“If you doubt it, take a bite…”
In 2026, Arts Center Lake Placid celebrates the Movie Musical on the Annex screen! From timeless classics to modern favorites, from stage-to-screen and back again, we’re showcasing the very best of the genre. Broadway goes to Hollywood!
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Tim Burton and his macabre muses bring Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller masterpiece to the big screen. Winner of the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor (Johnny Depp).
The legendary tale of a barber who returns to Victorian London bent on revenge against the judge responsible for his wrongful imprisonment and the cruel fate of his wife and daughter. He resumes his trade with deadly precision while forming a sinister yet mutually beneficial partnership with his fellow tenant, the devious shopkeeper Mrs. Lovett.
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by John Logan (screenplay), from the 1979 stage musical by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book), based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sacha Baron Cohen
Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
Rated R
