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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street premiered as a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler. The musical and the 1984 opera are based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Set in 19th century England, the opera tells the story of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after 15 years' transportation on trumped-up charges. When he finds out that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the judge who transported him, he vows revenge on the judge and, later, the whole world. He teams up with a piemaker, Mrs. Lovett, and opens a barbershop in which he slits the throats of customers and has them baked into pies.

This article is about the 1979 musical. For other uses, see Sweeney Todd (disambiguation).

Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Artwork from the original Broadway production
Music	Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics	Stephen Sondheim
Book	Hugh Wheeler
Basis	Christopher Bond's 1973 play
Productions	1979 Broadway 1980 West End 1980 U.S. Tour 1982 U.S. Tour 1982 Telecast of national tour 1984 Houston Grand Opera 1984 New York City Opera 1989 Broadway revival 1993 London South Bank International productions 1998 Opera North, Leeds 2002 Lyric Opera of Chicago 2003 Royal Opera House, London 2004 West End revival 2004 New York City Opera revival 2005 Broadway revival 2007 U.S. Tour 2007 film 2008 London revival 2010 Argentina 2011 Chatelet Theatre Paris 2011 Chichester Festival Theatre West Sussex 2012 West End revival
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Original Score Drama Desk Outstanding Musical Drama Desk Outstanding Book Drama Desk Outstanding Lyrics Drama Desk Outstanding Music Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Set in 19th century England, the musical tells the story of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after 15 years' transportation on trumped-up charges. When he finds out that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the judge who transported him, he vows revenge on the judge and, later, the whole world. He teams up with a piemaker, Mrs. Lovett, and opens a barbershop in which he slits the throats of customers and has them baked into pies.