Tickets for the musical TODD. Horror zong-opera “TODD” from “The King and the Jester Todd the musical official”

18th century London, Fleet Street, 186.

Sweeney Todd lives here. Barber, barber, hairdresser. Todd. Or you can simply say: serial killer. He sometimes kills visitors to the barbershop. He robs some more. An ordinary barber, Todd. All it takes is a razor and a slap in the throat. Sweeney Todd, barber. All bloodier, more fun. By the way, he also has a girlfriend: a beautiful, red-haired girl, her name is Lovvet. She lives right there, on the floor below. Bakes pies. Made from meat generously supplied by Todd's Barber Shop. First, the client’s hair in the hair salon is fine, then, without leaving the cash register, his life is fine, and his wallet is also fine, and in the end - well, why waste it - we will use human meat into pies.

Stories about the bloody barber were born in the mid-19th century. At first they frightened naughty children: “I’ll send you to eat human pies from Lovvet,” the strict mothers said, “if you don’t listen.”

It is still unknown whether Todd was just a character from children's horror stories or whether he actually lived. There is an opinion that yes, there was such a serial hairdresser and they even caught him practically red-handed.

Dunstan's Temple stood next to the barbershop. His parishioners one day during masses began to smell a certain stench. Soon the bodies of Todd's victims were discovered nearby, or rather the remains that Lovet could not use to stuff pies. Todd's guilt was quickly proven, and on January 25, 1802, he was hanged.

Todd first appeared in art in " String of pearls", cycle short stories, which later grew into a series of books.

In the 20th century, the plot about a maniac with a razor was reworked. Todd appeared in a new, romantic light - a cold-blooded avenger takes revenge on those who once broke him happy life. At the same time, the main antagonist appeared - Judge Turpin, who was inflamed with passion for the wife of the poor hairdresser and sent him into exile for fifteen years.

By 1970, Todd had already been filmed three times, and in 1979 he received a musical interpretation. 2007 is the year the skilled throat cutter returned to the big screen. Tim Burton transferred the 1979 musical, framing its action in fantastically cartoonish, gloomy, in a word - exclusively Burtonian tones. Played the role of Todd Johnny Depp. He, as you know, is an actor with a thousand years of talent, and it is his pale face that rises in the minds of most when the name of Sweeney Todd is mentioned.

And now it's 2010. Russia. Group " The King and the Jester", in particular, its frontman Mikhail Gorshenev, together with the production company " Theater business"presented their story about a bloodthirsty barber to the court.

Musical " TODD“is a punk rock musical, or (according to the creators’ own definition) a horror zong opera, consisting of two acts. 40 artists, ballet, choir, parkour stunts, street art decorations – how much did KiShovsky incorporate “ TODD"!

Judging by the music, one thing is for sure - “ The King and the Jester are still the best tellers of punk rock bedtime stories. Lush heavy guitar sound, sweeping vocals and an unforgettable, gothic-punk atmosphere inspired by the sound of " Misfits".

But, strangely, after leaving the hall I didn’t remember any songs, no faces, no costumes, no scenery - nothing. There was some kind of mess in my head. Only the colors were remembered as a mirage - gray and scarlet: blood flows along the twilight street, illuminated by the fires of tire fires.

The only thing you think about when you leave the hall is: what was all this about? Why all these murders and strange conversations? By the way, why?.. And you cut yourself off at some point: it’s better not to worry about the plot, because there is a high risk of being disappointed in a fairy tale, whose plot is cut from fragile threads that will break at the slightest touch.

Almost a week has passed since the show of the musical. It was thought that it wouldn’t work, that nothing would be written, but for some reason suddenly the faces of the characters gradually began to appear, the music could be heard echoing, the scenery was restored.

Gorshenev often admitted that for him this production is one of the most important things in life. He wrote the music for this project, became the leading actor, and led the project from its inception. When Mikhail passed away, many thought that that was it, “ TODD"will cease to exist.

Gorshkovsky's Todd turned out to be gloomy, torn, and cold-blooded. Hero performed Gorsheneva- a person with a torn soul, with whom you involuntarily empathize.

Despite the evil rumors, a replacement for Mikhail was still found.

