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Benjamin Magnuson

FRESH FACE July 27, 2006 | 2:25PM

Age: 23

Currently: Playing the cello and singing of his love for Johanna as Anthony Hope in the reconstructed Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.

Hometown: Kettering, Ohio. Growing up, Magnuson would catch every theatrical touring company that passed through nearby Dayton. His favorite show: Stomp, which he saw four or five times.

Triple Threat: With both parents as classical musicians ...

Lauren Molina

FRESH FACE January 30, 2006 | 12:07PM

Age: 24

Currently: Lending her considerable talents as an actress and musician to the role of Johanna in John Doyle's stripped-down new Broadway production of Sweeney Todd.

Hometown: "I was born in Detroit, but we moved to Troy when I was young," Molina says. She still considers herself "a Michigan girl" but notes that both parents are from New ...

Quotable Quotes: On the Red Carpet with the Stars of Sweeney Todd

NEWS November 7, 2005 | 6:06PM

WHAT: Opening night of a new and unusual production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd

WHERE: Bows at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre; party at the Copacabana

WHEN: Thursday, November 3, 2005

"What I think [John Doyle's] vision does is reinvent a theater lost. It brings it back to actor and audience without the encumbrance of sound, set design ...

Manoel Felciano

FRESH FACE October 31, 2005 | 12:52PM

Age: "I'm in my early 30s."

Currently: Playing the violin, keyboard and clarinet, not to mention singing and acting the complex role of innocent Tobias Ragg in the dark revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.

Hometown: San Francisco, California. The well-spoken actor was born to a Portuguese father and a Swiss mother, giving him a certain knack for ...

Attend the Tale of Donna Lynne Champlin, Amateur Accordionist

NEWS September 19, 2005 | 9:47PM

Can't walk and chew gum at the same time? How about play multiple instruments, sing and act in the same scene? A concept central to the upcoming Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd is that the score is performed by the tuner's cast of 10, not a traditional orchestra. In addition to starring ... Read More...

Champlin, DiMarzio, Felciano & Gemignani Complete Cast of Sweeney

NEWS May 5, 2005 | 6:21PM

Broadway.com has learned that casting is now complete on the fall Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd. Manoel Felciano has been tapped to be Tobias, Diana DiMarzio is to play The Beggar Woman, Alexander Gemignani will portray Beadle Bamford and Donna Lynne Champlin has won the roles of Pirelli and Jonas Fogg. They will ... Read More...

Cerveris to Play Demon Barber in B'way Sweeney; Jacoby, Magnuson & Molina Also Set

NEWS April 27, 2005 | 7:27PM

Broadway.com has learned that Michael Cerveris is expected to star opposite Patti LuPone in the upcoming Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd. The show, directed and designed by John Doyle, will also feature Mark Jacoby, Benjamin Magnuson and Lauren Molina.

Cerveris and LuPone starred together in concert presentations of the Sondheim musicals Sunday in ...

Patti LuPone Will Make Broadway Musical Return as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd

NEWS April 27, 2005 | 12:12PM

Broadway.com has learned that Tony Award winner Patti LuPone is expected to headline the upcoming Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd. The show is aiming for a November 3 opening at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Also reported on Broadway.com is that the cast will include Michael Cerveris, Mark Jacoby, Benjamin Magnuson and ... Read More...

Sweeney Todd Confirmed for Fall Mounting on Broadway

NEWS March 18, 2005 | 1:27PM

As we previously mentioned, the London production of Sweeney Todd, which recently ran at the West End's New Ambassadors Theatre, is indeed coming to Broadway next fall. However, instead of being presented by the non-profit Roundabout Theatre Company, the musical will have a commercial production at a theater to be announced.

Sweeney Todd, which features music and lyrics by ...

The Roundabout Considers Bringing London's Sweeney Todd to B'way

NEWS January 18, 2005 | 2:27PM

Will the Demon Barber of Fleet Street sing again on the Great White Way? Broadway.com has learned that the Roundabout Theatre Company is in talks to bring the acclaimed London production of Sweeney Todd, currently running at the New Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, to New York.

Sweeney Todd, which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and ...