Musical Thriller 'Sweeney Todd Is Coming To Century High School

Century High School's Opening Knights drama club is proud to present the dark and witty tale of London, love, murder, and revenge in "Sweeney Todd" beginning this Thursday! The musical thriller has become a worldwide success since being awarded 8 Tony’s (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere and has now been adapted for high school performers in Sweeney Todd School Edition. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler (A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures) crafted a tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat that has simultaneously shocked, awed, and delighted audiences across the world.

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up, and the carnage has only just begun!

This special School Edition has been masterfully adapted, working directly with Mr. Sondheim, to retain the dark wit and grand scope of the original work, with a few lyric and key changes to facilitate high school productions. At the show’s core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour de force roles in Sweeney and his comic female accomplice Mrs. Lovett. Century High School's production of Sweeney Todd School Edition (PG-13) is sure to be the highlight of the season.

Show Dates
Thursday, April 7 @ 7pm
Friday, April 8 @ 7pm
Saturday, April 9 @ 7pm
Friday, April 15 @ 7pm
Saturday, April 16 @ 2pm
Saturday, April 16 @ 7pm

Tickets are available at A Likely Story bookstore on Main Street in Sykesville, online at www.centurydrama.com, and at the door. This will be a popular show with teenagers, so consider buying your tickets online today!

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