Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

• Angela Lansbury

The Best Plays of 1979-1980 lists Sept. 3, 1979 as the date that Marge Redmond starting playing Mrs. Lovett during Angela Lansbury's vacation, and it lists Sept. 12, 1979, as the date of Ms. Lansbury's return. We list the starting date as Sept. 4 because Sept. 3, 1979, was a Monday, and the show was dark on Mondays. We're leaving the final date of Ms. Redmond's stint in the role at that time blank since we believe Ms. Lansbury returned on Sept. 11, 1979, which would have made Ms. Redmond's final performance that week as Sept. 9, 1979. At the present time, however, we can't be positive about that. We do, however, list Sept. 12, 1979, as the date of Ms. Lansbury's return, even though we believe it may have been the day before.

Replacements During the Run

Marge Redmond September 4, 1979 - September 11, 1979 (7 days) (During Ms. Lansbury's vacation)

Angela Lansbury September 12, 1979 - March 2, 1980 (5 months 20 days) (may have returned on Sept. 11)

Dorothy Loudon March 4, 1980 - June 29, 1980 (3 months 25 days)

= Replacement for vacation, illness or other leave
= Alternate (if not listed as a separate role in opening night program)