Tickets to Dallas Summer Musicals’ Sweeney Todd go on sale today

by Shawn Parikh

Sweeney Todd has been gathering extra-hype with Tim Burton's film version starring Johnny Depp opening this Christmas. The Dallas Summer Musicals' Broadway Contemporary Series will be bringing the live touring production to the Majestic Theatre from January 15-20, 2008. Tickets went on sale today and can be ordered online or by calling 214-217-1536.

This is the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical thriller about "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Based on the 19th century legend, Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop were she sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to rid of all the people who have ever done him wrong and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward.

The touring production of Doyle’s revolutionary re-imagining of the musical – considered to be Sondheim’s masterpiece – is presented by Dallas Summer Musicals’ Broadway Contemporary Series, starring Judy Kaye (The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs. Lovett and David Hess as the demon barber himself, Sweeney Todd. This exciting and innovative new production features a multi-talented ensemble of ten talented actor/musicians, five from the 2006 Tony Award-winning Broadway company.

Here is the official trailer for the new Tim Burton film: