The story of “Sweeney Todd,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, originated in a series of “penny dreadful” serial melodrama stories in the 1800s...
Sweeney Todd Opens Oct. 21
The story of “Sweeney Todd,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, originated in a series of “penny dreadful” serial melodrama stories in the 1800s. Sweeney, a barber with a definite anti-social streak, kills his victims in his barber chair, and then dumps them into his basement. There, they are collected and turned into a budget-conscious set of meat pies for his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett to sell in her pie shop.
“Sweeney Todd” will run Fridays through Sundays, Oct. 21 through Nov. 6, at the historic theater at 101 Water St. in Chardon.
The strong cast ensures that Sondheim’s challenging music will be well treated.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.geaugatheater.org, or by calling the box office at 440-286-2255. Prices are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, $10 for children.
Words and Wine
Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m.
Sara Dobie Bauer and Mitch James will read flash fiction and poetry at the next Word and Wine held at Bistro 70 in Painesville.
Bauer is a writer, model and mental health advocate with a creative writing degree from Ohio University. James, who works as a full-time instructor of composition and literature at Lakeland Community College, has had fiction and poetry published in various print and e-zine publications.
Open mic for poetry will precede their presentations.
For more information, contact Margie DeLong at 440-579-5990 or margiedelong@hotmail.com.
WomenSafe Theater Party
Nov. 27, 2 p.m.
The matinee performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Chagrin Valley Little Theater is a benefit hosted by Friends of WomenSafe. The lobby will open at 1 p.m. for a gift certificate raffle. Complimentary refreshments will be served during intermission.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children aged 10 and under, making it a great bargain. The theater party is made possible through the generosity of the Junction Auto Family.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis, with lyrics by Tim Rice.
Call 440-285-3741 for more information or to reserve seats. Or visit www.fows.info.
Sarah French
Don Bernardo (Sweeney Todd) and Ryan Davis (Judge Turpin) share a close shave in Geauga Lyric Theater’s production of “Sweeney Todd,” opening Oct. 21 in Chardon.
