Josh GrobanandAnnaleigh Ashfordare delving into darkness in the new Broadway revival ofSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the two stars in a killer new promo for the beloved Stephen Sondheim horror musical, which begins performances Feb. 26 at New York City’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre ahead of a March 26 opening.
The production marks a return to the Great White Way for both Groban, 41, and Ashford, 37. He hasn’t been on the boards since the 2016 hitNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812— a debut role that earned the “You Raise Me Up” singer a Tony Award nomination — while Ashford, a Tony-winning Broadway vet, last starred alongsideJake Gyllenhaalin 2017’sSunday in the Park with George.
Ashford’s since been busy on the small screen, leading the CBS comedyB Positiveand playing a series of notable roles in prestige dramas likeWelcome to ChippendalesandAmerican Crime Story: Impeachment(in which she played Paula Jones).
InSweeney Todd, Groban will portray the vengeful title role while Ashford will step into the role of Mrs. Lovett, who bakes Sweeney’s victims into meat pies in her run-down shop.
Since then, the show has been hailed as one of Sondheim’s masterpieces, featuring songs like “The Worst Pies in London,” “A Little Priest,” “Johanna” and “Not While I’m Around.” The show was revived on Broadway in 1989 and 2005 ahead of a 2007 Tim Burton-directed film adaptation starringJohnny DeppandHelena Bonham Carter.
AnOff-Broadway immersive production set in a pie shopplayed in New York City to great acclaim in 2017.
Other members of the cast include Tony-winnerRuthie Ann Miles(Beggar Woman),Dancing with the StarschampJordan Fisher(Anthony) andStranger ThingsstarGaten Matarazzo(Tobias).
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Tickets forSweeney Toddare now on sale. For more information, visitSweeneyToddBroadway.com.
source: people.com
