Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Artwork from the original Broadway production
Music	Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics	Stephen Sondheim
Book	Hugh Wheeler
Basis	Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond
Premiere	March 1, 1979: Uris Theatre, New York City
Productions	1979 Broadway 1980 US tour 1980 West End 1989 Broadway revival 1993 West End revival 2004 West End revival 2005 Broadway revival 2009 UK & Ireland tour 2012 West End revival 2017 Off-Broadway 2023 Broadway revival 2025 US tour
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Score Olivier Award Best New Musical 1994 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls.

Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End in 1980. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. It has been revived in many productions and inspired a film adaptation. The original logo for the musical is a modified version of an advertising image from the 19th century,^[1] with the sign replaced by a straight razor. There is also a woman wearing a blood-stained dress and holding a rolling pin next to the man.