Next OnStage: CCM presents 'Sweeney Todd' April 15-19

UC College-Conservatory of Music presents Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd on April 15-19, 2026 in Corbett Auditorium. An infamously bloody tale of obsession and revenge, the production features a collaboration between CCM’s nationally recognized Musical Theatre and Opera/Voice programs with the CCM Philharmonia. 

Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of a new ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... And the carnage has only just begun!

The production is double cast with Musical Theatre and Opera/Voice students taking turns in the lead roles in alternate performances. The ensemble is a mix of students from both programs. "This production is a perfect choice for merging the disciplines," writes Rick Pender for Movers and Makers. 

Musical Theatre students Anargha Pal (Sweeney Todd), Peyton Kern (Mrs. Lovett) and Oprea/Voice students Jack Hicks (Anthony Hope) and Zoè Meier-Juhlin (Johanna) are in the performances at 8 p.m. April 16, 2 p.m. April 18, and 2 p.m. April 19. Opera/Voice students Harrison Hancock (Sweeney Todd), Claire Strong (Mrs. Lovett) and Musical Theatre students Nick Gundrum (Anthony Hope) and Maya Sharma (Johanna) are in the performances at 8 p.m. April 15, 8 p.m. April 17 and 8 p.m. April 18.

Sweeney Todd features production elements designed and created by CCM's Theatre Design and Production program, including a barber chair that drops Sweeney's victims and, of course, plenty of fake blood. Content warning: This production contains adult language, violence and elements of gore.

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond
Originally Directed On Broadway by Harold Prince
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally
Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos

SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

• 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15
• 8 p.m. Thursday, April 16
• 8 p.m. Friday, April 17^
• 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18
• 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18
• 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19

^ASL interpreting available during Friday, April 17 performance. ASL viewing seating is available upon request by calling the Box Office at 513-556-4183 or emailing Box Office Manager Matthew Wilson. 

Tickets: $36 adult, $20 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available.

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• Online at ccmonstage.universitytickets.com
• Over the phone at 513-556-4183
• In person at the CCM Box Office in the Atrium of UC's Corbett Center for the Performing Arts

CCM’s Box Office hours are Tue-Fri from 1-5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain for ticketed performances. Hours subject to change based on the University of Cincinnati calendar. Our Box Office staff is always ready to answer your questions by phone at 513-556-4183 or email at boxoff@uc.edu. 

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Featured image at the top: A promotional image for CCM's production of "Sweeney Todd." Photo by Ashley Crockett and Ben Wright.