Sweeney Todd character information
The characters as written are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However, our casting seeks to be as inclusive and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to audition for any roles. We are seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities as well as non-disabled actors for all roles. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
Role Title: Sweeney Todd
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Description: A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.
Vocal range: F2-Gb4
Role Title: Mrs. Lovett
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Description: An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.
Vocal range: G3-E5
Role Title: Anthony Hope
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Description: A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Vocal range: Bb2-F4
Role Title: Johanna
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 21
Description: A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
Vocal range: Bb3-A5
Role Title: Tobias Ragg
Gender: male
Age: 12 to 18
Description: A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Vocal range: Bb2-Ab4
Role Title: Judge Turpin
Gender: male
Age: 50 to 65
Description: A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.
Vocal range: E2-Gb4
Role Title: The Beadle
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Description: A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Vocal range: D3-D5
Role Title: Beggar Woman
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Description: A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Vocal range: Ab3-F5
Role Title: Adolfo Pirelli
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Description: A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Vocal rang: B2-C5
Role Title: Jonas Fogg
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 60
Description: The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Other Roles : Ensemble
Townspeople; Policemen; Asylum inhabitants
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Description: A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.
Vocal range: F2-Gb4
Role Title: Mrs. Lovett
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Description: An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.
Vocal range: G3-E5
Role Title: Anthony Hope
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Description: A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Vocal range: Bb2-F4
Role Title: Johanna
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 21
Description: A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
Vocal range: Bb3-A5
Role Title: Tobias Ragg
Gender: male
Age: 12 to 18
Description: A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Vocal range: Bb2-Ab4
Role Title: Judge Turpin
Gender: male
Age: 50 to 65
Description: A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.
Vocal range: E2-Gb4
Role Title: The Beadle
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Description: A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Vocal range: D3-D5
Role Title: Beggar Woman
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Description: A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Vocal range: Ab3-F5
Role Title: Adolfo Pirelli
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Description: A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Vocal rang: B2-C5
Role Title: Jonas Fogg
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 60
Description: The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Other Roles : Ensemble
Townspeople; Policemen; Asylum inhabitants
