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The musical is about revenge, while the penny dreadful is about greed.—Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023 The character of Sweeney Todd—a British barber jailed unjustly for 15 years who seeks revenge upon his return—first appeared in a Victorian era penny dreadful, The String of Pearls.—Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023 The program is filled out with two original stories written by Novotny; including one with a character from a penny dreadful — the pulp fiction of the age.—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
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