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Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. This tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed, and delighted audiences around the world!——EVENT DETAILS——
🗓️ April 10-12, 2025
🕗 7:30 p.m.
📍 Rozsa Center
🎟️ Pay As You’re Able Tickets ($20 Full Fee)**
⏳ Duration, Approx. 2h 45m with intermission
💺 General Admission
TICKETS: events.mtu.edu/event/mtt-sweeneytodd
CONTENT GUIDANCE: This dark musical thriller includes coarse language, sexual assault, murder, suggested nudity, smoking and other substances, and cannibalism
——SERIES, SHOW CREDITS, AND SPONSOR DETAILS——
SHOW CREDITS
SWEENEY TODD
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by 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
Directed by Nich Radcliffe
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.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Nich Radcliffe is Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Theatre. He teaches performance classes including Audition Techniques, Movement, Period Acting Styles, and Music Theatre Performance. Nich also teaches Stage Management and the Acting Capstone class.
Nich has enjoyed a twenty-five-year career in academic and professional theatre. He holds a BA in Theatre with an Acting/Shakespeare concentration and an MFA in Directing with a secondary focus in Dramaturgy/New Play
Development.
Spending the bulk of his career in Chicago, Nich's performance resume runs the gamut from leading roles in Shakespeare (Benedic/Much Ado, Lysander & Oberon/Midsummer) to classic American drama (Stanley/Streetcar, Father/A Son at The Front) and Music Theatre (esus/_CS, Proprietor/Assassins) as well as several world premieres.
Nich's directing resume is equally diverse, ranging from Opera and Operetta (Music Shop, Die Fledermaus, Arizona Lady), to classic and world premiere musicals (The Music Man, Stalker, Sir Gawain & The Green Knight), Shakespeare, classic modern drama, and contemporary comedy (Macbeth, Crucible, Elephant Man, Picasso at The Lapine Agile) and several world premieres.
An accomplished arts administrator Nich has held leadership positions in academic theatre, commercial theatre, and professional non-profit theatre.
He is currently the Executive Artistic Director of Valiant Theatre, a company dedicated to new works marked by courage, valor, and determination - telling the stories of the valiant to inspire others to live life more valiantly.
ABOUT THE KEWEENAW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Founded in 1971, the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is the Upper Peninsula’s oldest orchestra and one of five symphony orchestras in the Lake Superior region. The KSO is a college-community ensemble composed of Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff, and community musicians.
The orchestra presents four to five concerts per year—including orchestral masterworks, choral-orchestral, music theatre, ballet, opera, and pops—in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.
ABOUT JOEL NEVES
Joel Neves enjoys a dynamic and versatile career as an opera, ballet, and orchestra conductor and educator. A prizewinner in the American Prize in Conducting, Joel is Director of Orchestral Activities at Michigan Tech, where he conducts the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra.
Joel served as national President of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA). During his term of service, he made a special focus on repertoire for college orchestras, especially contemporary music and music by women composers. Joel received a Doctor of Musical Arts in orchestral, choral, and opera conducting from Arizona State University and bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University.
ABOUT MICHIGAN TECH THEATRE SERIES
Michigan Tech Theatre creates live entertainment events for the Keweenaw, sharing the creative and scholarly work of students and faculty from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Performances range from traditional stage plays and musicals–performed in the McArdle Theatre or on the Rozsa stage–to haunted houses, interactive museum displays, and fashion shows.
Part of the the annual Rozsa Season, the Michigan Tech Art, Music, and Theatre Series are presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Through these series, students from across campus, community members, and faculty create art that connects us to the world. With majors in audio production and technology, sound design, theatre and entertainment technology, and nine minors, the department fosters creativity, self-motivation, and the development of practical and artistic skills. Everyone is welcome, and there's something for everyone.
Learn more about the Rozsa Center and the Michigan Tech Theatre Series by visiting https://www.mtu.edu/rozsa/events-and-programs/explore-by-series/michigan-tech-theatre-events/
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
This event is made possible by the Visual and Performing Arts Department, and its Circle of Supporters. /www.mtu.edu/rozsa/support/giving/donors/
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*WHAT IS PAY AS YOU'RE ABLE?
Pay As You're Able ticketing is designed to remove financial barriers and promote greater accessibility to the performing arts. The program allows guests to select their ticket from various price levels based on what they can afford.
Learn more about Pay As You're Able at: www.mtu.edu/rozsa/events-and-programs/ticket-information/
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The full digital program will available online at least one day in advance bit.ly/rozsaprograms
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PLAN YOUR VISIT: www.mtu.edu/rozsa/plan-your-visit/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rozsa Center, 1700 US-41, Houghton, MI 49931-1194, United States,Houghton, Michigan
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