CCM MUSICAL THEATRE + Opera SERIES PRESENTS

Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 
A Musical Thriller 

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by Hugh Wheeler

From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond

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, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos 

April 15-19, 2026, Corbett Auditorium

  • Director | Vincent DeGeorge
  • Music Director | Ian Axness
  • Choreographer | Brandon Kelly
  • Associate Director | Heidi Lauren Duke*
  • Assistant to the Director and Choreographer | Joelle Lewis*
  • Fight Director | k. Jenny Jones
  • Intimacy Director | Susan Moser
  • Chorus Master | Lisa Hasson
  • Assistant Conductor | Rosamund Hencinski*
  • Assistant Conductor | Alfonso Keller-Casielles*
  • Rehearsal Pianists | Ben Keating, Jake Sinsky
  • Dramaturg | Rick Pender
  • Production Stage Manager | Patrick Lee Johnson*
  • Scenic Designer | Mark Halpin
  • Lighting Designer | Jules Cabrera*
  • Sound Designer | Emily Porter
  • Costume Designer | CJ Kelly
  • Hair & Make-Up Designer | Missy White
  • Technical Director | Paloma Robles*
  • Prop Managers | Moira Seger*, Ben Wright*

*CCM Student

Sweeney Todd will last approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission

SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CCM supporters Suzie Kleymeyer, J. Brett Offenberger, MD and Mr. Douglas E. Duckett; Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer, Greg Mathein, Jim & Linda Miller, Bacchus Legacy Fund, and Ken and Toni Kanter.

Special thanks to Calvary Episcopal Church in Clifton for generously allowing CCM’s Organ Studio to perform and record music on its pipe organ for this production.

The Company

  • Sweeney Todd | Anargha Pal^, Harrison Hancock*
  • Mrs. Lovett | Peyton Kern^, Claire Strong*
  • Anthony Hope | Nick Gundrum*, Jack Hicks^
  • Johanna | Maya Sharma*, Zoë Meier-Juhlin^
  • Tobias Ragg | J. Perry
  • Judge Turpin | Will Ryan
  • The Beadle | Jack Keller
  • Beggar Woman | Chloe Lezotte
  • Adolfo Pirelli | Cameron Howard
  • Ensemble | Maddie Belanoff, Kade Bennett, Alexander Bowman, Max Cohen, Ellie Eisele, Edward Ferran, Wesley Geary, Jonathan Hobbs, Javy Jones, Matthew Juhlin, Amelia Lamb, Avery Sanderlin, Kayla Sconiers, Sydney Short, Calista Smith, Declan Smith, Vivien Stringfellow, Sam Yousuf, Tanya Harris, Ahhyun Baek
  • Child in Act 2 | Vex Blocker
  • Sweeney Todd US | Matthew Juhlin
  • Mrs. Lovett US | Amelia Lamb
  • Anthony Hope US | Declan Smith
  • Johanna US | Maddie Belanoff
  • Tobias Ragg US | Max Cohen
  • Judge Turpin US | Kade Bennett
  • The Beadle US | Edward Ferran
  • Beggar Woman US | Jordyn Jones
  • Adolfo Pirelli US | Edward Ferran
  • Swings | Julianne Ferguson, Morgan Lindell, Gavin Poronsky, Andrew Hebert
  • Dance Captain | Sydney Short, Jonathan Hobbs

*Performs 8 p.m. April 15, 8 p.m. April 17 and 8 p.m. April 18

^Performs 8 p.m. April 16, 2 p.m. April 18 and 2 p.m. April 19

Music

Musical Numbers

Act 1

  • “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” | Sweeney Todd, Company
  • “No Place Like London” | Beggar Woman, Sweeney Todd, Anthony Hope
  • “The Worst Pies in London” | Mrs. Lovett
  • “Poor Thing” | Mrs. Lovett
  • “My Friends” | Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Company
  • “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” | Johanna
  • “Ah, Miss” | Anthony Hope
  • “Johanna (Parts 1-2)” | Anthony Hope
  • “Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir” | Tobias Ragg, Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd, Company
  • “The Contest (Parts 1-2)” | Adolfo Pirelli
  • “Johanna” | Judge Turpin
  • “Wait” | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
  • “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” | Three Tenors
  • “Kiss Me (Part 1)” | Anthony Hope, Johanna
  • “Ladies in Their Sensibilities” | The Beadle, Judge Turpin
  • “Kiss Me (Part 2)” | Judge Turpin, Johanna, Anthony Hope, The Beadle
  • “Pretty Women (Parts 1-2)”| Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd
  • “Epiphany” | Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett
  • “A Little Priest” | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd

Act 2

  • “God, That’s Good!” | Mrs. Lovett, Tobias Ragg, Sweeney Todd, Company
  • “Johanna (Act 2 Sequence)” | Anthony, Sweeney Todd, Beggar Woman, Johanna
  • “By the Sea” | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
  • “Wigmaker Sequence” | Sweeney Todd, Anthony Hope, Company
  • “The Letter” | Sweeney Todd
  • “Not While I’m Around” | Tobias Ragg, Mrs. Lovett
  • “Parlor Songs” | The Beadle, Mrs. Lovett, Tobias Ragg, 
  • “City on Fire” |  Johanna, Anthony Hope, Company
  • “Searching (Part 1)” | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd, Beggar Woman, Company
  • “Searching (Part 2)” | Anthony Hope, Johanna, Beggar Woman
  • “Final Sequence” | Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Company
  • “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” | Full Company