Robert Ostrolutsky- founder of the popular thrash metal " Crownear" About your replacement Ostrolutsky spoke carefully:

- I understand that I took a big risk by deciding to play a role that was originally created for Mikhail Gorshenev... But I was very inspired by this character and these songs. Some songs touch me so much that I literally choke in tears.

Ostrolutsky I wasn’t lying at all when I said how strong the emotional intensity is during the performance of Todd’s arias; you can see this personally by going to « TODD".

Now about other characters.

The eyes of the ruthless and corrupt judge, who was brilliantly played, burn with devilish fire Vyacheslav Kovalev. The brutal butcher performed ominously wheezes in his bass voice Artur Ivanov. To the humble priest Andrey Krasnousov I want to empathize.

The musicians who accompanied the actors were arranged in an interesting way. They were located in a three-story building, standing half-sided at the back of the stage, and were always visible. Each musician was in a separate cube-room, with a musician on each floor staggered. Sometimes a cross is lit on this building: red or white. It looked very impressive.

Chaos on stage. Chaos. Continuous seething. Anarchy.

Sometimes in the stalls there was a feeling of some kind of brotherly involvement in what was happening on stage. At Todd's solo songs, people got up from their chairs, started singing and clapping to the beat of the music.

People wanted to listen to the songs performed in the musical even after the performance. Many even after the first act went to buy the soundtrack album.

There was a lot of punk, well punk, in this musical.

When people dispersed different corners punk greetings “hoy!” were heard, men with paunches, young people with strange hairstyles, small children, respectable aunts and beautiful girls. Roll call among our own. « TODD" truly united like-minded people. To Vladimir Zolotar managed to create not just a musical, not a “zong opera”, but a real musical punk epic in Russian, dedicated to revenge and love, which will penetrate everyone, even the person furthest from rock music.

In the meantime, Todd is sharpening his razor to reopen his barber shop by November 12th at the Moskvich CC. Come and enjoy pies from Lovevet.

First performances of the play in 2019!

Music - Mikhail Gorshenev And group "King and the Jester"
Libretto – Mikhail Bartenev And Andrey Usachev
Director - Vladimir Zolotar
Choreography – Olga Prikhudaylova, Yuri Chulkov
Musical director –Olga Shaydullina
Production designer –Sergey Skornetsky
Costume designer -Lyubov Shepeta
Decorations (street art) –P183

Don't believe your ears, but believe your eyes.
“TODD” should be watched at least once,
and then return to it again and again.

The first showings of the rock musical “TODD” in 2019 will take place on February 1 and 2 in the same place – at the MDM Theater.

"TODD" is not a sugary musical entertainment "one time with popcorn." This is a completely different interpretation of an old London legend. In the domestic version of the work, Hamlet’s eternal questions are raised and Shakespeare’s passions flare up in earnest - here you have to think and empathize! The plot of the musical is based on a creepy 13th-century London story about the barber (barber, hairdresser) Sweeney Todd.

"TODD" is a story about betrayal, love, passion, loyalty, destruction, truth and lies, revenge, retribution and hope.

For several eras, the mysterious and gloomy character Sweeney Todd, whose reality historians still argue about, has inspired artists to create literary works, films and performances. These include the famous Royal Opera House in London and The New York City Opera. Based on the legend of the same name, an Oscar-winning thriller starring Johnny Depp was filmed in Hollywood.

For the seventh season, the play has been shown to full houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg, attracting again and again both new and regular viewers. The dramaturgy is so multifaceted that it captivates you to watch the rock musical again and again, each time forcing the viewer to make more and more new discoveries.

Definitely, the performance has the magic of attraction, and it is worth watching it at least once with your own eyes.

Excursion – sightseeing tour into the world behind the scenes with a guide. Opportunity to listen interesting stories about the creation of a musical and take photos with some of the artists.

