Josh Groban And Annaleigh Ashford Set Final ‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Performances
deadline.comBroadway‘s Sweeney Todd stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will play their final performances in the Stephen Sondheim revival on Sunday January 14, 2024, concluding their 46-week run headlining the critically lauded hit production, producers announced today.
The production is currently on-sale through January 14 but will extend its run into the spring of 2024. New casting as well as extension dates and ticket on-sale information will be announced shortly.
Both Groban and Ashford were Tony-nominated for their Sweeney performances. The musical, which opened March 26, has become one of Broadway’s biggest hits, routinely selling out the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and grossing well above the $1M mark (for the week ending Oct.
15, the show took in $1,739,035). Producers will need to choose their replacements carefully: Attendance at Sweeney dropped considerably – about 20% – in August when the stars missed performances after coming down with Covid.
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