Shows · Assassins (2004 Revival) · Studio 54, 2004
Assassins (2004 Revival), 2004
Of the productions that opened in the 2000s, this had the 178th longest run.
Other stagings of Assassins (2004 Revival) 1 more
Who was in it17 named
Becky Ann Baker
Mary Catherine Garrison
Jeffrey Kuhn
James Clow
Kendra Kassebaum
Brandon Wardell
John Schiappa
Creative team
- Director
- Joe Mantello, Joe Mantell
- Choreographer
- Jonathan Butterell
Recordings 1 released while this run was on
4 more exist for other runs of this show: see Assassins (2004 Revival) for all of them.
Around this production
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr. Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in American history says about the ideals of their country. The score is written to reflect both popular music of the various depicted eras and a broader tradition of "patriotic" American music. The musical opened Off-Broadway in 1990 to many mixed and negative reviews, and ran for 73 performances; in 2004, t…
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