In March 2009 O'Connor reprised her role as Kelly in the 2009 Australian production of '' Chicago '' where she starred alongside Craig McLachlan and Gina Riley . In May 2010 she appeared as Mrs Cooper in the TV series , '' Lowdown '' . Also in that year she performed at the BBC Proms celebration of Stephen Sondheim 's 80th birthday at the Royal Albert Hall . In May 2011 she starred as Mrs Lovett in the Théâtre du Châtelet production of Sondheim 's '' Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street '' in Paris , with David Charles Abell as musical director . Sondheim has said that O'Connor was " the best Mrs Lovett I have ever heard . " In 2012 O'Connor originated the role of Miss Shields in a limited run of '' A Christmas Story : The Musical '' . It ran for 51 performances in late 2012 , and received a nomination for the 2013 Best Musical Tony Award , for its track " You 'll Shoot Your Eye Out " , featuring O'Connor , which was broadcast live on CBS during the 67th Tony Awards show on 9 June 2013
67th Tony Awards
67th Tony Awards
Caroline O'Connor (actress)