Groban & Ashford in SWEENEY TODD On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 62

I agree Tveit is all wrong. Maybe he'll surprise us though. He's talked at length of his desire to do the role.

That being said, I have a good feeling about Sutton. She makes roles entirely her own and it'll be good to see her get down and dirty. I'm looking forward to her performance. 

Can't necessarily say I'm thrilled with the idea of a Tvet/Foster casting. They both just feel so... wrong for the parts in many, many ways. That being said, I'd love to be proven wrong should this casting come to fruition.

Is there a reason people keeping saying Aaron Tveit?

And I absolutely love Tveit but isn't he in the totally wrong range for Sweeney? Sweeney is a baritone and Aaron is a tenor.

Kate Rockwell would be great-maybe on tour? I would love for them to continue down this kind of aged out, wacky british Glinda archetype they’ve created for this production. Helene Yorke, Megan Hilty, Kate Rockwell, Laura Bell Bundy, Alli Mauzey, even Kerry Butler could be interesting. Not that any of them other than Helene might be draws, and even she is limited to a specific audience.

Updated On: 10/22/23 at 09:21 AM

Ever since I saw Annaleigh’s Lovett, I’ve thought Heléne York would be an exceptional Lovett. It won’t be her, but if they were smart, it would be.

Now imagining Alexander gets replaced as the title character in the popular children's book and we instead get Sweeney Todd and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

How about Will Swenson?

tthomas76 said: "Is there a chance this won't just close on January 14th? So far, they aren't selling group tickets past January 14th.."

They announced a few days ago that they are extending into the spring. The new leads have been cast and should be announced soon.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Swenson and Audra would be heaven, and they could play up the "real live couple" aspect....

presumably to stay open they need names that will fill all those seats-- some of the suggestions here dont meet that criteria. Possible the plan is to announce some Broadway celebrity to goose sales for a few months before closing in the spring?"

I don't think the rumored names will goose the box office enough for a substantial run unless they use the Into The Woods model but it's a much heavier lift than ITW. 

Gaten Matarazzo will play his final performance as Toby on November 5.

Thanks for the reminder about the TCM Sweeney Todd. I knew I was forgetting something and have never seen the whole thing.