The 'Sweeny Todd' Opening At The Legacy Theatre Was So Popular That More Shows Have Been Added

BRANFORD, CT — The Legacy Theatre, for the first time in their 5-year history, is extending the run of one of their mainstage productions, Sweeney Todd.

The Stephen Sondheim, 8-time Tony Award winning musical will continue its run for an additional weekend, now concluding the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31.

The show, which opened with a preview Thursday, followed by the official opening Friday has had strong ticket demand since it was first announced.

Audience reaction to those initial performances was very enthusiastic. That response coupled
with an ongoing demand for tickets resulted in Legacy making the decision to add three 7 p.m.
evening performances on Thursday, Aug. 28th, Friday, Aug. 29, and Saturday, Aug.
30. Two additional matinées were also added on Saturday, Aug 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31
31st at 2 p.m.

The Legacy Theatre, celebrating its fifth anniversary this season is ending on a high note.

"Our final two Mainstage productions have been met with a great response by the public. In addition to the extension of Sweeney Todd, we are also seeing excellent ticket sales for our final Mainstage production of the year, Noises Off, a farcical comedy which will star James Roday Rodriguez, star of TV’s Psych, along with several other popular actors," Executive Artistic Director, Keely Baisden Knudsen, said. "Then we will be back with a brand-new holiday production called Scrooge and Marley, a companion to A Christmas Carol."

Tickets for the additional performances of Sweeney Todd, Noises Off and Scrooge and Marley are on sale at www.LegacyTheatreCT.org. or by calling the Box Office 203-315-1901.

About The Legacy Theatre

The Legacy Theatre is conveniently located just 4 minutes off Exit 56, I-95, at 128 Thimble
Islands Road, in the Stony Creek Village of Branford, CT, steps from the Long Island Sound.
The Legacy Theatre, a fully accessible professional theatre company and training center, is a
cultural hub along the Connecticut shoreline, uniting audiences through timeless classical
works and fresh contemporary theatre. Legacy is dedicated to being a dynamic incubator of
emerging new works, nurturing the next generation of visionary theatre-makers and
inspiring a lifelong love for the arts in audiences of all ages. The theatre, fully renovated
prior to its opening in 2021, is housed in the former Stony Creek Puppet Theatre, a building
with a century of rich history that includes performances by Orson Welles, and in 2024, a
musical directed by Julie Andrews.