Assassins

Title:
Assassins
Released:
Apr 22, 2004
Country:
Casts:
Becky Ann Baker, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Catherine Garrison, Alexander Gemignani, Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch
Synopsis 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.
- Roundabout Theatre Company
- Becky Ann Baker
- James Barbour
- Mario Cantone
- Michael Cerveris
- Mary Catherine Garrison
- Alexander Gemignani
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Marc Kudisch












