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Presents

Music and Lyrics by Book by
STEPHEN SONDHEIM 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
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Director
Stephanie Conching
Assistant Director
Jason Ichiyama
Set Design/ Technical Director
Mira Fey
Lighting Design
Janine Myers
Costume Design
Amber Lehua Baker
Sound Design
Hanale Kaanapu
Scenic Artist
Willie Sabel
Prop Design
Elyse Takashige
Hair & Make-up Design
Lisa Ponce de Leon
Costuming Assistant
Anita Chip
Accompanist
Miki Yamamoto
Production Manager
Rob Duval
Stage Manager
Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to Mānoa Valley Theatre’s first production of our 55 th season. We’re thrilled to present to you Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s musical thriller "Sweeney Todd, theDemon Barber of Fleet Street." The inspiration for Sweeney Todd came from weekly serialized Victorian fiction called penny dreadful. This particular story was titled “String of Pearls” and first appeared in the winter of 1846-47. The weekly installments were so popular that this story was turned into a play before the ending had even been revealed in print. The musical version is based on Christopher Bond’s 1970 play Sweeney Todd. Bond’s play gave a psychological backstory and motivation to Todd’s crimes. This backstory is carried forward in the musical adaptation of Bond’s play. Sondheim believed the language Bond used and the use of blank verse significantly elevated the lurid nature of the tale. But Sondheim wasnʻt satisfied and had something even greater in mind. He commented: “What I did to Chris’ (Bond) play is more than enhance it. I had a feeling it would be a new animal… Our production was larger in scope. Hal Prince (stage director) gave it an epic sense, a sense that this was a man of some size instead of just a nut case.” "Sweeney Todd" opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979 and in London’s West End in 1980. It was remounted on Broadway in 1989, 2005, and 2023. The Broadway productions have been nominated for 27 Tony Awards and have won a total of 10. The current production at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stars Josh Groban in the title role. Mahalo for your continued support of live theatre at Mānoa Valley Theatre. Without your support as patrons and donors, productions such as this one would not be possible. Enjoy the show! Kip

THE CAST
Kyle Malis...........................................................Sweeney Todd
SallySwanson.........................................................Mrs. Lovett
Kimo Kaona..........................................................Judge Turpin
Kenna Shafter..............................................................Johanna
Rocco Bechirian...............................................................Tobias
Miguel Cadoy III............................................................Anthony
Buffy Kahalepuna-Wong........................Beggar Woman
Andrew Baker..................................................................Beadle
John D’Aversa......................................................................Pirelli
Anthony Nagatani.....................Jonas Fogg + Ensemble
ENSEMBLE
Jared Duldulao | Aedan Humphreys | Sean Kaya
Aidan Cheng | Callie Doan | Emma Hydorn | Cailin Yewchuk
Emily-Kim Maldonado | Jordin Yewchuk | Ghislaine Sopher-Phillips
ORCHESTRA
MD/Conductor: Joe Pacheco | Keyboard: Miki Yamamoto
Percussion: Darin Ujimori | Trumpet: Stanton Haugen
Clarinet: Alice Choi | Horn: Rory Onishi
Violin: Richard Lee | Bassoon : Christopher Ventura
Cello: Ruth Miyamoto | Contrabass: John "JP" Ovens
The Setting
19th Century London
PRODUCTION CREW
Soundboard Operator | Sarah Velasco
Backstage Crew/Set/Dresser | Al Reyes
Backstage Crew/Dresser | Valerie Ho
Backstage Crew/Props | Cathy Malis
Backstage Crew/Set | Cara Sumida
Spotlight Operator | Bob Malis
Spotlight Operator | Cassidy Rush

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SPECIAL THANKS
Hawaii Opera Theatre
‘Iolani School
Saint Ann’s Church
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Shell Dalzell
Maile Speetjens
Linda Asahina
Jenny Choi
Bri Fuller
Moku Durant
Eric Schank
Gordon Svec
Gen Boyer
Kimmerie Jones
Kathe James
Andrew Doan
Ansel, Theo, & Louis Bliemeister
Tony Pisculli
Paul Yau
Jay Crisler
Hannah Jitsukawa
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Kawaiaha'o Church for leasing MVT the beautiful grounds it occupies.
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc for permitting our patrons to park at the Mānoa Marketplace and for support of MVT's education program.
Nathan Sult & Beth Tarter for enhancements to the theatre.










STAFF
Executive Director
Director of Development
Production Manager
Technical Director
Production Stage Manager/
Box Office Manager
Marketing Associate
Costume Supervisor
Education Coordinator
Bookkeeper and HR
Public Relations Director
House Managers
Evening Box Office
Bar Staff
Playbill
Kip Wilborn
Kathleen Young
Rob Duval
Mira Fey
Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy
Julianne Castillo
Amber Lehua Baker
Stephanie Conching
Sheila Rego
Kristin Jackson
Rachel Hadwick
Carey Smith
Jennifer E. Muehle
Thomas Pang
Jaime Brice
Dan Connell
Ray Sonomura
Tnyah Tavorn
Kathleen Young
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Jeffrey S. Portnoy
David Kennedy
Peter Ehrman
Scott D. Larimer
Bob Taylor
George B. Apter
Chris C. Bayot
Norbert M. Buelsing
Hank Chapin III
Randy Diamond
Blenn Fujimoto
Wendy Goodenow
Tom Ishii Jr.
Stacey Katakura
Mary Kubota
William Lindemann
Maleko McDonnell
Matthew Mishina
Amy Monk
Scott Morita
Richard Morris
Karen Mukai
Barbara Nickerson
Ramona Sayre
Jean Trapido-Rosenthal
Alice Tucker
JD Watumull
Dave Wilson

MAHALO TO OUR
2023-2024
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS
Marquee Circle $5,000+
Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and the Arts
Justine Stamen Arrilalga & John Arrillaga
Stage Manager's Circle $500+
Jane Sugimura
Mary Jo Freshley
Ramona Sayre
Leading Player's Circle $250+
Norb and Jill Buelsing
David McCulloch
Karen Mukai
Julia Muller & Earl Shreckengast
Pat Shine
Supporting Cast $150+
Barbara Nickerson
Contributors $50+
Trudy Drypolcher
Douglas and Christina Meller
Ronald Fitzgerald
Judy Sobin
Anthony Nagatani
Allan Okubo
Sam and Kerry Gridley
Chris & Rudy
John Starr Alexander
Nate and Vickie Fong
Janet Henderson
Carolyn Koehler
Brennan-Woods Ohana
Bernadette Harter
Gary Dell'Abate
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ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS
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Terence Knapp Visiting Artists Endowment Fund
MVT LEGACY
DONORS CIRCLE
Mahalo to these donors who have included MVT in their estate planning
Estate of Richard Aadland
Timothy L. Archer
Michael Beard
Roger and Felice Brault
Hank Chapin
Estate of Jim Connors
Richard and Myrna Cundy
Don Flaminio
Victoria Gail-White and John Wythe White
Estate of Gaye Glaser
Estate of Gail M. Hudson
Estate of Dorothy Ireland
Estate of Jerome and Jura Landfield
Estate of Roger Long
Dwight T. Martin
Estate of Elaine Martin
Donald E. Morgan
in Memory of Beverly J. Morgan
Richard S. Morris
Estate of Leon J. Munson
In Honor of Eleanor Fisher Pence
Estate of Martin Pence
Jeffrey S. and Sandi Portnoy
Estate of David M. Reed
Michael and Alberta Rosenberg
Clint Schroeder
Alice and Jerry Tucker
Estate of Angeline Walther
Estate of Herbert Walther