For Groban and Ashford, Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett were dream roles.
and Hugh Wheeler musical, directed by Thomas Kail.
This production fills the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with a 26-piece orchestra and atmospheric fog that encompasses its large ensemble and the infamous, hinged barber’s chair that looms over the proceedings. Groban’s operatic baritone elevates the classic score, as he plays the aggrieved, murderous barber out for revenge, while Ashford’s Mrs. Lovett meets him with infatuated energy and expert physical comedy.
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