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.

• Joe MantelloDirector

• Marc KudischThe Proprietor
• James BarbourLeon Czolgosz
• Alexander GemignaniJohn Hinckley Jr.
• Denis O'HareCharles Guiteau
• Jeffrey KuhnGiuseppe Zangara
• Mario CantoneSamuel Byck
• Mary Catherine GarrisonLynette "Squeaky" Fromme
• Becky Ann BakerSara Jane Moore
• Michael CerverisJohn Wilkes Booth
• Neil Patrick HarrisThe Balladeer
• Brandon WardellDavid Herold
• Anne L. NathanEmma Goldman