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“Sweeney Todd” at Barrington Stage
Now through July 17
When Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979, New York Times critic Ricard Eder wrote: “The musical and dramatic achievements of Stephen Sondheim’s black and bloody Sweeney Todd are so numerous and so clamorous that they trample and jam each other in that invisible but finite doorway that connects a stage and its audience . . . .an endlessly inventive, highly expressive score that works indivisibly from his brilliant and abrasive lyrics.” BSC artistic director loves the challenges of re-staging great musicals, and she has had great success in recent years with Follies, West Side Story and Carousel. Now, she’s done it again with Sweeney Todd, which feels fresh and alive despite its familiarity. With Jeff McCarthy giving a muscular yet oddly sympathetic performance in the title role, Boyd has another hit on her hands.
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
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