 

Musical Theatre Voice Teachers 

  • Avery Bargassé 
  • Daniel Weeks 
  • Ellen Graham 
  • Karen Lykes 
  • Kenneth B. Shaw 
  • Mary Southworth Shaffer  
  • Pat Linhart 
  • Quinn Patrick Ankrum 
  • Sarah Folsom

Voice Faculty 

  • Quinn Patrick Ankrum
  • Gwen Coleman
  • Amy Johnson
  • Elliot Madore
  • Kenneth Shaw
  • Jeffrey Springer
  • Sahoko Timpone
  • Dan Weeks

Orchestra Roster

Ian Axness, music director

Alfonso Keller-Casielles, assistant music director (Conductor for 8 p.m. April 18 performance)

Rosamund Hencinski, assistant music director (Conductor for 2 p.m. April 19 performance)

Citlalmina Hernandez Toro and Liam Gibb, orchestra librarians

 

Violin

  • Rafael Roig-Francoli*, Concertmaster
  • Kerrigan Mandrell^, Concertmaster
  • Bill Auer* 
  • Olivia Szor*
  • Andrew Smeader*
  • Edgar Lucena*
  • Hyunwoo Park* 
  • Josiah Mendenhall*
  • Zi Qi Wu*
  • Karis Dharmawirya^
  • Alex Auer^ 
  • Liliana Fata^
  • Rachel Elfman^
  • Karissa Brath^
  • Yiyi Suo^ 
  • Rain Go^

Viola 

  • Gabriel Caal*
  • Lily Clark*
  • Lila Reeser* 
  • Lauren Wilson^
  • Solange Gallina^
  • Cuong Diep^

Cello

  • Ada Ortan*
  • Yinchen Feng*
  • Krish Subramanian* 
  • Elliot Watras^
  • Kanyun Li^
  • Andres Celis^ 

Bass

  • Jo Arnold*
  • Jane Hanneman^

Flute 1/Piccolo (Reed 1)

  • Laura Lin*
  • Kayla Gage^

Flute 2/Piccolo (Reed 3)

  • Maddie Choi*
  • Allison Clifford^

Oboe 1/EH (Reed 2)

  • Robbie Burleson*^

Clarinet 1/Eb (Reed 3)

  • Zikang Wang*
  • Jasmine Mathisen^

Clarinet 2/BsCl (Reed 4)

  • Christian Rucinski*
  • Amay Pant^

Bassoon (Reed 5)

  • Alek Prok*
  • Erik Traheim^

Horn

  • Duoran Wang*
  • Pin-Yu Chen^

Trumpet 1

  • Alexa Dziatkowski*^

Trumpet 2

  • Austin Park*^

Trombone 1

  • Jacob Noel*^

Trombone 2

  • Rory Mcintyre*^

Trombone 3

  • Cody Coleman*^

Harp

  • Olivia Henderson*^

Percussion

  • Maddie Adams*^
  • Isaiah Wright*^

Organ/Celeste

  • Benjamin Keating*^

Organ Prelude performed by Ethan Mellema

 

*Performs 8 p.m. April 15,  8 p.m. April 17 and 8 p.m. April 18

^Performs 8 p.m. April 16, 2 p.m. April 18 and 2 p.m. April 19

Production Staff

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Katie Mogren, Matilda Dalton
  • Production Assistant | Ella Schrecker
  • Assistant Production Managers | Bethany Untener, Ali Fishbain
  • Associate Scenic Designer | Ann Bradbury
  • Assistant Scenic Designer | Adriana Gonzales
  • Associate Technical Director | Evan Reinhart
  • Head Carpenter | Raegan Ziegler
  • Metal Shop Foreperson | Kyrie Paez
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Regan Densmore
  • Assistant Scenic Charge Artist | Joseph Schmidt
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Celia Bentrott, John Borths, Mateo Castillo, Bethel Daniels, Leo Goffinet, Mary Indes, Avery Merz, Eria Mihealsick, Jacob Pasiuk, Aries Wickham, Mia Elias, Ember Tra
  • Associate Lighting Designers | Mattison Andrews
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Miya Chambers, Lia Lubinsky
  • Production Electrician | Adam Markus
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Paul Hartmann
  • Lighting Programmer | Rob Chalk
  • Light Board Operator | Jack Langlinais
  • Deck Electrician | Jack Langlinais
  • Follow Spot Operators | Sophia Cirrani, Ryan Johnson, Lily West
  • Assistant Sound Designers | John Dougherty, Haley Strong
  • Production Sound Engineer | Hank Burns-Pavlik
  • A1 | Reagan Warvel
  • A2 | Emma Miller
  • Mic Technicians | Will Schade, Haley Strong, Lia Morris
  • Sub Mix | Niko Thaman
  • Associate Costume Designer | Anya Brennan
  • Assistant Costume Designer | Norah Jeziorowski
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Alanna Gorrigan
  • Wardrobe Crew Heads | Gabriella Cortes, Julia Schillaci, Michael Hamburg
  • Wardrobe Crew | Rowen Mosteller, Ian Rafalo, Kage Cliburn, Royce Lemons, Max Patrick, Sierra Goodfellow
  • Assistant Hair and Make-Up Designers | M O’Donnell, Claire Bonnette
  • Hair and Make-Up Running Crew | Erin Mormile, Gadiel Ascencio, Luna Bernal, Ilsa Denton, JJ Korkin, Oliver Spencer, Naomi Thuren

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