His hair was done up in two side-buns, and he bore a long, Italianate mustache. For example, in the film, he wore a tight purple tailored suit with gold trim and a white frilled shirt. Signor Pirell is normally the most flamboyant and least drably-dressed character in the play, especially during "The Contest".
Pirelli was played by Sal Mistretta in the 1982 taping of the Original Broadway Production of Sweeney Todd, by Joaquin Romaguera in the Original Broadway Cast in the 1970s, and by Donna Lynne Champlin in the 2005 Broadway Revival. Signor Pirelli is a tenor role, though he has also been played by a female vocalist in one production.
After talking to Toby and getting him to go away with a promise of a nice big "tot of gin," Todd returns to the chest, hauls Pirelli out and slits his throat, using his razor as a murder weapon for the very first time. As he is laughing at his cunning plan, an enraged Todd beats him in the head with an iron pot and then stuffs him into the chest, just before Toby enters the room. Now eager for payback, Pirelli demands that Sweeney hand over half of his profits to him every week, or else he will tell Beadle Bamford that Benjamin Barker has returned. He reveals his identity as Daniel O'Higgins, an Irish lad who used to work for Benjamin Barker (Sweeney Todd) before his exile. Pirelli returns later in the film to get it back. He gives up five pounds to Todd, and storms off with Toby. The cocky Pirelli wastes his time boasting and holding a Tenor C to emphasize his "grace", and loses the contest to Todd. Todd confesses, and challenges Pirelli to a shaving contest (see The Contest). Upon entering, Pirelli begins to sing and move flamboyantly, demanding to know who has said this dastardly thing about his elixir. Lovett spout insults about Pirelli's Miracle Elixir, claiming it to be merely "piss with ink". Played by Sacha Baron Cohen in the film, Pirelli enters after hearing Sweeney Todd and Mrs. He is the tertiary antagonist of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film). In this way, he manages to convince the people of London that he is a stylish and expert haircutter and toothpuller, and returns every Thursday to grace them with his presence. Really a young Irish man by the name of Daniel O'Higgins, he pretends to be Italian in order to substantiate his false claim that he is the official barber of the King of Naples. Signor Adolfo Pirelli is a flamboyant, outrageous, faux-Italian barber and con man.
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