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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  Becky Ann Baker

  Sara Jane Moore
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  James Barbour

  Leon Czolgosz
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  Mario Cantone

  Samuel Byck
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  Michael Cerveris

  John Wilkes Booth
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  Mary Catherine Garrison

  Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
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  Alexander Gemignani

  John Hinckley Jr.
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  Neil Patrick Harris

  The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
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  Marc Kudisch

  The Proprietor
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  Denis O'Hare

  Charles Guiteau
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  Kendra Kassebaum

  Ensemble