The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!

Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, Sweeney Todd nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next.

At the show’s core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour de force roles in Sweeney and his comic female accomplice Mrs. Lovett. Although it has been extremely popular with opera companies and in concert presentation, Sweeney Todd is equally effective as an intimate chamber musical.

This fall, the Footlighters' own Nick Badger will be directing the performance in Case Western Reserve University's Carlton Commons, located at 11892 Carlton Road, Cleveland, OH 44106.

There will be four performances:
- Thursday, October 30th at 8:00pm
- Friday, October 31st at 8:00pm
- Saturday, November 1st at 8:00pm
- Saturday, November 1st at 11:59pm

Tickets can be reserved online now.

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Thanks to everyone that auditioned; all the auditions were great, and we really enjoyed every one of them. Here is the cast list:

Production Staff and Cast

Footlighters is a completely student-run group devoted to promoting musical theater at Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Institute of Art, and The Cleveland Institute of Music. Since 1998, the Footlighters have produced one show each semester in order to best serve the community. In the past, the Footlighters have performed Chicago, Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, and the Northern Ohio Premiere of The Wild Party.

Footlighters gives students an opportunity to be involved in all aspects of theater production including directing, choreographing, working backstage, acting, playing in or directing the pit orchestra, constructing sets, making costumes, and publicizing the performances. Every aspect of the musical is done by a student. Each semester, over 1000 students, faculty, staff, and community members come together to watch the Footlighters take the stage!