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The 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street' visits Harrisburg's Open Stage in 'Sweeney Todd'

Within the tale of a barber seeking revenge against those who took away his perfect life lies the horror musical icon that can be mistaken for nothing else. "Everyone gets to interpret the show a different way," said Rachel Landon, who portrays Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd" at Harrisburg's Open Stage. "It doesn't matter how many versions of the show you've seen, you haven't seen this version." For Brad Barkdoll, who plays the title character seeking revenge, this performance serves as one of his most difficult theatre experiences. Read the full article here: https://www.fox43.com/article/entertainment/arts/center-stage/demon-barber-fleet-street-harrisburgs-stage-sweeney-todd-center-stage/521-1d3ae0a2-1bae-4203-bb71-f10e269360c6 WPMT-FOX43's YouTube channel is a hub for the best of FOX43 News and its investigative reports, top headlines, and digital exclusive content: youtube.com/c/fox43 SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/c/fox43

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e it's maoby and um and it's also a musical and it's also a comedy and uh and it's also a Revenge story a Revenge story that while all of those grotesque maob things rather understandable at its core perhaps why it's an icon now in its fifth decade this is someone who is Desiring Revenge that had something very great taken from [Music] him and performances of Sweeney Todd at Open Stage in Harrisburg continue through March 16th for more information visit our website fox43.com

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