Assassins (2004)

10.0 April 22, 2004 1h 49m Released
HistoryDrama

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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Cast

  • Becky Ann Baker

    Becky Ann Baker

    Sara Jane Moore

  • James Barbour

    James Barbour

    Leon Czolgosz

  • Mario Cantone

    Mario Cantone

    Samuel Byck

  • Michael Cerveris

    Michael Cerveris

    John Wilkes Booth

  • Mary Catherine Garrison

    Mary Catherine Garrison

    Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme

  • Alexander Gemignani

    Alexander Gemignani

    John Hinckley Jr.

  • Neil Patrick Harris

    Neil Patrick Harris

    The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Marc Kudisch

    Marc Kudisch

    The Proprietor

  • Jeffrey Kuhn

    Jeffrey Kuhn

    Giuseppe Zangara

  • Denis O'Hare

    Denis O'Hare

    Charles Guiteau

  • James Clow

    James Clow

    James Blaine / President Gerald Ford / Ensemble

  • Merwin Foard

    Merwin Foard

    President James Garfield / Ensemble

  • Eamon Foley

    Eamon Foley

    Billy / Ensemble

  • Kendra Kassebaum

    Kendra Kassebaum

    Ensemble

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