Assassins

The story follows nine men and women who attempted (four of them successfully) to assassinate US presidents.
Feeling betrayed by the failure of the promise of democracy and the American dream, they strike the symbol of their country: the American president. Assassins brings together eras and assassins, all leading to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Discover the performance of the distribution ofAssassins during the Tony Awards of 2004:

General information
  • Style : Tragedy
  • Theme : Crime, United States, Politics, Power
  • year of creation : 1990
Music
  • Composer :Stephen Sondheim
  • Lyricist :Stephen Sondheim
  • Librettist : John Weidman
  • Author (other) :Charles Gilbert Jr.
  • famous songs "Everybody's Got The Right" "The Ballad of Booth" "How I Saved Roosevelt" "The Gun Song" "The Ballad of Czolgosz" "Unworthy of Your Love" "The Ballad of Guiteau" "Another National Anthem" "November 22 , 1963" "Something Just Broke"
  • Famous performers : Simon Lipkin, Jamie Parker, Aaron Tveit, Andy Nyman, Catherine Tate, Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber, Terrence Mann, Debra Monk, Greg Germann, Louise Gold, Ciarán Hinds, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cerveris, Dennis O'Hare, Alex Brightman, Steven Pasquale.
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Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The Broadway revival in 2004 won 5 Tony Awards and 3 Drama Desk Awards.
  • Number of performances : 101
  • anecdotes : The original Off-Broadway production was very poorly received and closed after 71 performances. Yet it is one of Sondheim's most striking musicals with an original and terrifying idea.
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