Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical thriller - performed in full by extraordinary teen artists alongside professional actors and live musicians.
October 30–November 8, 2026
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
8788 Metcalf Ave. | Overland Park, KS
Single tickets on sale September 1, 2026.
After years in exile, Benjamin Barker returns to London under a new name: Sweeney Todd. Consumed by vengeance against those who destroyed his family, he reopens his barber practice above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling pie shop - and their partnership takes a darkly comic, increasingly chilling turn.
Spinning Tree Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s full musical thriller in an intimate production featuring extraordinary teen artists alongside three professional actors and a live chamber orchestra. Bold, immediate and uncompromising, this is Sweeney Todd as close as you can get.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, October 30, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 1, 2026 • 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 5, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Friday, November 6, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 7, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 8, 2026 • 2:00 PM
Running time: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Michael Grayman-Parkhurst
Music Director: Beth Christensen
SWEENEY TODD
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Originally directed On Broadway by Harold Prince
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.