Young Talent Wanted for Singing Audition "Sweeney Todd" Show
Seeking Coal City High School students for the "Sweeney Todd" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: In an infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-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! Additional info: Please come prepared with 16-32 bars (30-60 seconds) of any musical number. This can be any song of your choice. You can use your own piano track. DO NOT PICK A SONG FROM SWEENEY TODD. You may be asked to read some scenes from Sweeney Todd as well. CALLBACKS: Friday, Dec 20 - 12:30-3:30 PM. If interested, please apply.
13 roles
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.
An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
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