I decided to speak with its two stars, Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita about the challenges faced during their journeys to taking on Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett and how working with Director Jason Alexander for the La Mirada production has inspired them to bring these two iconic characters to life.
Get a first look at Tony Award nominee Will Swenson Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita in rehearsals for Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. The production has musical direction will be by Darryl Archibald, choreography by Lee Martino, and direction by Tony Award-winner Jason Alexander.
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Tony award-nominee Will Swenson starring as “Sweeney Todd” in its upcoming major revival of the Stephen Sondheim masterpiece, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. Watch the video as Will describes what it's like to star in his favorite musical of all-time.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is dually rousing and intimate.
Will Swenson and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita star as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, in Stephen Sondheim’s SWEENEY TODD at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. In a newly released video, Margherita discusses stepping into the role of Mrs. Lovett, the pragmatic pie shop proprietor at the center of Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning musical.
Britani Bateman made her 54 Below debut on December 5th and 6th, 2025 at 54 Below. Check out photos from the performance and learn more about Britani here!
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has revealed the full cast set to join the previously announced Tony award-nominee Will Swenson starring as “Sweeney Todd” and Olivier award- winner Lesli Margherita starring as “Mrs. Lovett”.
Due to overwhelming demand, producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio are announced a new release of tickets for the smash-hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will play a one-night-only concert at bergenPAC (Bergen Performing Arts Center) in May. Learn more and get tickets here!
Seth Rudetsky as he united with Molloy University to present his Broadway friends on 11/25. The songs, the vocals and the performers all had this reviewer craving more by the end of the night.
Here are a few top picks for shows to consider this week including eclectic singer Nellie McKay, Seth Rudetsky with an all-star Broadway lineup, and more.
AT THIS PERFORMANCE… will return to The Green Room 42 featuring standbys, understudies and alternates from Ragtime; Wicked; Hadestown; Aladdin; Beetlejuice; Masquerade; and The Seat Of Our Pants.
See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues this month, at a range of budget points. See some of the biggest stars of the stage, screen, jazz, cabaret and comedy live in an intimate venue
Wake up to all the latest buzz from the theatre world! Last night, the starry new play Little Bear Ridge Road opened on Broadway with Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock taking the stage—get an inside look at the celebration and check out photos from the curtain call.
Tony Award nominee Will Swenson and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita will star in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at La Mirada Theatre.
Will Swenson, who originated the role of ‘Neil Diamond’ on Broadway, will lead the cast of the smash-hit musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical in Australia.
Broadway veteran Ciara Renée is suing the producers of the Broadway-bound musical Wanted. Renée, who starred in the pre-Broadway engagement of the show at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2024, claims that she was unfairly fired from the Broadway production after taking part in a series of readings, recording sessions, and investor events. We have all of the details here!
New first-look photos have been released for Netflix's Death by Lightning, a new limited series that brings to life the story of President James Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau. Take a look at the photos, featuring Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen and Oh, Mary! star Betty Gilpin.
AT THIS PERFORMANCE… returns to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from MAYBE HAPPY ENDING; PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL; SUNSET BOULEVARD; MOULIN ROUGE!; BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 27, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
