Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Warner Music Group’s ARTS MUSIC and REPRISE RECORDS have announced the track list for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast Recording), which will be released on streaming and digital platforms on Friday, September 8. The acclaimed Broadway revival stars Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, and is directed by Thomas Kail. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, from an adaptation by Christopher Bond, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street began performances on February 26, and opened on March 26, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036). Producer Jeffrey Seller is leading the revival. Produced by Alex Lacamoire and co-produced by Thomas Kail, the cast recording will feature Jonathan Tunick’s expansive original 26-player orchestration from the original production. Pre-save the album at artsmusic.lnk.to/SweeneyTodd2023PR.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) – Track List
1) Prelude
2) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
3) No Place Like London
4) The Barber and His Wife
5) The Worst Pies in London
6) Poor Thing
7) My Friends
8) Green Finch and Linnet Bird
9) Ah, Miss
10) Johanna
11) Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir
12) The Contest
13) Wait
14) Kiss Me (Pt. 1)
15) Ladies in Their Sensitivities
16) Kiss Me (Pt. 2)
17) Pretty Women (Pt. 1)
18) Pretty Women (Pt. 2)
19) Epiphany
20) A Little Priest
21) God, That’s Good!
22) Johanna (Act 2 Sequence)
23) By the Sea
24) The Letter
25) Not While I’m Around
26) Parlor Song
27) City on Fire!
28) Searching
29) The Judge’s Return
30) Final Scene
31) The Barber and His Wife (Reprise)
32) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Finale)
For the cast album, joining Groban as Sweeney Todd and Ashford as Mrs. Lovett are Jordan Fisher (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) as Anthony, Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”) as Tobias, Tony Award winner and Laurence Olivier Award nominee Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I) as Beggar Woman, Maria Bilbao (On Your Feet!) as Johanna, Jamie Jackson (The Last Ship) as Judge Turpin, John Rapson (Les Misérables) as Beadle Bamford, and Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) as Pirelli / Standby for Sweeney Todd.