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Office of Communications |
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Office of Communications |
April 13, 2009 |
Contact: Amy Batheja Communications Specialist Office: (817) 531-4480 abatheja@txwes.edu |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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THEATRE WESLEYAN PRESENTS SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Sweeney Todd is directed by Elizabeth King Dubberly with musical direction by Aimee Hurst Bozarth. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Ticket prices are $12 general admission; $8 Wesleyan faculty and staff; $6 students with ID and seniors 65+. The box office will open for reservations at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. Parental discretion is advised; click here for a synopsis. Saturday, April 25, is Alumni Night, part of the festivities for reunion weekend. Reservations for the April 25 performance must be made through the Office of Alumni Relations (817-531-4404) and ticket prices vary. Due to limited performances and seating, reservations are strongly recommended. Call the box office at 817-531-4211 or the theatre department at 817-531-5867 for more information. Online: Now Showing |
Theatre Wesleyan will present the 55th annual musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street April 23-26 in the Thad Smotherman Theatre. Senior theatre major Ben Phillips stars as Sweeney Todd, a maniacal, murderous barber who goes into the meat pie business with the help of Mrs. Lovett, played by junior theatre major Ashley Moseley. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, from an adaptation by Christopher Bond,