SWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Judy Kaye

Mrs. Lovett

appeared in Sweeney Todd on Broadway last summer as Mrs. Lovett, a role she has previously played opposite Len Cariou, George Hearn and David Cryer. She also starred on Broadway in Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She also performed Souvenir at the york Theatre, where she was nominated for Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel awards; at the Berkshire Theatre Festival; in Los Angeles, where she received an Ovation Award; Tucson; Phoenix; and Westport, Conn. Ms. Kaye appeared in an acclaimed performance in Face the Music for the Encore Series in N.Y., and in L.A.’s Reprise Series in Zorba (Ovation Award nomination). Highlights of her career: Broadway: Phantom of the Opera (Tony Award, Drama Desk nomination); Mamma Mia! (Tony and Drama Desk nominations); On the Twentieth Century (Theatre World Award, Drama Desk nomination); Ragtime (Theatre L.A. Ovation Award); Musetta in La Boheme; Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld; and Lucy Lockett in The Beggars Opera, all at the Santa Fe Opera. Other roles range from Sally in Follies, Maggie in The Man Who Came to Dinner, Penny in You Can’t Take It With You, and Kitty Dean in The Royal Family to Mama Rose in Gypsy. She has appeared with symphony orchestras around the country and the world, and sung at the White House twice. She is the voice of Kinsey Millhone for the Sue Grafton/Random House Audio Book alphabet mystery series. For more information visit judykaye.com.

David Hess

Sweeney Todd

Broadway credits include Sweeney Todd (Sweeney and Judge Turpin standby) and Annie Get Your Gun, where he played Frank Butler opposite Reba McEntire. He has appeared off-Broadway in the Lincoln Center’s Dessa Rose, Prodigal and Love in a Thirsty Land. Audiences around the country have seen him in the original cast of the Ragtime first national tour, as well as starring roles in regional theatre, which include Rochester in Jane Eyre (San Francisco Bay Area Critics Award, Goodman Choice Award), Charlie in Shenandoah (Jeff Award winner), the Baron in Grand Hotel (Barrymore nominee), Vittorio in Sweet Charity (Ben Payne nominee) and numerous productions as Kodaly in She Loves Me. Mr. Hess’s TV credits include Dynasty, Dallas, One Life to Live, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless and Guiding Light, as well as film roles in Tennessee Nights and New York Crossing. He has been a soloist with the Des Moines Symphony, and he recently toured South Africa and Europe for Travel Channel’s Fantasy Rails for Millionaires with his beautiful actress wife, Joan Hess. David was also voted Outstanding Bandsman at Crystal Lake Junior High School in the eighth grade (he just wanted you to know).

Edmund Bagnell

Tobias

A native of South Carolina, Edmund received his B.M.A. in May ’07 from NYU’s Steinhardt School (summa cum laude). Recent NYC credits include Three Sisters and Bad Kids School with Barrington Stage Company. Regional credits include Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Dennis in Smoke On The Mountain—two shows with actor/musicians. Other favorites include Jack in Into The Woods and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors. With the violin, Edmund has performed at NYC’s Town Hall, The Bitter End and countless weddings throughout the tri-state area. Edmund is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Visit edmundbagnell.com.

Keith Buterbaugh

Judge Turpin

Broadway: Company directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: The Little Prince, Mademoiselle Colombe (with Tammy Grimes). National tour: Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat (with Cloris Leachman, Dean Jones, Pat Harrington, Anita Gillette); Phantom of the Opera; The King and I. Regional: Stephen Sondheim’s Passion (Promusica Chamber Orchestra), My Way (ATL), 90 North (Kennedy Center), I Left My Heart (American Stage). Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (Cincinnati Opera), Die Fledermaus (W. Virginia Symphony). Concerts: Three Redneck Tenors (2005), Peter Nero & The Philly Pops, NYC 100th Birthday Celebration with Skitch Henderson, Salute to Jerome Kern at Carnegie Hall. TV: Skitch Henderson:

A Man and his Music — 80 Years (PBS), Chapelle’s Show. Film: Red, Crime Partners. Education: B.S. undergraduate degree in Trumpet (Clarion university), Masters Degree (University of Miami in Music). Keith is especially thankful for the constant support of his wife Sarah and their children Kelsey and Christopher.

Diana DiMarzio

Beggar Woman

recently starred as the Beggar Woman in the 2005 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and is thrilled to be reprising her role on tour. She was last seen as Signora Naccarelli in the first national tour of The Light in the Piazza. Other national tours: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza) opposite Jack Jones. European tour: Carmen (Frasquita). Regional favorites: Side by Side by Sondheim, A Christmas Carol, Show Boat, Evita. TV and film: The Sopranos, Find Me Guilty (Sidney Lumet, director). Recordings: Sweeney Todd (OBC revival), Cinema Italiano, Diana DiMarzio (debut album), Carols for a Cure. National Italian American Foundation grant recipient for her solo concert “Music of the Italian Cinema” which premiered at Symphony Space. Soloist with the Aegean Chamber Orchestra at Ephesus in Turkey. Graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University. Much love and thanks to God, her family, friends, John Doyle, Sarah Travis and the rest of this spectacular team.

