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| The show that gives new meaning to the phrase "killer musical" makes its Broadway debut in a dazzling new production. This strikingly provocative work looks at the lives, loves and lunacy of nine American assassins and would-bes, including John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. Assassins features music and lyrics by legendary musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman. |
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Tony night was also a happy night for Assassins . The John Weidman / Stephen Sondheim musical picked up five awards, including the prize for Best Revival of a Musical. Its helmer, Joe Mantello, won his second Tony in as many years, copping the Best Direction of a Musical award. Michael Starobin nabbed Best Orchestrations; Michael Cerveris won the Featured Actor in a Musical Tony for his portrayal of John Wilkes Booth; and Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer took the Best Lighting Design award. |
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Creators |
Category: Musical
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins with no intermission
Started: March 31, 2004
Opened: April 22, 2004
Limited to: August 1, 2004 |
Book by John Weidman
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Joe Mantello
Musical Staging by Jonathan Butterell
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher
Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier |
Venue Studio 54 NY New York, NY |
Starring |
Studio 54
254 West 54th Street
New York, NY
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Becky Ann Baker , Sara Jane Moore
James Barbour , Leon Czolgosz
Mario Cantone , Samuel Byck
Michael Cerveris , John Wilkes Booth
Mary Catherine Garrison , Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Alexander Gemignani, John Hinckley
Neil Patrick Harris , Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald
Marc Kudisch , Proprietor
Jeffrey Kuhn, Giuseppe Zangara
Denis O'Hare , Charles Guiteau |
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