"Sweeney Todd" Musical Casting Actors

(Lead): A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna’s father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story’s tormented protagonist. Powerful. Intense. Able to command the stage equally with stone cold silence and belting vocals. Vocal range top: Gb4, Vocal range bottom: F2.

(Lead): An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. Equally matched in intensity with Todd yet able to carry the humor of the show. Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: G3.

(Supporting): A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Hopefully passionate and determined optimist. Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2

(Supporting): A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd’s long-lost daughter and Turpin’s ward. Longing for hope but timid with fear. Vocal range top: A5, Vocal range bottom: Bb3

(Supporting): A poor youngster apprenticed to and abused by Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. Innocent and devoted. Simple in the mind yet intense in emotions and actions. Age reference (not requirement): 16. Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2

(Supporting, might double in ensemble): A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. The true villain of the story. Vile, seeking his own twisted desires at the expense of others. Vocal range top: Gb4, Vocal range bottom: E2

(Supporting, might double in ensemble): A pompous and pretentious public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin with complete antipathy for the lower classes. Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: D3

(Supporting, might double in ensemble): A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. Intense and able to draw the audience in. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: Ab3

(Supporting, will double in ensemble): A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. Needs to have an Italian accent at times and an Irish accent at times. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: B2

(Featured will double in ensemble): The owner of Fogg’s Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers. Ensemble singing preferred.

Ensemble (featured and ensemble): All vocal ranges. Some dance required.

Ensemble (featured and ensemble): All vocal ranges. Some dance required.

Ensemble (featured and ensemble): All vocal ranges. Some dance required.

Ensemble (featured and ensemble): All vocal ranges. Some dance required.