Diabolical comedy, stunning terror, razor-sharp wit and extraordinary, soaring music.  A Noise Within  presents  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,  the dark, brooding, yet sharply comic story of love, revenge and meat pies by  Stephen Sondheim  and  Hugh Wheeler  that has become a modern classic. Opening on  February 17, 2024 with co-artistic director  Julia Rodriguez-Elliott  at the helm, performances will continue at the company’s Pasadena home through  March 17. Previews begin February 11.

Savor the macabre madness as a murderous barber, hungry for revenge for his lost family, strikes a partnership with a beastly baker in this eight-time Tony Award-winning masterpiece that will leave audiences gasping with fear and delight. Sweeney’s thirst for blood soon causes the bodies to start piling up ’” and lucky Mrs. Lovett finds the perfect new ingredient for her meat pies.

“Sweeney Todd is Shakespearean in scope, and that’s what we do best at A Noise Within,” says Rodriguez-Elliott. “We tell epic stories in an intimate space, up close and personal, in a way that brings the humanity and the truth of the piece to the forefront. Our space presents a unique opportunity to access the play the way Sondheim originally envisioned it ’” as an intimate chamber musical.”

Geoff Elliot (photo by Daniel Reichert)

Fans of the company can look forward to seeing A Noise Within co-artistic director Geoff Elliott  in the bloodthirsty title role, with resident artists  Cassandra Marie Murphy  as Mrs. Lovett;  Jeremy Rabb  as lecherous Judge Turpin; and  Kasey Mahaffy  as con man Adolfo Pirelli. Also starring are  Joanna A. Jones  as Turpin’s ward Johanna;  James Everts  as Johanna’s idealistic suitor, Anthony Hope;  Harrison White  as the pompous Beadle Bamford;  Amber Liekhus  as a deranged beggar woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret; and  Josey Montana McCoy  as the young barber’s apprentice, Tobias.

The creative team includes scenic designer  François-Pierre Couture; lighting designer  Ken Booth; sound designer  Jeff Gardner; costume designer  Angela Balogh Calin; wig and makeup designer  Tony Valdés; properties designer  Stephen Taylor; dialect coach  Andrea Odinov; and dramaturg  Dr.  Miranda Johnson–Haddad. The  production stage manager is  Angela Sonner, with  Mikayla Bettner  assisting.

Sweeney Todd
A Noise Within
3352 E Foothill Blvd in Pasadena
previews Feb. 11 – Feb. 16, 2024
performances Feb. 17 – March 17, 2024
for tickets, call 626.356.3100 visit A Noise Within