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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical (1980)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Alan Benson

Synopsis

Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process with the musical's director, composer and actors.

Actors

Hal Prince
Hal Prince
Self
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Self
Denis Quilley
Denis Quilley
Self/Sweeney Todd
Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock
Self/Mrs. Lovett
Andrew C. Wadsworth
Andrew C. Wadsworth
Self/Anthony Hope
Dilys Watling
Dilys Watling
Self/Beggar Woman
Austin Kent
Austin Kent
Self/Judge Turpin
David Wheldon Williams
David Wheldon Williams
Self/Beadle Bamford
Mandy More
Mandy More
Self/Johanna
Michael Staniford
Michael Staniford
Self/Tobias Ragg
John Aron
John Aron
Self/Adolfo Pirelli
Oz Clarke
Oz Clarke
Self/Jonas Fogg
Silvia Beamish
Silvia Beamish
Self/Ensemble
Michael Bulman
Michael Bulman
Self/Chorus
Linda D'Arcy
Linda D'Arcy
Self/Ensemble
Simon Butteriss
Simon Butteriss
Self/Ensemble
Victoria Duncan
Victoria Duncan
Self/Ensemble
Andrew Golder
Andrew Golder
Self/Ensemble
Katherine Dyson
Katherine Dyson
Self/Ensemble
Stuart Haycock
Stuart Haycock
Self/Ensemble
Mercia Glossop
Mercia Glossop
Self/Ensemble
Stephen Hill
Stephen Hill
Self/Ensemble
Marie Jackson
Marie Jackson
Self/Ensemble
Neil Michael
Neil Michael
Self/Ensemble
Diane Mansfield
Diane Mansfield
Self/Ensemble
William Relton
William Relton
Self/Ensemble
Myra Sands
Myra Sands
Self/Ensemble
Grant Smith
Grant Smith
Self/Ensemble
Suzanne Sloan
Suzanne Sloan
Self/Ensemble
Rex Taylor-Craig
Rex Taylor-Craig
Self/Ensemble
David Urwin
David Urwin
Self/Ensemble

Crews

Alan Benson
Alan Benson
Director
Alan Benson
Alan Benson
Producer
Nick Elliott
Nick Elliott
Executive Producer
Hal Prince
Hal Prince
Stage Director
Hugh Wheeler
Hugh Wheeler
Book
Christopher Wheeler
Christopher Wheeler
Writer
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Lyricist
Larry Fuller
Larry Fuller
Choreographer
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick
Orchestrator
Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke
Music Director
Martin McCallum
Martin McCallum
Production Manager
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg
Editor

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