Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#1
Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:07am
https://deadline.com/2023/12/joe-locke-broadway-sweeney-todd-1235655577/
EXCLUSIVE: Heartstopper breakout star Joe Locke will make his Broadway debut next month when he joins the cast of the hit Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Producers announced today that Locke has been cast in the pivotal role of the young apprentice Tobias.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#2
Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:19am
Great casting! I don’t really care for Heartstopper, but he’s incredibly charming and has just enough of an oddness about him that this feels like a perfect fit.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#3
Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:49am
As much as I LOVE Sutton and like Tveit, it is sad how much more excited I am by this announcement than theirs. LOL!!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#4
Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:07am
Pretty smart replacement casting.
That actor is all heart.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#5
Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:29am
I'm getting the feeling that the producers feel this show runs primarily on star power and sales will drop without a "name" in at least one of the leads.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#6
Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:06pm
I love this - wish the part was bigger....
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#7
Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:09pm
What Broadway show couldn't benefit from star power? It's competitive to sell tickets, especially at current prices, and stars make it easier to get booked onto TV talk shows and get more exposure. Aaron Tveit, alone, makes a ''Sweeney Todd'' revisit a must-see for me, but Joe Locke will be a bonus.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#8
Posted: 12/7/23 at 2:05pm
Love Joe Locke and he might finally get me to see the revival after all. But Toby has some major extended solos where his voice has to top the full ensemble singing behind him. Does anyone have clips of Joe's singing? Must be of a pretty high level for them to cast him, right?
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#9
Posted: 12/7/23 at 2:08pm
Kinda sorta related to Joe Locke’s casting, but can Kathryn Hahn sing and would she be up to playing Lovett after Foster leaves?
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#10
Posted: 12/7/23 at 3:10pm
Just saw the news about Joe Locke making his Broadway debut in Sweeney Todd. Super excited for him tackling the role of Tobias.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#11
Posted: 12/7/23 at 10:58pm
Hope he doesn't walk on[to extended applause], look around, and say,, Hi ! [joke--I'm a Heartstopper fan].
So pleased that he obviously can sing as wasn't sure what would follow Heartstopper for him. He's doing a Marvel series that Patti Lupone is also involved in so I am sure they would have spoken about ST.
Nick is the obvious person who has matured into starring role material so I am pleased that work is following Joe. This casting was a total shock-congrats.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#12
Posted: 12/8/23 at 12:01am
SweetLips22 said: "Nick is the obvious person who has matured into starring role material so I am pleased that work is following Joe. This casting was a total shock-congrats."
I’m assuming you mean Kit.
Heartstopper star Joe Locke to join SWEENEY TODD#13
Posted: 12/8/23 at 3:12pm
Call_me_jorge said: "SweetLips22 said: "Nick is the obvious person who has matured into starring role material so I am pleased that work is following Joe. This casting was a total shock-congrats."
I’m assuming you mean Kit."
Kit playing Nick
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