Cast:

As an ardent fan of KiSha (though more than 10 years have passed since I went to the band’s concerts), I cannot remain silent. :)

The album, consisting of two parts (that’s called “TODD”), has long been not only listened to by everyone, but also learned by heart. Someone shouts that this is a masterpiece, others scream that KiSh is no longer the same... But the fact remains: the performance is ready and tickets are already on sale. ;)

It's certainly very nice to write a musical based on... a musical. Yeah, our Stephen Sondheim didn’t write his “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” for nothing. The Gorshenev brothers (mainly the eldest) nevertheless kept the promise that they began to make a lot of years ago, and reinterpreted Sondheim’s creation in their own way (I hope there are no problems with copyright?..). You can, of course, say that it’s not just the musical that talks about Todd. There are plays - a whole lot of them. That's true. But a single listen to “TODD” from KiSha even makes it clear to a deaf person what the original source was.

And God be with him.

"TODD"

horror zong opera with the participation of the group “KING and Jester”

Stage director: Alexander Ustyugov
Director: Andrey Ryklin
Music – Mikhail Gorshenev and the group “King and Jester”
Libretto: Mikhail Bartenev and Andrey Usachev
Production designer: Sergei Skornetsky
Choreography – Olga Prikhudaylova, Yuri Chulkov
Musical director – Olga Shaidullina
Street Art – P183

The production company "Teatralnoye Delo" and the Russian punk rock group "King and the Clown" are preparing to present to the audience a production that has no analogues anywhere in the world. modern theater, nor in domestic “heavy” music. The horror zong opera “TODD” is a grand experiment in which not only musicians take part, but also a whole team of professional theater workers: all together they work on a performance based on the old London legend about the merciless hairdresser Sweeney Todd. The “King and the Jester” group will provide live sound on stage, and main role It will be performed by its leader Mikhail Gorshenev.

The sinister plot of this story is determined by the aesthetics of the work of “The King and the Jester” and is definitely grotesque, but it is not without tragic signs of modernity.

Barber Todd returns from hard labor, to which he was sent on a false denunciation, and discovers that nothing remains of his former life. He decides to take revenge on everyone who destroyed his happiness - neither the judge nor the priest can hide from the sharp razor blade of Sweeney Todd. But retribution does not bring peace: blinded by the thirst for blood, the unfortunate barber is no longer able to stop and with my own hands destroys the most precious thing that he, it turns out, had.

To your dramatic role Mikhail Gorshenev took it very seriously: despite the dense tour schedule, he completed the courses acting, was engaged in staging stage speech. In “Todd,” director Alexander Ustyugov, known for his acting and directing work at the Russian Academic Academy, works with him. Youth Theater and on television.

The theatrical premiere is preceded by the release music album“TODD” in two parts with all the songs of the project combined into a real audio performance. Participated in the recording famous rock musicians(Konstantin Kinchev, Yulia Kogan, Billy Novik, Ilya Chert), and the narrative text is read by legendary actor theater and cinema Veniamin Smekhov. The creators are now working on arrangements for a stage version of the zong opera for professional actors.

This production will be of interest not only to fans of the “King and the Clown” group, but also to progressive theater audiences who are ready for a daring experiment that brings together seemingly incompatible facets of modern culture.

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The ancient legend about the barber Sweeney Todd, unfortunately, is practically unknown in our country. But, thanks to the group “King and the Clown,” in the near future, it may even be difficult to get tickets for TODD. After all, this is exactly the name it bears new performance, prepared by the leader of the punk band Mikhail Gorshenev and other members of his team. This is truly an experimental project for the domestic stage. Indeed, in this production you can see “KiSh” in in full force led by Gorshk as Todd, a modern choir and ballet, as well as professional parkour dancers who are ready to delight the audience with their extreme jumps. And the scenery on the theater stage was specially prepared taking into account such numbers and decorated by the best representatives of street art. Therefore, everyone who wants to buy tickets to TODD will be able to see real graffiti, like on city walls and fences.

Currently, the production about Todd is very popular. It is worth noting that this is facilitated not only by a fascinating plot, but also by the participation of the group “King and Jester”, which has huge amount fans in Moscow. In addition, the performance will also appeal to representatives of other youth cultures that are far from punk rock. After all, the original reading old legend, will undoubtedly attract the attention of art-house fans, and the participation of a parkour team and graffiti-style decorations should appeal to fans of street style. In general, the performance is designed for a young audience, but representatives of the older generation can sometimes be shocked by what is happening on stage. By the way, anyone who wants to book tickets to TODD should remember the presence of profanity and similar elements that not everyone may like.