Angela Lansbury "SWEENEY TODD" George Hearn / Sondheim 1980 Press Photo

Description

This is a rare double-weight, Martha Swope press photograph of ANGELA LANSBURY and GEORGE HEARN
in a scene from the
Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HUGH WHEELER musical thriller "SWEENEY TODD" ("The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") which played the Uris Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 1st, 1979 and ran for 557 performances.) ..... Winner of eight Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred ANGELA LANSBURY (Tony Award) as "Mrs. Lovett" and GEORGE HEARN (who replaced LEN CARIOU late in the run) as "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and featured VICTOR GARBER, KEN JENNINGS, MERLE LOUISE, EDMUND LYNDECK, SARAH RICE, JOAQUIN ROMAGUERA and JACK ERIC WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Bounce"); Book by HUGH WHEELER; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Musical Director: PAUL GEMIGNANI; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by RICHARD BARR, CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN and JUDY MANOS
..... DETAILS: This rare double-weight photo measures 9 5/8" X 7 3/4" inches, has no outside margins and includes a photo credit for MARTHA SWOPE, New York City on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare photo is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.