Original London Stars to Headline Sweeney Todd Off-Broadway; Matt Doyle, Brad Oscar & More Join Cast

Jeremy Secomb, Siobhán McCarthy, Duncan Smith and Joseph Taylor will reprise their performances from London in the off-Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Among the New York names joining them in the Barrow Street Theatre production are Matt Doyle, Alex Finke, Betsy Morgan and Brad Oscar. Performances will begin on February 14, 2017.

The staging, directed by Bill Buckhurst, premiered in 2014 at the site-specific location of Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop before transferring to the West End. The off-Broadway production will recreate the working pie shop environment. It’s set to open officially on March 1.

Secomb, who stars as the title demon barber, is currently playing Javert in the West End production of Les Miserables. McCarthy takes on the role of Mrs. Lovett; she earned an Olivier nomination for her performance in Mamma Mia! Smith’s U.K. stage credits include The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera and La Cage Aux Folles; he is set to play Judge Turpin. Taylor, who takes on the role of Tobias, recently starred in Scott Mills: The Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Doyle is set to play Anthony; he last appeared on the New York stage in The Book of Mormon. Finke, who will play Johanna, recently appeared as Cosette in Les Miserables on Broadway. Morgan takes on the dual roles of Pirelli and the Beggar Woman; her recent Broadway credits include The King and I, Les Miz and A Little Night Music. Oscar, who has been tapped to play the Beadle, earned Tony nominations for Something Rotten! and The Producers.

Rounding out the cast are Colin Anderson, Liz Pearce and Monet Sabel. The production features set and costume design by Simon Kenny, lighting design by Amy Mae Smith and sound design by Matt Stine.