Description
The man behind the demon barber of Fleet Street is the focus of this week’s episode, "Sweeney Todd," music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. This week's guests include Jim Corti, (Artistic Director of Paramount Theatre and recipient of the Jeff Award for his direction of "Sweeney Todd" whose Broadway credits include "Candide," "A Chorus Line," "Music Is" and "Ragtime"), David Girolmo (Jeff Award-winning actor whose work on Broadway includes "War Paint" and "Candide" and who appeared as the title character in Porchlight's "Sweeney Todd") and James Earl Jones II (Currently in the national tour of "Come From Away" and Jeff Award-nominee for Porchlight’s "Sondheim by Sondheim").
Edited by Austin Packard
Originally premiered Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b5ad8de4-802f-4e56-974c-413004ccc672/ep/Facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ).
New episodes every Saturday at 7pm CT! Watch with video at YouTube.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b5ad8de4-802f-4e56-974c-413004ccc672/ep/YouTube.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre )
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