sentencing of a young boy to hanging, though he is a four-time offender. This is noticeably shorten to one previous offence in the film.

* TheOphelia: Johanna in many productions. She's sometimes wearing flowers in her hair when she's in the asylum.

* RefugeInAudacity: If he had only murdered his customers, Sweeney would have been reprehensible. By having them made into ''pies'', he is cool.

* MomentKiller: Anthony walks into the barbershop for one of his trademark [[WhatAnIdiot interruptions]] right after Mrs. Lovett suggests to Sweeney that they can "have a life together."

* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:Sweeney kills Lucy unaware that she is actually the beggar]].

* AntiHero: Sweeney Todd [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes (Type IV or V)]], before "Epiphany" where his mind cracks completely.

* CrapsackWorld: With one or two possible exceptions, every character is either evil or an ExtremeDoormat.

* EvilVersusEvil: A NietzscheWannabe SerialKiller with a [[WeaponOfChoice razor]] who [[ImAHumanitarian has his victims baked into pies]] with the help of a ruthless {{Yandere}} StepfordSmiler, against a HangingJudge [[DirtyOldMan Pervert]] whose backstory includes [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping]] the [[SerialKiller serial killer's]] [[ItsPersonal wife]], and whose introduction is pretty much a KickTheDog - he [[KangarooCourt has the title character transported for life]] so that he could have his wife for himself. His [[TheDragon "best friend"]] sees nothing wrong with any of this and is quite content to help him [[{{Squick}} seduce the]] daughter, who the judge [[WifeHusbandry has adopted as his own]].

* NietzscheWannabe: In the songs "Epiphany" and "A Little Priest", Sweeney justifies his actions based upon the utter corruption of the world. He even states that all HumansAreBastards who deserve to die.
-->There's a hole in the world, like a great black pit,\\
And it's filled with people who are filled with shit\\
And the vermin of the world inhabit it...\\
''But not for long!''\\
They all deserve to ''die!''

* TragicDream: She may be a nasty piece of work, but Lovett's enthusiastic dream of marrying Todd and living a blissful life in a seaside StepfordSuburbia is never going to happen. As everything starts falling apart she seems to grow desperate to cling to this.

** --->'Since marine does not appeal to you, 'ow about rear admiral?\\
'Too salty. I prefer general.'\\
'With or without his privates?'\\

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--->'Since marine does not appeal to you, 'ow about rear admiral?\\
--->'Too salty. I prefer general.'\\
--->'With or without his privates?'\\

** --->'Since marine does not appeal to you, 'ow about rear admiral?\\
--->'Too salty. I prefer general.'\\
--->'With or without his privates?'\\

** 'Since marine does not appeal to you, 'ow about rear admiral?\\
'Too salty. I prefer general.'\\
'With or without his privates?'\\

** 'Since marine does not appeal to you, 'ow about rear admiral?
'Too salty. I prefer general.'
'With or without his privates?'

* HairOfGold: Johanna. "I am in the dark beside you, buried sweetly in your yellow hair!"