Assassins
- Drama
- History
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.
- Directed by
- Joe Mantello
- Written by
- John Weidman
- Based on
- John Weidman
Cast
- Becky Ann Baker
- James Barbour
- Mario Cantone
- Michael Cerveris
- Mary Catherine Garrison
- Alexander Gemignani
Neil Patrick Harris- Marc Kudisch
- Jeffrey Kuhn
Denis O'Hare- James Clow
- Merwin Foard