Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, and Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos In collaboration with ECU's School of Music Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is perhaps the darkest musical ever written. Join us for the compelling tale of Sweeney Todd, a Victorian-era barber, who returns home to London after 15 years of exile and vows revenge on the despicable judge who ruined his life. But when vengeance eludes him, Sweeney turns his wrath on the entire human race, murdering anyone who dares to sit in his barber chair.