Sweeney Todd: Last News

The late Angela Lansbury — who died in the early hours of Tuesday at her Los Angeles home just days shy of her 97th birthday — once had to pry her daughter from the clutches of convicted murder Charles Manson.In a 2014 interview with DailyMail.com, Lansbury revealed that Diedre, now 69, had begun running with a crowd led by the musician-turned-mass murderer during the 1960s.In order to keep her daughter and the rest of her family safe, the Murder, She Wrote actress moved her whole family from their home in Los Angeles to Ireland, where her mother's family hailed from. Angela Lansbury revealed to DailyMail.com in 2014 that her daughter Diedre (pictured; now 69) was briefly swept up in Charles Manson's circle in the 1960s; Lansbury and Diedre seen in 2000 in Beverly Hills Getting out of town: In order to keep her family safe from Manson and drugs, the Murder, She Wrote actress moved her whole family from their home in Los Angeles to Ireland; Manson pictured in 1969 as he is escorted to his arraignmentLansbury said the troubles with Diedre and her older son Anthony, now 70, began in the 1960s when they fell under the sway of drugs.'It started with cannabis but moved on to heroin,' the Sweeney Todd star explained.Their drug use brought her children, who were just teens at the time, into unsavory circles.

Angela Lansbury, whose 75-year career in entertainment spanned big screens, small screens and the stage, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 96.

died Tuesday at age 96. The denizens of Shubert Alley were overcome with grief and shock when they learned of the actress’ passing in the early evening. Lansbury, a mainstay since 1944, had an eternal quality that suggested she’d never go away.

Legendary actress Angela Lansbury has sadly passed away.

TV Hall of Fame in 1996.“‘Murder, She Wrote’ has given me more worldwide attention than any other role I played in the movies or on the stage,” she said in 2013 while receiving an honorary Oscar. “It’s a wonderful thing to be known in Spain, Portugal, in Paris, in France and Germany and everywhere.”A gifted singer, she also voiced Mrs.

Actress and Broadway icon Angela Lansbury died on Tuesday, October 11. She was 96.

The great Dame Angela Lansbury, known as a Broadway icon and the star of the long running series Murder She Wrote, has passed away.

EXCLUSIVE: Three decades ago Michael Ball (Les Miserables) had teeny-bopper groupies waiting for him at the stage door — in London and on Broadway — thanks to a heartthrob role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Aspects of Love. It didn’t hurt that Ball got to belt out “Love Changes Everything,” which was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.

Brian Cox admits he "feels sorry" for Amber Heard following her highly publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

EASTENDERS legend Kacey Ainsworth has finally addressed whether she will return to the soap as Little Mo. The soap star, 53, left the BBC One show in 2006 and has since gone on to star in a number of theatre and TV roles. Mum of one Kacey played the role of Cathy Keating in ITV drama Grantchester and is now performing in the 'Mam I'm 'Ere' musical.

Josh Groban has been cast as the title character in Sweeney Todd’s Broadway revival. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is coming back to Broadway as a stage musical in March 2023, Billboard reports. Producers announced on Tuesday that the Grammy nominee would lead as Sweeney Todd.

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are heading to Broadway.

As widely speculated, a new Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler classic musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will begin performances on February 26, 2023, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with an official opening night of March 26, 2023.

A Ticketmaster listing revealed that the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd is slated to land at New York City's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway in 2023.The musical will make a run on Broadway 'for the first time since 1980 ... as it was performed in the original production - with Jonathan Tunick's classic 26-player orchestration on an epic scale,' according to the listing.Hamilton director Thomas Kail, 44, leads a cast that includes Josh Groban, 41, playing the titular character, with Annaleigh Ashford, 37, playing the role of Mrs.

The classic musical Sweeney Todd is coming back to Broadway next year and it appears that Ticketmaster has leaked the official news.

A controversial cameo. Johnny Depp joined the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards as a hologram astronaut — and Amber Heard‘s sister made it clear she doesn’t approve of the appearance.

reports Broadway Journal. The production will see the 41-year-old Groban starring as the demon barber himself while his pie-baking accomplice Mrs. Lovett will be played by Annaleigh Ashford.

A revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford could land on Broadway this Spring, with the team behind Hamilton – producer Jeffrey Seller and director Thomas Kail – attached, according to a published report.

Chase Mishkin, the Broadway producer whose roster of productions scored two Tony Awards (for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour and Memphis), died July 24 at her home in Manhattan. She was 85.

Taron Egerton‘s West End stage debut this year ended very abruptly when he decided to leave the show after just weeks into the run.

VFX Firm DNEG Promotes Chas Jarrett to Creative DirectorDune and Tenet VFX firm DNEG has promoted Chas Jarrett to Creative Director. Jarrett, who is based out of London, joined DNEG as a Senior VFX Supervisor in 2019 and is an industry veteran with credits on films such as Aladdin (2019), Logan, Sherlock Holmes, and Sweeney Todd. He will take over the reins from incumbent DNEG Creative Director and two-time Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor Paul Franklin, who will continue on at the company as a Visual Effects Consultant. In a statement, DNEG Group President, VFX, and Stereo, Josh Jaggars said: “Congratulations to Chas on his well-deserved promotion to Creative Director of DNEG. He is an outstanding leader and a fine role-model for our creative teams, with a talent for developing strong relationships with filmmakers. Chas is an important addition to DNEG’s executive leadership team, and I am looking forward to working closely with him to ensure that our creative output remains second-to-none.”