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  2. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond .

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    It was probably written by James Malcolm Rymer, though Thomas Peckett Prest has also been credited with it; possibly each worked on the serial from part to part. Other attributions include Edward P. Hingston, George Macfarren, and Albert Richard Smith.

  4. "Not While I'm Around" is a song from the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. It is a duet between Tobias Ragg and Mrs. Lovett that first appeared on Broadway in 1979.

  5. Jan 27, 2023 · “A Little Priest” is inspired by British music hall, a popular comedic entertainment form in the Victorian era. Sondheim wrote the song to convince Lansbury to play Lovett, a role she didn't think was big enough at first. The song has since become one of Sweeney Todd's most famous for its mile-a-minute wordplay. “God, That’s Good!”

  6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play of the...

  7. Writers: Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim. Songs. Act I. "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" – Sweeney Todd, Ensemble. "No Place Like London" – Sweeney Todd, Anthony Hope. "Beggar Woman’s Lament" – Beggar Woman. "Barber and His Wife" - Sweeney Todd. "The Worst Pies in London" – Mrs. Lovett. "Poor Thing" (Barber and His Wife Reprise) - Mrs. Lovett.

  8. The music and lyrics written by S. Sondheim, libretto – by H. Wheeler at the eponymous play by C. Bond. The actor and writer, C. Bond has processed the finished piece, the text and meaning of which were pretty clumsy and unfit for the stage version, as for him.