Arts Beat: two major Hartford theatres to come together

Arts Beat: two major Hartford theatres to come together

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s landmark musical, will bring two major Hartford theatres together in their first partnership.

Wertheim – If you really want to have your beard shaved for a short time and then you don't get out of the shop alive, then you might have ended up with Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber of London. His machinations are the theme of this year's production of the acting group "GewölbeGaukler" by the Convenartis Kleinkunstverein under the direction of Bernadette Latka. On April 4th and 5th as well as on April 11th and 12th, the age-mixed ensemble …

Two Hartford Historic Theaters to Collaboratively Produce Sweeney Todd

HARTFORD—At the historic 233 Pearl Street theater, TheaterWorks Hartford welcomed the Hartford Stage team to conjointly announce their co-production of the musical thriller Sweeney Todd—a winner of eight Tony Awards—to premiere in June 2026.  Standing side-by-side, Hartford Stage Artistic Director Melia Bensussen and TheaterWorks Hartford Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero proudly shared that Ruggiero would direct the grand performance at Hartford S…