Mustangs staging macabre musical

Prepare to be hauntingly entertained as the Morrisville State College Theater Department and Student Government Organization (SGO) present “Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller.”

The musical, composed by Stephen Sondheim and written froman adaptation by Christopher Bond, will be performed in the Little Theater of the college’s Student Activities Center March 23-24 and 29-31 at 8 p.m. and March 25 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $8 and $3 for students.

One of the darkest musicals ever written, “Sweeney Todd” is the tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after 15 years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, plotting with his business associate and pie shop owner, Mrs. Lovett, to add a disturbing new ingredient to her meat pies to sell to the unsuspecting public.

“Sweeney Todd” is presented with special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. More information can be found at www. MTIShows.com.

Based on the book written by Hugh Wheeler, “Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller” opened on Broadway on March 1, 1979.

For more information about Morrisville State College, visit www.morrisville.edu.