Nope
I assume you are referring to Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd, which was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.There have been quite a few totally, completely different versions of the Sweeney Todd story. For example, Ben Kingsley stars as Sweeney Todd in a version that could not be more different. There's no revenge story, no Lucy and Johanna, no Judge Turpin, etc. In the Ben Kingsley version, Sweeney is a greedy villain, rather than a tragic character motivated by revenge.Anyway, in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin is Sweeney's principal enemy.
It has no meaning, but he is a character played by Johnny Depp in the movie version, and played by Michael Cerveris in the play version. == ==
Sweeney Todd was charged of murder because he killed innocent people with a straight razor
Johnny Depp played the role of Sweeney Todd in the 2007 movie. Other well known Sweeney's (from the musical) are George Hearn (1980 and 1989 production), Len Cariou (1980 production), Michael Cerveris (2005 revival). Non musical movie versions of Sweeney have included Tod Slaughter (1936 black and white version based on the original A String of Pearls story) and Ray Winstone (2006 BBC version of Sweeney).
No. He played the role in a concert version of the show in California, but it was not a full production, and he never played the role on Broadway.
In the more recent version-- the only one I know about.. He didn't do anything... Quite frankly because he was dead.
There is no female version of the name "Todd", it can be a last name, it's meaning is "fox".
This depends on which version is being referred to. Below is a list (in chronological order) of versions of Sweeney Todd and the names of the actors in title role. Sweeney Todd (Original stage production 1979)-Len Cariou, who was later replaced by George Hearn in 1980 Sweeney Todd (revival stage production 1989)- George Hearn Sweeney Todd (London revival 1993)- Alun Armstrong Sweeney Todd (London revival 2004) Paul Hegarty Sweeney Todd (Broadway revival 2005)- Michael Cerveris Sweeney Todd (movie 2007)- Johnny Depp There is another London revival planned for 2011 with Michael Ball as the title role.
Well Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics, but Christopher Bond wrote the musical. Hugh Wheeler wrote the book.
The Sweeney Todd movie is a 18.
Sweeney Todd - ballet - was created in 1959.
The story of Sweeney Todd started out as a periodical in the Penny Dreadfuls under the name of "A String of Pearls". Soon after this, various stage versions emerged and over time it became a popular urban legend that has been adapted into many musical stage productions, books, and films. The most well known storyline of Sweeney Todd comes from Stephen Sondheim's popular musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which was started in 1979. The story of Sweeney was made even more popular by a more recent film version of Sweeney in 2007, directed by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp as title role.