Assassins

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Samenvatting in het Engels

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.

Cast

B Becky Ann BakerSara Jane Moore J James BarbourLeon Czolgosz M Mario CantoneSamuel Byck M Michael CerverisJohn Wilkes Booth M Mary Catherine GarrisonLynette "Squeaky" Fromme A Alexander GemignaniJohn Hinckley Jr. N Neil Patrick HarrisThe Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald M Marc KudischThe Proprietor J Jeffrey KuhnGiuseppe Zangara D Denis O'HareCharles Guiteau J James ClowJames Blaine / President Gerald Ford / Ensemble M Merwin FoardPresident James Garfield / Ensemble

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