Photo of Michael Bryant Kessie (CFA’25), center, a young Black man who plays the lead role in BU On Broadways’ Sweeney Todd during a recent rehearsal. The rest of the cast stands behind him, in period attire. Everyone is lit with a deep red color.

November 3, 2021

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

A dark musical may be a contradiction in terms, but for Sweeney Todd, it certainly applies: a barber who slits customers’ throats and—well, don’t miss On Broadway’s production this weekend and find out. The original musical opened on the Broadway in 1979, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Michael Bryant Kessie (CFA’25) (center) plays the demon barber in the show, which runs November 4, 5, and 6 at 8 pm at the Tsai Performance Center. Photo by Talia Lissauer (COM’25)

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