Benjamin Eakeley

Beadle Bamford

is happy to return to Sweeney Todd, having been the standby for Anthony, Tobias and The Beadle in the 2005 Broadway revival. Previous national tour: Cabaret (Ernst Ludwig). Regional theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius), Illyria (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Lord Dumaine) and Carnival! at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; The Gifts of the Magi (Jim Dillingham) at the Olney Theatre; and Cabaret (Ernst) at Sacramento Music Circus. International: Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin Shepard), Edinburgh. On film, he has appeared as a principal in The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro. TV credits include As the World Turns (CBS) and Life In Progress (Oxygen). He is a graduate of Yale University and has been a five-time piano soloist at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, NYC.

Benjamin Magnuson

Anthony

is thrilled to return with his cello to the role of Anthony, after appearing in the 2005 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Other favorite credits: Man of La Mancha (The Barber), Merrily We Roll Along (Joe Josephson), A New Brain (Dr. Barensteiner), Old Wicked Songs (Stephen), Barnum, Peter Pan, Grease and The Fantasticks. Regionally, he has worked at the Long Wharf Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Cherry County Playhouse and The Human Race Theater Company. In concert, he has performed with both The Cincinnati Pops and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, as well as the recent South Pacific in Concert at Carnegie Hall. Benjamin holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and American Federation of Musicians Local 802. To find out more, please visit BenjaminMagnuson.com. “For CAS.”

Steve McIntyre

Jonas Fogg

Broadway: Sweeney Todd (standby Jonas Fogg), Shenandoah (John Anderson). Off-Broadway: Shakespeare, Chekov and Wilde at the Mint Theater; and Leopold in Young Mozart at the Vineyard Theater. Regional/stock: Phantom (The Phantom), Cabaret (Cliff and Ernst). Bass and Tuba: Chicago; Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang; and Jekyll and Hyde on Broadway. “Many thanks to wife Janet Lantz (NYC French horn player), and parents as well as Beverly Meyers and Johnnie Schaeffer.”

Lauren Molina

Johanna

originated the role of Johanna in John Doyle’s Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and is thrilled to be working on this groundbreaking production with new cast members. She was featured at The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim concert with Barbara Cook and Patti LuPone at the Westport Playhouse. Favorite roles include Gwendolen in Ernest in Love, the Leopard in Just So Stories and a back-up singer for Sarah Brightman on her La Luna tour. Most recently, Lauren was honored to play a leading role in a new play directed by John Cameron Mitchell. She is also a singer/songwriter and released her first album in 2007, entitled Doo-Be-Doo. She received her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the university of Michigan and, as an educator, has taught in the theatre department at Marygrove College. Lauren would like to thank her family, friends and the principal bassist of the Detroit Symphony (her father!) for all the free lessons. www.LaurenMolina.com.

Katrina Yaukey

Pirelli

is thrilled to be part of another John Doyle production after appearing in his Tony Award-winning revival of Company on Broadway. Other credits include the Broadway production and international tour of Cabaret, where she was seen as Sally Bowles. She also toured as a dancer on the first national tour of Victor/Victoria and as a tap dancer for Absolut vodka. She studied musical theatre and oboe performance at Penn State University. She would like to thank her parents, Kay and Ordean, for their unbelievable support and all those music/dance lessons. “Grandma, I’m playing the accordion for ya!”

Edwin Cahill

Standby for Anthony, Tobias, The Beadle
and Jonas Fogg

Broadway: LoveMusik. Off-Broadway: Beowulf (Irish Rep), Asylum, Darling of the Day, I and Albert (York Theatre). NYC: Pasatieri’s The Seagull (NY Premiere), Jack Lawrence Gala (with Paul Gemignani). Regional: Musical of Musicals (St. Louis Rep; Kevin Kline Award nom.), Edwin Drood (River Rep), Guys and Dolls (Northern Stage), Side by Side (New Harmony), Secret Garden (Fulton Opera). TV: George Washington (History Channel). Education: New England Conservatory, Tufts university, Manhattan School of Music and Paris University.

David Garry

Standby for Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin, The Beadle

Broadway: Company. Off-Broadway: Beowulf (Irish Repertory), Mirette and Miss Liberty (York Theater). Regional theater: Carnival! (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Susannah (DuPage Opera). David holds a B.F.A. in trombone performance and an M.M. in voice/opera. “How incredible that these roles in Company and Sweeney Todd have allowed me to combine my passions for playing musical instruments, singing, and acting! Love to my family, my friends and my dog Neo for unwavering support! Fetch it!”

Megan Loomis

Standby for Mrs. Lovett, Beggar Woman

Off-Broadway: The Mikado, Princess Ida (City Center). NyC: Hell: the Opera (PS122), Northanger Abby, Happy End (Theatre 1010). National/Asian tours: Cabaret. Regional: Cabaret (with Deborah Gibson), Titanic (directed by Scott Schwartz), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Carousel Dinner Theatre). Education: Eastman School of Music, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London.

Elisa Winter

Standby for Johanna, Pirelli, Jonas Fogg

made her Broadway debut in the ’05 revival of Sweeney Todd, right after graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Other New York credits include: Cumberland Blues (NYMF ’06), At This Performance… (Musicals Tonight!), History of Tears (Frederick Loew Theater) and The Three Musketeers (Wings Theater). She wouldn’t be here without the love and support of her family, Brad and her vocal, acting and instrumental teachers. “For Peggy.”