Sweeney Todd School Edition Character Breakdown
Sweeney Todd
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Mrs. Lovett
An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Anthony Hope
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Johanna
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Judge Turpin's young, lovely ward and Todd's long-lost daughter. Innocent and aching to free herself from Turpin's grasp.
Vocal range top: Bb6
Vocal range bottom: C4
Gender: female
Tobias Ragg
*seeking young boys ages 11-14
A poor young boy who is apprenticed to Pirelli, but finds a strange, surrogate family in Todd and Mrs. Lovett.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Judge Turpin
A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: E2
The Beadle
A pompous public official, deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Beggar Woman
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: G#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Adolfo Pirelli
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: G#2
Jonas Fogg
The owner of Fogg's Asylum, sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Ensemble (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) must be strong singers. They have solo sections in the piece.
Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics
Audition Sides
- Audition Side- Tobias
- Audition Side - Todd - Tobias
- Audition Side - Todd - Mrs. Lovett
- Audition Side - Pirelli
- Audition Side - Pirelli 2
- Audition Side - Mrs. Lovett (Monologue)
- Audition Side - Judge
- Audition Side - Judge 2
- Audition Side - Judge - Johanna
- Audition Side - Jonas Fogg - Anthony
- Audition Side - Johanna - Todd
- Audition Side - Johanna - Anthony
- Audition Side - Bird Seller
- Audition Side - Beggar Woman - Mrs. Lovett
- Audition Side - Beggar Woman - Anthony
- Audition Side - Anthony
- Audition Side - Anthony - Todd
