Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls. Best Musical at the 33rd Tony Awards, June 3, 1979 — hosted by Jane Alexander, Henry Fonda, Liv Ullmann at Shubert Theatre. Wiki link Wiki link