{"id":40507,"date":"2023-09-06T22:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuts8dev.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/meet-the-cast-of-sweeney-todd\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T02:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:17:01","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-sweeney-todd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/meet-the-cast-of-sweeney-todd\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Shaves & Killer Voices: The Sweeney Todd<\/i> Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Theatre Under The Stars <\/b>announced the cast of the brand-new production of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s masterpiece Sweeney Todd<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Sweeney Todd<\/i><\/b> weaves together stunning melodies, intricate wordplay, and a compelling narrative to create an unparalleled exploration of human desperation and revenge, creating one of the greatest broadway musicals of all time,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges<\/b>. \u201cThis production is going thrill audiences with immersive elements and spectacle. It\u2019s the perfect way to spend an October evening in Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading the cast of Sweeney Todd<\/i><\/b> is Kevin McAllister<\/b> in the role of \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d and Sally Wilfert<\/b> as \u201cMrs. Lovett,\u201d joined by Sam Gravitte<\/b> as \u201cAntony Hope,\u201d Leslie Jackson<\/b> as \u201cJohanna,\u201d August Emerson<\/b> as \u201cTobias Ragg,\u201d Brian Mathis<\/b> as \u201cJudge Turpin,\u201d Mark Ivy<\/b> as \u201cBeadle Bamford,\u201d Courtney Markowitz<\/b> as \u201cBeggar Woman,\u201d Benjamin Lurye<\/b> as \u201cAdolfo Pirelli\u201d, and Alec Michael Ryan<\/b> as \u201cJonas Fogg\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining them in the ensemble are: John Ryan Del Bosque<\/b>, Sophia Clarke<\/b>, Jana Ellsworth<\/b>, Gemini Quintos<\/b>, Cody Ryan Arthuer<\/b>, Joseph Rawley<\/b>, Piero Regis<\/b>, Lisa Borik Vickers<\/b>, Miles Marmolejo<\/b>, Cassandra Zepeda<\/b>, LaBraska Washington<\/b> and Teresa Zimmermann<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The production also features a Teen Ensemble made up of students from TUTS Humphreys School of Musical Theatre:<\/b> Aisha Choquette<\/b>, Camden Baker<\/b>, Jordan Grice<\/b>, Julian Lammey<\/b>, Kaavya Rajarathnam<\/b>, Laiza Rivera<\/b>, Lila Johnson<\/b>, Madison Weaston<\/b>, Sydney Meek<\/b>, Riley Neal<\/b>, Chloe Peterson<\/b>, and Taylor Mattingly<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Joining Knechtges on the production is Musical Director, Stephen W. Jones<\/b>; Projection Designer, Mike Tutaj<\/b>; Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/b>; Lighting Designer, Jason Lyons<\/b>; Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/b>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/b>; and Assistant Director, Monica Josette<\/b>. Casting for Sweeney Todd<\/i><\/b> is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/b> and TUTS Artistic Line Producer, Laura Peete<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Winner of 8 Tony Awards! Stephen Sondheim\u2019s musical masterpiece is theatrical excellence. Set in the dark corners of 19th century England, this is the extraordinary, inventive tale of a vengeful barber whose love for a lost daughter has pushed him close to the edge, and an all too eager pie shop owner, who will do anything for a price. A bold, chilling and vibrant theatrical treat for you from Theatre Under The Stars. Sweeney Todd<\/i><\/b> runs October 17 – 29<\/b> at Theatre Under The Stars. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online, by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/a><\/b> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/b> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton\/Homewood Suites<\/b> and ABC13<\/b>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by The Brown Foundation, The Wortham Foundation,<\/b> and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Theatre<\/strong> Under The Stars (TUTS)<\/strong> announced the cast of the brand-new production of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s masterpiece Sweeney Todd<\/em><\/strong>! \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cSweeney Todd<\/em> <\/strong>weaves together stunning melodies, intricate wordplay, and a compelling narrative to create an unparalleled exploration of human desperation and revenge, creating one of the greatest broadway musicals of all time,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges<\/strong>. \u201cThis production is going thrill audiences with immersive elements and spectacle. It\u2019s the perfect way to spend an October evening in Houston.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Leading the cast of Sweeney Todd<\/em><\/strong> is Kevin McAllister<\/strong> in the role of \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d and Sally Wilfert<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Lovett,\u201d joined by Sam Gravitte<\/strong> as \u201cAntony Hope,\u201d Leslie Jackson<\/strong> as \u201cJohanna,\u201d August Emerson<\/strong> as \u201cTobias Ragg,\u201d Brian Mathis<\/strong> as \u201cJudge Turpin,\u201d Mark Ivy<\/strong> as \u201cBeadle Bamford,\u201d Courtney Markowitz<\/strong> as \u201cBeggar Woman,\u201dBenjamin Lurye <\/strong>as \u201cAdolfo Pirelli\u201d, and Alec Michael Ryan<\/strong> as \u201cJonas Fogg\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joining them in the ensemble are: John Ryan Del Bosque<\/strong>, Sophia Clarke<\/strong>, Jana Ellsworth<\/strong>, Gemini Quintos<\/strong>, Cody Ryan Arthuer<\/strong>, Joseph Rawley<\/strong>, Piero Regis<\/strong>, , Lisa Borik Vickers<\/strong>, Miles Marmolejo<\/strong>, Cassandra Zepeda<\/strong>, LaBraska Washington<\/strong> and Teresa Zimmermann<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The production also features a Teen Ensemble made up of students from TUTS Humphreys School<\/strong> of Musical Theatre:<\/strong> Aisha Choquette<\/strong>, Camden Baker<\/strong>, Jordan Grice<\/strong> Julian Lammey<\/strong>, Kaavya Rajarathnam<\/strong>, Laiza Rivera<\/strong>, Lila Johnson<\/strong>, Madison Weaston<\/strong>, Sydney Meek<\/strong>, Riley Neal<\/strong>, Chloe Peterson<\/strong>, and Taylor Mattingly<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joining Knechtges on the production isMusical Director, Stephen W. Jones<\/strong>; Projection Designer, Mike Tutaj;<\/strong> Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/strong>; Lighting Designer, Jason Lyons<\/strong>; Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; and Assistant Director, Monica Josette<\/strong>. Casting for Sweeney Todd<\/em><\/strong>is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and TUTS Artistic Line Producer, Laura Peete<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Winner of 8 Tony Awards! Stephen Sondheim\u2019s musical masterpiece is theatrical excellence. Set in the dark corners of 19th century England, this is the extraordinary, inventive tale of a vengeful barber whose love for a lost daughter has pushed him close to the edge, and an all too eager pie shop owner, who will do anything for a price. A bold, chilling and vibrant theatrical treat for you from Theatre Under The Stars. \u00a0Sweeney Todd <\/em><\/strong>runs October 17 - 29<\/strong> at Theatre Under The Stars. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online at TUTS.com<\/a>, by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/strong> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/strong> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by The Brown Foundation, The Wortham Foundation,<\/strong> and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}