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Lucy Barker is a fictional character that appears in some versions of the story Sweeney Todd. Lucy is the wife of barber Benjamin Barker, who is unjustly imprisoned by Judge Turpin, who wants Lucy for himself. After Turpin sexually abuses her, Lucy attempts suicide with poison, but survives and goes insane. Years later, Benjamin Barker, now calling himself "Sweeney Todd", returns to London and his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett tells Todd about Lucy poisoning herself, but leaves out that Lucy lived. He later finds Lucy as a beggar woman; not recognizing her, he slits her throat, before killing Mrs. Lovett and himself.

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  • Lucy Barker is a fictional character that appears in some versions of the story Sweeney Todd. Lucy is the wife of barber Benjamin Barker, who is unjustly imprisoned by Judge Turpin, who wants Lucy for himself. After Turpin sexually abuses her, Lucy attempts suicide with poison, but survives and goes insane. Years later, Benjamin Barker, now calling himself "Sweeney Todd", returns to London and his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett tells Todd about Lucy poisoning herself, but leaves out that Lucy lived. He later finds Lucy as a beggar woman; not recognizing her, he slits her throat, before killing Mrs. Lovett and himself. Lucy appears in the play Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and the subsequent film adaptation. In the film, the character is portrayed by Laura Michelle Kelly. In the play she is played by multiple actors, most notably Merle Louise, who won an Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical award from Drama Desk Award for her portrayal. (en)
  • Lucy Barker/mendicante ("beggar woman") è un personaggio secondario del musical di Stephen Sondheim The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (it)
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  • The Beggar Woman (en)
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  • The Beggar Woman (en)
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  • Laura Michelle Kelly as Lucy Barker in the 2007 Sweeney Todd adaptation (en)
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  • Female (en)
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  • Lucy Barker (en)
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  • Housewife (en)
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  • Victoria Clark (en)
  • Laura Michelle Kelly (en)
  • Sara Woods (en)
  • Diana Dimarzio (en)
  • Macy Gower (en)
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  • Lucy Barker/mendicante ("beggar woman") è un personaggio secondario del musical di Stephen Sondheim The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (it)
  • Lucy Barker is a fictional character that appears in some versions of the story Sweeney Todd. Lucy is the wife of barber Benjamin Barker, who is unjustly imprisoned by Judge Turpin, who wants Lucy for himself. After Turpin sexually abuses her, Lucy attempts suicide with poison, but survives and goes insane. Years later, Benjamin Barker, now calling himself "Sweeney Todd", returns to London and his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett tells Todd about Lucy poisoning herself, but leaves out that Lucy lived. He later finds Lucy as a beggar woman; not recognizing her, he slits her throat, before killing Mrs. Lovett and himself. (en)
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  • Lucy Barker (en)
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  • Lucy Barker (en)
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