He wears high-waisted pinstripe pants, a white shirt, suspenders, and a vest. In Tim Burton's 2007 adaptation, Todd has dark, curly hair with a white streak in it. In the revival, Todd is bald and wears a white shirt, black trousers, and a black tie. The 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd completely redesigns the original production, giving it a vaguely 1940s, monochrome aesthetic. He is melodramatic, angry, and intimidating, and plays into the darkly comedic elements of the script. George Hearn's portrayal of the character is nearly identical aesthetically. In the original Broadway production, Sweeney Todd has light brown, straight hair parted down the middle, and wears dark blue trousers, a white shirt, and suspenders. Lovett, and together they start a business built on killing Barker's wealthy clientele and serving their remains to the public as meat pies.Īppearance/portrayal 1979 Broadway Production/1980 Tour Vowing revenge on the wealthy aristocrats who ruined his life, he joins forces with baker Mrs. Anthony only knows Benjamin by his new name, Sweeney Todd.įlashbacks in the 2007 film show that Barker was once a kind, mild mannered family man, but returns from prison traumatized and bent on revenge, describing the 'ghosts' he feels in the 'once familiar' streets of London.

After he escapes Incarceration, he returns home to London on a ship with a young sailor named Anthony. Barker served 15 years of a life sentence in a labor camp in Australia, which he called 'a living hell'. Barker is married to Lucy Barker and together they have a daughter, Johanna.

Sweeney Todd, formerly known as Benjamin Barker, is the main protagonist and titular character of the Broadway musical and its film adaptation.

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