Overview
High Note: F#4/Gb4
Low Note: F2
Analysis
For a serial killer, Sweeney Todd is an astonishingly sympathetic character. Born Benjamin Barker, he is the central figure of the musical: a barber who returns to London after being unjustly exiled for fifteen years. Once an ordinary man with a wife and infant daughter,
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Editor Picks & Commentary
When auditioning for Sweeney Todd, it’s vital to convey the character’s duality—his simmering rage and grief beneath a façade of grim restraint. Sweeney is a man broken by injustice and consumed by vengeance, yet there must always be a shadow of the loving husband and father he once was. In your audition, focus on emotional depth and intensity rather than sheer aggression. Subtlety is powerful here—show how pain manifests through stillness, tightly controlled movement, and quiet menace. Let the
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