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Assassins

This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.

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Crew

Directors

> Joe Mantello (Director)
> Paul Gemignani (Music Director)
> Jonathan Butterell (Stage Director)

Writers

> Stephen Sondheim (Lyricist)
> John Weidman (Book)
> Charles L. Gilbert, Jr. (Original Concept)